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Nonprofit · EIN 45-5312680

LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · FAIRFAX, VA 22030

Financials

$2.7M$2.1M2021$3M$2.5M2022$3.4M$3.7M2023$4.4M$3.7M2024$3.6M$3.1M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
October 31, 2025990$3,614,812$3,137,090$477,722$2,510,395$1,553,362$957,033
December 31, 2024990$4,423,059$3,741,763$681,296$2,422,363$1,525,864$896,499
December 31, 2023990$3,351,390$3,676,714-$325,324$1,851,613$960,693$890,920
December 31, 2022990$3,020,151$2,474,219$545,932$2,144,032$920,788$1,223,244
December 31, 2021990$2,664,551$2,093,309$571,242$1,635,612$958,300$677,312
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$745,413
Program service revenue
$2,848,672
Investment income
$20,727
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,274
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$606,734
Other salaries and wages
$794,257
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,641,081
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$53,419
Accounting fees
$6,580
Occupancy
$166,808
Travel
$78,406
Depreciation
$21,607
Program services (functional)
$2,889,675
Management and general (functional)
$243,534
Fundraising (functional)
$3,881

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,422,363
Total assets, end of year
$2,510,395
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,553,362
Net assets, end of year
$957,033
Land, buildings and equipment
$200,674
Publicly traded securities
$1,362,888
Net assets without donor restrictions
$957,033
Gross receipts
$4,217,542
Employees
0
Volunteers
3
Year formed
2012
State of legal domicile
MD

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
UYENSA BEESETREASURER / OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
BOBBY SANDHUSECRETARY / LPN (THRU OCTOBER)
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
LAUREN NOLLDIRECTOR / MANAGER (THRU OCTOBER)
Trustee or director
40$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPANPRESIDENT / FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$318,291$9,018
MARGARITA IVANOVADIR. OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Highest-paid employee
40$135,796$0
LAUREN NOLLDIRECTOR / MANAGER
Trustee or director
40$123,056$3,964
UYENSA BEESETREASURER / OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$110,124$5,942
BOBBY SANDHUSECRETARY / LPN
Trustee or director, Officer
40$88,413$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPANPRESIDENT / FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
16$289,151$7,804
MARGARITA IVANOVADIR. OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Highest-paid employee
40$112,241$0
LIA H VANNURSE PRACTITIONER
Highest-paid employee
40$105,715$0
LAUREN NOLLDIRECTOR / MANAGER
Trustee or director
8$101,862$3,567
UYENSA BEESETREASURER / OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
24$70,458$5,299
BOBBY SANDHUSECRETARY / LPN
Trustee or director, Officer
8$73,800$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPANPRESIDENT/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
16$296,653$8,188
MARGARITA IVANOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$100,913$0
UYENSA BEESETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
24$66,738$5,439
RENUKA LIMGALASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPANPRESIDENT/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
16$345,152$35,499
MARGARITA IVANOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
8$93,575$0
UYENSA BEESETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
24$64,383$24,850
RENUKA LIMGALASECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
8$42,833$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3702 PENDER DR STE 170, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-6066
In care of
% UYEN-SA BEESE
Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
11212 WAPLES MILL ROAD SUITE 100, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPAN, 3702 PENDER DRIVE 170, FAIRFAX, VA 22030
Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
UYEN-SA BEESE, 11212 WAPLES MILL ROAD SUITE 100, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Signed the 990
UYENSA BEESE, TREASURER/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Phone
(703) 261-6220
Return prepared by
HAN GROUP LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER (LDRTC) IS TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND UNDERSTANDING OF LYSOSOMAL AND OTHER RARE GENETIC DISORDERS BY CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, EDUCATING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS, AND PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THERAPIES.

990 for the year ended October 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLINICAL RESEARCH: LDRTC CONDUCTS INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLINICAL RESEARCH IN LYSOSOMAL AND OTHER RARE GENETIC DISORDERS, INCLUDING STUDIES OF INVESTIGATIONAL AND APPROVED THERAPIES. THROUGH THESE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, LDRTC PARTICIPATES IN THE SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES, GENERATES AND CONTRIBUTES CLINICAL RESEARCH DATA, AND SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND REGULATORY EVALUATION OF THERAPIES FOR RARE DISEASES. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO CLINICAL RESEARCH AGREEMENTS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY SPONSORS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RESEARCH PROTOCOLS AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH: LDRTC INDEPENDENTLY DEVELOPS AND CONDUCTS INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF LYSOSOMAL AND OTHER RARE GENETIC DISORDERS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE STUDIES OF DISEASE MECHANISMS AND NATURAL HISTORY, BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION, GENOTYPE-PHENOTYPE RELATIONSHIPS, DISEASE PROGRESSION, CLINICAL OUTCOME MEASURES, AND INNOVATIVE THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES. INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED THROUGH RESEARCH GRANTS AND OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDING, AND FINDINGS ARE DISSEMINATED THROUGH PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS.
    Expenses $2,431,567 · revenue $2,793,672
  • SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION: LDRTC ADVANCES EDUCATION IN LYSOSOMAL AND OTHER RARE GENETIC DISORDERS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA, CONFERENCES, PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION, FELLOWSHIP AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, PATIENT AND CAREGIVER EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE DISEASE RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSIS, ADVANCE CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, EDUCATE THE RARE-DISEASE WORKFORCE, AND PROVIDE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH CURRENT INFORMATION ABOUT RARE DISORDERS AND EMERGING THERAPIES.
    Expenses $458,108 · revenue $55,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-5312680
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Medical research (H80)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,422,363
Income (IRS master file)
$4,423,059

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2019
Posted by the IRS
February 10, 2020
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2019

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990October 2025$3,614,812$3,137,090$2,510,395XML
990December 2024$4,423,059$3,741,763$2,422,363XML
990December 2023$3,351,390$3,676,714$1,851,613XML
990December 2022$3,020,151$2,474,219$2,144,032XML
990December 2021$2,664,551$2,093,309$1,635,612XML
990December 2020$1,934,480$2,201,912$834,123IRS
990-N for 2013
Officer: UYEN-SA BEESE
December 31, 2013≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-5312680).

Questions about LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC

What is the EIN of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC is 45-5312680.
Is LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2019 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2019.
Are donations to LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names DR OZLEM GOKER-ALPAN.
Who are the officers and directors of LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC?
The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does LYSOSOMAL AND RARE DISORDERS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,614,812, expenses of $3,137,090 and total assets of $2,510,395 at year end.

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