Nonprofit · EIN 81-4388301
THIRD STRAND
Tax-exempt · CANYON, TX 79015
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $98,182 | $95,391 | $2,791 | $20,783 | – | $20,783 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $79,292 | $78,054 | $1,238 | $17,992 | – | $17,992 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $98,182
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $35,300
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $35,300
- Printing, publications and postage
- $20,028
- Other expenses
- $38,063
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,992
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,783
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $20,783
- Cash, savings and investments
- $20,783
- Gross receipts
- $98,182
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYLE JOY | Executive Dir. | 20 | $35,300 |
| ANDREA YOUNG | Secretary | 0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN MIJERAS | VICE CHAIR | 0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY RISDON | Chairman | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB EUBANK | MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KYLE JOY | Executive Dir. | 20 | $35,000 |
| ANDREA YOUNG | Secretary | 0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN MIJERAS | VICE CHAIR | 0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY RISDON | Chairman | 0 | $0 |
| JACOB EUBANK | MEMBER | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 QUAY LN, CANYON, TX 79015-6468
- Mailing address (990-N for 2019)
- 14 Quay Ln, Canyon TX 79015
- Principal officer (990-N for 2019)
- Cy Barton, 14 Quay, Canyon TX 79015
- Signed the 990-EZ
- KYLE JOY, Vice President
- Phone
- (806) 340-5141
- Website
- www.thirdstrand.foundation
- Return prepared by
- D & D Financial Services
Mission
Third Strand is a NonProfit (501c3) organization whose mission is to provide safe donor breast milk to healthy nursing babies who have lost a mother or whose mother is unable to breastfeed due to a serious illness or disease. In addition, Third Strand has implemented an additional program, based upon availability, to provide donor milk to adopted newborns.
Program accomplishments
- Third Strand fed 30 babies in 15 states (Texas (10), Florida (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina (2), Virginia (1), Alabama (1), California (1), Georgia (1), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (1), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), South Carolina (1)Families served by reason: 18 - cancer (62%); 8 - adoption (28%); 2 - surrogacy (7%); 1 - death (3%)Third Strand distributed 40,000 ounces of milk in 2024 (est. value $225,000)Partnered with Milkify to become the first nonprofit milk bank able to distribute safe, freeze-dried donor milk to our families, at no cost to them.Consulted with six major hospitals to update donor milk policies, providing better services to families.Third Strand provided scholarships for three (3) children to attend Hillside Christian Church Camp in Glorietta, NM ($1,250); Supported other nonprofits; consulted with startup milk banks across the country
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-4388301
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,783
- Income (IRS master file)
- $98,182
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $52,859 | $65,369 | $16,754 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Cy Barton | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 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.
Questions about THIRD STRAND
- What is the EIN of THIRD STRAND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THIRD STRAND is 81-4388301.
- Is THIRD STRAND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to THIRD STRAND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THIRD STRAND 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 THIRD STRAND due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THIRD STRAND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THIRD STRAND?
- The 990-N for 2019 names Cy Barton.
- Who are the officers and directors of THIRD STRAND?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $35,300 (KYLE JOY, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does THIRD STRAND have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $98,182, expenses of $95,391 and total assets of $20,783 at year end.
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