2017-11-14T13:19:03-06:00 2016-12-31 SEILER LLP THREE LAGOON DR STE 400 REDWOOD CITY CA 94065 990 2016-01-01 453715012 BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION % LINDA GIAMPA EXEC DIRECTOR BAYA 6505302439 884 PORTOLA RD Suite A7 PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 LAURE WOODS PRESIDENT 6505302439 2017-11-14 true DEBRA K MCCALL P00998198 6503654646 12.97.82.67 94293920173185000000 2017-11-14 P B669006DA30DB11273F3F94357F6608CA996BCC3 AD068678979DDEA7EF65B9B5BEB9F64F94E2BEAE 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z LAURE WOODS PRES DIRECTOR 884 PORTOLA RD A7 PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 3061514 false X WWW.BAYAREALYME.ORG X 2011 CA TO ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR LYME DISEASE & A CURE FOR LATE STAGE LYME THRU FUNDING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH; FOSTER PREVENTION THRU EDUCATION 3 2 1 50 0 2583188 1411202 0 0 182513 146587 -114686 -373195 2651015 1184594 1225460 618665 0 0 213802 195917 0 0 275750 1054126 874964 2493388 1689546 157627 -504952 3445449 2295172 949952 372735 2495497 1922437 X THE BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS (1) TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR ALL STAGES OF LYME DISEASE AND A CURE FOR LATE STAGE LYME THROUGH FUNDING INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; AND (2) TO FOSTER PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BUILDING. false false 893077 618665 BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH LEADING RESEARCHERS AND INSTITUTIONS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT THE MOST INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING PROJECTS IN LYME DISEASE RESEACH REGARDLESS OF AFFILIATION. TRUE BREAKTHROUGHS WILL OCCUR ONLY THROUGH WELL-DESIGNED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION HAS A RIGOROUS SCREENING AND MONITORING PROCESS, GRANT CONTINGENCIES AND PROJECT REPORTING, TO ENSURE THAT PROJECTS ARE EFFECTIVELY DESIGNED AND FUNDS WELL SPENT. IN 2016, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 6 GRANTS AND 2 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS. ONE GRANT TOTALING $75K WAS AWARDED IN LYME AND TICK ECOLOGY RESEARCH - RESEARCH FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC PATHOGENESIS OF LYME DISEASE AND RELATED TICK-BORNE-BACTERIA, THEIR TRANSMISSION THROUGH TICKS AND OTHER INTERMEDIATE HOSTS, AND THE IMPACT OF LOCAL ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ON THEIR PREVALENCE AND VIRULENCE; 2 GRANTS TOTALING $106.5K IN DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH - RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LEVERAGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES TO IMPROVE BOTH ACUTE AND LATE STAGE DIAGNOSIS THROUGH DIRECT AND INDIRECT TESTS FOR DNA, RNA, ANTIGENS, ANTIBODIES, CYTOKINES, METABOLITES, OR OTHER BIOMARKERS; AND 3 GRANTS TOTALING $261K IN TREATMENT RESEARCH - RESEARCH FOCUSES ON EXAMINING NEW AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES AND ADJUNTIVE THERAPIES TO HELP THE BODY FIGHT INFECTION (IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND FOR WEAKENED AND NON-FUNCTIONING IMMUNE SYSTEMS). THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED A LYME DISEASE HACKATHON, HACKLYME, THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND INVESTORS FROM SEVERAL STATES IN THE U.S TO BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS FOR LYME DISEASE. THE SPONSORSHIP OF $179,000 INCLUDED $60,000 IN PRIZE MONEY TO TOP FINALISTS. 209996 THE FOUNDATION OFFERS FREE IN-SERVICE EDUCATION TRAINING REGARDING TICK-BITE PREVENTION TO RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS, OUTDOOR ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION, AND PROFESSION OUTDOOR PROGRAM/FIELD TRIP PROVIDERS ON-SITE. THE FOUNDATION IS PARTNERING WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF ENVIROMENTAL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATORS (AEOE) TO OFFER EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO THE PROFESSIONAL NATURALIST COMMUNITY WHO TEACH CHILDREN IN THE 130 RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ARE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTRACTING LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES. BECAUSE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM, OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEACHERS ARE NOW INSTRUCTING CHILDREN TO CHECK THEMSELVES FOR TICKS DAILY AND ARE LEARNING THE CORRECT STEPS TO TAKE IF THEY GET BITTEN. THE IN-SERVICE ENSURES THAT ADULTS WORKING AT OUTDOOR SCHOOL FACILITIES KNOW HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST LYME AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, AND ENHANCES THE SAFETY OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS RELEVANT FOR NATURALISTS, OUTDOOR EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS, PARK RANGERS,OUTDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION INSTRUCTORS, DOCENTS, EMTS, FIRST AID PROVIDERS, FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEERS AND ANYONE WHO IS WORKING IN A POSITION OF RESPONISBILITIY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS IN THE OUTDOORS. 1103073 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 21 0 true 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X LINDA GIAMPA EXEC DIRECTOR 6505302439 884 PORTOLA RD PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 LAURE WOODS PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTOR 2.0 1.0 X X 0 0 0 BONNIE CRATER TREASURER, BOARD 6.0 1.0 X X 15400 7850 0 SUSAN STREHLOW DIRECTOR 1.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 LINDA GIAMPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 50.0 2.5 X 215000 0 13669 230400 7850 13669 1 false true false DIANNE BARNEY 1729 LOS ALTOS DR SAN MATEO CA 94402 ACCOUNTING/FINANCE 126950 1 584067 660000 167135 30791 1411202 0 15135 15135 0 0 0 0 0 1537961 1406509 131452 131452 131452 97719 584067 470411 -372692 -372692 0 0 0 0 0 0 LOSS ON INVESTMENT IN NATL LYME BIOREPOSITORY 541700 -503 -503 -503 1184594 -503 -226105 618665 618665 0 0 0 172527 28445 73035 71047 13650 12050 1600 0 0 0 9740 154 3624 5962 0 56929 7600 27792 21537 18625 18625 0 0 10926 10926 550830 310822 138937 101071 61371 30304 4500 26567 0 100 100 0 39098 17798 10169 11131 39383 31834 1119 6430 0 0 0 0 0 4710 4710 OTHER OPERATING SERVICES 25791 12437 6704 6650 BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENAN 5100 2306 1356 1438 EVENTS 22272 5679 16593 SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 36115 23973 7526 4616 3714 1006 2708 1689546 1103073 310723 275750 253412 297348 0 0 1110655 638120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7749 6815 11100 11100 10175 0 1996479 1317731 0 0 0 0 0 0 66979 35158 3445449 2295172 172285 79870 777667 292865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 949952 372735 X 988894 642354 1506603 1280083 0 0 2495497 1922437 3445449 2295172 X -504952 -127453 59345 X false true X true false X 43410 469017 744135 2583188 1411202 5250952 0 0 43410 469017 744135 2583188 1411202 5250952 2832844 2418108 120472 109027 71821 43170 15135 359625 0 0 5610577 0.43099 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11100 11100 0 0 0 0 X Part X, Line 2 The Organization follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740-10, Income Taxes, regarding accounting for uncertain tax positions. This accounting standard provides detailed guidance for financial statement recognition, measurement, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in the Organization's consolidated financial statements. The standard requires an entity to recognize the financial statement impact of a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained upon examination. The Organization has reviewed its tax positions for all open tax years and believes that it has appropriate support for the tax positions taken. Therefore, no liability has been recorded. 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AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, RESEARCHERS PRESENT THE OUTCOMES OF THEIR PROJECT TO THE FOUNDATION'S SCIENCE COMMITTEE. X X false false false false false false false false false LINDA GIAMPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY 185000 30000 13669 228669 X 30791 FMV false true false FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO FILING. BONNIE CRATER (TREASURER), WHO HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE FORM 990 ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTORS, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED. IN ADDITION, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND FOLLOWS UP WITH THE TAX RETURN PREPARATION FIRM TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS UPDATED AND PROVIDED TO THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IDENTIFIED ARE REVIEWED AND APPROPRIATE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEMBERS OF BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION BOARD AND ADVISORS SOUGHT OUT COMPARABLE INDUSTRY DATA AND DISCUSSED IT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND THE APPROVAL WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990S ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 PART XI LINE 9 RETURN OF GRANT MONEY ON PRIOR YEAR GRANT MADE $50,000 AMORTIZATION OF DISCOUNT ON GRANT RECEIVABLE $ 9,345 ------- TOTAL $59,345 ======= FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:EDUCATION CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:102161 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:SCIENCE CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:170533 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:WEB DEVELOPMENT AND CONTRACT TOTAL FEES:1624 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:137228 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER CONSULTING TOTAL FEES:136364 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:EVENT PLANNING AND LOGISTICS TOTAL FEES:2920 BAY AREA LYME MAJOR GIFT FUND 884 PORTOLA RD PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028 463312992 SEE PART VII CA 501(C)(3) 11A TYPE I SEE PART VII true LYME DISEASE BIOBANK FOUNDATION 5457 SW SHATTUCK RD PORTLAND OR 97221 473975911 SEE PART VII DE 501(C)(3) 11A TYPE I SEE PART VII true false false true false false false false false false false false true true true false true false false BAY AREA LYME MAJOR GIFT FUND 1Q 95639 CASH BAY AREA LYME MAJOR GIFT FUND 1C 660000 CASH PART II, LINE 1(B) PRIMARY PURPOSE - TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PURPOSES OR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE PREVENTION, CARE, TREATMENT, AND INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF LYME DISEASE OR OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. SUCH PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION, A CALIFORNIA NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION. PART II, LINE 1(F) BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION PART II LINE 2(B) PRIMARY PURPOSE - TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES THAT ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ETIOLOGY, PROGRESSION, AND TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE, TICK-BORNE INFECTIONS, AND OTHER DEBILITATING CHRONIC INFECTION DISEASES. PART II LINE 2(F) BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION