LYME FIGHT FOUNDATION
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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $2K · expenses $3K · assets $2K
- EIN
- 85-1080900
- Address
- 4005 MANZANITA AVE STE 6, CARMICHAEL, CA 95608-1779
- NTEE code
- Z99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Melissa Moya (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LYME DISEASE THAT CANNOT AFFORD THE MEDICATION OR TESTING. ALSO TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Moya | CEO | 2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cathy Brady | Treasurer | 2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Liz Jorgensen | OPER OFFICER | 2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cynthia Villarino | CHEIF MED ADV | 2020 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA MOYA | CEO | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY BRADY | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LIZ JORGENSEN | OPER OFFICER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CYNTHIA VILLARINO | CHEIF MED ADV | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $2,402 | $2,527 | $2,455 | -$125 | $2,439 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,088 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFIZER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LYME FIGHT FOUNDATION” | 2023 | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LYME FIGHT FOUNDATION” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $88 | 2023 | $31 | show |
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $2,527 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,456
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,695 | 67.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $819 | 32.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $13 | 0.5% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,456 | reported apart |
| Total | $2,527 | 100% |
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