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Screen a listBay Area Lyme Foundation
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.3Mrevenue
FY2024 · −33% in 3 yrs1staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin16.2%
Months of reserve2.9mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.9%
Middle half of peersMedianBay Area Lyme
Where the money goes FY2024 · $1.9M spent
Programs$1.5M78%Management and general$294k15%Fundraising$123k6%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 37% of revenue stopped after FY2022
Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc gave about $1.2M a year for three years, 37% of revenue in FY2022.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$621k in FY2022 and −$476k in FY2023. Cash covers 2.9 months, under the peer median of 5.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
3 of 3 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 11% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort68funders
$2.5Ma year, last 3 years
34%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation IncStopped after FY2022$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M–Project LymeSince FY2020$439k$50k$400k$222kRichard Saltonstall Charitable FoundationSince FY2019$125k$75k$100k$100k$100kMsb Cockayne Fund IncSince FY2019$25k$30k$45k$45k$100kMair Family FoundationStopped after FY2021$25k$23k$50k$100k–The Wilke Family FoundationSince FY2022$35k$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.4M$324k$388k$708k$1.3M$1.9M$614k41 other fundersUp to $60k a year each$85k$53k$34k$41k$104k$26k$64k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped