Totals
- Total revenue
- $51,000
- Total expenses
- $552,884
- Contributions and grants received
- $48,006
- Grants paid
- $366,088
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,994
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $0
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $0
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $514,762
- Management and general expenses
- $38,122
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $514,762
Program services were 93.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$6,220
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$41,786
-
3 · Investment income
total $2,994 · excluded $2,994
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $343,004 · program services $343,004
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $23,084 · program services $23,084
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $2,000 · management and general $2,000
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,000 · management and general $1,000
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $794 · program services $360 · management and general $434
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,549 · management and general $1,549
-
14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $97 · program services $97
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,085 · program services $2,085
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,727 · program services $1,727
-
23 · Insurance
total $3,806 · program services $1,212 · management and general $2,594
-
24a · Other expenses: Outside services
total $157,532 · program services $136,212 · management and general $21,320
-
24b · Other expenses: Database management, website
total $7,417 · program services $4,423 · management and general $2,994
-
24c · Other expenses: Telephone & internet
total $1,874 · management and general $1,874
-
24d · Other expenses: Technology & office expenses
total $1,551 · management and general $1,551
-
24e · All other expenses
total $5,364 · program services $2,558 · management and general $2,806
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $268,763 · end of year $0
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $277,555 · end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$13,599
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$13,599
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,727 · end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $8,141 · end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,513
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $43,789
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $178,023
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $323,861
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LDA's mission is promoting awareness of & controlling spread of Lyme & other tick-borne (TBD) diseases and their complications through education; raising and distributing funds for research & education; assisting underprivileged patients.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Lyme Disease Association (LDA) raises funds for research, education, prevention and patient support. LDA partnered to establish Columbia Un. Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center. Provides research grants, LymeAid 4 Kids, physician conferences, public presentations.
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After 33 years of dedicated advocacy within the Lyme disease community, The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) officially closed its doors on December 5, 2024. Throughout its impactful history, LDA raised funds to support research, education, prevention, and patient support. Among its many accomplishments,the LDA partnered in the establishment of the Columbia University Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center. The organization also provided research and educational grants, launched the LymeAid 4 Kids program, and delivered numerous public presentations to raise awareness and support.
Expenses $514,762
-
LA4K Grants: The Lyme Disease Association's LymeAid 4 Kids (LA4K)fund was started in conjunction with author Amy Tan. It has been in operation since 2004 and has distributed $477,300 for children all over the United States since. The fund is for children who do not have insurance coverage or do not receive reimbursement for Lyme disease treatment/diagnosis and whose families have economic difficulties. LDA's LymeAid 4 Kids fund gave 15 financially disadvantaged families grants in 2024.
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Research, Education, Grants: Since 1992, LDA has provided 128 research grants including one in 2024.Research published in peer-reviewed journals helps move the field forward. To date there have been more than 60 journal publications from LDA funded research. From 1999 to 2024, LDA also awarded educational grants to other non-profits, hospitals, universities/other entities to provide educational programs, conferences, billboards, printed matter/other materials on Lyme/TBD.
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Education - the LDA's efforts are multi-pronged - providing free speakers for programs for various audiences: public, corporations, schools, government, health care providers, and radio interviews.LDA brochures are ordered through LDA website for shipping cost. Most LDA materials/articles are posted on website for free download/printing. LDA publishes a free monthly e-newsletter featuring articles on current research, news, links to resources & researcher funding opportunities/studies for public. LDA answers non-medical questions online & maintains a free tick-borne disease searchable nationwide doctor referral with about 800 medical providers/other professionals.Several School Nursing educational programs were provided in 2024 along with a National Vector Borne Disease Strategy.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Corey Lakin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Ruth Waddington
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Jeannine Phillips
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Richard Smith
V P/Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Timothy Lynagh
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
-
$314,854
research
-
$21,000
education
-
University of Texas at Dallas
$18,150
research
-
$15,000
education
-
$9,000
education
-
$5,001
education
Assets distributed on this return
Schedule N, as filed: what the organization did with its assets when it liquidated or dissolved, or disposed of more than a quarter of them, and who received them. A recipient with an EIN is usually a successor organization; filers also list expenses such as legal fees here.
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$5,001
Liquidation · Cash · Nov 25, 2024 · 501(c)(3)
-
$21,000
Liquidation · Cash · Dec 4, 2024 · 501(c)(3)
-
$15,000
Liquidation · Cash · Dec 4, 2024 · 501(c)(3)
-
$9,000
Liquidation · Cash · Dec 4, 2024 · 501(c)(3)
-
$314,854
Liquidation · Cash · Nov 11, 2024 · 501(c)(3)
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202521349349312637
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