Lyme Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 02-0485328)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$153K
FY2021	$115K
FY2022	$110K
FY2023	$90K
FY2024	$114K
FY2025	$139K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$351K
FY2021	$135K
FY2022	$124K
FY2023	$159K
FY2024	$108K
FY2025	$220K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.4M
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$1.5M
FY2023	$1.6M
FY2024	$1.7M
FY2025	$1.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

87%

Program services 87% · $193K Management & general 11% · $25K Fundraising 1% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Eric Tadlock

Trustee Thru Oct 24

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joan Barthold

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Caldwell

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Eck

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Campbell

Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Manton Copeland

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Greenway

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Kilham

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports programs to improve quality of life in Lyme through social, educational, and recreational activities.

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1 program · $193K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

This year the lyme foundation was faced with incredible community need and was able to support a number of initiatives. In support of our natural environment, trails and outdoor recreation faciliities, the foundation made grants to continue invasive removal work at big rock natural area, to finish the neal loop trail and to continue to…

$193Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

New Hampshire Charitable FoundationFY2024$39K

Gulf Coast Community Foundation INCFY2024$10K

The US Charitable Gift TrustFY2024$10K

The Bailey Charitable FoundationFY2024$5K

The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable TrustFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$69K

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Grants paid · 35 grants · $841K · 2019–2024

Town of LymeFY2024$60,456

Lyme Congregational ChurchFY2024$35,750

The Lyme SchoolFY2024$32,791

Unitemized GrantFY2024$21,208

Upper Valley Trails Alliance INCVT · FY2024$11,915

Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,982

The Lyme SchoolFY2023$10,085

Upper Valley Trails Alliance INCVT · FY2023$5,153

Upper Valley Trails Alliance INCVT · FY2022$63,616

Unitemized GrantFY2022$33,184

Town of LymeFY2022$24,394

Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$21,664

Friends of Reservoir Pond INCNH · FY2021$20,000

Lyme FiberFY2021$15,000

Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,600

Lyme Congregational ChurchFY2021$10,000

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$139K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K

Investment incomeLn 3$32K

Money outPt IX

$220K

Ln 25

Programscol B$193K

Managementcol C$25K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$381K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K

Government grantsLn 1e$6K

Investment incomeLn 3$32K

Total revenueLn 12$139K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$72K

SavingsLn 2$310K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$381K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$939K

Other assetsLn 15$461K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$405K	$381K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$875K	$939K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.7M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.7M	$1.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$164K	$164K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$21K	$21K
Legal feesLn 11b	$25		$25
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$10K		$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$6K		$6K
Office expensesLn 13	$3K		$402	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$456			$456
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$7K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$220K	$193K	$25K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$139K	$220K	−$81K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$114K	$108K	$7K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2023	$90K	$159K	−$69K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$110K	$124K	−$14K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2021	$115K	$135K	−$20K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$153K	$351K	−$198K	$1.4M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $138,958 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,954$107,077

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,537$31,881

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $114,491$138,958

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $77,888$185,329

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,832$35,068

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $107,720$220,397

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,771−$81,439

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $138,958 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$6,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,077

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,077

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,881$31,881

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,881$138,958

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,397 across 10 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $164,121$164,121

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $21,208$21,208

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,997$6,997

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,941$9,941

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,513$5,513

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $402 · Fundraising $2,648$3,050

IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $456$456

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,657$1,657

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,429$7,429

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $192,758 · Management $24,535 · Fundraising $3,104$220,397

Part X · Balance sheet $1,781,926 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,887$71,667

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $277,685$309,822

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $874,735$939,203

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $433,247$461,234

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,712,554$1,781,926

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $728,549$712,354

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $984,005$1,069,572

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,712,554$1,781,926

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,712,554$1,781,926

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,781,926 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$138,958

XI-2 Total expenses$220,397

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,439

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,712,554

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$86,940

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$63,871

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,781,926

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Lyme Foundation

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Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Lyme Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV