BAY AREA LYME FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$1.2M-28% YoY
Grants
9
Median Grant
$75K
Organizations Funded
12
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Foundation Overview
Mission
To make Lyme disease easy to diagnose and simple to cure; 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; to foster prevention through education and awareness building
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
Emerging Leader Awards totaling $150,000 for post-doctoral through associate professor level researchers; Duke University received $370,448 grant; Geneva Foundation received 2023 Emerging Leader Award of $150,000; Total 2023 funding of $1,654,806 across 17 grants; Bay Area Lyme Ventures impact investment fund launched in 2025
How to Apply
Applications submitted to award@bayarealyme.org with detailed background on science, specific aims, timeline, milestones. Revised granting timeline with rolling submissions reviewed three times per year. Emerging Leader Awards have separate process with March deadline.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$1.2M
Grants
9
Median
$75K
States
6
$1.6M
Grants
15
Median
$28K
States
8
$2.8M
Grants
11
Median
$130K
States
7
Grant Size Distribution
$75K
Typical Grant (Median)
$7K
Smallest
$21K
25th Pctile
$150K
75th Pctile
$379K
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $21K and $150K.
Largest Recent Grants
$379K
2024
SAPIENT BIOANALYTICS
CA · DIAGNOSTICS
$370K
2024
DUKE UNIVERSITY
NC · DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPIES
$150K
2024
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
MA · THERAPIES
$100K
2024
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
MA · THERAPIES
$75K
2024
CENTER FOR LYME ACTION
DC · ADVOCACY
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.