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Lyme Benefit Fund Inc

Application policy not stated Friday Harbor, Washington · EIN 475332858

Lyme Benefit Fund Inc is a private foundation in Friday Harbor, Washington. In tax year 2025 it gave $10,500 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $10,500 and the largest $10,500. Its filing does not say whether it accepts applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $23,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$38,5003$89,630
2024$23,0004$66,609
2025$10,5001$55,731

How to apply

The filing gives no application details. Check the foundation's website before you apply.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lyme Benefit Fund Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire1$10,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
First Baptist Church of Lyme NH
Lyme, NH
Scholarship for local Lyme NH Students$10,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lyme Benefit Fund Inc accept grant applications?

Its filing does not say. Contact the foundation before applying.

How much does Lyme Benefit Fund Inc give?

$10,500 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $10,500.

Who runs Lyme Benefit Fund Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Matthew Johnson (Trustee), Paula Tensen (Managing member), Patricia Jenks (Managing Member) and Katie Jenks (Managing Member) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Lyme Benefit Fund Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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