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Online donations are easy, but come with a 3% processing fee. To ensure your full gift supports our mission, we kindly encourage giving by check or wire transfer. For instructions, please contact dorothy@lymelnk.org.

LymeLnk is a 501c(3) Public Charity

LymeLnk is a registered nonprofit corporation in the state of California (EIN: 33-4435450), a public charity exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501 (c)(3). Donors can deduct contributions to LymeLnk under IRC Section 170, also qualified to receive tax-deductible bequests, devises, transfers, or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522.

Tick-borne Disease is Increasing 2x Annually with Climate Change

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    With deforestation, smaller forest fragments have 3x higher tick density

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    Increasing temperatures allow tick’s life cycles to speed up & live longer seasons

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    Ticks are moving into new areas as more climates become livable

Rapid growth & spread of ticks

1996

2015

2022

Distribution of where Ixodes scapularis (deer tick) was established in 1996 (Dennis et al., 1998), 2015 (Eisen et al., 2016a) and 2022 (CDC, 2023b). Source: Science Direct

But we can prevent it, together

Invest in education,

protect future generations

Lyme & tick-borne diseases are preventable, and if diagnosed early, can be managed easily.

But only 54% of survey respondents had heard of Lyme disease in a newly at-risk region.

Those in high-risk communities and newly at-risk regions are the most vulnerable.

Understanding Donations

  • Your donation will educate the public about prevention, symptomology, diagnosis, treatment, and patient experience. Through community programming and advertising and social campaigns, we will increase literacy around Lyme & tick-borne diseases to protect our loved ones for future generations.

  • Our goal is to educate everyone (eventually…) To maximize impact, we will start by focusing on the most at-risk and accessible populations. Groups that spend more time outside increase risk, so we plan to begin with outdoorsmen/outside hobbyists, parents/children, pet owners/pets, and outside frontline workers. Climate change activists and gen Z are already mobile and accessible online, so we hope to scale education through their engagement.

  • We measure success by measuring Lyme+ literacy in key areas across general awareness, prevention, symptomology, diagnostics, treatment, and patient experience. We will measure our impact by measuring increases in Lyme literacy, or knowledge, through pre-program and post-program surveys. Our ultimate goal is for a majority of people in a public space to know the “ABCs” of Lyme+, because that means people care!

  • We are committed to maintaining lean operations while continuing to invest in growth and providing a transparent donor experience. In our “ad-agency” model, we’ll budget out one project at a time to ensure efficient use of funds as well as the ability to track which donations educate which communities.