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Lynden Legacy Inc

EIN 47-4459267 · Midway, UT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS CARING FOR LOVED ONES WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER FORMS OF DEMENTIA.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 29% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

Reserves
20 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 41% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

Independent board
18 of 25
2 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5
Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)

$103,237 spent. RENDERING CARE FOR LOVED ONES WITH DEMENTIA CAN BE A LONG, EXHAUSTING AND AMBIGUOUS JOURNEY WITH MANY SORROWS AND CHALLENGES. THE ALMOST UNIVERSAL ABSENCE OF COHESIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND SERVICES ADDS FRUSTRATION TO AN ALREADY BURDENED POPULATION OF NOVICE CAREGIVERS. THE CENTRAL GOAL OF THE LYNDEN LEGACY CHARITY IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND OTHER IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY RESOURCES TO THIS VAST GROUP OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUDDENLY THROWN INTO THE ROLE OF CAREGIVER. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN INTERWOVEN COMBINATION OF WEBSITES, PODCASTS, SEMINARS, ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL MULTIMEDIA. PERHAPS OF GREATEST VALUE WILL BE A CAREGIVERS NETWORK WHERE FAMILIES CAN FIND TEMPORARY HELP FROM A POOL OF TRAINED, VETTED AND BONDED IN-HOME PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE RESPITE, ADVOCACY, COMPANIONSHIP AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.LYNDEN LEGACY WILL BE A CENTRAL CLEARING HOUSE FOR IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE AND ASSISTANCE AND ACT AS A TRUSTED BRIDGE BETWEEN CAREGIVERS AND THESE AND OTHER AVAILABLE RECOURCES.
$39,000 spent. RESPITE GRANTS TO CAREGIVERS.
$28,156 spent. PUMPKIN PATCH FUNDRAISING
$6,951 spent. TURKEY TROT FUNDRAISING EVENT.
$5,350 spent. ALZHEIMER'S CARE GIVERS CONFERENCE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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