Live Like Lisa Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND CONTRIBUTE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TERMINAL DISEASE. OUR FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN THE LOVING MEMORY OF LISA ARBUS, A WOMAN WHOSE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS WAS UNPARALLELED AND WHOSE LIFE WAS CUT SHORT TRAGICALLY DUE TO TERMINAL ILLNESS. LISA ARBUS WAS A DEVOTED TEACHER, AND AS AN EDUCATOR SHE GRAVITATED TOWARD STUDENTS WHO NEEDED HER MOST, ENCOURAGING THEM TO ASPIRE TO BE MORE AND TO DO MORE. THESE STUDENTS TYPICALLY CAME FROM TROUBLED AND/OR FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS AND GRAVITATED TO LISA AS MUCH AS SHE TO THEM. THE LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION INCORPORATION'S MISSION WILL ALSO BE TO ASSIST STUDENTS FURTHERING THEIR EDUCATION WITH TUITION, LEARNING AIDS AND OTHER EDUCATION EXPENSES. THE LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL PROMOTE AND FOSTER IN EVERY LAWFUL MANNER THE TENANTS OF OUR MISSION. THE LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL HAVE PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
- Income
- $43,357
- Spending
- $32,146
- Reserves
- 12.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 81%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND CONTRIBUTE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TERMINAL DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN THE LOVING MEMORY OF LISA ARBUS, A WOMAN WHOSE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS WAS UNPARALLELED AND WHOSE LIFE WAS CUT SHORT TRAGICALLY DUE TO TERMINAL ILLNESS. LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL PROMOTE, FOSTER AND ADVANCE IN EVERY LAWFUL MANNER HELPING PEOPLE STRICKEN WITH TERMINAL DISEASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANCER. THE PRIMARY WAY WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WILL BE TO ORGANIZE FUNDRAISERS WHOSE PROCEEDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT OUR PERSONAL MEDICAL GRANTS. LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL HAVE A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL ILLNESS WITH HIGH MEDICAL BILLS. INDIVIDUALS MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY HIS OR HER DIAGNOSIS IS TERMINAL AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE MEDICAL BILL. ALL PERSONS LOOKING TO HAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAL COSTS FOR THESE TREATMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. WE WILL EVALUATE APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S FINANCIAL NEEDS. APPLICANTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED ARE DEFINED AS THOSE WHO EARN NO MORE THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THEIR SIZE. ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE UNDER 1,000.00 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. THE APPLICATION HAS A SECTION THAT REQUIRES PARENTS TO DESCRIBE THE TREATMENT AND THE CURRENT STUDIES RELATING TO IT. ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OR SCHOLASTIC STUDIES TO BE CONSIDERED.
- LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE HOPE AND CONTRIBUTE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TERMINAL DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN THE LOVING MEMORY OF LISA ARBUS A WOMAN WHOSE COMPASSION FOR OTHERS WAS UNPARALLELED AND WHOSE LIFE WAS CUT SHORT TRAGICALLY DUE TO TERMINAL ILLNESS. LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL PROMOTE, FOSTER AND ADVANCE IN EVERY LAWFUL MANNER HELPING PEOPLE STRICKEN WITH TERMINAL DISEASE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CANCER. THE PRIMARY WAY WE PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WILL BE TO ORGANIZE FUNDRAISERS WHOSE PROCEEDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT OUR PERSONAL MEDICAL GRANTS. LIVE LIKE LISA FOUNDATION, INC. WILL HAVE A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL ILLNESS WITH HIGH MEDICAL BILLS. INDIVIDUALS MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY HIS OR HER DIAGNOSIS IS TERMINAL AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE MEDICAL BILL. ALL PERSONS LOOKING TO HAVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICAL COSTS FOR THESE TREATMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. WE WILL EVALUATE APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S FINANCIAL NEEDS. APPLICANTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED ARE DEFINED AS THOSE WHO EARN NO MORE THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE FOR A HOUSEHOLD OF THEIR SIZE. ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE UNDER 1,000.00 IN ORDER TO QUALIFY. THE APPLICATION HAS A SECTION THAT REQUIRES PARENTS TO DESCRIBE THE TREATMENT AND THE CURRENT STUDIES RELATING TO IT. ALL TREATMENTS MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OR SCHOLASTIC STUDIES TO BE CONSIDERED.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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