SOLVE ME CFS INITIATIVE INC

EIN: 561683450 501(c)(3)

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total Revenue
$2,091,506
Total Expenses
$1,893,051
Total Assets
$1,110,180
Net Assets
$958,728
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1987
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
EMILY TAYLOR
Phone
7043640016
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

SOLVE ME CFS INITIATIVE INC, founded in 1987, is a community nonprofit that reported $2.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $1.9M left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

THE SOLVE ME/CFS INITIATIVE (SOLVE M.E.) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH INTO DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENTS, AND CURES FOR MYALGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (ME/CFS), LONG COVID AND OTHER (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) POST-INFECTION DISEASES. OUR WORK WITH THE SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMMUNITIES, ADVOCACY WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND ALLIANCES WITH PATIENT GROUPS AROUND THE WORLD ARE LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR BREAKTHROUGHS THAT CAN IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS WHO SUFFER FROM VARIOUS ''LONG HAUL'' DISEASES.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $645,399

ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN 2025, SOLVE M.E. ADVANCED NATIONAL AWARENESS AND POLICY MOMENTUM FOR ME/CFS AND LONG COVID THROUGH COORDINATED FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY...

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ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS: IN 2025, SOLVE M.E. ADVANCED NATIONAL AWARENESS AND POLICY MOMENTUM FOR ME/CFS AND LONG COVID THROUGH COORDINATED FEDERAL ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. DURING ADVOCACY WEEK 2025, MORE THAN 3,500 ADVOCATE EMAILS, CALLS, AND TEXTS WERE SENT TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO SUSTAIN THE CDC CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME PROGRAM AND ENSURE ME/CFS REMAINED ELIGIBLE UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CDMRP PROGRAM. EMILY TAYLOR, MONIQUE WIKE, AND VOLUNTEERS MET WITH OVER TWENTY CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., SECURING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, WITH 11 SENATORS JOINING THE CDC DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER AND 10 SENATORS SUPPORTING THE CDMRP REQUEST. SOLVE MAINTAINED A STRONG NON-PARTISAN STRATEGY TO KEEP RESEARCH AND PROGRAM FUNDING VIABLE ACROSS ADMINISTRATIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) EMILY TAYLOR CO-AUTHORED A WHITE PAPER PROPOSING NIH RESTRUCTURING TO BETTER SUPPORT INFECTION-ASSOCIATED CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND COLLABORATED ON THREE MAJOR RECOVER PUBLICATIONS ADVANCING SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY UNDERSTANDING. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH MEACTION ON THE GO LOCAL CAMPAIGN, THE LIVED EXPERIENCE TASK FORCE MICROGRANT PROGRAM, AND EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS WITH THE BATEMAN HORNE CENTER, SOLVE CONTINUED TO EXPAND GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT, FURTHER ELEVATING THE PATIENT VOICE IN NATIONAL DECISION-MAKING. THE SUCCESSFUL INCLUSION OF ME/CFS WITHIN THE CDMRP RESULTED IN MORE THAN $300 MILLION IN POTENTIAL RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, MARKING A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE FIELD.

Program 2
Expenses: $517,700

RESARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SOLVE'S RESEARCH INITIATIVES ACHIEVED MAJOR MILESTONES THIS YEAR THROUGH NEW AWARDS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A $30,000 CATALYST FUND...

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RESARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS: SOLVE'S RESEARCH INITIATIVES ACHIEVED MAJOR MILESTONES THIS YEAR THROUGH NEW AWARDS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A $30,000 CATALYST FUND AT YALE TO SUPPORT DR. AKIKO IWASAKI'S PIONEERING ME/CFS AND LONG COVID RESEARCH, AND PROVIDED A $37,000 CATALYST AWARD TO SIMMARON RESEARCH FOR ITS RAPAMYCIN TRIAL. ADDITIONAL RAMSAY AWARDS SUPPORTED PROJECTS BY DR. DANA YELIN AND THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON TEAM LED BY PROFESSOR CAMBRIDGE, ENSURING CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC WEBINARS AND OUTREACH. SOLVE FORMALIZED THE BIC/CODA ALLIANCE, ALIGNING WITH METRODORA AND CARE EVOLUTION TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND DATA-SHARING ECOSYSTEM. FOLLOWING A SUCCESSFUL PRESS LAUNCH REACHING AN ESTIMATED 140 MILLION PEOPLE, SOLVE COORDINATED (CONTINUED ON SCH. O) THE IRB TRANSITION TO METRODORA AND PREPARED FOR PEDIATRIC AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE EXPANSION OF THE PLATFORM. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENTERED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GENETIC ALLIANCE AND GALATEA FOR FREE BIOBANK STORAGE AND ENHANCED MEMBER DATA CONTROL THROUGH DIGITAL CABINET ACCESS. TOGETHER, THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT SOLVE'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO ACCELERATING RESEARCH, FOSTERING COLLABORATION, AND TRANSLATING SCIENCE INTO TANGIBLE PROGRESS FOR PATIENTS WORLDWIDE.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,071,530
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $19,976
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $2,091,506

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $142,438
Salaries & Benefits $960,827
Fundraising Expenses $473,608
Program Expenses $1,163,099
Other Expenses $789,786
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,893,051

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $2,091,506 $1,947,106 +0.1%
Expenses $1,893,051 $2,847,006 -0.3%
Net Income $198,455 $-899,900 -1.2%
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Governance

Voting Members
16
Independent Members
15
Employees
11
Volunteers
1688

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$266,900
Total Directors
17
$266,900
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
EMILY TAYLOR PRESIDENT/CEO 36.00
Officer Director
$170,466 $8,377 $178,843
JOHN NICOLS CHAIR 5.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
RICK SPROUT SECRETARY 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MIKE ATHERTON TREASURER 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
BARBARA LUBASH VICE-CHAIR 4.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
VICTORIA BOIES BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
STEWART GITTELMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
WILLIAM HASSLER BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CAROL HEAD BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GURDYAL KALSI BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RONA KRAMER BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
AMRIT SHAHZAD BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JANICE STANTON BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CYNTHIA ADINIG BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSEPH BARRERA BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KENYA BECKMANN BOARD MEMBER 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KISTIN JACOBSON SEE SCH. O 36.00
Officer Director
$86,092 $1,965 $88,057
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $2,091,506 $1,893,051 $1,110,180 $198,455
2024 $1,947,106 $2,847,006 $1,074,263 $-899,900
2023 $2,037,881 $3,812,598 $2,188,069 $-1,774,717
2022 $5,520,483 $3,466,562 $3,950,139 $2,053,921
2021 $2,192,325 $2,767,949 $1,880,953 $-575,624
2020 $3,669,548 $2,788,306 $2,460,484 $881,242
2019 $2,596,294 $1,921,489 $1,434,405 $674,805
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