Lily's Lighthouse

Name

Lily's Lighthouse

Legal name

Lily's Lighthouse, Inc.

Website

https://lilyslighthouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lily's Lighthouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds clinical research into non-psychedelic functional mushrooms (Reishi, Lion's Mane) for intractable epilepsy and underwrites non-traditional therapies for affected children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Epilepsy Research Nonprofit

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Epilepsy & Seizure Disorders (HLAKAIAB)

Keywords

• Epilepsy research nonprofit
• Functional mushroom therapeutics
• Seizure-alert dog services
• Non-traditional epilepsy therapy
• Intractable epilepsy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Clemente

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting epilepsy research and therapy programs
2. Art Sales (Art for a Cause): Sale of original paintings and commissioned artwork created by founder Sarah-Kate Boylan, with proceeds funding research and therapy programs
3. Product Sales: Sale of medicinal mushroom supplements and related products through e-commerce storefront

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lily's Lighthouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that funds clinical research into non-psychedelic functional mushrooms (notably Reishi and Lion's Mane) as a treatment for intractable epilepsy, while also delivering non-traditional therapy programs such as surf therapy, hippotherapy, and art therapy for affected children, and providing seizure-alert dogs to families in need. Revenue is generated through tax-deductible donations, proceeds from the founder's original paintings sold under the Art for a Cause initiative, and affiliate-linked sales of third-party medicinal mushroom supplements.

Product overview

Lily's Lighthouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in San Clemente, California, that operates as a charitable foundation rather than a commercial technology product company. Its offerings include: the Art for a Cause initiative selling original paintings to fund research; donations and fundraising campaigns supporting functional mushroom clinical studies for epilepsy treatment; a collaborative research program with Unlimited Sciences and Realm of Caring Foundation; non-traditional therapy programs including hippotherapy and surf therapy; newsletter subscriptions for supporter updates; and speaker engagement services. The organization does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or API-based service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donations/Fundraising Charitable donations supporting clinical research into functional mushrooms for epilepsy treatment, seizure-alert dog provision for children, and funding for non-traditional therapies such as surf therapy and art-therapy. Targeted at individual donors and supporters.
• Art for a Cause Original paintings and commissioned artwork created by founder Sarah-Kate Boylan, sold to fund epilepsy research and therapy programs. Proceeds support the organization's mission to shine light on epilepsy through innovative treatment and holistic therapy.
• Non-Traditional Therapy Programs Therapy programs for children with epilepsy including hippotherapy (horse-assisted therapy) and surf therapy, providing sensory feedback for improved core strength, balance, body awareness, and motor skill development. These services are typically not covered by insurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lily went from 50 seizures per day to approximately one seizure every couple months after starting mushroom treatment
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 4 Paws for AbilitycoreOthers · 1 January 2019Provided seizure-alert dog Babette to Lily in January 2019. Organization located in Xenia, Ohio. Dog was trained for 2 years to detect and alert to seizures.
• Unlimited SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-phase investigation of functional mushrooms for epilepsy treatment. Phase 1 is a retrospective study on epilepsy and functional mushrooms, conducted in collaboration with Lily's Lighthouse.
• Realm of Caring FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit collaboration for functional mushroom research study on epilepsy. Realm of Caring partners with Lily's Lighthouse and Unlimited Sciences on retrospective study.
• NaturealmminorOthersProvider of Sacred 7 medicinal mushroom supplement used by Lily. Lily's Lighthouse links to their products with affiliate discount codes (LILYLIGHTHOUSE for 15% off). No financial relationship disclosed.
• Real MushroomsminorOthersSingle mushroom product provider recommended on Lily's Lighthouse website. Discount code LILY25 provides 25% off all products.
• CHAGITminorOthersProvider of brain blend mushroom products including SLX Brain Support Blend. Discount code LILY20 provides 20% off all products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Unlimited Sciences: Nonprofit research organization conducting observational and survey-based studies on natural/plant-based therapeutics, and an active research partner with Lily's Lighthouse. Closely aligned mission around evidence generation for non-mainstream therapeutics.
• Danny Did Foundation: Nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy) and advancing seizure-monitoring technologies. Comparable as a family-driven epilepsy nonprofit that funds device/therapeutic innovation and patient support.
• Realm of Caring Foundation: Plant-medicine research nonprofit that is also an active research partner of Lily's Lighthouse on the retrospective epilepsy/mushroom study. Directly comparable as a grantmaking and research-focused nonprofit studying botanical therapeutics, with similar scientific and regulatory positioning.
• CURE Epilepsy (Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy): One of the largest US nonprofits focused specifically on funding epilepsy research toward a cure. Directly comparable as a disease-specific, research-grantmaking nonprofit serving the same patient population (intractable epilepsy), though at materially greater scale and with a broader research portfolio.
• Hope for Epilepsy (formerly Pediátric Epilepsy Alliance): Family-founded pediatric epilepsy nonprofit that funds research and supports families navigating intractable pediatric epilepsy. Highly comparable mission, patient segment, and operational model to Lily's Lighthouse.
• The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies: Nonprofit founded to advance ketogenic dietary therapy for pediatric epilepsy, directly comparable as a family-founded disease nonprofit that champions a non-traditional, non-pharmaceutical epilepsy treatment through research, education, and clinical adoption.

Others

• Real Mushrooms: Commercial supplier of medicinal mushroom extracts and a current affiliate partner of Lily's Lighthouse. Adjacent rather than competitive: serves the same functional-mushroom supply chain the organization recommends, and is part of its broader ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Epilepsy Foundation: The largest US epilepsy-focused nonprofit, with multi-decade research funding, advocacy, and patient services. Overlaps with Lily's Lighthouse on patient and research missions but operates as a broad national umbrella organization rather than a niche therapeutics-focused nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LilysLighthouse-tb4yv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lily-s-lighthouse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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