Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation was formed in March of 2008 in honor of Mary Payton Vigil, a resident of Mandeville, Louisiana. Mary Payton is a beautiful five year old girl who was diagnosed at the end of January 2008 with Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), also referred to as Batten Disease (bdsra.org).
Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation was formed by a group of people local to the Mandeville-Covington area. Some of our children have been in class with Mary Payton, some have known Joe and/or Nikki since childhood, and some of us had never met them until the foundation was formed. All of us are working together for one common cause: A cure for LINCL.
We have filed our Articles of Incorporation with the Sate of Louisiana and Mary Payton’s Miracle Foundation is compliant with the IRS rules and regulations of a 501c3 non-profit corporation. Federal Tax ID # 51-0672577. We have a mission statement, a vital mission, and the determination to accomplish our goals. We will help all children affected by LINCL.
