Please fill out the form right at the bottom of this page and you will be placed on an initial email contact list for important project updates / how to register as a patient.

Gifts for M.E.’s planned launch is in early 2026. When launched, this website will be updated with pictures of available items, an accessible registration form, and clear instructions for patients.

This landing page is a starting point, not the final product.

Launching a nonprofit, especially while disabled, requires building in steps. The current plan looks like this:

Video + Landing Page → Initial Funding → Branding → Sponsorship Outreach → Final Website → Patient Applications → Gift Distribution

The focus now is building credibility, gaining support, and laying the foundation for a full launch in early 2026. The branding and site presentation of Gifts for M.E. will evolve as the project grows in scope, and will have testimonies and pictures from ME/CFS patients to showcase more stories with the disease than just Evan’s.

Donations go directly toward:

• Purchasing and shipping products

• Website upkeep and startup costs

• Fiscal sponsor administrative fees (5%)

Our fiscal sponsor must approve all uses of funds for project-related expenses.

Gifts for M.E. is fiscally sponsored by the MECFS Clinic MN, a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit treating ME/CFS and Long COVID patients at no cost. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

This is Evan’s second nonprofit project. While in college, he founded the Evan Erickson Music Call for Scores: a classical music charity that operated from 2021 to 2025 created to provide professional opportunities for marginalized composers. Evan comes from a low-income background and has built his work around using privilege to uplift underrepresented communities.

Through his first charity, Evan:

• Helped 17 emerging composers get their music performed and recorded

• Managed 500 applications from 55 countries

• Raised $10,000 in prizes and donations

• Received sponsorships from companies like Yamaha's Steinberg

• Earned his university’s “Award of Outstanding Achievement” and “Presser Scholar” awards

You can learn more about Evan’s past work by clicking here.

As a fiscally sponsored organization of the MECFS Clinic of MN, we are able to solicit tax-deductible item donations that will stretch the project’s budget much farther.

Our goal budget is $10,000+ in order to help as many as 100 patients between 2026 and 2027. This amount covers the startup costs for the business and leaves enough room to spend $50-200 per patient.

Gifts for M.E. will be able to launch and make a notable difference even if the full goal is not met.

Please consider making a monthly or one-time donation tax-deductible donation.

In short:
Evan runs the project. The fiscal sponsor oversees the project, manages funds, and makes sure everything is accountable.

A fiscal sponsorship is a way for new or small charitable projects (like Gifts for M.E.) to operate under the legal and tax-exempt status of an established 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Instead of creating a brand-new nonprofit from scratch, Evan partnered with a trusted organization that believes in his mission. They handle things like financial oversight, legal compliance, and donation processing. This means your contributions can still be tax-deductible and go toward a verified, mission-aligned cause.

The current highlights of eye masks and noise-cancelling headphones are most commonly helpful for severe ME/CFS patients with sensory issues, but are not the only items planned.

If there are specific items not listed that would benefit you or other ME/CFS patients, please send Evan an email — evan@giftsforme.org. All suggestions will be considered.

If you are an ME/CFS patient or caretaker, please still register your email at the bottom of this page for updates in case we end up offering something beneficial to your unique situation.

Gifts for M.E. is designed to be flexible: no rigid deadlines, no constant upkeep, and no pressure to operate beyond capacity. That flexibility makes it sustainable even through periods of inconsistent health.

ME/CFS is an unpredictable, fluctuating illness. Some days allow for limited activity, others require total rest. This project is intentionally modeled after Evan’s previous charity structure, which was low-bandwidth and asynchronous, often requiring just a few emails or tasks per week.

Limiting the applicants to be within the organizer’s home country allows the project to remain sustainable with the organizer’s health and the fiscal sponsor’s capabilities.

We would love to expand to offer help to more countries, but this is not possible at this time.

If you live in the United Kingdom, please look into the program Smile for M.E. This is another patient-led organization that has provided care packages to 1,800+ ME/CFS patients since launching in 2012.