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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$118,682,229
Total expenses
$116,892,326
Contributions and grants received
$97,641,210
Grants paid
$12,872,936
Program service revenue
$2,117,027
Investment income
$16,639,792
Other revenue
$2,284,200
Total assets, end of year
$225,713,097
Total liabilities, end of year
$40,204,543
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$185,508,554
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$99,045,497
Management and general expenses
$5,380,932
Fundraising expenses
$12,465,897
Program service expenses (Part III)
$99,045,497

Program services were 84.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $15,461,781

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $32,194,720

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $49,984,709

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $181,990

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM PARTICIPANT FEE

    total $1,496,343 · related or exempt $1,496,343

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE CONTRACTS

    total $594,933 · related or exempt $594,933

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $25,751 · related or exempt $25,751

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,282,166 · excluded $5,282,166

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,174,294 · excluded $1,174,294

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $137,035

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $137,035

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $137,035 · excluded $137,035

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $46,614,368 · other assets $2,234,710

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $37,048,852 · other assets $442,600

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $9,565,516 · other assets $1,792,110

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $11,357,626 · excluded $11,357,626

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,089,717

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $15,461,781

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,653,149

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,563,432 · excluded -$1,563,432

  • 11a · Other revenue: RESEARCH GRANT SERVICE FEE

    total $2,021,228 · related or exempt $2,021,228

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $515,075 · related or exempt $515,075

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,536,303

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $12,872,936 · program services $12,872,936

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,616,922 · program services $3,182,889 · management and general $108,509 · fundraising $325,524

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $36,944,436 · program services $31,700,059 · management and general $704,595 · fundraising $4,539,782

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,922,732 · program services $2,504,041 · management and general $56,819 · fundraising $361,872

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,424,544 · program services $4,653,962 · management and general $108,409 · fundraising $662,173

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,837,305 · program services $2,435,902 · management and general $57,451 · fundraising $343,952

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,193,725 · fundraising $1,193,725

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $93,454 · management and general $93,454

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $29,809,231 · program services $28,312,057 · management and general $494,426 · fundraising $1,002,748

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,929,591 · program services $1,447,789 · management and general $14 · fundraising $481,788

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,108,377 · program services $864,011 · management and general $48,817 · fundraising $195,549

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,875,084 · program services $2,273,482 · management and general $229,372 · fundraising $372,230

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,197,725 · program services $1,109,020 · management and general $15,672 · fundraising $73,033

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $154,808 · program services $131,837 · management and general $11,704 · fundraising $11,267

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $305,988 · management and general $305,988

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $445,807 · program services $346,512 · management and general $41,027 · fundraising $58,268

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL

    total $9,624,654 · program services $6,599,211 · management and general $432,735 · fundraising $2,592,708

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,291,743 · program services $432,737 · management and general $2,669,761 · fundraising $189,245

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE & SHIPPING

    total $125,497 · program services $90,823 · management and general $1,942 · fundraising $32,732

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $117,767 · program services $88,229 · management and general $237 · fundraising $29,301

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $10,818,379 · program services $6,599,211 · management and general $432,735 · fundraising $3,786,433

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $388,273 · end of year $535,476

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,624,344 · end of year $19,336,458

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,873,955 · end of year $11,315,435

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $69,333 · end of year $119,973

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,098,381 · end of year $1,761,748

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $16,108,589

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,037,448

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,792,576 · end of year $8,071,141

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $140,472,615 · end of year $139,627,148

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $44,373,439 · end of year $44,945,718

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,028,062 · end of year $11,518,764

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $12,728,843 · end of year $12,192,193

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,889,016 · end of year $6,539,793

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,764,396 · end of year $9,953,793

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,984,881 · end of year $132,501,521

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $52,297,718 · end of year $53,007,033

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO SAVE LIVES BY IMPROVING LUNG HEALTH AND PREVENTING LUNG DISEASE. WE DO THIS THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE ALA IS TO SAVE LIVES BY IMPROVING LUNG HEALTH AND PREVENTING LUNG DISEASE.

  • LUNG CANCER, ASTHMA, LUNG DISEASE AND TOBACCO CONTROL: AS PART OF OUR MISSION, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE MORE THAN 35 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE - A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WE DO THIS BY INVESTING IN RESEARCH; ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES AND LEGISLATION THAT CHAMPION CLEAN AIR, OPTIMAL CARE AND REDUCED ACCESS TO TOBACCO PRODUCTS; AND PROVIDING PROGRAMS, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR DISEASE.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE INVESTED $22 MILLION IN GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, REINFORCING OUR ROLE AS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDERS OF LUNG HEALTH STUDIES. WE EXPANDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND DELIVERED TARGETED TOBACCO CESSATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO PREVENT YOUTH TOBACCO USE AND SUPPORT CESSATION AMONG TEENS AND ADULTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ALSO CHAMPIONED CRITICAL HEALTHCARE AND CLEAN AIR PROTECTIONS - ADVOCATING FOR MEDICAID PRESERVATION, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT LIMIT POLLUTION, AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR LUNG DISEASE RESEARCH. IN MARCH, OUR LUNG FORCE HEROES TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, DC, TO MEET WITH LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATE FOR LIFESAVING COVERAGE AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY LUNG CANCER. IN NOVEMBER, WE RELEASED OUR 7TH ANNUAL "STATE OF LUNG CANCER" REPORT, HIGHLIGHTING A JUMP IN THE FIVE-YEAR LUNG CANCER SURVIVAL - TO 28.4%, AN INCREASE OF 52% OVER THE PAST DECADE. WHILE LUNG CANCER REMAINS THE DEADLIEST FORM OF CANCER, SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN TREATMENT AND CARE ARE HELPING PEOPLE TO LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER THAN EVER BEFORE. HINDERING PROGRESS, HOWEVER, ARE ONGOING GAPS IN THE RATES OF BIOMARKER TESTING - THE EVALUATION OF LUNG TUMOR TISSUE TO HELP DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUAL'S SPECIFIC TYPE OF LUNG CANCER, ALLOWING FOR PRECISE AND POTENTIALLY MORE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT - AND LUNG CANCER SCREENING, AS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE REPORT. WE KNOW THAT IF LUNG CANCER IS CAUGHT BEFORE IT SPREADS, THE LIKELIHOOD OF SURVIVING FIVE YEARS OR MORE JUMPS TO 64%, AND THAT NEARLY ONE-QUARTER OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVE CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION BEFORE UNDERGOING BIOMARKER TESTING. IN RESPONSE, WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AIMED AT PROMOTING AWARENESS AND GREATER PARTICIPATION IN THESE LIFESAVING PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE LAUNCHED OUR BIOMARKER, EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND TESTING (BEAT) LUNG CANCER CAMPAIGN, AIMED AT PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF BIOMARKER TESTING THROUGH NEW WEBSITE RESOURCES, TARGETED ADVERTISING, AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE AD COUNCIL TO CREATE A NEW PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (PSA), "IF YOUR LUNGS COULD TALK," HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF LUNG CANCER SCREENING, ESPECIALLY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF TOBACCO USE. THE CAMPAIGN RESULTED IN 649,000 VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE AND 250,000 COMPLETIONS OF OUR SAVED BY THE SCAN QUIZ TO DETERMINE SCREENING ELIGIBILITY. OF THE MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN OUR ONLINE QUIZ, 20% LEARNED THEY QUALIFY FOR LOW- OR NO-COST SCREENING. BECAUSE CLINICAL TRIALS CAN PLAY A CRITICAL, LIFESAVING ROLE IN ENSURING OPTIMAL LUNG CANCER TREATMENT AND CARE, WE LAUNCHED AN AWARENESS, TRUST AND ACTION PROGRAM TO SPECIFICALLY PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF CLINICAL TRIALS AMONG HISPANIC LUNG CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. HISPANIC INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT 19% OF THE POPULATION BUT JUST 6% OF CLINICAL TRIAL PARTICIPANTS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS, ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS, AND EMPOWER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO ULTIMATELY IMPROVE LUNG CANCER CARE AND OUTCOMES. OUR NEW AND IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THIS YEAR INCLUDED RESOURCES AND TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH COPD, ASTHMA, BRONCHIECTASIS, AUTOIMMUNE PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS, PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND PNEUMOCOCCAL PNEUMONIA. TO SUPPORT SCHOOL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WE INTRODUCED A NEW GUIDE DESIGNED TO HELP THEM SECURE AND MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY STOCK ASTHMA MEDICATION. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE LUNG-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS FOR YOUTH INITIATIVE-AN ONLINE HUB PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES FOR ADDRESSING ASTHMA, TOBACCO, CLEAN AIR AND MORE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR PATIENT AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAMS. MEMBERSHIP IN OUR PATIENT & CAREGIVER NETWORK - A NATIONWIDE, ONLINE SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDING EDUCATION, TOOLS AND WELLNESS AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS - GREW TO 18,048 MEMBERS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, REPRESENTING ALL STATES AND PUERTO RICO, A 39% INCREASE. AND OUR 11 ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES NOW SERVE 253,697 MEMBERS NATIONWIDE, OFFERING A SAFE, WELCOMING SPACE FOR THOSE FACING LUNG CANCER, CHRONIC LUNG CONDITIONS OR TOBACCO CESSATION CHALLENGES.AS FALL APPROACHED, WE ENCOURAGED IMMUNIZATION AS A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE SYMPTOMS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS CAUSED BY RESPIRATORY VIRUSES - ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE, INCLUDING ADULTS 65 AND OLDER AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LUNG CONDITIONS OR OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES.OUR EFFORTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCLUDED NEW AND ONGOING CAMPAIGNS PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF VACCINES FOR THE PREVENTION OF INFLUENZA, OR THE FLU, RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, OR RSV - IN ADULTS, BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN - AND COVID-19. OUR COMPREHENSIVE RSV IN BABIES CAMPAIGN - AIMED AT PARENTS AND SOON-TO-BE PARENTS ON HOW TO PROTECT INFANTS AND TODDLERS FROM RSV, THE LEADING CAUSE OF INFANT HOSPITALIZATION - REACHED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.DURING FLU SEASON, WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED TARGETED OUTREACH EFFORTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH LOW INFLUENZA VACCINATION RATES - ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, WEST VIRGINIA, MONTANA AND KENTUCKY - AND AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INCLUDING HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH TUBERCULOSIS IN GEORGIA.TOBACCO USE REMAINS THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THIS COUNTRY. AND WHILE YOUTH TOBACCO USE HAS DECLINED TO THE LOWEST LEVEL IN 25 YEARS (WITH HELP FROM THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION'S RELENTLESS ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS EFFORTS), THE NUMBER OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO USE TOBACCO PRODUCTS - 2.25 MILLION - IS STILL TOO HIGH, AS TOBACCO COMPANIES USE AGGRESSIVE MARKETING TACTICS TO APPEAL TO AND ADDICT A NEW GENERATION. OUR 23RD "STATE OF TOBACCO CONTROL" REPORT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF ONGOING FUNDING FOR TOBACCO PREVENTION AND YOUTH SMOKING PROGRAMS TO REDUCE DEATH AND DISEASE. IN THE SPRING OF 2025, WE FOLLOWED UP WITH A SECOND REPORT EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF DRAMATIC CUTS TO FEDERAL TOBACCO PROGRAMS.WHILE WE STRONGLY ADVOCATED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL TOBACCO PREVENTION EFFORTS, HELPING INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO STOP SMOKING THROUGH OUR FREEDOM FROM SMOKING CLASSES AND LUNG HELPLINE AND DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE TOBACCO USE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE REMAINED COMMITTED TO EDUCATING TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, CHILDREN, TEENS AND PARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF VAPING AND TOBACCO. WITH THE AD COUNCIL, WE LAUNCHED A NEW YOUTH VAPING PREVENTION PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN, "YOU'RE THE BEST PERSON," PROVIDING A HUMOROUS LOOK AT WHY PARENTS ARE THE BEST PEOPLE TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF VAPING. THE CAMPAIGN DROVE MORE THAN 330,000 PEOPLE TO OUR WEBSITE RESOURCES ON YOUTH VAPING. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW YOUTH TOBACCO TREATMENT PLAN, A WORKSHEET AND REFERENCE TO HELP TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS BETTER UNDERSTAND TOBACCO-USE TRIGGERS, COPING STRATEGIES, THE BENEFITS OF QUITTING AND HOW TO GET HELP. MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR TOBACCO PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE: ADULT CIGARETTE USE DROPPED FROM 14.0% IN 2019 TO 9.9% IN 2024, AND E-CIGARETTE USE AMONG MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DECLINED FROM 20.0% IN 2019 TO 5.9% IN 2024, A 71% REDUCTION.

    Expenses $54,897,785 · Revenue $2,578,572

  • RESEARCH: FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION HAS DRIVEN LUNG HEALTH ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATION BY SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH THAT IS HELPING PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO FUND HIGH-IMPACT, LIFESAVING RESEARCH, BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL LUNG HEALTH CHALLENGES. OUR GROWING RESEARCH INVESTMENT - $225 MILLION SINCE 2000 - HAS MADE US ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDERS OF LUNG HEALTH RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES. IN SEPTEMBER, OUR RESEARCH AWARDS INCLUDED 139 GRANTS TO PROMISING AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS WORKING ON SOLUTIONS AND TREATMENTS FOR A BROAD RANGE OF LUNG HEALTH CHALLENGES, INCLUDING THE LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISEASE, THE ROLE OF INFLAMMATION IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS, AND NEW TARGETED LUNG CANCER TREATMENTS. EACH YEAR, OUR RESEARCH INVESTMENT ALSO SUPPORTS OUR AIRWAYS CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTERS NETWORK, THE LARGEST NONPROFIT CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK PROVIDING ASTHMA AND COPD CLINICAL TRIALS AT PROMINENT ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS, AS WELL AS INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY AND NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS TO ACCELERATE DISCOVERY. THIS YEAR, WE PROVIDED A $200,000 AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE GRANT TO TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO STUDY A UNIVERSAL, ONE-TIME VACCINE. WE ALSO REACHED A CRITICAL MILESTONE IN OUR LUNG HEALTH COHORT RESEARCH STUDY - RECRUITING NEARLY 3,000 PARTICIPANTS FOR OUR PIONEERING PROJECT WHERE WE EXPECT TO FOLLOW HEALTHY ADULTS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS, WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS FOR LUNG DISEASE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND FUND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RESEARCH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THIS INCLUDED SPONSORING COPD INET IN BOSTON - HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UNITED STATES - BRINGING TOGETHER 100 SCIENTISTS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING COPD RESEARCH FROM THE LABORATORY TO PATIENT TREATMENT AND CARE.

    Expenses $21,514,470 · Grants $12,872,936 · Revenue $1,011,090

  • ADVOCACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL:EACH YEAR, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS POLICIES AND LEGISLATION THAT HELP EVERYONE BREATHE EASIER. THIS INCLUDES ADVOCATING FOR LAWS THAT PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM DEADLY AIR POLLUTION AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDING FOR CRITICAL LUNG DISEASE RESEARCH, HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, AND TOBACCO CESSATION, ASTHMA AND OTHER VITAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE FOUGHT VIGOROUSLY TO PRESERVE LIFESAVING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAID, ALONG WITH TAX CREDITS AND OTHER PROGRAMS PROVIDING COVERAGE FOR MORE THAN 11 MILLION INDIVIDUALS - ALL THREATENED UNDER A PROPOSED BILL, WHICH IS NOW LAW. WE ALSO ADVOCATED AGAINST PROPOSED CUTS IN PROGRAM STAFF AND SPENDING THAT SUPPORT LUNG HEALTH.OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS HELPED TO PRESERVE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE FOR PREVENTATIVE CARE, INCLUDING LUNG CANCER SCREENING; THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE SOAR ACT TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO PORTABLE OXYGEN, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO LIVE MORE ACTIVE LIVES; AND A SUPREME COURT RULING IN FAVOR OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROHIBITING TOBACCO COMPANIES FROM EMPLOYING SPECIFIC MARKETING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE CERTAIN E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE HOSTED TWO ADVOCACY EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO OUR ANNUAL LUNG FORCE ADVOCACY DAY IN THE SPRING, WE HELD OUR SECOND RESPIRATORY ADVOCACY DAY IN SEPTEMBER. THIS EVENT UNITED DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ASTHMA, COPD, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION, AND OTHER LUNG DISEASES. THEY SHARED THEIR STORIES AND MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PROTECTION OF HEALTHCARE COVERAGE AND INCREASED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND VITAL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTED BY RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR POLICIES AND PROGRAMS - AND THE PROTECTION OF STAFF AND FUNDING AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - TO IMPROVE THE AIR WE BREATHE. THIS INCLUDED SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO LIMIT MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS EMISSIONS FROM POWER PLANTS AND OTHER POLLUTION SOURCES AND PROTECTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND CLEAN CAR AND TRUCK WAVERS. ACCORDING TO OUR 26TH ANNUAL "STATE OF THE AIR" (SOTA) REPORT, NEARLY HALF OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS AIR POLLUTION LEVELS, WITH 156 MILLION PEOPLE (25 MILLION MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR) LIVING IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED AN "F" GRADE FOR OZONE OR PARTICLE POLLUTION. IN ADDITION, WE PUBLISHED TWO SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS PROVIDING CRITICAL INSIGHTS ON HOW SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS CAN IMPROVE THE DETECTION OF PARTICLE POLLUTION AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE HOT SPOTS - KEY STEPS TO IMPROVING AIR QUALITY. TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASES IN COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY PARTICLE AND OZONE POLLUTION, WE DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CVS FOUNDATION. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, WE DISTRIBUTED 346 AIR QUALITY SENSORS TO HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE IN PHOENIX. DEVASTATING WILDFIRES CONTINUED TO THREATEN AIR QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN JANUARY, HIGH WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS FUELED THE SPREAD OF DEVASTATING WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY, DESTROYING MORE THAN 12,000 HOMES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER STRUCTURES. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO SWIFTLY DISSEMINATE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES - THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH OUR EXPERTS - TO HELP SAFEGUARD INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, PARTICULARLY THOSE LIVING WITH ASTHMA AND OTHER CHRONIC LUNG CONDITIONS, FROM SMOKE AND OTHER SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION. THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE AND DISTRIBUTE INDUSTRIAL-GRADE AND IN-HOME AIR PURIFIERS, N-95 MASKS AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALSO FORGED MEANINGFUL, SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROMOTE ONGOING REBUILDING AND RESILIENCE IN THE WILDFIRE-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS WILDFIRES ARE AN ONGOING CHALLENGE THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA, WE RENEWED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CANADIAN LUNG ASSOCIATION TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WILDFIRE SMOKE. WE ALSO DEEPENED OUR COMMITMENT TO INDOOR AIR IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, BY SECURING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) FUNDING TO LAUNCH THE CLEAN AIR SCHOOL CHALLENGE, A MULTI-YEAR CAMPAIGN EMPOWERING K-12 SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR AIR. WE ALSO AWARDED OUR INAUGURAL INDOOR AIR RESEARCH AWARD TO A GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCHER STUDYING THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF INDOOR AIR ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH.

    Expenses $22,633,242 · Revenue $1,063,668

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David G Hill MD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael V Carstens

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cheryl A Calhoun CPA MBA

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark C Johnson CFA MBA

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Julian Coy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne E Dixon MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Afif El-Hasan MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vin Gupta MD Mpa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joy Kleinmaier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Lawson MPH Rrt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colleen M McIntosh JD Llm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Juanita Mora MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sean R Muldoon MD MPH Fccp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Ochipinti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan B Padernacht EdD Pcc

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Claude A Robinson Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathon K Rosen Ba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Laurie M Shelby Ma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johnny A Smith Jr Ma

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michelle Sylvia Spriggs CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sterling Ql Yee MBA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harold Wimmer

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $889,255
    From this org
    $815,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,775
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $592,872
    Bonus
    $65,000
    Other
    $157,608
    Deferred
    $39,917
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,858
    Filer's total
    $889,255
  • Laura Scott

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $360,506
    From this org
    $323,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,934
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,572
    Bonus
    $28,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,055
    Filer's total
    $360,506
  • Deborah Brown

    CHIEF MISSION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $353,565
    From this org
    $302,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,683
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,882
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,937
    Filer's total
    $353,565
  • Sue Swan

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $351,908
    From this org
    $302,882
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,026
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,882
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,280
    Filer's total
    $351,908
  • Jeff Seyler

    CHIEF FIELD OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $335,795
    From this org
    $288,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,418
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,377
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,652
    Filer's total
    $335,795
  • Sarah Krikorian

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $334,605
    From this org
    $287,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,033
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,572
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,512
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,521
    Filer's total
    $334,605
  • Joenell Henry-Tanner

    CHIEF OF STAFF, SVP GOVERNANCE

    Total calculated
    $299,452
    From this org
    $282,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,980
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $260,472
    Bonus
    $22,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,909
    Filer's total
    $299,452
  • Stacy Dilling

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $284,464
    From this org
    $270,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,265
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,941
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,258
    Filer's total
    $284,464
  • Anita Oruche

    CHIEF INCLUSION & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $238,607
    From this org
    $216,265
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,342
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,265
    Bonus
    $17,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,419
    Filer's total
    $238,607
  • Neil Ballentine

    CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $252,849
    From this org
    $212,722
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,127
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,722
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,742
    Filer's total
    $252,849
  • Paul Billings

    NATIONAL SENIOR VP, PUBLIC POLICY

    Total calculated
    $246,424
    From this org
    $216,672
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,752
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,672
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,878
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,874
    Filer's total
    $246,424
  • Allison Hickey

    EXECUTIVE VP, MOUNTAIN PACIFIC & CA

    Total calculated
    $249,683
    From this org
    $219,457
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,226
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,457
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,726
    Filer's total
    $249,683
  • Susan Rappaport

    NATIONAL VP, RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $238,340
    From this org
    $201,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,457
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,883
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,575
    Filer's total
    $238,340
  • Emily Murphy

    DIVISION SENIOR VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $226,113
    From this org
    $189,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,331
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,914
    Filer's total
    $226,113
  • Sophie Reeds

    VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $198,807
    From this org
    $184,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,257
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,550
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,880
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,377
    Filer's total
    $198,807

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B & PART II:
THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S 2024 REPORTED COMPENSATION IS HIGHER DUE TO THE VESTING OF A MULTI-YEAR DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT UNDER A 457(F) PLAN OF $157,608.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640659349301724

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