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← BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,573,083
Total expenses
$2,923,727
Contributions and grants received
$1,527,260
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$103,120
Other revenue
$942,703
Total assets, end of year
$11,445,158
Total liabilities, end of year
$744,262
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,700,896
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,923,727
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,923,727

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,527,260

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $103,120 · excluded $103,120

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $814,003

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $814,003

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $814,003 · excluded $814,003

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $82,070

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $82,070

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Income

    total $46,630 · related or exempt $46,630

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,630

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,220,367 · program services $1,220,367

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $298,165 · program services $298,165

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $105,825 · program services $105,825

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $160 · program services $160

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $101,900 · program services $101,900

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $275,976 · program services $275,976

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $46,793 · program services $46,793

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,554 · program services $8,554

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,840 · program services $28,840

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,408 · program services $11,408

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,029 · program services $12,029

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $102,593 · program services $102,593

  • 24a · Other expenses: Building expenses

    total $411,721 · program services $411,721

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $89,840 · program services $89,840

  • 24c · Other expenses: ALA Expenses

    total $48,107 · program services $48,107

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $40,341 · program services $40,341

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $121,108 · program services $121,108

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $803,780 · end of year $635,960

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $240,566 · end of year $240,566

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $297,573 · end of year $133,585

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,252 · end of year $62,238

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

    $5,823,913

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

    $3,036,170

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,785,115 · end of year $2,787,743

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,567,529 · end of year $3,682,517

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,902,549 · end of year $3,902,549

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $209,588 · end of year $277,804

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,694,313 · end of year $466,458

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,741,463 · end of year $6,087,924

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $4,612,972

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To promote clean air and healthy lungs through research, education, advocacy, and technology.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To prevent lung disease and to promote lung health and clean air.

  • Youth Education Programs - Breathe Southern California partners with afterschool programs such as WRAP, the LBUSD afterschool program the Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach, LA Conservation Corps, and others to bring educational program to students. Since 2006, Breathe Southern California has served over 11,000 K-8th grade students in more than 118 schools through these programs. These programs include O24U, an environmental and asthma education program for 8 to 14-year olds teaching children about the environment and its impact on lung health, FiRST!, a tobacco and nicotine prevention program that aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to resist tobacco and nicotine use and empower them to lead the first smoke-free generation, and Project GROW, a hands-on, garden-based learning program emphasizing the connection between the environment, food, and health.

    Expenses $1,545,000

  • Trudeau Society - This nearly century-old membership organization provides doctors and allied health professionals with networking opportunities, special events, and continuing education and conferences featuring the latest research on lung health. In April 2019 the Trudeau Society sponsored its annual COPD & Lung Health Conference that included lectures and panels provided by medical experts focusing on innovations in lung health treatments. Trudeau Society also sponsors the California Research Forum on Lung Health which enables pulmonary research investigators to share their findings relating to improved treatments, technologies and management of lung health conditions.

    Expenses $470,000

  • The Vaping Trend: Clearing the Air - This is a workshop for parents, teachers and school administrators to help them address the growing trend of youth vaping. We focus on teaching adults about the potential dangers of teen exposure to vaping both inside and outside of school.

    Expenses $295,000

  • Other programs

    Expenses $188,727

  • Adult Lung Health Workshops - For the 2024-25 fiscal year, Breathe Southern California began a partnership with CareMore Health to conduct workshops at community centers and senior centers throughout Los Angeles County to educate people about lung health and to conduct screenings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

    Expenses $175,000

  • Lung Power - This family-centered patient education program for children and teens with asthma provides education and self-management tools to help families better manage their children's asthma.

    Expenses $175,000

  • Advocacy - Breathe Southern California advocates at the local, state and federal levels on issues related to public health, asthma, COPD, smoking and nicotine prevention, as well as ways to improve lung health and improve air quality in Southern California.

    Expenses $75,000

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrea M Caster Esq

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Eileena James Brown MBA

    Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Lauren Nevitt Esq

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Lucy Labruzzo

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Steven L Bryson Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Cynthia Carter

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Gavin Chan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Angela DePaoli MS PMP

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Robert L Duitsman Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Anita Gabrielian

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Diana Guth

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Dave Grant DBA

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Lawrence M Lebowsky Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Megan Lorenz Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Chris Musgrave

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Bo Okoroji

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Whitney ONeill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Reza Ronaghi MD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Kara Sax

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Erika Schimmel-Guiles

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Guy W Soo Hoo MD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Lexi Wiley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Zach Woolridge

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Marc Carrel

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • Emphysema Foundation of America

    501(c)(3) · Promote health issues on Emphysema · CA

  • Emphysema Foundation of Los Angeles

    501(c)(3) · Promote health issues on Emphysema · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611359349315411

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