American Lung Association

Analysis

American Lung Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Lung Association reported income of $108.6m and spending of $113.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $113.2m to $108.6m (-4.1%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Lung Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Geneva General Hospital ($108.5m), Mount Sinai Health System Self Insurance Trust ($108.6m) and Shore Health Services Inc ($108.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.4m (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $33.8m. It paid $378k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $221.4m against liabilities of $47.0m, net assets of $174.4m. It reported 558 employees.