A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation

Analysis

A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomington, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 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 December 2023, A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.5m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mayors Healthy City Initiative ($1.5m), Parker Home and Community Based Services Inc ($1.5m) and Massac County Mental Health and Family Counseling Center Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $371k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 10 employees.