American Lung Association
Chicago, IL · EIN 13-1632524. Reported 256 grants totalling $66.7M to 112 organizations across tax years 2020-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Lung Association, the IRS classifies it under diseases & disorders rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE G450) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 112 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 61% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $200,000. Half of what it reported fell between $150,000 and $323,105; the smallest was $15,389 and the largest $1,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $4,962,882 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $2,996,878 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | $2,292,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $2,190,018 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Columbia University | New York, NY | $2,088,946 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $2,084,541 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2,002,201 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,997,303 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Lawrence, KS | $1,725,491 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | $1,608,355 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $1,406,216 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $1,401,681 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $1,344,069 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $1,321,035 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $1,250,651 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| National Jewish Health | Denver, CO | $1,249,286 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,181,790 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $1,170,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $1,100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents Univ of California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $950,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Galveston, TX | $900,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $896,085 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR | $878,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research | Seattle, WA | $729,246 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $698,105 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $695,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| American Thoracic Society Inc | New York, NY | $578,379 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $545,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Inc | Tampa, FL | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Hospital & Health Care | Saint Louis, MO | $445,909 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gateway for Cancer Research Inc | Chicago, IL | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Indiana University | Bloomington, IN | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Cancer Research | Philadelphia, PA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| State University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology | Philadelphia, PA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $395,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $305,455 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portland State University | Portland, OR | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Services | St Little Rock, AR | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc | Athens, GA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | $215,389 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado | Aurora, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute | Albuquerque, NM | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | Irvine, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences | Piscataway, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rutgers the State University | Piscataway, NJ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Childrens Hospital | Seattle, WA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Diego | San Diego, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc | Shaker Hts, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Shrewsbury, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Tennessee (health Science Ctr) | Memphis, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wright State University | Dayton, OH | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma Health Science Ctr | Oklahoma City, OK | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Childrens Health System of Texas | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Health Research Incorporated Elizabeth Wood | Menands, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | Albany, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | Lexington, KY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park, MD | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of South Florida Board of Trustees | Orlando, FL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | Charlestown, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Broad Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Institute of Health Dhhs | Bethesda, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | Cambridge, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Committee for Quality Assurance | Washington, DC | $96,987 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York Medical College | Valhalla, NY | $79,850 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Delfi Diagnostics | Palo Alto, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American College of Chest Physicians | Glenview, IL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Thoracic Surgery Foundation | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
59 of 112 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 72 of 112 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | $12.9M | $200,000 |
| 2021 | 53 | $13.3M | $200,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $14.0M | $200,000 |
| 2023 | 49 | $13.0M | $232,790 |
| 2024 | 51 | $13.5M | $201,085 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
12% of its giving went to organizations in New York. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $200,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in New York.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Lung Association's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 50 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 1 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 55 W Wacker Drive 1150, Chicago, IL, 60601.
EIN 13-1632524 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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