Minnesota · Nonprofit
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation (Minnesota) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,753,775 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($873,000). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 83% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 49
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation does
Mission
We improve lives by advacing lung cancer research, education and support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Lung Cancer Education: Education is a critical component to improve outcomes and save lives. Through comprehensive education efforts we increase awareness, empower patients, and equip providers with the latest knowledge. Public Education: Through targeted awareness efforts, we emphasize the importance of screening and early diagnosis, when treatment is most effective. By reducing stigma and increasing knowledge, we aim to improve early detection rates and radon awareness and ultimately increase survival. Patient Education: We provide accessible, patient-centered education through YouAndLungCancer.org, which features easy-to-follow learning modules and downloadable infographics. In addition, the Midwest Lung Cancer Summit brings together patients, caregivers, and families for in-depth education and connection. These resources equip individuals affected by lung cancer with the knowledge needed to navigate their diagnosis and care with confidence. Provider Education: We support healthcare professionals through specialized education programs, including the Rural Lung Cancer Summit and Biomarker Summits, which bring providers together to connect, collaborate, and share practical…
$482,168 spent47% of program spendingLung Cancer Research: A Breath of Hope advances innovative lung cancer research aimed at improving early detection, expanding treatment options, and increasing survival rates. The organization focuses its research investments on early-career researchers, supporting the next generation of scientists and clinicians dedicated to lung cancer. By investing in emerging talent, we help retain bright minds in the lung cancer field and drive fresh ideas and innovation. Our research efforts emphasize translational research to accelerate progress toward more effective, personalized treatment.
$283,697 spentof which $262,500 as grants28% of program spendingLung Cancer Support and Community Building: We provide comprehensive support services to ensure individuals and families affected by lung cancer do not navigate their journey alone. We build a strong, inclusive lung cancer community where individuals feel connected, supported, and empowered. Key support offerings include: Support Groups: Professionally facilitated groups provide safe, compassionate spaces for individuals living with lung cancer and those who are grieving to share experiences. Transportation Assistance: Ride support helps patients access critical medical appointments and treatments, reducing barriers to care. Physical & Mental Health Support: Resources and programs support overall well-being, addressing both the physical and emotional impacts of living with lung cancer. Diet & Nutrition Guidance: Education and resources help individuals maintain strength and improve quality of life through informed nutrition choices. Peer-to-Peer Mentoring: One-on-one connections match individuals with mentors who have shared experience, offering personalized guidance, encouragement, and hope.Key community-building efforts include: Walk, Run, and Rally Event: This event brings the…
$254,953 spent$12,440 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,020,818.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.3M to $1.7M (+31%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 0% · 2019 0% · 2020 0% · 2021 5% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
101% of A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $68k → $376k.
20 of 49 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 83% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 49 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
86% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 45% · 2019 47% · 2020 55% · 2021 31% · 2022 69% · 2023 73% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
31% of A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 39% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
83% of A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $305k that is directly attributable, 61% of it comes from Minnesota funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation is better cushioned than half of the 5,002 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,002 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Minnesota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation?
- A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation (Minnesota) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,753,775 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION ($873,000). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 83% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 49 organizations giving $1,753,775 in grants to A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation?
- AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $873,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Minnesota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 49 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing