Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA
BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $656,043 to it, the largest being M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35 ($165,846). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.7M
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $656k
- Net assets
- $39M
What Breathe Pennsylvania does
Mission
Breathe Pennsylvania's mission is to empower western pennsylvanians to breathe better and live healthier through education and awareness of lung health in our community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Lung disease education - in 2024-25, 365 students participated in the school asthma initiative (sai). The program also trained 54 school nurses and distributed 365 asthma kits to students who needed extra support. In addition, 35 school nurses received backup albuterol to keep on hand in case of emergencies. During the year, sai expanded its reach to five new school districts across western pennsylvania, providing critical resources to underserved communities. The program continued to offer act 48 and nursing continuing professional development accredited training courses tailored for early learning centers and school nurses, ensuring caregivers and educators were prepared to support children with asthma in educational and care settings.sai goes beyond education by empowering students and families. By providing practical tools, clear guidance, and age-appropriate instruction, the program helped children build confidence in managing their asthma and recognizing early warning signs. Students were encouraged to take an active role in their health, fostering resilience and self-advocacy while laying the foundation for improved long-term health outcomes.breathe pa conducted 911…
$845,037 spentof which $113,929 as grants$5,129 earned by the program63% of program spendingTobacco education and cessation- staff/administration training - this program is designed for primary, secondary, and higher education staff and administration as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco and nicotine education. All aspects of tobacco and nicotine use are addressed, including cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, electronic cigarettes, marijuana, hookah, cigars, and pipes. Using a variety of visuals, school staff and administrators learn how to identify devices and the devastating effects of nicotine.smokeless saturday continued to grow its impact across pennsylvania, expanding its reach to 37 counties and strengthening partnerships with schools and the judicial system. The program received 972 referrals from 145 participating school districts and 19 local judges, while delivering tobacco and nicotine prevention education to 2,796 students and staff. By adding 53 new referral sources, smokeless saturday reinforced its role as a trusted alternative to suspension and a vital resource for schools, helping more students understand the risks of tobacco and nicotine use and supporting healthier outcomes statewide.smoke free for life continued to support tobacco cessation…
$304,179 spent$62,563 earned by the program23% of program spendingCommunity outreach - through the patient assistance program, breathe pa supports individuals who need help affording care. This included providing financial assistance to 131 patients to attend pulmonary rehabilitation, supplying essential respiratory medications to 234 patients, and offering lung health education to 911 individuals, comprising both patients and professionals. Breathe pa continued its support of the allegheny county health department's tuberculosis clinic by providing essential resources to patients and their families. Support included parking assistance, food and nutrition supplies, and the distribution of 25 resource boxes containing grocery gift cards, basic household items, and other necessities to help reduce barriers to care and support recovery.
$182,600 spentof which $500 as grants$1,387 earned by the program14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,331,816.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $26M to $34M (+29%).
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: 2021 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
12% of BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 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.
Chief executive
Casey Monroe
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $52k → $94k.
2 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 9% 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 BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 25% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2018 71% · 2019 66% · 2020 41% · 2021 33% · 2022 36% · 2023 32% — diversifying over time.
“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
58% of BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 92% 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
89% of BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $57k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,665 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,665 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $575 on record.
- FEDERAL$575
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA
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 Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
31%
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 BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA: 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 BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA?
- BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $656,043 to it, the largest being M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35 ($165,846). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $656,043 in grants to BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA?
- M L MASON MEM FUND 12-26-35 is the largest funder on record, with $165,846 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BREATHE PENNSYLVANIA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 13 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing