Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SAVE LIVES BY IMPROVING LUNG HEALTH AND PREVENTING LUNG DISEASE
TOBACCO - AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE TOBACCO EPIDEMIC, AND WE CONTINUE TO LEAD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST E-CIGARETTE USE. IN ADDITION TO LEADING ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE CLEAN INDOOR AIR POLICIES AND FDA OVERSIGHT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS, THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION HAS DEVELOPED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT YOUTH TOBACCO USE AND TO ASSIST SMOKERS OF ALL AGES IN QUITTING FOR GOOD. ALONG WITH OTHER HEALTH PARTNERS, OUR BOLD GOALS INCLUDE: 1) REDUCE SMOKING RATE, CURRENTLY AT ABOUT 15%, TO LESS THAN 10% WITHIN 10 YEARS, 2) PROTECT ALL AMERICANS FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE WITHIN FIVE YEARS, AND 3) ULTIMATELY ELIMINATE THE DEATH AND DISEASE CAUSE BY TOBACCO USE. IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, WE WILL SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMOKEFREE HOUSING AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAMS TARGETING DISPARATE POPULATIONS AND YOUTH LED TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
LUNG DISEASE - THE LUNG ASSOCIATION CONTINUES TO BE THE LEADING ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SAVE LIVES BY IMPROVING LUNG HEALTH AND PREVENTING LUNG DISEASE. WE HAVE LED THE FIGHT FOR HEALTHY LUNGS AND CLEAN AIR FOR OVER 100 YEARS. OUR EFFORTS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH LUNG DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, FROM ASTHMA MANAGEMENT CLASSES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL GROUPS FOR SENIORS WITH LUNG DISEASE. WE ALSO HOST EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY RAISING AWARENESS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES LIKE INFLUENZA OR TUBERCULOSIS AND URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE OR HEALTHCARE ACCESS. NOW IN ITS FOURTH YEAR, THE LUNG FORCE MOVEMENT IS UNITING FAMILIES AGAINST LUNG CANCER AND RAISING AWARENESS THAT ANYONE CAN GET LUNG CANCER, THE LEADING CANCER KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, LUNG FORCE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO LUNG CANCER SURVIVORS, LOVED ONES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
RESEARCH - RESEARCH HAS BEEN INTEGRAL TO THE LUNG ASSOCIATION'S FIGHT AGAINST LUNG DISEASE FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY. FUNDS RAISED GO DIRECTLY TOWARD THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CURE FOR ASTHMA, COPD, LUNG CANCER, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, INFECTIOUS LUNG DISEASES AND RARE LUNG DISORDERS. RESEARCH DOLLARS ADDITIONALLY FUND PREVENTION OF LUNG DISEASE, INCLUDING ADDRESSING IMPORTANT RISK FACTORS SUCH AS TOBACCO SMOKE AND OTHER AIR POLLUTANTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE LUNG ASSOCIATION FUNDS THE AIRWAYS CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTERS, THE NATION'S LARGEST NOT-FOR-PROFIT NETWORK OF CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTERS EXPRESSLY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING ASTHMA AND COPD CARE. FINALLY, IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS, INCLUDING OUR LUNG FORCE INVESTMENTS, WE HAVE FUNDED $6.7 MILLION IN LUNG CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Allison Hickey | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 38 | $203,875 |
| Anthony Peterson | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 38 | $105,572 |
| John Feltz | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Jeff Bertalotto | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Stephen Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Robert Merchant | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Don Lojek | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Mike Fenello | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Virginia Hall | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| John Coefield | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Robert Tad Seder | BOARD MEMBER | 6 | $0 |
| Anne Etter | BOARD SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Sterling Yee | BOARD TREASURER | 6 | $0 |
| Martha J Ginsburg | BOARD CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
| Ted Zurcher | PAST CHAIR | 6 | $0 |
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