Mission
THE BREATHING ASSOCIATION SERVES THE COMMUNITY AS ONE OF THE LEADING RESOURCES FOR PROMOTING LUNG HEALTH AND PREVENTING LUNG DISEASE THROUGH EDUCATION, DETECTION, AND SERVICE.
Public Charity
THE BREATHING ASSOCIATION
THE BREATHING ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in COLUMBUS, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.1M revenue, $4.2M expenses, $2.0M total assets. 29 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $582K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 314387540
COLUMBUS, OH
Lung Diseases
NTEE: G45
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.1M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$2.0M
Grant Records29
Funding Total$582K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Breathing Association
How The Breathing Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$3
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $89 for programs
$71
Provide financial assistance to over 11,935 low income, medically-vulnerable individuals through our medical home energy assistance program (heap) and percentage of income payment plan (pipp) services concurrently linking…
$18
Provide primary healthcare and lung health specialty services and prescription assistance to more than 2,045 medically vulnerable low income clients via our medical heap clinic and mobile medical…
<$1
Provide lung health education to over 366 seniors in franklin county by reducing barriers to care
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,014
HEALTH
$142,411
GENERAL SUPPORT
$23,750
GENERAL SUPPORT
$23,750
TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNINSURED PATIENTS
$23,260
Showing up to 5 of 29 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Anna Wuerth
TRUSTEE
Christopher Slagle
TRUSTEE
Deanna J Duvall
BOARD CHAIR
Dennis Smith
TRUSTEE
Dr Roy St John
IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR
Ed Frantz
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.1M | $4.2M | $2.0M |
| 2024 | $6.7M | $6.7M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $5.0M | $5.3M | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.6M |
| 2021 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $1.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $4.1M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.