Copd Foundation Inc
The Copd Foundation was established to improve the lives of people with copd, bronchiectasis, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease through initiatives that expand services and speed innovations which will make treatment more effective and affordable.we do this through scientific research, education, advocacy, and awareness with the goal of disease prevention, slowed progression, and ultimately a cure.
Copd Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $12,515,154
- +23.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $14,381,344
- +31.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $544,334
- +39.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,606,054
- +16.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Copd Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Copd Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 86% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2024) to $1.2M (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Thoracic Society Inc New York, NY | Research | $21,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,515,154 | $14,381,344 | $12,606,054 | — | — | $544,334 |
| 2024 | $10,152,011 | $10,974,474 | $10,855,388 | $21,000 | 1 | $389,622 |
| 2023 | $8,911,710 | $7,966,723 | $9,649,179 | — | — | $311,291 |
| 2022 | $9,619,205 | $7,994,347 | $8,513,991 | $40,000 | Total only | $260,858 |
| 2021 | $10,791,127 | $8,973,655 | $8,516,717 | $149,320 | 2 | $293,300 |
| 2020 | $10,533,837 | $9,433,584 | $8,894,249 | $760,179 | 6 | $215,839 |
| 2019 | $9,184,199 | $10,107,887 | $10,704,174 | $1,237,500 | 1 | $243,524 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Copd Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Copd Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Miami, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $544K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Copd Foundation Inc is led by Jean Wright MD MBA, Chief Executive Officer since 2023 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jean Wright MD MBA
Chief Executive Officer
Director → Director & Secretary, 2021
Director & Secretary → Chief Executive Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$16K (2023) → $295K (2025)
James D. Crapo MD
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair & Interim CEO, 2021
Board Chair & Interim CEO → Board Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sasha Lavin
Senior Director of Finance
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2021
Chief Financial Officer → Senior Director of Finance, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $141K (2025)
Byron M. Thomashow MD
Director
Chief Medical Officer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Fromer MD
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Casaburi PhD MD
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stew Cogan Esq.
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Praeger Emp
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Dransfield MD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Rogers
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Risa Stack PhD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Pilkington Dpa Mpa Ma
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jean Rommes PhD
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Harris
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Torrence
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phyliss Dilorenzo
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Mannino PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Krishnan PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meilan Han MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elisha Malanga
Chief Corporate Relations Officer
Chief of Staff → Corporate Relations Officer, 2023
Corporate Relations Officer → Chief Corporate Relations Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $166K (2025)
Vincent Malanga
Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer
CIO → Chief Information Officer, 2021
Chief Information Officer → Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $221K (2025)
Kaleo Curtis
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$147K (2023) → $169K (2025)
Peter Amari
Vice President, Information Technology & Design
Vice President, Information Technology & Design → Vice President & Information Technology, 2024
Vice President & Information Technology → Vice President, Information Technology & Design, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $119K (2025)
Crystal Rothhaar
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$150K (2024) → $150K (2025)
Delia Prieto Oliver
Vice President & Bronchiectasis Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$124K (2024) → $124K (2025)
Valerie Chang Esq.
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Donald Gray (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Wayne E. Withers Jr. (2019–2024) — Vice Chair & Treasurer
- Former: Meilan K. Han Md Ms (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Metersky Mc Fccp (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Herbert Yardley (2024) — Director
- Former: Gerard M. Turino MD (2019–2023) — Emeriti Member
- Former: Grace Anne Dorney Koppel JD (2019–2023) — Emeriti Member
- Former: Robert Wise MD (2019–2023) — Emeriti Member
- Former: Herb Yardley (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Ruth Tal-Singer (2021–2023) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Kristen Willard (2022–2023) — Executive Vice President, Public & Professional Education
- Former: Carolyn Johnson (2023) — Senior Director of Communications & Marketing
- Former: Christine Novak Micka (2023) — Senior Director of Development
- Former: Caroll Adams (2019–2021) — Vice President Corporate Relations
- Former: Mary A. Byrnes (2019–2021) — Former Chief Development Officer
- Former: Michael P. Mayer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sara D. Latham (2019–2021) — Former Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Corinne Costa Davis (2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Corinne Costa (2019–2020) — CEO
- Former: Russell L. Gantt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jamie Sullivan (2020) — Vice President Public Affairs
- Former: Bill Mayne (2019) — Director
- Former: Craig L. Kephart (2019) — Former CEO
- Former: Sam P. Giordano Rrt (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $295K, to Jean Wright MD MBA (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Copd Foundation Inc
How large is Copd Foundation Inc?
Copd Foundation Inc reported $12.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.4M.
What is Copd Foundation Inc?
Copd Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Miami, FL. It holds $12.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Copd Foundation Inc operate?
Copd Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Colorado, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Oregon.
What is Copd Foundation Inc's EIN?
Copd Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1048322. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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