Respiratory Health Association
Mission is to prevent lung disease, promote clean air and help people live better through education, research, and policy change.
Respiratory Health Association at a glance
In short: Respiratory Health Association gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $50,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $3,178,623
- -4.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Respiratory Health Association
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Respiratory Health Association
Who Respiratory Health Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Loyola University Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center ($75K). Together the top 2 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Respiratory Health Association gives
- Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2020) to $130K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola University Cardinal Bernadin Cancer Center Maywood, IL | Cancer Research | $75,000 |
| University of Michigan Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ann Arbor, MI | Copd Research | $25,000 |
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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 | $3,178,623 | $3,081,412 | $3,564,916 | $100,000 | 2 | $60,455 |
| 2024 | $3,339,485 | $3,082,606 | $3,346,989 | $125,000 | 2 | $141,187 |
| 2023 | $3,641,465 | $2,914,916 | $3,256,626 | $105,000 | 3 | $80,918 |
| 2022 | $4,265,968 | $2,927,620 | $2,708,942 | $130,000 | 4 | $145,946 |
| 2021 | $4,243,261 | $2,347,641 | $2,265,809 | $105,000 | 4 | $72,344 |
| 2020 | $3,606,976 | $2,717,090 | $2,647,136 | $95,000 | 3 | $38,968 |
About Respiratory Health Association
Based on IRS filings
Respiratory Health Association is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $60K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Respiratory Health Association is led by Joel J. Africk, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 5 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joel J. Africk
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$304K (2020) → $288K (2025)
Robert Anderson
Presidet & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$71K (2025)
Erica Salem
Senior Director of Strategy
Director of Programs → Director of Strategy, 2021
Director of Strategy → Senior Director of Strategy, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $126K (2025)
Pamela Diane Perkins
Senior Operations Director
Operations Director → Senior Operations Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $123K (2025)
Zishan Zahid
Finance Director
New on the 2025 filing
30 hrs/week
$54K (2025)
Anthony M. Marinelli
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barry Levenstam
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Ham
Chair-Elect
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Catrambone
Co-Chair
Secretary → Chair Elect, 2022
Chair Elect → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher O'Hara
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Lavin
Immediate Past President
Board Chair → Past President, 2024
Past President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diana P. Hackbarth
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas A. Graham
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
H. Ari Jaffe
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Philips
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Krishnan
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Hart Solovy
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Pluss
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Kyle Hogarth
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eva Hernandez
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason L. Pyrz
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer M. Ryan
Board Member
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Gronkiewicz
Co-Chair
Chair Elect → Co-Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fabio Leviano
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nasima Patel
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tarneka Manning
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Decker
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Luther
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Khalilah Gates
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meenal Patwardhan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anna Clausen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Rekowski
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dwayne Pickett
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Ruskusky
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas Lynn
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vania Hudson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Richard Negrin (2020–2024) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 123
- Former: Robert Killelea (2021–2024) — Finance Director
- Former: Adam Kamp (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Gina Schwieger (2020–2023) — Director of Special Events
- Former: Sonal Chandler (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Hariharan Subramanian (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ravi Kalhan (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Abel Sanchez (2020–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: David B. Yelin (2020–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: Joanne Nemorovski (2020–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: Monique Howard (2020–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: Steven L. Victor (2020–2022) — Past Board Chair · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: Thomas A. Hensing (2021–2022) — Board Member · Filing note: Term ended ends 722
- Former: Nasima Patel - New Member (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tarneka Manning - New Member (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Ramey (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Gronkiewicz (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cynthia Gronkiewicz Rn Ms Apn Ae- (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Donna Frownfelter Dpt Ma Ccs Rrt (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Kyle Hogarth Md Fccp (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Eva Hernandez Msn (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Janice Block (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Pyrz Jd Pmp (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer M. Ryan Pt Dpt Ms Ccs (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ravi Kalhan Md Ms (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas A. Hensing Md Fccp (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $288K, to Joel J Africk (President and CEO (Thru 8/29/2024)). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Respiratory Health Association
How much does Respiratory Health Association give each year?
Respiratory Health Association gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $125K across 2 grants.
How large is Respiratory Health Association?
Respiratory Health Association reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
Where does Respiratory Health Association operate?
Respiratory Health Association has awarded grants in Alabama, California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Washington.
What is Respiratory Health Association's EIN?
Respiratory Health Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2222687. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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