The Chest Foundation
The Chest Foundation was a public charity based in Glenview, Illinois, that supported lung health through clinical research, community service, and patient education. It appears to have wound down: its 2022 filing is marked as its final return, and its 2023 filing reports no grants or assets.
The Chest Foundation at a glance
- Revenue (2023)
- $161,080
- -90.4% vs 2022
- Net investment income (2023)
- $-39,267
- -109.0% vs 2022
- Expenses (2023)
- $55,494
- -96.2% vs 2022
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2023 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2023; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Chest Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 2595 Patriot Blvd, Glenview, IL 60026
Phone: (224) 521-9800
Website: https://chestfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Chest Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
118 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 95 grants of 118 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is The Chest Foundation open to new grantees?
73%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 11 of 15 grantees (73%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $42K. How we count
Medians: $30K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 7% of 2022 grantees were also funded in 2021. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (−7%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2022). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $595K (2022) to $1.4M (2020, 18 months). In 2022 it made 19 grants totaling $595K.
*2020: Covers 18 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Thoracic Society | Respiratory Health | $67,667 |
| American Thoracic Society | Health Disparities | $51,838 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Scholar in Thrombosis Award | $50,000 |
| Columbia University | Clinical Research in Pulmonary | $50,000 |
| University of Virginia School of Medicine | Clinical Research in Pulmonary | $50,000 |
| Case Western | Young Investigator Grant | $30,000 |
| NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Clinical Research in COPD | $30,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Clinical Research in COPD | $30,000 |
| University of Rochester | Clinical Research Grant VTE | $30,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Clinical Research Grant Sleep | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | $161,080 | $55,494 | — | — | $-39,267 |
| 2022 | $19,817,610 | $1,677,565 | $1,465,244 | $594,505 | 19 | $437,138 |
| 2021 | $22,090,830 | $3,819,051 | $1,686,105 | $685,000 | 30 | $2,328,215 |
| 2020* | $21,388,261 | $6,653,167 | $4,223,228 | $1,398,109 | 50 | $839,951 |
| 2019 | $17,245,695 | $3,214,882 | $1,334,512 | $640,000 | 19 | $578,412 |
*2020: Covers 18 months (fiscal year-end changed).
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation stated that its mission was to champion lung health by supporting clinical research, community service, and patient education. Its research awards supported clinical research in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, across topics including asthma and lung cancer. The Foundation also described partnerships that created research opportunities in more than 10 disease states.
Community service grants supported community-based projects involving CHEST members’ volunteer service. The filing says grants were paid to the nonprofit or nongovernmental organizations where those members donated time and medical service. The Foundation also developed and disseminated peer-reviewed patient education materials and disease-specific campaigns on lung health topics, including asthma, COPD, lung cancer, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and interstitial lung disease.
Grantmaking
The Foundation’s filing describes peer review by CHEST clinician committees, which selected research award recipients using a detailed scoring rubric. It also describes community service grants for projects with clear community impact and potential for long-term sustainability and replication. The filing does not provide a typical grant size or current application instructions.
Reported grantmaking was $685,000 across 30 grants in 2021 and $594,505 across 19 grants in 2022. The 2023 filing reports no grants. No grantee names or grant amounts to individual recipients are provided here.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Chest Foundation is led by Robert A Musacchio PhD, Executive Vice President & CEO since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 16 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.
Officers on the 2023 filing
Robert A Musacchio PhD
Executive Vice President & CEO
Chest Executive Vice President & CEO → Executive Vice President & CEO, 2020
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian T Nathanson MD FCCP
President & Trustee
President-Designate & Trustee → President-Elect, President & Trustee, 2020
President-Elect, President & Trustee → President & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David J Steiger MBChB FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$1K (2019) → $0 (2023)
Edward J Diamond MD MBA FCCP
Immediate Past President & Trustee
President-Elect & Trustee → President, Immediate Past President & Trustee, 2020
President, Immediate Past President & Trustee → Immediate Past President & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jairo A Melo MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim D French MHSA CAPPM FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Tuomey EdD
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert De Marco MD FCCP
President -Elect & Trustee
Trustee → President-Elect & Trustee, 2020
President-Elect & Trustee → President -Elect & Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Burton L Lesnick MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn M D'Ambrosio MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bravein Amalakuhan MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay I Peters MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell C Feldman
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Salim R Surani MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Semra Bilaceroglu MD FCCP
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stratton Davies CPA
CFO
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Barbara A Phillips MD MSPH FCCP (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Donald A Mahler MD FCCP (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jill Popovich (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Roozerha Khan DO FCCP (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Sai P Haranath MD MPH FCCP (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Samaan Rafeq MD FCCP (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Candace A Huebert MD FCCP (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Christopher L Carroll MD FCCP (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Donna Marino (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Doreen J Addrizzo-Harris MD FCCP (2019) — President & Trustee
- Former: Lisa K Moores MD FCCP (2019) — Immediate Past President & Trustee
- Former: Steve Welch (2019) — Executive Vice President & CEO -
- Former: Sue Reimbold (2019) — Executive Director -
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2019 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2019 filing was $1K, to David J Steiger MBChB FCCP (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Chest Foundation
What does The Chest Foundation fund?
The Foundation stated that its mission was to champion lung health by supporting clinical research, community service, and patient education. Its research awards supported clinical research in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, across topics including asthma and lung cancer. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Chest Foundation?
The Chest Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check chestfoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Chest Foundation's EIN?
The Chest Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3286520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2023
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