American Lung Association
EIN 131632524 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$69.1M
304 grants · avg $11.5M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $148K–$236K
grant size
52%
supporter · 67/128 multi-year
repeat
128
Distinct Recipients
About
The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy, and research. Focus areas include smoking cessation, asthma, COPD, lung cancer, and clean air.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Yes
How to Apply
ALA runs Research Grants program (fellowships, career investigator, innovation awards) for academic researchers. Community partnerships through local ALA markets. Cycles at lung.org/research/awards-and-grants.
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 304 grants on record
Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$148K
Median
$200K
Average
$227K
75th Pctl
$236K
Maximum
$1.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
6.9% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 37 states
$4.5M across
21 grants
6 of 254 counties
Top 6 counties
- 1 Harris
- 2 Bexar
- 3 Galveston
- 4 Lubbock
- 5 Dallas
- 6 Brazos
Grants Awarded (304 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Industry Foundation (Stand Up 2 Cancer) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 | RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,261,298 | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,170,000 | RESEARCH | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $1,072,500 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,056,242 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $925,072 | RESEARCH | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $898,500 | RESEARCH | 2018 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York City, NY | $845,000 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $797,792 | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $698,505 | RESEARCH | 2019 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Portland, OR | $678,600 | RESEARCH | 2021 |
| The Regents of the University of Michigan | Annarbor, MI | $622,497 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $585,462 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| University of Texas - Md Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $550,000 | RESEARCH | 2019 |
| Brigham and Women'S Hospital Inc | Boston, MA | $547,500 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $500,000 | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| University of Illinois | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| Texas Biomedical Research Institute | San Antonio, TX | $500,000 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $494,622 | RESEARCH | 2023 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $464,289 | RESEARCH | 2022 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $461,990 | RESEARCH | 2021 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $450,000 | RESEARCH | 2021 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $441,078 | RESEARCH | 2022 |
| National Jewish Medical and Research Center | Denver, CO | $424,500 | RESEARCH | 2020 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $418,743 | RESEARCH | 2022 |
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