American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Chest Physicians reported $48.4 million in revenue and $39.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.98 went to program services, $12.04 to management and general costs and $0.98 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 46.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $779,692 (Secretary/Executive VP & CEO). 35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% between FY2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $40MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $48MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 46.6% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $779,692 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.95% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 35 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEducation: the annual chest meeting and other continuing medical education activities are conducted to update clinicians on patient care strategies, prepare for subspecialty examinations, establish practice standards, preview investigative research and new science, and provide networking and career advancement opportunities
Publications: the American College of Chest pjysicians (college) publishes a monthly print journal as well as two electronic open access journals; one for pulmonary and the for critical care. 28,000 readers worldwide subscribe to keep up to date on chest-related medicine. In addition, the college publishes a number of books in the field of chest medicine
Corporate development: the American College of Chest Physicians also engages in various other educational programming to provide training in the area of pulmonary care
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary/Executive VP & CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $761,932 | $0 | $17,760 | $779,692 |
| Senior VP & CFO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $470,198 | $0 | $52,362 | $522,560 |
| Senior VP Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $488,483 | $0 | $22,598 | $511,081 |
| Senior VP Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $442,652 | $0 | $36,505 | $479,157 |
| General Counsel Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $377,858 | $0 | $13,655 | $391,513 |
| Senior VP Key employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $336,361 | $0 | $51,205 | $387,566 |
| Senior Director Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $287,574 | $0 | $13,703 | $301,277 |
| Chief of Staff & VP Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $287,878 | $0 | $9,953 | $297,831 |
35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American College of Chest Physicians (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.9M (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since FY2020
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5124
- Volunteers Part I, line 6450
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to American College of Chest Physicians totaling $787K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 American College of Chest Physicians spent in 2025, $86.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American College of Chest Physicians's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, American College of Chest Physicians reported that 87.0% of its $39.9 million in expenses went to program services, 12.0% to management and general and 1.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American College of Chest Physicians pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American College of Chest Physicians reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $779,692, for the role of Secretary/Executive VP & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American College of Chest Physicians get its money?
Of $48.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 33.9% came from contributions and grants and 46.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American College of Chest Physicians a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2170783 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602389349302060 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512319349301601 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433109349303443 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303059349301750 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213129349303366 · read the filing
- FY2020 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending December 31, 2020, object 202102999349301620 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100909349301320 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2170783: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.