Lungevity Foundation
Lungevity Foundation reported $14.2 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.09 went to program services, $4.75 to management and general costs and $10.16 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 102.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $235,408 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MOther revenue was negative: −$426K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.1% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 102.7% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $235,408 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.62% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 19 | 93.8% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch services - funding clinical research awards in lung cancer to bring advances in clinical research more rapidly to patient care
Patient and public education - creates, updates and maintains a collection of educational tools and materials for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals
Improving access to care - works to improve access to life-saving care in underserved communities through various initiatives, including efforts to streamline the clinical trial process and make it more accessible to patients, and ensuring biomarker testing is available to all patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $214,132 | $0 | $21,276 | $235,408 |
| EVP, STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $179,371 | $0 | $36,057 | $215,428 |
| DIR OF PRECISION MEDICINE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $172,107 | $0 | $30,304 | $202,411 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $183,750 | $0 | $18,252 | $202,002 |
| VP GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIPS - TERM Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,843 | $0 | $1,024 | $185,867 |
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,525 | $0 | $33,700 | $174,225 |
| VP, EARLY LUNG CANCER CENTER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,500 | $0 | $16,171 | $168,671 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Lungevity Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $484K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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 · 18 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 2Yes
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 560
- Volunteers Part I, line 6200
Private foundation grants it received
37 private foundations reported grants to Lungevity Foundation totaling $580K 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 Lungevity Foundation spent in FY2025, $85.09 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Lungevity Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Lungevity Foundation reported that 85.1% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 4.7% to management and general and 10.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Lungevity Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Lungevity Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $235,408, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Lungevity Foundation get its money?
Of $14.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 102.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Lungevity Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-4433410 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640649349300619 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500869349301730 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401219349300045 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243499349301199 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133339349300118 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003499349301070 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-4433410: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.