Lung Health Foundation

18 Wynford Drive, Suite 401
Toronto, ON M3C 0K8
President & CEO: Jessica Buckley
Board Chair: John Markovich

Charitable Reg. #:12404 6368 RR0002

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 4/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

B+

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

n/r

DEMONSTRATED IMPACT

The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.

NEED FOR FUNDING

Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.

73%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 73 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Lung Health Foundation:

Lung Health Foundation is a 4-star charity with an above-average results reporting grade. It is financially transparent and has overhead costs within Ci’s reasonable range.  

Founded in 1945, the Canadian Lung Association and its provincial partners work to promote lung health and advancements in respiratory care. In January 2020, Ontario Lung Association separated from being a provincial branch of the Lung Association and became Lung Health Foundation (LHF). The charity reports that one in five Canadians live with lung disease. Lung Health Foundation provides programs and services and funds research. The charity focuses on five areas of lung health: Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Cancer, Infectious Respiratory Disease, and Smoking/Vaping Prevention and Cessation.

Programs and Services accounted for 92% of LHF's program spending in F2023. The charity focuses on support for people with lung diseases (Programs and Support), public education, advocacy, and supporting healthcare professionals (Practice Change). LHF does not provide a breakdown of its spending on its programs. 

Within Programs and Support, the charity has a Lung Health Line, Fitness for Breath program, Community Support Groups and other services. The Lung Health Line connects people seeking more knowledge about lung healthcare with professionals. In F2023, the charity had more than 500 one-on-one sessions. The charity reported that it supported 1,702 Canadians through its programs in F2023.

In F2023, within Public Education, Lung Health Foundation ran five awareness and education campaigns. The charity also hosted ten education sessions attended by 260 patients and caregivers.

Through its Advocacy, LHF runs campaigns to raise awareness about lung disease. In F2023, as part of its first federal lobbying effort, the charity communicated with 24 elected officials. Additionally, 160 lung health stakeholders were reached through Policy Forums. 

Lung Health Foundation also works with healthcare professionals under its Practice Change program. In F2023, the charity hosted 75 information sessions for 1,570 professionals. LHF also provided healthcare professionals with 21 clinical tools and resources to improve the quality of care.

Research represented LHF’s remaining 8% of program spending. In F2023, Lung Health Foundation provided 20 grants, bursaries, and fellowships to support research in lung health. In F2023, the charity welcomed 50 researchers into the new LHF Research Lab.

 

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Results and Impact

LHF’s Fitness for Breath program hosts exercise classes for people with chronic lung diseases. In F2023, the charity reported that 97% of survey respondents said they would recommend the program to their family and friends.

Additionally, in 2022, an LHF grant recipient, Dr. Sunita Mulpuru, published her research studying the impact of seasonal viral infections on vulnerable hospitalized patients.

While Ci highlights these key results, they may not be a complete representation of LHF’s results and impact. This charity is not yet rated on impact (n/r).  

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Finances

In F2023, Lung Health Foundation received $5.4m in donations and special event revenue. The charity also received $2.0m in government funding, representing 26% of total revenues.

Administrative costs are 3% of revenues (less investment income) and fundraising costs are 24% of donations and special events. This results in total overhead spending of 27%. For every dollar donated, 73 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

LHF has reserve funds of $8.1m, of which $279k is donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity could cover a year and a half of annual program costs with current reserves.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Lung Health Foundation for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on July 7, 2023 by Kiara Andrade.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202320222021
Administrative costs as % of revenues 3.1%3.1%2.6%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 23.9%30.9%33.0%
Total overhead spending 27.0%33.9%35.7%
Program cost coverage (%) 153.7%149.2%96.0%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202320222021
Donations 4,9623,4653,205
Government funding 2,0412,0283,241
Fees for service 265303189
Special events 448480725
Investment income 185327882
Other income 95618510
Total revenues 7,9967,2218,751
Program costs 5,0914,4015,209
Grants 063972
Administrative costs 239210208
Fundraising costs 1,2951,2181,297
Total spending 6,6255,8937,687
Cash flow from operations 1,3701,3281,065
Capital spending 01320
Funding reserves 8,0846,9176,203

Note: Ci included unrealized gains (losses) on investments in investment income, affecting revenues by $10k in F2023, $28k in F2022, and $726k in F2021. To report on a cash basis, Ci included deferred revenues, affecting revenue by $992k in F2023, $108k in F2022, and ($116k) in F2021. Ci also included deferred government revenues, affecting revenue by nil in F2023, ($4k) in F2022, and $4k in F2021. Ci removed amortization from program, administrative, and fundraising costs based on the charity’s audited financial statements.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 33

Avg. compensation: $101,204

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
1
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
2
$120k - $160k
3
$80k - $120k
4
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2022

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Charity Contact

Website: www.lunghealth.ca
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