American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930386887
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2065123289
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,717,008
Expenses
$5,953,053
Assets
$10,188,791
Liabilities
$695,229

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALLISON HICKEY (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALLISON HICKEY (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $212,095 total reported compensation
  • ANTHONY PETERSON (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $113,151 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, research and advocacy

What it reported doing in 2016

Lung disease - the lung association continues to be the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. We have led the fight for healthy lungs and clean air for over 100 years. Our efforts provide support to individuals living with lung disease and their caregivers, from asthma management classes in elementary school, support and educational groups for seniors with lung disease. We also host educational events in the community raising awareness of infectious diseases like influenza or tuberculosis and urgent public health topics like climate change or healthcare access. Now in its fourth year, the lung force movement is uniting families against lung cancer and raising awareness that anyone can get lung cancer, the leading cancer killer in the united states. In the upcoming year, lung force educational activities will provide education and support to lung cancer survivors, loved ones and healthcare professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 66%; rating input score 66
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.4%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.71; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.8% of revenue deployed · 66% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $212K · 15 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $177K reported
  • Consistency: 40 of 40 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2009 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.