Better Business Bureau Report for
American Lung Association of Missouri

Better Business Bureau Report issued October 2005
Better Business Bureau Report expires October 2006


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Charity Contact Information

Name: American Lung Association of Missouri
Address: 1118 Hampton Ave
  Saint Louis, MO 63139
Phone: 314-645-5505
Web Address:
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated:
Affiliates:
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Evaluation Conclusions

               

American Lung Association of Missouri (ALA) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Our school based programs include Open Airways, an asthma management program and Teens Against Tobacco Use, a tobacco prevention program. We partner with other organizations to provide a summer camp experience for asthmatics. We also train Freedom From Smoking Clinic Leaders to facilitate adult smoking cessation classes and each year we hold two Asthma Educator Courses, an opportunity for professional development for individuals who work with asthmatics. Our environmental activities include a leadership role on the St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership which is very visible during Ozone Season each summer. We support various types of lung health related research, including the Asthma Clinical Research Centers.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, ALA's program expenses were:

  
Tobacco Control 780,571
Asthma 437,406
Environmental Health 325,259
Research 280,870
Community Health 137,512
Other Lung Disease 99,548
Total Program Expenses: $2,061,166
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Lori Pickens, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*:
 $113,732

Chair of the Board: Thomas Paolini
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Advisory Territory Representative, IBM

Board Size: 23

Paid Staff Size: 24

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 14% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,449,069, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
ALA incurred joint costs of $260,348 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $136,716 was allocated to program expenses, $71,351 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $52,281 was allocated to administrative expenses.
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on ALA's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2004.

Source of Funds  
Grants 966,242
Other Contributions 797,748
Direct Mail 434,793
Special Events 106,044
Golf Privilege Card 78,856
Vehicle Donation Program 65,386
Interest and Dividends 60,329
Program Service Fees 59,775
Miscellaneous 6,955
Total Income $2,576,128


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 76%  Fund Raising: 13%  Administrative: 11% 

Total income   $2,576,128
  Program expenses $2,061,166
  Fund raising expenses 347,040
  Administrative expenses 291,584
 
Total expenses   $2,699,790
Expenses in Excess of Income   (123,662)
Beginning net assets   2,280,573
Other Changes in Net Assets 1,096,183
Ending net assets   3,253,094
Total liabilities   779,178
Total assets   $4,032,272


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