Nonprofit · EIN 43-1484316
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY
Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63112
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,799,566 | $3,444,536 | -$644,970 | $1,450,408 | $1,518,263 | -$67,855 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,426,059 | $3,213,202 | $212,857 | $1,517,820 | $940,705 | $577,115 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,778,240
- of which government grants
- $2,290,539
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,251
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,748
- Other revenue
- $12,075
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,640,964
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $183,333
- Other salaries and wages
- $197,314
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $498,231
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,300
- Occupancy
- $45,295
- Travel
- $71,635
- Depreciation
- $3,543
- Program services (functional)
- $2,794,490
- Management and general (functional)
- $556,503
- Fundraising (functional)
- $93,543
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,517,820
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,450,408
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,518,263
- Net assets, end of year
- -$67,855
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,747
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$214,797
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $146,942
- Gross receipts
- $2,803,314
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 431
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MARTINEZ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 60 | $183,334 |
| RICH CHRISMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES KEYSER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HANSELL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY SEGRIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMIT SHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KALIN BERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAPHAEL KODJOE-TADEKAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DILIP CHANDU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SONIA CAJIGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS MARTINEZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 60 | $155,926 |
| RICH CHRISMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM SEGRIST | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PATTY RICE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DR DILIP CHANDU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KALIN BERRY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAPHAEL KODJOE-TADEKAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMIT SHAN MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT COLLIER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DARNELLIUS WEEDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HANSELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5501 DELMAR BLVD STE A450, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63112-3080
- In care of
- % CHRIS MARTINEZ EXEC DIR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRIS MARTINEZ, 5501 DELMAR BLVD A450, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63112
- Signed the 990
- CHRIS MARTINEZ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (314) 645-2422
- Website
- WWW.WEAREAAIR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SFW PARTNERS LLC
Mission
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY SERVES THOSE AFFECTED BY ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND MEDICAL RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENTTHE BREATH (BRIDGING RESOURCES TO ENCOURAGE ASTHMA TREATMENT AND HEALTH) PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 169 CLIENTS IN 8 COUNTIES IN THE SAINT LOUIS REGION IN 2024. 83% OF KIDS IN THE PROGRAM INCREASED THEIR SCORE ON THE NATIONAL ASTHMA CONTROL TEST WHILE ON THE PROGRAM. 100% OF CHILDREN WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY FREQUENT HOSPITAL PATIENTS REPORTED FEWER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS IN THEIR FIRST THREE WEEKS ON THE PROGRAM. UPON DIAGNOSIS THOUGH OUR "DIAGNOSIS KITS." DIAGNOSIS KITS - OVER 1700 CHILDREN WERE GIVEN BACKPACKS FULL OF MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES. REFERRED TO AS "NEW DIAGNOSIS KITS". THESE ARE AN ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE CONTROL. 3440 PIECES OF MEDICAL EQUOPMENT WERE DISTRIBUTED. 18,200 PIECES OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE DISTRIBUTED, ALONG WITH 8600 SUPPORTIVE MATERIALS.THE RESCUE (RESOURCES FOR EVERY SCHOOL CONFRONTING UNEXPECTED EMERGENCIES) PROGRAM PROVIDED ASTHMA EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO 6,405 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT BOTH MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS AND TRAINED SCHOOL NURSES ON HOW TO USE THEM. THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP, 78% OF THE CHILDREN WHO WERE TREATED WITH THIS EQUIPMENT WHILE AT SCHOOL WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO CLASS INSTEAD OF BEING SENT HOME OR TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, RESULTING IN INCREASED LEARNING FOR CHILDREN, SAVINGS FOR PARENTS, AND INCREASED STATE REIMBURSEMENTS (ADA) FOR SCHOOLS. AAFA-STL ALSO PROVIDED 20,900 METERED DOIES ALBUTEROL INHALERS, 174,222 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATION FOR 1396 SCHOOL NURSES STAFF AND GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS, MOST PROMINENTLY WITH OUR TRAININGS FOR THE RESCUE PROGRAM. 487 AVOIDED EMS AND ED VISITS LED TO OVER $4.8MM IN HEALTHCARE COST SAVINGS. SIMILARLY, 2,461 DE-ESCALATED RESPIRATORY EVENTS LED TO SAVINGS OF NEARLY $2.3MM TO MEDICAID, 1.632 STUDENTS SUPPORTED DIRECTLY AND 5,571 MITIGATED ABSENTEE HOURS.Expenses $2,794,490 · grants $1,640,964
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1484316
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2025
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G45)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,450,408
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,803,314
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,799,566 | $3,444,536 | $1,450,408 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,426,059 | $3,213,202 | $1,517,820 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $607,677 | $646,383 | $548,896 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-1484316).
Questions about AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY is 43-1484316.
- Is AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2025.
- Are donations to AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRIS MARTINEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,334 (CHRIS MARTINEZ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR RESPIRATORY EQUITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,799,566, expenses of $3,444,536 and total assets of $1,450,408 at year end.
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