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Nonprofit · EIN 94-2922136

AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION

Also known as DBA ASTHMA CANCER & HEART DISEASE

Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94702

Financials

$3.8M$3.5M2022$3.3M$3.5M2023$3.8M$3.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,789,343$3,927,527-$138,184$1,460,002$892,952$567,050
December 31, 2023990 (amended)$3,337,789$3,473,448-$135,659$2,246,477$1,580,402$666,075
December 31, 2022990 (amended)$3,762,903$3,455,347$307,556$2,805,149$2,061,453$743,696
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,172,255
of which government grants
$741,688
Program service revenue
$592,548
Investment income
$24,540
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$111,780
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$291,934
Other salaries and wages
$1,408,891
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,104,033
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$70,755
Occupancy
$32,086
Depreciation
$52,781
Program services (functional)
$3,091,233
Management and general (functional)
$599,799
Fundraising (functional)
$236,495

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,246,477
Total assets, end of year
$1,460,002
Total liabilities, end of year
$892,952
Net assets, end of year
$567,050
Land, buildings and equipment
$53,313
Publicly traded securities
$566,257
Net assets without donor restrictions
$567,050
Gross receipts
$3,789,343
Employees
22
Volunteers
9
Year formed
1983
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Cynthia HallettCEO38.4$167,623$6,150
Len CaseyDir of Operations38.8$124,310$5,837
Stella Aguinaga BialousSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Roman BowserTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joel DunningtonVice Chairperso
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Sharon EubanksChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Cheryl HealtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bruce HetrickTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Armando JimenezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Philip HuangDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve SchuethDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Cynthia HallettPresident & CEO38.4$0$0
Len CaseyDirector of Operations38.8$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Cynthia HallettPresident & CEO38.4$162,741$750
Len CaseyDirector of Operations38.8$120,689$0
Stella Aguinaga BialousSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Roman BowserTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joel DunningtonVice Chairperso
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Sharon EubanksChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Cheryl HealtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bruce HetrickTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Armando JimenezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Philip HuangDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve SchuethDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Cynthia HallettPresident & CEO38.4$170,878$6,150
Len CaseyDirector of Operations38.8$118,103$0
Missy TracyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stella Aguinaga BialousSecretary
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Roman BowserTreasurer
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Joel DunningtonVice Chairperso
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
Sharon EubanksChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Cheryl HealtonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Patricia Nez HernandezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Bruce HetrickTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Armando JimenezDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Philip HuangDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Stasha RhodesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Steve SchuethDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2530 SAN PABLO AVE STE J, BERKELEY, CA 94702-2000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Roman Bowser, 2530 San Pablo Ave J, Berkeley, CA 94702
Signed the 990
Roman Bowser, Treasurer
Phone
(510) 841-3032

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2922136 or by the name AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote nonsmoking as the norm through smoking prevention, education programs, information dissemination, technical assistance and training.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLIC INFORMATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LOBBYINGThe ANR Foundation seeks to educate the public about the health effects of secondhand smoke and the benefits of smokefree environments. These services are designed to build capacity and infrastructure within local communities and states in order to assist them with their smoking prevention efforts. We inform and educate tobacco control leaders, the media, educators, parents, and the general public about secondhand smoke issues through phone and e-mail contact, teleconferences, presentations and trainings, music media and music festivals, social media and dissemination of publications.Website: The ANR Foundation maintained a comprehensive website,which provided information and resources for smokefree air. The site features daily updates of smokefree news from around the globe, scientific studies demonstrating the dangers of secondhand smoke, tracking of tobacco industry interference, and analysis of tobacco control policies. Additionally, the site provided downloadable guides, toolkits, and model ordinances to assist people and communities in creating and implementing smokefree policies. We have 284,379 Views and 197,120 Active Users.Newsletter/Bulletins: ANRF provided content for newsletters, bulletins and similar communications. Content includes up-to-date information on trends in smokefree air, emerging scientific evidence on the health effects of secondhand smoke, national and international news,tobacco industry interference, smokefree legislation updates, and our analyses of tobacco control efforts. In cooperation with ANR, newsletters and bulletins were distributed nationally, electronically and by regular mail. In 2024, two printed newsletters were distributed to donors and prospective supportersnationally while a total of 3,299 were mailed.Emails sent: ANRF provides a daily news service email to supporters, a weekly research update, a monthly news bulletin, and provides alerts on policy activity nationally. Daily Secondhand Smoke & Related Tobacco Control topics and Weekly Research Reports = 65,790Policy Alerts = 30,012ebulletin, monthly e-news = 140,980236,782= total emails sentThe following were ANRF's achievements in 2024:62.7% of the population is now protected by 100% smokefree air policies covering workplaces, restaurants, and bars.2,587 Colleges and Universities are now protected by smokefree policies entire campus, both indoors and out. 2,167 of them are completely tobacco free and 2,259 prohibit the use of e-cigarettes anywhere on campus. 1,220 also prohibit hookah use, and 604 also prohibit smoking/vaping marijuana.4,172 Hospitals are protected by smokefree policies covering the entire campus, both indoors and out. In addition, at least 468 Nursing Facilities are protected by smokefree policies everywhere indoors. U.S. Tobacco Control Laws Database: In 2024, the number of municipality records in the database increased to 6,019, representing 20,675 laws in total Staff analyzed 708 laws in 2024 that were new to the Database, and reanalyzed countless more laws to add or amend existing coverage. Smokefree Multi-unit Housing: 101 cities and counties have enacted municipallaws that regulate smoking in private units of multi-unit housing, of which 51jurisdictions meet the best practice standard of requiring all rented and owned multiunit residential properties with 2 or more units to be 100% smokefree indoors for all types of smoking and vaping. 84 of the jurisdictions require that the specified type of multi-unit housing they cover is required to be 100% smokefree indoors. All Public Housing Agencies are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to have a 100% smokefree policy in place for all public housing properties as of July 31, 2018.Library Tobacco Database: Program staff collected and cataloged 195 new documents for inclusion in the organizations library and updated 185 existing documents. Of the 195 new records, 37 included research and other publications that cited proprietary ANRF data. The library continued to operate with reduced staff hours compared to 2022.Media Contacts: Program staff collected and cataloged 131 unique news clips related to smokefree air & tobacco issues, with some clips reprinted in multiple sources. Google News changed its reporting algorithm in 2023, and it is no longer possible to determine how many times a specific clip is reprinted.
    Expenses $3,091,233 · grants $111,780 · revenue $592,548

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-2922136
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
1984
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,460,002
Income (IRS master file)
$3,789,343

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,789,343$3,927,527$1,460,002XML
990December 2023$3,337,789$3,473,448$2,246,477XML
990December 2022$3,762,903$3,455,347$2,805,149XML
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 94-2922136).

Questions about AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION is 94-2922136.
Is AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
Are donations to AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION 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 NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Roman Bowser.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,623 (Cynthia Hallett, CEO).
How much revenue does AMERICAN NONSMOKERS RIGHTS FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,789,343, expenses of $3,927,527 and total assets of $1,460,002 at year end.

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