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Nonprofit · EIN 95-1641451

BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90036

Financials

$2.2M$2.1M2022$4.7M$2.3M2023$2.6M$2.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$2,573,083$2,923,727-$350,644$11,445,158$744,262$10,700,896
June 30, 2024990$4,719,274$2,305,383$2,413,891$11,645,364$1,903,901$9,741,463
June 30, 2023990$2,171,804$2,075,948$95,856$8,816,477$1,386,161$7,430,316
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,527,260
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$103,120
Net rental income
$814,003
Net income from fundraising events
$82,070
Other revenue
$942,703

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,220,367
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,624,357
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$160
Accounting fees
$101,900
Travel
$11,408
Program services (functional)
$2,923,727

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$11,645,364
Total assets, end of year
$11,445,158
Total liabilities, end of year
$744,262
Net assets, end of year
$10,700,896
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,787,743
Publicly traded securities
$3,682,517
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,087,924
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,612,972
Gross receipts
$2,573,083
Employees
17
Volunteers
40
Year formed
1927
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Andrea M Caster EsqChair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Eileena James Brown MBAPast Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Lauren Nevitt EsqTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Lucy LabruzzoSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Steven L Bryson EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Cynthia CarterBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Gavin ChanBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Angela DePaoli MS PMPBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert L Duitsman EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Anita GabrielianBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Diana GuthBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Dave Grant DBABoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Lawrence M Lebowsky EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Megan Lorenz EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Chris MusgraveBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Bo OkorojiBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Whitney ONeillBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Reza Ronaghi MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Kara SaxBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Erika Schimmel-GuilesBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Guy W Soo Hoo MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Lexi WileyBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Zach WoolridgeBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Marc CarrelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Andrea M Caster EsqChair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Eileena James Brown MBAPast Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Lauren Nevitt EsqTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Lucy LabruzzoSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0
Steven L Bryson EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Cynthia CarterBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Gavin ChanBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Angela DePaoli MS PMPBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert L Duitsman EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Anita GabrielianBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Diana GuthBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Dave Grant DBABoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Lawrence M Lebowsky EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Megan Lorenz EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Chris MusgraveBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Bo OkorojiBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Whitney ONeillBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Reza Ronaghi MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Kara SaxBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Erika Schimmel-GuilesBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Guy W Soo Hoo MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Lexi WileyBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Zach WoolridgeBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0
Marc CarrelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Marc CarrelPresident & CEO
Officer
40$201,057$18,603
Andrea M Caster EsqChair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
Eileena James Brown MBAPast Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
Lauren Nevitt EsqTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
Lucy LabruzzoSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
Steven L Bryson EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Cynthia CarterBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Gavin ChanBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Angela DePaoli MS PMPBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Robert L Duitsman EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Anita GabrielianBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Diana GuthBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Dave Grant DBABoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Lawrence M Lebowsky EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Megan Lorenz EsqBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Chris MusgraveBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Bo OkorojiBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Whitney ONeillBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Reza Ronaghi MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Kara SaxBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Erika Schimmel-GuilesBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Guy W Soo Hoo MDBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Lexi WileyBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0
Zach WoolridgeBoard Member
Trustee or director
6$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5858 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90036-4509
In care of
% ROBERTO JO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Marc Carrel, 5858 Wilshire Blvd 300, Los Angeles, CA 900360926
Signed the 990
Marc Carrel, President & CEO
Phone
(323) 935-8050
Return prepared by
VASIN HEYN AND COMPANY

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1641451 or by the name BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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

Mission

To promote clean air and healthy lungs through research, education, advocacy, and technology.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Youth Education Programs - Breathe Southern California partners with afterschool programs such as WRAP, the LBUSD afterschool program the Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach, LA Conservation Corps, and others to bring educational program to students. Since 2006, Breathe Southern California has served over 11,000 K-8th grade students in more than 118 schools through these programs. These programs include O24U, an environmental and asthma education program for 8 to 14-year olds teaching children about the environment and its impact on lung health, FiRST!, a tobacco and nicotine prevention program that aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to resist tobacco and nicotine use and empower them to lead the first smoke-free generation, and Project GROW, a hands-on, garden-based learning program emphasizing the connection between the environment, food, and health.
    Expenses $1,545,000
  • Trudeau Society - This nearly century-old membership organization provides doctors and allied health professionals with networking opportunities, special events, and continuing education and conferences featuring the latest research on lung health. In April 2019 the Trudeau Society sponsored its annual COPD & Lung Health Conference that included lectures and panels provided by medical experts focusing on innovations in lung health treatments. Trudeau Society also sponsors the California Research Forum on Lung Health which enables pulmonary research investigators to share their findings relating to improved treatments, technologies and management of lung health conditions.
    Expenses $470,000
  • The Vaping Trend: Clearing the Air - This is a workshop for parents, teachers and school administrators to help them address the growing trend of youth vaping. We focus on teaching adults about the potential dangers of teen exposure to vaping both inside and outside of school.
    Expenses $295,000
  • Other programs
    Expenses $188,727
  • Adult Lung Health Workshops - For the 2024-25 fiscal year, Breathe Southern California began a partnership with CareMore Health to conduct workshops at community centers and senior centers throughout Los Angeles County to educate people about lung health and to conduct screenings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
    Expenses $175,000
  • Lung Power - This family-centered patient education program for children and teens with asthma provides education and self-management tools to help families better manage their children's asthma.
    Expenses $175,000
  • Advocacy - Breathe Southern California advocates at the local, state and federal levels on issues related to public health, asthma, COPD, smoking and nicotine prevention, as well as ways to improve lung health and improve air quality in Southern California.
    Expenses $75,000

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-1641451
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
1940
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,445,158
Income (IRS master file)
$2,573,083

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$2,573,083$2,923,727$11,445,158IRS
990June 2024$4,719,274$2,305,383$11,645,364IRS
990June 2023$2,171,804$2,075,948$8,816,477XML
990June 2022$1,928,478$2,201,327$8,614,009IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 95-1641451).

Questions about BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

What is the EIN of BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA is 95-1641451.
Is BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1940.
Are donations to BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 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 BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Marc Carrel.
Who are the officers and directors of BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does BREATHE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,573,083, expenses of $2,923,727 and total assets of $11,445,158 at year end.

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