Lung Health

Name

Lung Health

Legal name

Ontario Lung Association

Website

https://lunghealth.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Respiratory Health Charity Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs (HLAKANAL), COPD & Chronic Bronchitis Management (HLAKANAE)

Keywords

• Respiratory health charity
• Lung disease research
• Smoking cessation programs
• Asthma copd support
• Community health advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The Lung Health Foundation operates as a registered charity (Charitable Registration No. 12404 6368 RR0002) and generates revenue through individual donations, monthly giving programs, estate and legacy giving, gifts of securities, fundraising events, and corporate fundraising partnerships.
2. Research Grants and Partnerships: The organization receives funding through research grants and partnerships with government agencies (Health Canada, CIHR), pharmaceutical companies (AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer), and other health organizations to fund lung health research and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Lung Health Foundation is Canada's largest charity dedicated to lung health, providing free prevention education, research funding, advocacy, and patient support services for Canadians living with lung conditions. It delivers digital health platforms (Quash app, The Loop, LHF Collaborative, Canadian Pulmonary Rehabilitation Portal, Lung Cancer Risk Calculator), clinical programs (Primary Care Asthma & COPD Program, Fitness for Breath), and education/awareness campaigns (Play Prepared, Brief Conversations Toolkit, Airwaves Learning Series).

Product overview

The Lung Health Foundation operates as a charitable health organization offering a portfolio of digital health products, community platforms, and educational programs. Core digital offerings include the Quash mobile app for youth smoking/vaping cessation, The Loop community network for people with lived experience, and the LHF Collaborative platform for healthcare professionals. The organization provides clinical assessment tools (Lung Cancer Risk Calculator, Readiness Assessment), educational resources (Digital Learning Centre, Airwaves Learning Series), and condition-specific programs (PCAP for asthma/COPD, Fitness for Breath). These products work together to provide a comprehensive ecosystem supporting lung health prevention, education, research, and patient support across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Loop: A vibrant community network created by and for people with lived experience, providing an interactive space for live discussions on Loop+.
• The Collaborative
• Quash
• Play Prepared

Products and services

• Quash Mobile App A judgment-free smoking and vaping cessation mobile app for youth ages 14-19 in Ontario and Canada, providing interactive tools and resources to support quitting nicotine outside of clinical care settings. Available on iOS App Store and Google Play.
• The Loop Community Network

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $25M invested in lung health research over 40 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• LungNSPEIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership to support innovative research that strengthens efforts to reduce harms associated with tobacco and nicotine use across Atlantic Canada. Through the 2025/26 Legacy Research Grant program, Dr. Laura Kennedy was awarded $38,080 for the IMPACT Study examining barriers and facilitators to NGO tobacco and nicotine advocacy.
• Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership on national project 'Helping the Missing Million' to better understand why COPD patients aren't getting diagnosed sooner and determine what needs to be done. Purpose was to improve diagnosis and treatment of COPD in Canada.
• AstraZeneca CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Sponsorship of 'Moving the Dial' asthma report - a national report examining barriers and challenges in asthma diagnosis and treatment experience. Made possible by AstraZeneca Canada's financial support.
• Cancer Research SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to fund translational lung cancer research. The Cancer Research Society Lung Cancer Translational Research Grant will fund urgently needed research in partnership with Lung Health Foundation. Total investment of $2 million for lung cancer research grants competition.
• Ontario Ministry of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to launch the first judgment-free initiative to 'Quash' the high school vaping crisis. Mobile quit app Quash reaching 100+ Ontario high schools for smoking and vaping cessation support.
• Ontario Public Health UnitscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to introduce the Brief Conversations Toolkit on World No Tobacco Day, a bilingual online resource to increase brief contact intervention knowledge among those who work with or care for youth to address the youth vaping crisis.
• Pfizer CanadamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in quality improvement grant program for Canada's most prevalent cancers including non-small cell lung cancer. Pfizer Canada announced recipients together with Lung Health Foundation and other cancer organizations.
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support research into First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Lung Health. Collaborative research initiative addressing lung health disparities in Indigenous communities.
• Canada's Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological ThreatsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide Canadians with trustworthy evidence and information about the evolving science driving the COVID-19 pandemic. Joint COVID-19 Policy Forum Series.
• Lung Cancer CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint campaign 'Stop Asking the Wrong Question' to highlight the hurtful and deadly effects of lung cancer stigma through a powerful new awareness campaign launched Canada-wide.
• National Lung Health Alliance (NLHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of leading health organizations advocating for a National Lung Health Strategy. Includes Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, Canadian Lung Association, Ontario Medical Association, and others working to transform Canada's respiratory health.
• Health CanadamajorGTM or Marketing PartnerFunding from Health Canada for public health campaigns including cannabis health risks awareness campaign targeting young adults.
• Alliance for a Tobacco Free Ontario (ATFO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke, Canadian Lung Association, Ontario Medical Association, Ontario Public Health Association, Ontario Tobacco Research Unit, and Lung Health Foundation working on tobacco and vape control advocacy.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cystic Fibrosis Canada: Canadian respiratory charity focused on cystic fibrosis; comparable nonprofit structure, research funding model, and patient support programming.
• Asthma Canada: Canadian charity dedicated to asthma education, research, and advocacy, with overlap on the 3.8M+ Canadian asthma population that LHF also serves through programs like Play Prepared and PCAP.
• COPD Canada: Canadian patient organization specifically for COPD — directly comparable focus area given LHF's 'Helping the Missing Million' undiagnosed COPD initiative.
• Canadian Lung Association: Canada's national lung health charity; the most direct peer given overlapping mission in research, advocacy, and patient programs. LHF (Ontario Lung Association) actually withdrew from a partnership with this organization in 2020 to compete independently.
• American Lung Association: The largest US lung health nonprofit; directly comparable operating model (research funding, advocacy, patient programs, helpline) across the US market.
• Asthma + Lung UK: UK charity formed by merger of Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation; closely comparable combined respiratory charity model serving asthma and COPD populations.
• Lung Cancer Canada: National charity focused on lung cancer — LHF co-launched the 'Stop Asking the Wrong Question' campaign with this organization, signaling direct mission overlap and joint programming.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Cancer Society: Canada's largest national cancer charity; comparable scale, research-funding model, and advocacy footprint, with overlap on lung cancer programming.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: Larger Canadian health charity with broader cardiovascular and stroke mission; comparable fundraising and advocacy model, and a co-member of the National Lung Health Alliance coalition with LHF.

Emerging players

• Truth Initiative: US-based nonprofit operating the 'truth' youth tobacco/vaping prevention brand; comparable to LHF's Quash app in targeting youth nicotine cessation, though much larger in US market reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LungHealthFdn
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ONLungAssociation
• Facebookfacebook.com/lunghealthfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lunghealthfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/lunghealthfoundation

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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