Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast

What Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast does

Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1909 and headquartered in San Jose, California. It operates across 18 California counties with a 41-person staff, delivering a portfolio of lung-health, clean-air, and anti-tobacco/anti-vaping programs. Service beneficiaries include individual patients (low-income asthma and sleep apnea patients served via home visits), school-aged youth (climate and tobacco-prevention engagement), local governments (clean transportation coalition support), and broader policy constituencies affected by air-quality and smoke-free regulation.

The organization's programmatic mix spans direct clinical service delivery, environmental intervention, and policy advocacy. Direct health services include the Sleep Safe CPAP program (sleep apnea equipment provision), home-visit asthma management, indoor air assessments, and the Ash Kickers smoking cessation program. Environmental programs comprise Clean Cars for All, the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, and Youth for a Cool Earth, addressing vehicle emissions and youth climate engagement. Advocacy work targets clean air policy, smoke-free environments, anti-vaping regulation, and tuberculosis-related policy. The architecture is fundamentally community-based and field-deployed rather than technology-platform-based; services rely on trained staff, partnerships with healthcare providers and schools, and coalition participation rather than on a centralized digital product.

Funding is generated through individual donations, corporate community grants (a notable example being a CVS Health Community Grant supporting an anti-vaping project), and likely ancillary program revenue. The BREATHE AMERICA Alliance membership provides a national coordination layer for advocacy and peer non-profit collaboration. Revenue scale is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast

Legal name

Breathe California

Website

https://lungsrus.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1909

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast is a 116-year-old non-profit serving 18 California counties from San Jose, delivering lung-health services, clean-air advocacy, and anti-tobacco/vaping programs through home visits, coalitions, and youth engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health and Respiratory Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Home Health Equipment Rental (532283), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Ventilation, Oxygen Therapy & Respiratory DME Clinical Management (HLAKANAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

COPD & Chronic Bronchitis Management (HLAKANAE), Respiratory & Sleep Therapy Equipment (Oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP, Nebulizers) (HSABAKAD)

Keywords

• Lung health programs
• Clean air advocacy
• Smoking cessation services
• Asthma management programs
• Respiratory disease nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization relies on donations from individuals and organizations to fund its operations and public health programs.
2. Community Grants: Receives grant funding from organizations such as CVS Health Community Grant to fund anti-vaping and other health programs.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Breathe California is a nonprofit health organization that delivers direct lung health and clean air programs to communities across 18 California counties. Core offerings include refurbishment and low-cost distribution of used CPAP machines through the Sleep Safe CPAP program, free indoor air assessments, asthma home visits and education, smoking cessation through Ash Kickers, air purifier distribution, and environmental/clean transportation initiatives including Clean Cars for All, the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, and the Youth for a Cool Earth program.

Product overview

Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast is a non-profit health organization offering a portfolio of direct service programs focused on clean air and lung health. The organization provides community health services including the Sleep Safe CPAP Program (refurbished sleep apnea equipment), Free Indoor Air Assessments, asthma management programs (home visits, education classes, air purifiers, summer camp), and tobacco cessation services (Ash Kickers program, quit smoking services, vaping intervention). Environmental initiatives include Clean Cars for All, the Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, and Youth for a Cool Earth. The organization does not offer a technology product platform but delivers these programs directly to communities across the Bay Area and Central Coast regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sleep Safe CPAP Program: Program that tests, resets, and cleans used sleep apnea machines and provides them at low cost to those who need them most.
• Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation Program
• Youth for a Cool Earth
• Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition
• Clean Cars for All

Products and services

• Sleep Safe CPAP Program Tests, cleans, refurbishes, and provides donated CPAP and Bi-PAP machines at low cost to patients with sleep apnea whose insurance does not cover the machine cost.
• Free Indoor Air Assessments Free assessments of indoor air quality for residents, identifying pollutants and recommending remediation for better respiratory health.
• Ash Kickers Smoking Cessation Program A smoking cessation program helping individuals quit tobacco and vaping products through education, counseling, and support.
• Asthma Home Visits Free home visits providing asthma education, trigger identification, and management support for individuals and families affected by asthma.
• Air Purifier Program Program providing air purifiers to eligible individuals to improve indoor air quality and support respiratory health.
• Clean Cars for All A transportation initiative providing incentives and support for income-qualified households to switch to cleaner vehicles, reducing air pollution.
• Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition A coalition promoting clean transportation and alternative fuels to reduce emissions and improve regional air quality.
• Youth for a Cool Earth A youth-focused environmental program engaging young people in climate action and clean air advocacy.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Breathe California Sacramento RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• Breathe Southern CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• Breathe DCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• Breathe New HampshirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• Breathe PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• Respiratory Health Association - ChicagocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the BREATHE AMERICA Alliance, a national network of lung health organizations working together to prevent lung disease and promote clean air through direct service, education, advocacy, and research.
• CVS HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCVS Health Community Grant funded an anti-vaping project, supporting Breathe California's tobacco control efforts.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• American Lung Association: National nonprofit dedicated to lung health through research, advocacy, and education. Comparable as the dominant U.S. lung health organization with overlapping mission (asthma, COPD, tobacco cessation, clean air), but operates nationally with broader scope and significantly larger fundraising infrastructure.
• American Cancer Society: National nonprofit addressing cancer including lung cancer through research, advocacy, and patient services. Comparable as a large-scale health advocacy organization with overlapping tobacco-control and clean-air interests, but with a broader disease mandate.

Direct peers

• Breathe DC: Washington D.C. lung health nonprofit and BREATHE AMERICA Alliance member. Comparable in mission, program mix (asthma, COPD, tobacco control), and alliance-driven resource sharing, but operating in a different East Coast geography.
• Breathe Southern California: Direct BREATHE AMERICA Alliance affiliate providing lung health and clean air services across Southern California. Most direct comparable to the subject company in mission, program mix (asthma, tobacco, clean air), regional structure, and alliance membership.
• Breathe New Hampshire: New Hampshire lung health nonprofit and BREATHE AMERICA Alliance member. Comparable as a small, regionally focused lung health advocacy and direct-service organization with similar program structure.
• Breathe Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania-based lung health nonprofit and BREATHE AMERICA Alliance affiliate. Directly comparable as a regional lung health organization delivering asthma, tobacco, and clean air programs with similar funding model.
• Breathe California Sacramento Region: Sister BREATHE California affiliate serving the Sacramento region with lung health and clean air programs. Closely comparable in scale, governance model, and program portfolio, operating in an adjacent California geography.
• Respiratory Health Association: Chicago-based lung health nonprofit and BREATHE AMERICA Alliance member. Comparable as a regional lung health advocacy organization running asthma management, tobacco cessation, and clean air programs with similar donation-driven funding.

Others

• American Thoracic Society: International professional medical society focused on pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Comparable in lung health focus and clinical credibility, but operates primarily as a research and physician-education body rather than direct community service.

Regional players

• California Thoracic Society: California state professional society for pulmonary and critical care medicine. Comparable in California focus and lung/breathing health subject matter, but functions as a clinical membership society rather than a community-service nonprofit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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