About National Board for Respiratory Care
Promote excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high competency standards to protect and enhance patient lives.
Focus Areas
Respiratory care credentialingProfessional certification and testingRespiratory care educationContinuing competency programs
Who They Fund
students/individual learnersscholarship recipients
Funding Style
direct individual awards (scholarships/sponsorships)program-restricted funding (scholarship program support)annual/recurring award model
Topics
student financial aid
About National Board for Respiratory Care
National Board for Respiratory Care Inc’s recent giving is dominated by a $3.71 million scholarship commitment to Respiratory Care Programs in 2025, signaling a clear emphasis on supporting respiratory care training pathways. Smaller awards continue that same pattern, including 2025 support for The Chest Foundation and recurring backing for CoBGRTE in Forest, Virginia. The foundation’s public summary points to a mission centered on respiratory care credentialing and maintaining competency standards to protect patient lives, and its grant record reflects that mission through education, certification, and scholarship support. It funds programs tied to respiratory therapy education, professional certification and testing, continuing competency, and student awards rather than individual applicants. The grant list also shows support for institutions and organizations connected to the field, such as Concorde Career Colleges Foundation, San Joaquin Valley College, and the American Respiratory Care Foundation. Across the record on file, the foundation’s giving appears structured around annual awards and program support that reinforce the respiratory care workforce and credentialing pipeline.
What National Board for Respiratory Care Funds
Education is the clearest throughline in the recent grant record. In 2023, National Board for Respiratory Care Inc gave $30,000 to Concorde Career Colleges Fdn in Mission, Kansas, for scholarship support, and $25,000 to San Joaquin Valley College in Visalia, California, for a scholarship. The same pattern appears in awards to universities and colleges that train respiratory care students, including Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio, and Boise State Univ Fdn Inc in Boise, Idaho, each at $15,000. Professional support also shows up in its 2025 $40,000 sponsorship to The Chest Foundation in Glenview, Illinois, and in the $20,000 award to Amer Respiratory Care Found in Irving, Texas. The foundation’s stated focus areas include respiratory care credentialing, professional certification and testing, respiratory care education, and continuing competency programs.
How National Board for Respiratory Care Gives
Typical grants are small and consistent: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $10,000, $10,000, and $15,000. The record also shows a larger concentration grant of $3.71 million in 2025 alongside many awards in the $10,000 to $40,000 range. Recipients appear in multiple years, including The Chest Foundation in 2024 and 2025 and CoBGRTE in 2024 and 2025, which points to recurring support rather than one-time-only giving. National Board for Respiratory Care Inc is not a family foundation or DAF; it is an operating nonprofit that makes program-restricted funding and does not fund individuals directly. One active initiative, Every Breath Counts Campaign, accepts unsolicited participation from credentialed practitioners through fee designations.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$3.8M
Total Assets
$116M
Total Revenue
$18.8M
Total Expenses
$11.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
National25 states funded
About 7% of grants go to recipients in OH.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Lori M Tinkler
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for National Board for Respiratory Care?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime