American College of Chest Physicians

Glenview, IL · Founded 1935

Professional association advancing chest medicine through education, research, and clinical practice guidelines

Primary audience

Medical professionals

Work area

Professional education

Topic

Chest medicine

Contact

Stratton Davies CPA

Website Contact

About Organization

The American College of Chest Physicians champions the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. Based in Glenview, IL, the organization serves thousands of clinicians practicing in critical care, pulmonary, and sleep medicine. Founded in 1935, it operates with 129 employees and generates $41.0 million in annual revenue.

What They Focus On

Clinical Education

Training chest medicine professionals through conferences, guidelines, and hands-on simulation programs

Research Advancement

Funding studies in critical care, pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and respiratory health equity

Diagnostic Excellence

Improving accuracy in chest disease diagnosis and bridging specialties across pulmonary and critical care

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Revenue (2024)

$41.0M

+10.7% vs 2023

Expenses (2024)

$37.8M

-1.8% vs 2023

Assets (2024)

$66.7M

+12.6% vs 2023

Employees (2024)

129

-2.3% vs 2023

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2024	$41,007,190	$37,796,676	$66,713,537	129
2023	$37,056,814	$38,478,210	$59,257,285	132
2022	—	—	—	—
2022	$34,618,086	$35,052,526	$42,939,042	143
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$16,629,705	$15,069,607	$44,983,631	123
2019	$31,718,747	$34,504,128	$43,481,911	135
2018	$32,122,293	$32,530,728	$47,051,479	124
2017	$35,761,592	$31,770,496	$46,802,683	129

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Education Delivery

Provide clinical practice guidelines, conferences, and simulation training to chest medicine professionals
02

Research Funding

Award competitive grants for critical care, pulmonary disease, and respiratory health equity research
03

Knowledge Dissemination

Publish peer-reviewed scientific findings through the CHEST journal portfolio and communications
04

Clinical Advocacy

Champion best practices in chest disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across specialties

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by American College of Chest Physicians

Clinical Education

Annual meetings, hands-on simulation training, and clinical practice guidelines for chest medicine professionals

Scientific Research

Research grants in critical care, pulmonary fibrosis, COPD, and lung cancer through competitive funding programs

CHEST Journal Portfolio

Peer-reviewed scientific publications advancing knowledge in chest diseases and respiratory health equity

Diagnostic Excellence

Research projects focused on improving diagnostic accuracy and bridging medical specialties in chest medicine

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind American College of Chest Physicians.

Stratton Davies CPA

Senior VP & CFO

Full-time

Compensation: $405,650

Jonathan Iaccarino

Senior Director

Full-time

Compensation: $239,509

Suzanne Sletto Distel

Chief of Staff & VP

Full-time

Compensation: $236,344

Manuel Alfaro

Senior Director

Full-time

Compensation: $201,987

Tracy Lucitt

Senior Director

Full-time

Compensation: $188,449

John A Howington MD FCCP

President-Elect

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $114,300

Doreen Addrizzo-Harris MD FCCP

Immediate Past President

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $87,825

Jack D Buckley MD MPH FCCP

President

3 hrs/week

Compensation: $87,000

Neil S Freedman MD FCCP

President-Designate

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $35,000

Jennifer Nemkovich

Senior VP

Full-time

Compensation: $384,601

Nicki Augustyn

Senior VP

Full-time

Compensation: $371,060

Debra Janiszewski

Senior VP

Full-time

Compensation: $332,662

John Rather

General Counsel

Full-time

Compensation: $329,846

Richard Schuch

Senior VP

Full-time

Compensation: $287,761

Sandhya Khurana MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $21,650

Christopher Carroll MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $10,000

Nneka Sederstrom PhD MA FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $6,000

Angel Coz MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $5,500

Douglas A Arenberg MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $4,000

Aneesa M Das MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $1,400

Kevin M Chan MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $700

Lisa K Moores MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Compensation: $700

Alexander S Niven MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Hassan Benchegroun MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Lynn T Tanoue MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Michael E Nelson MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Vera A De Palo MD FCCP

Regent-At-Large

1 hrs/week

Robert Musacchio PhD

Secretary/Executive VP & CEO

Milestones

1935

College Founded

1935

American College of Chest Physicians established to advance chest medicine practice

1958

IRS Recognition

1958

Granted tax-exempt status as a professional medical education organization

2020

Pandemic Response

2020

Revenue declined to $16.6 million during COVID-19 pandemic affecting medical conferences

2024

Revenue Recovery

2024

Organization achieved record $41.0 million revenue serving chest medicine professionals

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Robert Musacchio PhD Secretary/Executive VP & CEO 40.0 hrs/week · $555,033

Margaret Pisani MD MPH FCCP Networks Chair 1.0 hrs/week

Robert De Marco MD FCCP Board of Advisors Chair 1.0 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2024)

$4.1M

Highest Paid

$583K

Robert Musacchio PHD

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Robert Musacchio PHD	Secretary/Executive VP & CEO	$555,033	$27,600	$582,633	40
Stratton Davies CPA	Senior VP & CFO	$405,650	$46,097	$451,747	40
Nicki Augustyn	Senior VP	$371,060	$36,274	$407,334	40
Jennifer Nemkovich	Senior VP	$384,601	$22,377	$406,978	40
Debra Janiszewski	Senior VP	$332,662	$23,078	$355,740	40
John Rather	General Counsel	$329,846	$13,627	$343,473	40
Richard Schuch	Senior VP	$287,761	$37,651	$325,412	40
Jonathan Iaccarino	Senior Director	$239,509	$11,558	$251,067	40
Suzanne Sletto Distel	Chief Of Staff & VP	$236,344	$11,767	$248,111	40
Manuel Alfaro	Senior Director	$201,987	$36,591	$238,578	40
Tracy Lucitt	Senior Director	$188,449	$9,461	$197,910	40
John A Howington MD Fccp	President-Elect	$114,300	—	$114,300	1
Doreen Addrizzo-Harris MD Fccp	Immediate Past President	$87,825	—	$87,825	1
Jack D Buckley MD MPH Fccp	President	$87,000	—	$87,000	3
Neil S Freedman MD Fccp	President-Designate	$35,000	—	$35,000	1

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Robert Musacchio PHD	Secretary/Executive VP & CEO	$547,843	$26,400	$574,243	40
Stratton Davies CPA	Senior VP & CFO	$332,938	$42,528	$375,466	40
Nicki Augustyn	Senior VP	$308,196	$31,086	$339,282	40
Jennifer Nemkovich	Senior VP	$314,651	$18,812	$333,463	40
Debra Janiszewski	Senior VP	$272,803	$21,340	$294,143	40
John Rather	General Counsel	$266,226	$12,414	$278,640	40
Richard Schuch	Senior VP	$241,879	$32,315	$274,194	40
Jonathan Iaccarino	Senior Director	$234,012	$11,611	$245,623	40
Manuel Alfaro	Senior Director	$204,740	$33,234	$237,974	40
Suzanne Sletto Distel	VP Org Affairs	$190,375	$16,654	$207,029	40
Tracy Lucitt	Senior Director	$184,342	$9,268	$193,610	40
Doreen J Addrizzo-Harris MD Fccp	President	$110,875	—	$110,875	3
David A Schulman MD MPH	Immediate Past President	$39,300	—	$39,300	1
Jack D Buckley MD MPH Fccp	President-Elect	$36,600	—	$36,600	1
Victor J Test MD Fccp	Regent-At-Large	$16,600	—	$16,600	1

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Robert Musacchio PHD	Secretary/Executive Vice President & CEO	$495,332	$24,400	$519,732	40
Stratton Davies CPA	CFO	$307,668	$39,520	$347,188	40
Nicki Augustyn	Senior Vice President	$283,376	$29,002	$312,378	40
Jennifer Nemkovich	Senior Vice President	$288,077	$17,692	$305,769	40
Debra Janiszewski	Senior Vice President	$250,318	$20,033	$270,351	40
John Rather	General Counsel	$252,582	$12,269	$264,851	40
Richard Schuch	Senior Vice President	$222,186	$30,682	$252,868	40
Jonathan Iaccarino	Senior Director	$223,182	$11,070	$234,252	40
Manuel Alfaro	Senior Director	$196,330	$31,940	$228,270	40
Robb Rabito	Senior Director	$168,737	$22,619	$191,356	40
Suzanne Sletto	Senior Director	$155,336	$14,598	$169,934	40
David A Schulman MD MPH Fccp	President	$132,625	—	$132,625	1
Doreen J Addrizzo-Harris MD Fccp	President-Elect	$92,875	—	$92,875	1
Steven Q Simpson MD Fccp	Immediate Past President	$50,000	—	$50,000	1
Sandhya Khurana MD Fccp	Regent-At-Large	$9,075	—	$9,075	1

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Robert Musacchio PHD	Secretary/Executive Vice President & CEO	$438,937	$25,650	$464,587	40
Stratton Davies CPA	CFO	$295,593	$42,822	$338,415	40
Nicki Augustyn	Senior Vice President	$258,666	$31,507	$290,173	40
Jennifer Nemkovich	Senior Vice President	$254,045	$10,198	$264,243	40
James Young	Senior Vice President	$219,282	$39,712	$258,994	40
Ronald Moen	CIO	$204,023	$45,951	$249,974	40
Chad Jackson	Chief Innovation Officer	$220,219	$19,472	$239,691	40
Richard Schuch	Senior Director	$183,460	$29,079	$212,539	40
Manuel Alfaro	Senior Director	$162,226	$39,160	$201,386	40
Debra Janiszewski	Senior Vice President	$175,120	$22,366	$197,486	40
Rudy Anderson	Senior Director/Associate EXEC Director Chest Foundation	$180,203	$7,920	$188,123	10
Linda Tomczynski	Senior Director	$168,754	$12,569	$181,323	40
Clayton T Cowl MD MS Fccp	Immediate Past President Through 10/17/20	$130,000	—	$130,000	1
Stephanie M Levine MD Fccp	President/Immediate Past President Starting 10/18/20	$101,000	—	$101,000	1
David A Schulman MD MPH Fccp	President-Designate/President-Elect	$39,500	—	$39,500	1

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Robert Musacchio PHD	Secretary/Executive Vice President & CEO	$425,819	$25,200	$451,019	40
Stratton Davies CPA	CFO	$334,317	$41,076	$375,393	40
Nicki Augustyn	Senior Vice President	$256,939	$30,569	$287,508	40
Jennifer Nemkovich	Senior Vice President	$261,299	$10,508	$271,807	40
Stephen J Welch	Former EVP/CEO	$264,042	$6,615	$270,657	—
Chad Jackson	Chief Innovation Officer And VP Business DEV.	$234,543	$30,949	$265,492	40
Ronald Moen	CIO	$198,123	$44,765	$242,888	40
Richard Schuch	Senior Director	$178,384	$27,327	$205,711	40
Richard Newman	Senior Director	$169,663	$12,418	$182,081	40
Rudy Anderson	Senior Director/Associate EXEC Director Chest Foundation	$170,296	$7,272	$177,568	10
Linda Tomczynski	Senior Director	$162,315	$12,426	$174,741	40
Debra Janiszewski	Senior Director	$149,610	$19,804	$169,414	40
Stephanie M Levine MD Fccp	President	$107,100	—	$107,100	1
Clayton T Cowl MD MS Fccp	Immediate Past President	$29,200	—	$29,200	1
David A Schulman MD MPH Fccp	President-Designate	$12,000	—	$12,000	1

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Fully Forgiven

Total Approved

$4.3M

Total Forgiven

$4.3M

101% forgiven

Jobs Retained

221

Loan Details 2 loans

$2,269,550

Forgiven

Forgiven: $2,296,154 100%

Approved Apr 5, 2020

Lender Wintrust Bank, National Association

Jobs Reported 109

Forgiven On Jun 11, 2021

$2,000,000

Forgiven

Forgiven: $2,019,833 100%

Approved Jan 27, 2021

Lender Wintrust Bank, National Association

Jobs Reported 112

Forgiven On Jan 25, 2022

Source: Small Business Administration • Paycheck Protection Program (2020-2021)

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$50K Grants Received

$957K Grants Given

15 Organizations

Top Funders

1 total

Council of Medical Specialty Societies

$50K

Top Grantees

14 total

University of Chicago Chicago, IL

$150K

West Virginia University Morgantown, WV

$150K

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$133K

American Thoracic Society New York, NY

$100K

The Toledo Hospital Toledo, OH

$100K

Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Charleston, SC

$100K

Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

$50K

University of Rochester Rochester, NY

$50K

Duke University Charlotte, NC

$30K

Emory University Atlanta, GA

$30K

+4 more grantees

Council of Medical Specialty Societies University of Chicago West Virginia University The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of American Thoracic Society The Toledo Hospital Medical University of South Carolina Foundation Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia University of Rochester Duke University Emory University Medical Education Resources Unlimited Johns Hopkins University Partners in Health African Digital Wisdom Academy - ADWA Inc

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Federal Funding

Government awards and grants from USAspending.gov

$940K Total Obligated

$940K Total Amount

2 Awards

1 Agency

Awards

Agency	Award ID	Type	Period	Amount
HHS	NU58DP007789	PROJECT GRANT (B)	2024-2027	$750,000
HHS	NU50CK000604	COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT (B)	2022-2025	$189,518

Source: USAspending.gov. Amounts represent total federal obligations.

Lobbying Activity

Lobbying Disclosure Act registrations

Self-Lobbying

40 Registrations

23 Clients

Yes Self-Lobbying

Clients 23 total

American College Of Emergency Physicians

3 filings

Self

American College Of Osteopathic Family Physicians

1 filing

Self

American College Of Physicians

1 filing

Self

American College Of Gastroenterology

4 filings

American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists

4 filings

American College Of Clinical Pharmacy

2 filings

American College Of Nurse-Midwives

2 filings

American College Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine

2 filings

American College Of Preventive Medicine

2 filings

American College Of Radiology

2 filings

American College Of Radiology Association

2 filings

American College Of Rheumatology

2 filings

American College Of Sports Medicine

2 filings

American College Of Surgeons

2 filings

American College Of Cardiology

1 filing

American College Of Lifestyle Medicine

1 filing

American College Of Medical Genetics

1 filing

American College Of Mohs Surgeons

1 filing

American College Of Nurse Midwives - Nj Chapter

1 filing

American College Of Osteopathic Internists

1 filing

American College Of Physician Services, Inc..

1 filing

American College Of Radiation Oncology

1 filing

American College Of Surgeons Professional Association

1 filing

Source: Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act

Contact

Get in touch with American College of Chest Physicians

Phone

(224) 521-9800

Social

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2595 Patriot Blvd Glenview, IL 60026

American College of Chest Physicians

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Education Delivery

Research Funding

Knowledge Dissemination

Clinical Advocacy

Programs and Initiatives

Clinical Education

Scientific Research

CHEST Journal Portfolio

Diagnostic Excellence

Team & Leadership

Stratton Davies CPA

Jonathan Iaccarino

Suzanne Sletto Distel

Manuel Alfaro

Tracy Lucitt

John A Howington MD FCCP

Doreen Addrizzo-Harris MD FCCP

Jack D Buckley MD MPH FCCP

Neil S Freedman MD FCCP

Jennifer Nemkovich

Nicki Augustyn

Debra Janiszewski

John Rather

Richard Schuch

Sandhya Khurana MD FCCP

Christopher Carroll MD FCCP

Nneka Sederstrom PhD MA FCCP

Angel Coz MD FCCP

Douglas A Arenberg MD FCCP

Aneesa M Das MD FCCP

Kevin M Chan MD FCCP

Lisa K Moores MD FCCP

Alexander S Niven MD FCCP

Hassan Benchegroun MD FCCP

Lynn T Tanoue MD FCCP

Michael E Nelson MD FCCP

Vera A De Palo MD FCCP

Robert Musacchio PhD

Milestones

College Founded

IRS Recognition

Pandemic Response

Revenue Recovery

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

COVID-19 PPP Loans

Loan Details 2 loans

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Top Grantees

Related Organizations

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

Taxable Corp Trust

Federal Funding

Awards

Lobbying Activity

Clients 23 total

Contact

Phone

Social