Programs

  • Change The Air Foundation Education

    EDUCATION:CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE SERIOUS RISK UNHEALTHY BUILDINGS POSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ADVOCATES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCHED-BASED BEST PRACTICES TO IDENTIFY AND SAFELY ADDRESS MOLD, WATER DAMAGE, AND OTHER INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH RELIABLE AND ACTIONAL INFORMATION SO THEY CAN FEEL EMPOWERED WHEN TALKING WITH PROFESSIONALS AND MAKING DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IN 2022, CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION PROVIDED RELIABLE, ACCURATE, AND ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON HOW TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THESE POLLUTANTS. OUR FREE RESOURCES (ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, MINI-CLASSES, VIDEOS, AND OTHER SUPPORT MATERIALS) EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE EDUCATED AND INFORMED DECISIONS THAT LEAD PEOPLE TO HEALTHIER HOMES AND HEALTHIER LIVES. WE MADE COMPLEX TOPICS AND RESEARCH ACCESSIBLE AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON. SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN JUNE 2022, WE REACHED OVER 200,000 PEOPLE THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS: FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM (230,000+), WEBSITE (12,000+), NEWSLETTER (2,700+). ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO REACHED OUT TO US DIRECTLY THROUGH EMAIL AND PHONE CALLS. IN THE FALL OF 2022, WE INSPECT DONATED 40 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ITS ONLINE COURSE, MOLDFINDERS METHOD. CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 35 OF THESE SCHOLARSHIPS TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO WOULD MOST BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION SO THAT THEY COULD LEARN HOW TO FIND AND REMOVE HIDDEN MOLD IN THEIR HOME. FINALLY, CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION HELPED A DESPERATE FAMILY FIND SUPPORT AND ANSWERS TO HOW THEIR DEGRADING HEALTH WAS CONNECTED TO HIDDEN MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE IN THEIR HOME. ONE OF THE CHILDREN IN THIS FAMILY SUFFERED FOR THREE YEARS FROM UNCONTROLLED AND UNEXPLAINED LIFE-THREATENING SEIZURES. ULTIMATELY, A DOCTOR WOULD DETERMINE THE CHILD WAS SUFFERING FROM MOLD TOXICITY AND THAT THE LIKELY SOURCE WAS THEIR HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAMILY DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO RELIABLE INFORMATION AND THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO INSPECT AND TEST THE HOME. THE FAMILY ULTIMATELY REACHED OUT TO CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION FOR HELP. WE ARRANGED FOR A COMPANY TO INSPECT AND TEST THE HOME AT NO COST TO THE FAMILY, WHICH ULTIMATELY ALLOWED THE FAMILY TO GET THE ANSWERS THEY DESPERATELY NEEDED. THIS FAMILY'S STORY IS FEATURED ON OUR WEBSITE IN A 5-MINUTE VIDEO CALLED "WALKER'S STORY," THAT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS THAT MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE IN OUR HOMES AND BUILDINGS CAN HAVE ON OUR HEALTH.
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    Dates
    Feb 17, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $35.4K

  • Change The Air Foundation Advocacy

    POLICY & ADVOCACY:CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INITIATIVES TO BRING ABOUT MEANINGFUL POLICY REFORMS CONCERNING MOLD, WATER DAMAGE, AND POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.IN 2022 CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION ADVOCATED FOR MEANINGFUL POLICY REFORMS FOR MOLD AND WATER-DAMAGED INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS WITH LEGISLATORS AND STAFFERS IN 12 STATES! OF THOSE, CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS WERE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRAFTING OF MOLD AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY-RELATED LEGISLATION IN THREE STATES: OHIO, FLORIDA, AND HAWAII.STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LACKING ADEQUATE HEALTH INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE SERIOUS EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURES TO POLLUTANTS IN WATER-DAMAGED INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS.ADDITIONALLY, MOST STATES DO NOT REQUIRE COMPANIES TO FOLLOW ACCREDITED INDUSTRY STANDARDS ON MOLD REMEDIATION, NOR DO THEY REQUIRE CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSING FOR MOLD INSPECTIONS.AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION TRAVELED WITH THE ARMED FORCES HOUSING ADVOCATES (AFHA) AND THE INSTITUTE FOR INSPECTION CLEANING AND RESTORATION CERTIFICATION (IICRC) TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO MEET WITH STAFF MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND ADVOCATE FOR S.4742, THE MILITARY HOUSING READINESS COUNCIL ACT. THE BILL WOULD HAVE CREATED A 17-MEMBER COUNCIL THAT WOULD ADVISE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON THE BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS SEEN THROUGHOUT MILITARY HOUSING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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    Dates
    Feb 17, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.1K

  • Change The Air Foundation Research

    RESEARCH: CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION ANALYZES, SIMPLIFIES, AND DISTRIBUTES RESEARCH THAT ANSWERS IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND FINDS SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS CREATED BY INDOOR AIR QUALITY.IN 2022, CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED ITS SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL. WE APPOINTED THE CHAIR OF THE PANEL WHO BEGAN THE PROCESS OF RECRUITING OTHER VOLUNTEERS FROM VARIOUS PROFESSIONALS. ON BEHALF OF CHANGE THE AIR FOUNDATION, THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY PANEL CHAIR PROVIDED AN EXTENSIVE RESPONSE TO AN EPA REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SEEKING INPUT ON WAYS TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY - WITH A GOAL OF IMPROVING OCCUPANT HEALTH AND REDUCING THE SPREAD OF DISEASES, SUCH AS COVID-19. THE REQUEST LED RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER SUCH THINGS AS AIR FILTRATION, UV DECONTAMINATION, AND AIR QUALITY MONITORING. HOWEVER, NOTICEABLY ABSENT WAS ANY MENTION OF THE HEALTH RISKS OF WATER DAMAGE, MOLD, AND MOLD'S TOXIC BYPRODUCTS PRIMARY CAUSES OF POOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY. OUR RESPONSE POINTED TO MOLD PREVALENCE DATA FROM HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S 2019 AMERICAN HEALTHY HOMES SURVEY II, WHICH SHOWS AN ALARMING RATE OF TOXIN-PRODUCING MOLD SPECIES IN OUR US HOMES. OUR ANALYSIS OF HUD'S DATA IDENTIFIED EIGHT DIFFERENT "TOXIGENIC" MOLDS WHICH WERE PRESENT IN 50% TO 100% OF THE HOMES SAMPLED A STAGGERING STATISTIC, AND AN INDICATION OF SURVIVAL OF THE "FITTEST" IN ACTION. WE PROVIDED REFERENCES SHOWING THE TOXINS PRODUCED BY THESE MOLDS ARE KNOWN TO AFFECT VIRTUALLY EVERY BODY SYSTEM, LEADING TO CANCERS, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, HORMONE DISRUPTION - AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY FROM THE STANDPOINT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION, DAMAGE TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. WE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE HUGE GAPS IN AWARENESS OF THE ROLE IAQ, MOLD, AND MYCOTOXINS PLAY IN AREAS SUCH AS CANCER RESEARCH AND THE "SOCIAL DETERMINATES OF HEALTH." WE MADE CLEAR THE FACT THAT WE CAN'T POSSIBLY FIX OUR INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROBLEM AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING WATER DAMAGE AND MOLD PROBLEM. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WITH OUR LEADERSHIP'S COLLECTIVE IAQ EXPERIENCE, WE PROVIDED A GREAT NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THIS SITUATION WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS WE ALREADY HAVE AT HAND, LIKE REGULARLY SEARCHING FOR AND CORRECTING SOURCES OF WATER DAMAGE; AND, WE OFFERED SOME NEW AVENUES TO PURSUE, SUCH AS UPDATING OUR MODERN BUILDING STANDARDS TO INCLUDE GUIDANCE ON PREVENTING WATER DAMAGE IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE STRESSED HOW THESE MEASURES WILL HELP IMPROVE WORKER HEALTH AND PRODUCTIVITY AND ULTIMATELY SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
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    Dates
    Feb 17, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $0