Making a Difference in Our Communities

The American Lung Association brings awareness to the causes of lung disease and strategies for improving air quality to support lung health. Over the past 120 years it has become the number one trusted source for information and support for those facing lung disease. 

AprilAire supports the American Lung Association nationally by reinforcing its position as the expert in lung health as a sponsor of its Proud Partner program^. The program logo is prominently featured on the packaging of all AprilAire high-performance, four-inch Air Filters. In Wisconsin, we continued to sponsor the annual Fight For Air Climb and added the Oxygen Ball. In total, these two events raised $700K which will be used to provide support to people living with lung disease.

Czar’s Promise is a popular new community partner. This unique organization joins our partners Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society in the fight to cure cancer. 

Czar’s Promise is focused on supporting research on a type of cancer found in both children and dogs. It has identified three areas of impact:  

• Grant funding for pediatric cancer research  
• Grant funding for companion animal cancer research  
• Financial, educational, and emotional support for families whose canines and felines have been diagnosed with cancer and are receiving treatment  

AprilAire sponsored the 2024 Czar’s Promise Inspiring Hope Walk, helping to raise over $110K for cancer research and support. 

Building healthy, safe homes reflects a shared vision with our new partner, Habitat for Humanity. Through its volunteer network, generous donors and sales from its Habitat ReStores, this organization helps families achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance to build a better life through shelter.  

In 2024, 90 AprilAire Good Neighbors rolled up their sleeves to frame an entire Habitat home to kick off our partnership. The AprilAire Sun Prairie Innovation Center was transformed into a Habitat for Humanity construction site with the Habitat Dane County Frame Up team calling this “The most successful Frame Up of all time.” This may have been predictable considering a surprising number of AprilAire volunteers reported for duty wearing their own tool belts!

Attendees of the AprilAire Path to Leadership National Sales Conference demonstrated our Good Neighbor value and their woodworking skills. The team built 35 beds to donate to area children in partnership with the local chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The organization brings together volunteers to build and deliver quality bunk beds, mattresses, and bedding to children and families in need.  

“The Sleep in Heavenly Peace motto ‘No kid sleeps on the floor in our town,’ gets right to the heart of why this is such an impactful way to give back,” stated AprilAire President, Jimmy Pendley. 

We are proud to announce in 2024, AprilAire completed the transition of all dehumidifiers to a refrigerant with 66% lower Global Warming Potential (GWP). All existing and new dehumidifiers have now been upgraded to contain R-32 refrigerant. We project this improvement will avoid the release of almost 80 thousand tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere on an annual basis. This is equivalent to CO2 emissions from 8M gallons of gasoline. 

In 2024, AprilAire launched the revolutionary 720 Fan-Powered Evaporative Humidifier featuring HydroCore™ Technology and industry-leading humidification capacity. It introduced a proprietary recirculation valve designed to recycle water while increasing performance resulting in lower utility bills and 60% less wastewater*, saving up to 15,000 gallons of water per year++.

The Operations team continued to reduce our waste stream. In 2024, new equipment was installed to bale all shrink wrap and loose cardboard, and a new service provider specializing in tailored recycling services was contracted to stage trailers on location.  

This continued to expand our recycling program, adding separated and neatly baled shrink wrap and cardboard to other recyclable materials including extruded waste plastic, reground injection molding materials, electronics, and pallets.