American Heart Association Inc
American Heart Association Inc is a public charity based in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1924, it supports cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health through research funding, public education, professional education, community programs and public advocacy.
American Heart Association Inc at a glance
In short: American Heart Association Inc gave $198.2M across 833 grants in 2025 (avg $238K). 49% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $198,231,343
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 833
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $237,973
- -17.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $2,009,845,329
- +4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 49% first-time grantees (399 of 815, 2025)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to American Heart Association Inc
- Invitation Only
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The Association’s application resources direct applicants to prepare and submit proposals through ProposalCentral. Applicants must be Association Professional Members before submitting a pre-proposal or full proposal. Research awards are limited to eligible U.S.-based nonprofit institutions able to conduct the proposed research. Some programs require a pre-proposal, with full proposals by invitation; the Association describes peer review and scoring resources for applicants.
- Review Cycle
- The listed 2026 deadlines for the Predoctoral Fellowship (August 4), Postdoctoral Fellowship (August 5) and Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training (September 9) have passed as of October 2, 2026.
- Deadline
- The listed 2026 deadlines for the Predoctoral Fellowship (August 4), Postdoctoral Fellowship (August 5) and…
- Contact
Mailing address: 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231
Phone: (214) 373-6300
Website: https://heart.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
28 open opportunities from American Heart Association Inc
AHA Career Development Award Grant
American Heart Association Inc
Amount
US $231,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
AHA Collaborative Sciences Award Grant
American Heart Association Inc
Amount
US $750,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) Grant
American Heart Association Inc
Amount
Up to US $200,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who American Heart Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Michigan ($9.9M). Together the top 10 received $59.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($1,876,768), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3,357 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,028 grants of 3,357 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is American Heart Association Inc open to new grantees?
49%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 399 of 815 grantees (49%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $83K; repeat grants $397K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $31K repeat.
- 40% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $132.6M (2020) to $230.5M (2019). In 2025 it made 833 grants totaling $198.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Research | $9,926,820 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Research | $8,609,742 |
| Augusta University Research Institute Inc | Research | $6,725,406 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General) | Research | $6,170,675 |
| The Ohio State University | Research | $5,725,318 |
| Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | Research | $5,595,488 |
| Washington University | Research | $4,880,322 |
| Johns Hopkins University JHURA | Research | $4,489,912 |
| Emory University | Research | $3,666,672 |
| Duke University School of Medicine | Research | $3,316,966 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,009,845,329 | $1,070,192,712 | $1,010,930,601 | $198,231,343 | 833 | $130,912,277 |
| 2024 | $1,926,864,938 | $972,755,203 | $965,007,244 | $227,571,150 | 794 | $54,844,797 |
| 2023 | $1,790,168,039 | $925,828,648 | $862,517,013 | $191,456,051 | 668 | $48,079,967 |
| 2022 | $1,586,442,628 | $855,744,080 | $751,717,150 | $174,335,860 | 546 | $45,756,665 |
| 2021 | $1,613,373,160 | $803,987,961 | $693,590,695 | $157,137,854 | 516 | $49,046,771 |
| 2020 | $1,320,358,588 | $700,362,587 | $740,233,913 | $132,621,005 | 354 | $46,345,412 |
| 2019 | $1,437,669,656 | $746,432,389 | $769,704,445 | $230,472,028 | 389 | $30,633,502 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Association’s mission is “to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.” Its 2028 impact goal is to drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy and care for healthier people and communities.
The Association funds basic, clinical, behavioral, translational and population research, along with bioengineering, biotechnology and public health research related to its mission. Its research program spans cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health. Other activities described by the Association include public and consumer education, professional education, community services and advocacy.
The Association’s 2023 filing describes examples of its work, including public education about heart disease and stroke risks, CPR training, and research on health inequities. It also reports funding research projects and school wellness grants. Research recipients include universities, hospitals and research institutes; their grant purposes in the 2025 filing are identified as research.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Association reported 833 grants totaling $198,231,343. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $9,926,820, with a median of $20,000.
The largest reported 2025 grants included $9,926,820 to the University of Michigan, $8,609,742 to Leland Stanford Junior University, $6,725,406 to Augusta University Research Institute Inc, $6,170,675 to Massachusetts General Hospital, and $5,725,318 to The Ohio State University. Each was listed for research. Other major recipients included Kaiser Foundation Research Institute ($5,595,488), Washington University ($4,880,322), Johns Hopkins University JHURA ($4,489,912), Emory University ($3,666,672), Duke University School of Medicine ($3,316,966), the University of Pennsylvania ($3,154,043) and the University of Pittsburgh ($2,982,095).
The Association’s listed programs include a Predoctoral Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training and Career Development Award. Program descriptions say these support trainee research and career development or institutional research experiences. The listed maximum awards are up to $69,548 for the Predoctoral Fellowship, up to $165,000 for the undergraduate training award, and $231,000 for the Career Development Award.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Keith Churchwell as president, Joseph Wu as immediate past president, Lee Shapiro as chairperson-elect, Linda Gooden as treasurer, Marsha Jones as chairperson of the board, Raymond Vara Jr as immediate past chairperson, and Stacey Rosen as president-elect. It also lists Bertram Scott, Bob Swan and Cheryl Anderson as board members.
American Heart Association Inc is led by Nancy Brown, CEO on every filing since 2019; 16 of 37 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy Brown
CEO
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$3.4M (2019) → $4.5M (2025)
Laura Sol
Chief of Staff to the CEO
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$553K (2024) → $638K (2025)
Keith Churchwell
President
Board Member → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
$4K (2025)
Marsha Jones
Chairperson of the Board
Treasurer → Chairman-Elect, 2022
Chairman-Elect → Chairperson of the Board, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$488 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Cynthia Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$364K (2019) → $646K (2025)
James Postl
Board Member
Immediate Pa → Immediate Past Chair, 2021
Immediate Past Chair → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$826 (2025)
Jeremy Beauchamp
Executive Vice President Southeast
Executive Vice President Midatlan → Executive Vice President Southeas, 2020
Executive Vice President Southeas → Executive Vice President Southeast, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$355K (2019) → $711K (2025)
John J. Meiners
Chief of Mission Aligned Business
Chief - Miss → Chief - Mission Aligned Business, 2021
Chief - Mission Aligned Business → Chief of Mission Aligned Business, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$458K (2019) → $887K (2025)
Joseph Wu
Immediate Past President
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
7 hrs/week
$3K (2019) → $3K (2025)
Kathleen Rogers
Executive Vice President Western States
Executive Vice President Western → Executive Vice President Western States, 2021
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$547K (2019) → $635K (2025)
Larry D. Cannon
CAO & Corp Secretary
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$520K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Leslie Upton
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$732K (2019) → $1.2M (2025)
Mitchell Elkind
Chief Clinical Science Officer
President → Immediate Past President, 2022
Immediate Past President → Chief Clinical Science Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $542K (2025)
Raymond Vara Jr.
Immediate Past Chairperson
Chairman → Chairman of the Board, 2023
Chairman of the Board → Immediate Past Chairperson, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$6K (2024) → $5K (2025)
Mariell Jessup
Chief Science & Medical Officer
Chf Sc & Med → Chief Science & Medical Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$506K (2020) → $1.2M (2025)
Svati Shah
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$9K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Cheryl Pegus
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$1K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Donald Lloyd-Jones
Board Member
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$1K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Eduardo Sanchez
Chief Medical Officer for Prevention
Chief Medical Officer → Chief Medical Officer for Prevention, 2024
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$497K (2022) → $638K (2025)
Michelle Albert
Board Member
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$2K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Paul Kalil
Executive Vice President Mission Advancement
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$544K (2024) → $641K (2025)
Bertram Scott
Board Member
Immediate Past Chair → Immediate Past Chairman, 2023
Immediate Past Chairman → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Warner
Board Member
Immediate Pa → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Shapiro
Chairperson-Elect
Board Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Chairperson-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Gooden
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Harrington
Board Member
President → Immediate Past President, 2021
Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcella Roberts
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regina Benjamin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jorge Saucedo
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Greco
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Swan
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Anderson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Miller-Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manesh Patel
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Grossman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Rosen
President-Elect
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicente Reynal
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (23)
- Former: Kevin Harker (2019–2024) — Executive Vice President Midwest
- Former: Nicole Aiello Sapio (2019–2024) — Executive Vice President Eastern States
- Former: Ron Haddock (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rose Marie Robertson (2019–2024) — Science & Medical Officer
- Former: Shawn Dennis (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Boyle (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Pina Windsor (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ileana Pina (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tanya Edwards (2021–2023) — Executive Vice President Southwest
- Former: Joseph Loscalzo (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mary Ann Bauman (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Lee Schwamm (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: David Spina (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Midge Epstein (2019–2021) — Executive Vice President Sw
- Former: Bernard Tyson (2019–2020) — Board Member Th
- Former: David Markiewicz (2019–2020) — Executive Vice President Se
- Former: Ivor Benjamin (2019–2020) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Meighan Vafa (2019–2020) — Cf Mkt & Prg T
- Former: Alvin Royse (2019) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Emelia Benjamin (2019) — Board Member
- Former: J. Donald Fancher (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lloyd Dean (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lynne Darrouzet (2019) — Corp Secretary Thr
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4.5M, to Nancy Brown (CEO). 16 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Heart Association Inc
How much does American Heart Association Inc give each year?
American Heart Association Inc gave $198.2M across 833 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $227.6M across 794 grants.
What is American Heart Association Inc's typical grant size?
American Heart Association Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $237,973, across 833 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Heart Association Inc that year got $83K on average.
Does American Heart Association Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 833 grants with a stated purpose on American Heart Association Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research" (195 grants), "Stroke Prevention Programs" (112 grants) and "Nutrition Security" (60 grants).
Who are American Heart Association Inc's largest grantees?
American Heart Association Inc's largest 2025 grantees include University of Michigan ($9,926,820), Leland Stanford Junior University ($8,609,742) and Augusta University Research Institute Inc ($6,725,406), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($1,876,768), which are not listed by name. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is American Heart Association Inc?
American Heart Association Inc reported $2.0B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1B.
What does American Heart Association Inc fund?
The Association’s mission is “to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.” Its 2028 impact goal is to drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy and care for healthier people and communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from American Heart Association Inc?
The Association’s application resources direct applicants to prepare and submit proposals through ProposalCentral. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is American Heart Association Inc's EIN?
American Heart Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-5613797. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
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