The Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation at a glance
In short: The Heart Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $500,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500,000
- Total assets
- $10,201,948
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Heart Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($500K).
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 8 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Heart Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 204% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $288K (2019) to $705K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA | Fund heart disease research for improved methods of prevention, detection, and treatment | $500,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,201,948 | $1,786,067 | $888,868 | $500,000 | 1 | — | $476,693 | — |
| 2024 | $9,019,196 | $1,283,830 | $1,013,860 | $400,000 | 1 | $891,431 | $223,116 | $436,302 |
| 2023 | $8,464,144 | $2,008,630 | $1,440,391 | $704,900 | 3 | $1,344,312 | $157,350 | $395,108 |
| 2022 | $7,683,562 | $1,093,996 | $1,114,996 | $605,000 | 2 | $985,149 | $195,188 | $426,412 |
| 2021 | $8,779,346 | $989,850 | $694,132 | $350,000 | 1 | — | $247,866 | $408,979 |
| 2020 | $8,111,524 | $1,418,345 | $1,192,724 | $601,000 | 2 | — | $70,008 | $391,819 |
| 2019 | $7,704,825 | $1,162,957 | $838,373 | $288,050 | 3 | — | $84,106 | $368,671 |
About The Heart Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Heart Foundation is a public charity, based in Westlake Village, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $477K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Heart Foundation is led by Catherine Mullaney, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 7 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Mullaney
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$76K (2019) → $68K (2025)
Mark Litman
Chairman
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Weinhart
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Weingarten
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Sapiro
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Sapiro
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neil Schimmel
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Gerald Cohen (2019–2023) — Secretary
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 $68K, to Catherine Mullaney (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about The Heart Foundation
How much does The Heart Foundation give each year?
The Heart Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $400K across 1 grant.
How large is The Heart Foundation?
The Heart Foundation reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does The Heart Foundation operate?
The Heart Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is The Heart Foundation's EIN?
The Heart Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0471117. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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