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The Heart Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Westlake Village, CA EIN: 45-0471117 Website

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

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: $500KCedars-Sinai Medical Center$500K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ($500K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 8 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Los AngelesSherman Oaks

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

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CAFund 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

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$10,201,948$1,786,067$888,868$500,0001—$476,693—
2024$9,019,196$1,283,830$1,013,860$400,0001$891,431$223,116$436,302
2023$8,464,144$2,008,630$1,440,391$704,9003$1,344,312$157,350$395,108
2022$7,683,562$1,093,996$1,114,996$605,0002$985,149$195,188$426,412
2021$8,779,346$989,850$694,132$350,0001—$247,866$408,979
2020$8,111,524$1,418,345$1,192,724$601,0002—$70,008$391,819
2019$7,704,825$1,162,957$838,373$288,0503—$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.

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

Catherine Mullaney — Executive Director: $68KCatherine MullaneyExecutive Director$68K

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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