Your Donations Make a Difference
YOUR DONATIONS to the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association are
crucial to the fight against heart disease and stroke in your community — and in communities
across the United States. Your gifts fund innovative research into the prevention and treatment of
these devastating diseases, the No. 1 and No. 5 causes of death in America. And your support
enables us to fight for stronger public health policies, improve the quality of healthcare nationwide, and provide lifesaving information to all Americans.
How Your Donation Can Make a Difference
$10 Makes it easier for people to find AEDs in public places. This donation
covers the costs of placing nine identification stickers in public places,
directing people to these devices that can save someone’s life. Congress
mandated the public placement of AEDs in response to AHA lobbyists.
$20 Provides incentives for a Get to Goal participant as we encourage and
reward individuals to track their blood pressure, weight and physical
activity for better heart health.
$50 Provides information and inspiration to help four stroke survivors maximize
recovery and independence with a subscription to Stroke Connection, a
bi-monthly periodical and our biggest outreach to stroke families.
$100 Equips a hospital or health department with American Stroke Association
resources to educate patients, the public, and health professionals about
stroke.
$200 Teaches ten families in your community the connection between good
food and good health by showing them the ultimate heart-healthy
recipes in The New American Heart Association Cookbook.
$300 Reaches 150 women with our Go Red For Women® movement. Provides
our Red Dress pin, cholesterol/blood pressure/weight tracker and other
tools to help them take charge of their heart health.
$500 Teaches more than 2,500 children how to avoid obesity and live longer,
stronger lives through our nutrition and exercise educational materials.
Your Dollars
at Work
75¢ stays within Founders Affiliate, where 20% is
allocated to supporting regional research projects
and 80% funds local mission programs and
operations.
25¢ funds nationwide programs, research and
operations. By pooling our dollars with the other six
affiliates across the country and National Center, the
AHA is able to provide higher quality programs and
resources to our local communities.
American Heart Association
Expenditures
13.1%
5.1%
14.1%
$1,000 Purchases 20 Learn Rapid STEMI ID trainings through our Mission: Lifeline
program. This would allow 20 healthcare professionals to become
proficient at identifying/diagnosing the deadliest type of heart attack.
$2,500 Can train over 100 families in CPR and AED usage through the CPR
Anytime kit, which can be kept by these families to refresh their skills at
any time or shared with others.
$5,000 Funds a summer undergraduate student fellowship that allows college
students to work in research laboratories under the supervision of
experienced scientists.
$7,500 Brings five heart disease or stroke survivors to Washington, D.C., to
educate their lawmakers and staff about issues that affect our nation’s
cardiovascular health.
$10,000 Provides a series of professional education webinars designed to inform
physicians, nurses and EMS providers about new practice guidelines from
our Get With The Guidelines programs and how to implement
them in the treatment of their patients.
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Research
Public Health Education
Professional Education & Training
Community Services
Management & General
Fundraising