American Heart Association Inc

EIN 135613797 Public Charity

Dallas, TX 75231

https://www.heart.org
Annual Giving
$886.0M
2,473 grants · avg $177.2M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$46K
typical mid grants · $11K–$204K
grant size
39%
supporter · 531/1,363 multi-year
repeat
1,363
Distinct Recipients

About

The American Heart Association, based in Dallas, is the nation's oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. AHA funds research, advocacy, education, and community programs including Go Red for Women, CPR training, and Healthy for Good.

Focus Areas

Cardiovascular research Stroke research CPR and first aid Community health Health equity Tobacco control

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Yes
How to Apply AHA runs open research funding cycles (Scientist Development Grant, Career Development Award, and topic-specific RFPs). Community partnerships via local AHA markets. Review professional.heart.org/research for current cycles.

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 2473 grants on record

Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$11K
Median
$46K
Average
$358K
75th Pctl
$204K
Maximum
$22.6M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

4.8% of US grants · Rank #4 of 52 states $84.1M across 119 grants 15 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Dallas 20 grants · $35.7M
  2. 2 Harris 38 grants · $23.4M
  3. 3 Travis 11 grants · $14.5M
  4. 4 Tarrant 13 grants · $2.8M
  5. 5 Brazos 9 grants · $2.8M
  6. 6 Lubbock 6 grants · $2.4M
  7. 7 Bexar 9 grants · $1.5M
  8. 8 Galveston 2 grants · $417K
  9. 9 Smith 1 grant · $324K
  10. 10 Denton 1 grant · $154K
+5 more counties · 9 grants · $176K

Grants Awarded (2,473 total)

Purpose
Returnsrefunds Py Grants Dallas, TX $22,604,345 RESEARCH 2019
The Salk Inst Biological Studies La Jolla, CA $19,200,000 RESEARCH 2019
Brigham and Women'S Hospital Inc Boston, MA $16,551,400 RESEARCH 2020
Stanford Univ School of Medicine San Francisco, CA $15,082,827 RESEARCH 2019
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX $13,603,232 RESEARCH 2022
Brigham and Women'S Hospital Inc Boston, MA $12,174,387 RESEARCH 2021
Boston University Medical Campus Boston, MA $10,698,126 RESEARCH 2020
New York University New York, NY $10,351,495 RESEARCH 2021
University Hospitals Health System Shaker Hts, OH $9,600,000 RESEARCH 2019
University of Washington Seattle, WA $8,520,545 RESEARCH 2023
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $8,301,247 RESEARCH 2022
New York University School of Medic New York, NY $7,906,495 RESEARCH 2020
Johns Hopkins University-School of Baltimore, MD $7,620,665 RESEARCH 2020
The Brigham & Women'S Hospital Boston, MA $7,247,334 RESEARCH 2019
Northwestern University Evanston, IL $7,049,921 RESEARCH 2019
Stanford University Redwood City, CA $6,965,743 RESEARCH 2023
Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA $6,529,685 RESEARCH 2022
Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI $6,435,764 RESEARCH 2019
Duke University Durham, NC $6,249,461 RESEARCH 2023
Ohio State University Columbus, OH $6,107,208 RESEARCH 2020
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN $6,062,210 RESEARCH 2019
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD $6,051,029 RESEARCH 2021
Ohio State University Columbus, OH $5,837,287 RESEARCH 2023
University of California Davis Davis, CA $5,268,302 RESEARCH 2023
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA $5,243,837 RESEARCH 2023

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