American Heart Association

The American Heart Association is one of the nations leading nonprofit health organizations dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke while promoting longer, healthier lives for people of all ages. Founded in 1924, the organization has spent more than 100 years advancing cardiovascular research, public health education, emergency response training, and life-saving advocacy programs across the United States and around the world. The American Heart Association provides valuable health resources, wellness education, support programs, and prevention initiatives focused on heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy aging. The organization is also widely recognized for its CPR and First Aid training programs, helping millions of individuals, caregivers, healthcare professionals, schools, and workplaces learn life-saving emergency response skills every year. Through research funding, advocacy efforts, community outreach, and educational initiatives, the American Heart Association continues to improve healthcare outcomes and empower individuals and families to take proactive steps toward better heart and brain health. The organization has invested billions into groundbreaking medical research and remains one of the largest nonprofit funders of cardiovascular and stroke research in the world.