About Our Beneficary
Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are America’s most common birth defect, affecting nearly 40,000 babies each year in the U.S alone. This equates to 1 child every 15 minutes.
The Children's Heart Foundation was founded in 1996 and is the country's leading organization solely dedicated to funding (CHD) research.
To date, through 2025, The Children’s Heart Foundation has funded nearly $21 million of CHD research and scientific collaborations— driving breakthroughs that have improved survival rates, longevity, and quality of life for individuals living with CHDs in dramatic and life-changing ways.
Research funded by The Children’s Heart Foundation is saving lives and has already improved survival rates, longevity, and quality of life for CHD patients in dramatic and life-changing ways.
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In the past two decades, death rates from congenital heart defects have dropped by 37.5 percent.
CHD Facts
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The Children’s Heart Foundation exists for one reason: to fund the most promising congenital heart defect (CHD) research. Our vision is a world in which everyone born with a congenital heart defect has the chance to live a long, healthy life, and that eventually, CHDs will be eradicated altogether. With the help of our volunteers and supporters, we are making great progress.