All Heart - Annabel's Story.

About this campaign

This June, The Children's Heart Foundation received 52 research grant proposals, requesting over $8 million in funding! There are so many talented researchers trying to improve the lives of CHD patients and each year we strive to fund more and more projects. Each year, critical CHD research goes unfunded; we need your support to raise the crucial money needed to continue funding CHD research!

Most people are unaware that Congenital Heart Defects (CHDs) are the most common birth defect in America, affecting approximately one in one hundred, or 40,000 newborns each year. CHDs are responsible for one third of all birth defect-related deaths and sadly 20 percent of children who make it through birth will not survive past their first birthday. Although a child is born every 15 minutes with a CHD, research continues to be grossly under-funded in America. Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding, only a fraction of a penny is directed toward congenital heart defect research. As the country’s leading organization solely committed to CHD research funding, The Children’s Heart Foundation dedicates itself to bringing health, hope and happiness to children and families impacted by a CHD.
CHF has funded over $7.4 million of vital, life-saving CHD research since its inception.