Mission

The Women's Heart Foundation, the only Non-Governmental Organization that designs and implements demonstration projects for the prevention of heart disease, is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to improving survival and quality of life.

Goals

1. to provide for the education of women as consumers concerning heart disease as it affects them economically, culturally, physiologically, psychologically and spiritually;

2. to provide for the education of health professionals concerning the unique needs of women with heart disease;

3. to advocate for research into the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and outcome of heart disease as it affects women, particularly minority women;

4. to support women as caregivers.

Outreach

The Women's Heart Foundation specializes in the design and implementation of wellness, prevention and early intervention programs. The organization has received both national and international recognitions for its ability to reach out to women. As the front runner for women's cardiovascular disease issues, WHF is proud that the movement that it started in 1986 is now a global one, with mobilization of world health organizations, government, academic and science communities to bring about social change.

Click here to download your copy of WHF's Annual Report
Annual Report 2007
Annual Report 2006
Annual Report 2005
Annual Report 2004

Click here to view a copy of WHF's Nonprofit IRS Form 990
Fiscal Year 2007
Fiscal Year 2006
Fiscal Year 2005
Fiscal Year 2004

501c3 Document

	Elise McEvoy, Personal Fitness Trainer, Teen Esteem program
	Lindsey W. Page, Boxing Instructor, Teen Esteem program
	Robin Mansfield, RN, Ask The Nurse E-mail service
	Walt Arkus, AED Defibtech sales support
	Andrea Aaronson, Rutgers Ext Dietary Aid, Teen Esteem program

• AED Initiative (Oct 2008)

• Teen Esteem Health and Fitness (launched Sept 2004)

• Women's Heart Week February 1-7 (launched February 1994)

• Take New Jersey Women to Heart (November 2003 - June 2005)

• Purple Ribbon Campaign and The Gender Care Initiative® (since 1999)

• Medication Safety Campaign (since 1999) promoting better health communication and use of a personal health record

• Healthy Hearts Guides (since 1991)

WHF has invested in capacity-building; remained loyal to its local community; kept the promise; secured its information systems; and expanded its network of health partners and volunteers. WHF now looks forward to making its programs available to every child in every school so that parents, teachers, school administrators and health leaders can begin to come to terms with the obesity crisis that threatens the future of America.

The organization's board of trustees is supported by medical, legal and financial advisors and five standing committees: Education, Outreach Communications, Fund Development and Nominations.

Trustees

Walt Arkus
William R. Healey
Robin Heston
Dr. Stacen Keating
Dr. Barbara H. Roberts
Ann Sikora
Jonathan Pearson - trustee emeritus
Pamela Boyce Simms

Chief Financial Officer: Girard Pisauro III, CPA
Chief Counsel: Andora and Romano
Copyrights & Trademarks: Mathews, Shepherd, McKay and Bruneau
Executive Director: Bonnie Hartman Arkus

Advisory Board