2025-08-04T09:18:40-05:00 2024-12-31 593040705 RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA 201 N FRANKLIN ST SUITE 2200 TAMPA FL 33602 990 2024-01-01 260330887 HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC HEAR 8132591213 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-2 TAMPA FL 33629 THOMAS CRAWFORD MD CHAIRMAN 8132591213 2025-08-01 1 1 SAM A LAZZARA P01342929 8138757774 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE THOMAS CRAWFORD MD 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-250 TAMPA FL 33629 343176 0 X WWW.FORHEARTS.ORG X 2007 FL PROVIDES CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND OTHER RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 10 10 3 0 0 0 207071 124839 0 0 12806 8974 138297 132831 358174 266644 173473 55537 0 0 154598 172864 0 0 44736 155736 232411 483807 460812 -125633 -194168 666798 456256 71133 54759 595665 401497 X TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES, EDUCATION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. 0 0 322919 55537 HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC., DBA FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE AND DBA PACEMAKER CLUB HAS EVOLVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ITS INCEPTION TO MEET THE GROWING AND CHANGING NEEDS OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICE PATIENTS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE PURPOSE OF HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL IS TO PROVIDE ALL PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLANT AT NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENT. HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL ALSO CREATES AWARENESS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, ABOUT THE MEDICAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF UNDERSERVED PATIENTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 AS THE HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE OF THE WATSON CLINIC FOUNDATION IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA. INITIALLY FORMED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION, THE PROJECT WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO THE URGENT GLOBAL NEED FOR ACCESS TO CARDIAC CARE AND LIFE-SAVING PACEMAKER THERAPY AMONG PATIENTS IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS.IN 1992, THE PROJECT TRANSITIONED TO A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY AND RELOCATED ITS HEADQUARTERS TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. THIS SHIFT REFLECTED THE ORGANIZATION'S EXPANDING GLOBAL FOOTPRINT AND DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOSPITALS, PHYSICIANS, AND MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS. AS A PUBLIC CHARITY, HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL SOURCES AND DISTRIBUTES IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES AND OPERATES A GROWING NETWORK OF HEART CENTERS. THESE LOCALLY OPERATED CARDIAC PROGRAMS IMPLANT THE SECURED DEVICES AND PROVIDE THE ASSOCIATED FOLLOW-UP CARE AT NO COST TO PREQUALIFIED PATIENTS.IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION REBRANDED AND CREATED A DBA AS FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE, A NAME THAT BETTER REFLECTS ITS GLOBAL MISSION OF PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES, EDUCATION, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. PRIOR TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020, THESE LIFE-SAVING DEVICES WERE DONATED TO HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL BY PARTICIPATING PACEMAKER MANUFACTURERS. IN 2023 HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO BEGIN PURCHASING DEVICES TO CONTINUE ITS MISSION. FUNDRAISING FOCUSED ON SECURING FUNDS TO PURCHASE AND PROVIDE DEVICES TO THE HEART CENTERS ENSURING RETURNING PATIENTS (THOSE NEEDING DEVICE REPLACEMENTS) COULD BE SERVICED. IN 2023, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE (DBA) ACQUIRED THE PACEMAKER CLUB, A FREE ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PACEMAKER RECIPIENTS AND THEIR SUPPORT NETWORKS, WHERE MEMBERS CAN COMMUNICATE, ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER. WITH THIS ACQUISITION, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE EXPANDED ACCESS TO ONLINE RESOURCES TO BOTH THEIR HEART CENTER PATIENTS, AS WELL AS THE PACEMAKER CLUB MEMBERS TO INCLUDE ONGOING EDUCATION, PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHCARE FOR OUR PATIENTS AND MEMBERS.IN 2024, HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL IMPLANTED 138 DEVICES DESPITE A LACK OF MANUFACTURER DONATIONS. SINCE 1984, HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL HAS SAVED MORE THAN 18,000 LIVES IN OVER 20 COUNTRIESTHE FOUNDATION FEELS THE TRUE MEASURE OF OUR MISSION IS THE NUMBER OF LIVES IT SAVES OR DEVICES IT IMPLANTS, RATHER THAN THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE DEVICES AND LEADS SENT TO THE HEART CENTERS.PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS:CARLOS - MEXICOCARLOS WAS BORN IN GUANAJUATO, MEXICO, WITH A FIGHTING SPIRIT. DIAGNOSED AT AGE TWO WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT, A COMPLEX CONGENITAL HEART CONDITION, HE UNDERWENT HIS FIRST OPEN-HEART SURGERY AT AGE THREE AND QUICKLY NEEDED PACING SUPPORT. HIS MOTHER, ALICIA, TIRELESSLY SEARCHED FOR HELP-AND FOUND FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE. AT JUST FIVE YEARS OLD, CARLOS RECEIVED HIS FIRST PACEMAKER IN 2004 AT OUR HEART CENTER IN AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO.NOW 26, CARLOS RECEIVED HIS FIFTH PACEMAKER IN MARCH 2025, IMPLANTED BY LONGTIME VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS DR. MENESES AND DR. LIZALDE. HIS JOURNEY IS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE LIFELONG IMPACT OF SUSTAINED CARDIAC CARE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS FOR CHILDREN BORN WITH COMPLEX CONDITIONS.PATIENT HIGHLIGHTS:MATEO- HONDURAS WHEN MATEO FIGUEROA WAS JUST 20 DAYS OLD, HIS PARENTS LEARNED HE HAD A CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT. AT 14 MONTHS, HE UNDERWENT EMERGENCY OPEN-HEART SURGERY. "ONE OF THE RISKS," HIS FATHER GERSON RECALLED, "WAS THAT THE BABY WOULD COME OUT OF THE OPERATION NEEDING A PACEMAKER." THAT RISK BECAME REALITY WHEN MATEO EMERGED WITH COMPLETE AV BLOCK. UNABLE TO AFFORD THE DEVICE, THE FAMILY TURNED TO MARIA ESCUELA HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WERE CONNECTED WITH LOCAL THE ROTARY CLUB, AND FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE. "THANK GOD, OUR SON WAS ABLE TO BENEFIT," GERSON SAID. MATEO RECEIVED NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO LIFE-SAVING PACEMAKERS OVER TIME.TODAY, MATEO IS COMPLETELY PACEMAKER-DEPENDENT-BUT THRIVING. "IF WE AS PARENTS DON'T MENTION IT, PEOPLE OFTEN DON'T REALIZE HE WAS BORN WITH A HEART DEFECT," GERSON SHARED. "THANK YOU FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE FOR DONATING MY PACEMAKER," MATEO ADDED. "NOW MY HEART FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY!"MATEO'S JOURNEY REFLECTS THE HEART OF OUR MISSION: PROVIDING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING CARDIAC CARE FOR PATIENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 24690 THE PACEMAKER CLUB IS A FREE ONLINE COMMUNITY WHERE MEMBERS CAN COMMUNICATE, ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE EXPERIENCES AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. THROUGH ITS NEW ALLIANCE WITH FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE THERE IS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE PACEMAKER CLUB COMMUNITY WITH PLANS FOR EXPANDING ACCESS TO ONLINE RESOURCES INCLUDING ONGOING EDUCATION, CREATING PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND BUILDING A NETWORK OF SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR GOAL IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTHCARE FOR OUR MEMBERS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) MEMBER HIGHLIGHT: ROSE- CANADAWHEN I WAS BORN IN 1962, DOCTORS TOLD MY PARENTS TO TAKE ME HOME AND LOVE ME BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. I HAD CONGENITAL THIRD-DEGREE HEART BLOCK AND CONGESTIVE HEART DISEASE. PACEMAKER SURGERY WAS NEEDED BUT THE TECHNOLOGY WASN'T RELIABLE YET. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD CARDIAC ARREST THREE TIMES AT AGE 2, 6 AND 11. IN THE SUMMER OF 1974, I DROWNED DURING CARDIAC ARREST AND HAD TO BE REVIVED. AT THIS TIME THE DOCTORS SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T WAIT ANYMORE, AND I HAD MY FIRST PACEMAKER SURGERY IN SEPTEMBER 1974. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD 12 PACEMAKERS, AND MY LAST REPLACEMENT SURGERY WAS IN FEBRUARY 2024. MY DEVICES HAVE ALLOWED ME TO HAVE A VERY ACTIVE LIFE. I WORK WEEKENDS WAITRESSING AT A BUSY FAMILY RESTAURANT, I CAMP WHEN I CAN, AND I ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HAVE THREE GROWN CHILDREN AND TWO GRANDKIDS. 347609 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL IL X THE ORGANIZATION 8132591213 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-250 TAMPA FL 33629 THOMAS CRAWFORD MD CHAIRMAN & MEDICAL DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER MUSAIB-ALI VC, DIR-CARIBBEAN & RDC CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA MILANO CPA TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BENEDICT S MANISCALCO MD PAST CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ARIEL GARCIA SALAZAR DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH V MESSER MD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID B KATCHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO MENESES MD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAN HENDERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON MILLS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA M DELISE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100000 0 0 100000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124839 124839 8974 8974 177486 76532 100954 100954 MANAGEMENT FEE FROM RE 900099 31500 31500 COMMISSIONS 900099 377 377 31877 266644 31877 0 109928 X 55537 55537 100000 75000 10000 15000 59928 50939 5993 2996 539 458 54 27 12397 10537 1240 620 9692 9692 19736 19736 63849 54272 6385 3192 59567 47654 2978 8935 8259 5781 826 1652 35271 24690 3527 7054 4552 3869 455 228 12409 9307 620 2482 6379 4784 319 1276 1303 1303 5020 5020 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 6374 4781 319 1274 460812 347609 68467 44736 449402 183401 26360 19406 2000 20877 20877 1303 0 129645 191361 60088 60088 666798 456256 42133 32259 29000 22500 71133 54759 X 595665 401497 595665 401497 666798 456256 -194168 0 X 0 0 0 X 500243 2408547 485997 232071 124839 3751697 500243 2408547 485997 232071 124839 3751697 247534 3504163 1336 12806 8974 23116 44162 40739 56995 31500 31877 205273 3980086 8697 0.88040 0.46770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20877 20877 0 0 INVESTMENT IN PACEMAKER CLUB 191361 C 191361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MEXICO GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 12301 0 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE GUATEMALA GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 12060 0 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE HONDURAS GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 31176 0 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 A NIGHT FORHEARTS 71242 71242 44906 DRIVE TO SAVE LIVES 67300 67300 4097 5 38944 38944 27529 177486 177486 76532 76532 100954 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE PAST CHAIRMAN DURING 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HIRES A PAID PREPARER EXPERIENCED IN THE PREPARATION OF FORMS 990 TO PREPARE THE RETURN. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE RETURN WITH THE TREASURER AND PROVIDES A DRAFT COPY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PRIOR TO ALL BOARD MEETINGS, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND/ OR THE AD HOC COMPENSATION COMMITEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS 1023 AND 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION CAN MAKE ITS ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 54,272. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,385. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,192. TOTAL EXPENSES 63,849.