Nonprofit · EIN 26-0330887
HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC
Tax-exempt · TAMPA, FL 33629
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $312,811 | $398,327 | -$85,516 | $699,225 | $383,244 | $315,981 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $266,644 | $460,812 | -$194,168 | $456,256 | $54,759 | $401,497 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $358,174 | $483,807 | -$125,633 | $666,798 | $71,133 | $595,665 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $427,706
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,126
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$140,587
- Other revenue
- -$116,021
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $32,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,186
- Other salaries and wages
- $48,271
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $176,473
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,846
- Accounting fees
- $13,940
- Occupancy
- $3,417
- Travel
- $4,841
- Program services (functional)
- $323,739
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,641
- Fundraising (functional)
- $40,947
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $456,256
- Total assets, end of year
- $699,225
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $383,244
- Net assets, end of year
- $315,981
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $315,981
- Gross receipts
- $943,947
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA M DELISE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $115,185 |
| THOMAS CRAWFORD MD | CHAIRMAN & MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PETER MUSAIB-ALI | VC, DIR-CARIBBEAN & RDC CH Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MILANO CPA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ARIEL GARCIA SALAZAR | DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH V MESSER MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID B KATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICARDO MENESES MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR FRED KUSUMOTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RON MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR KIM EAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STUART BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA M DELISE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 |
| THOMAS CRAWFORD MD | CHAIRMAN & MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| PETER MUSAIB-ALI | VC, DIR-CARIBBEAN & RDC CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LISA MILANO CPA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| BENEDICT S MANISCALCO MD | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ARIEL GARCIA SALAZAR | DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH V MESSER MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID B KATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICARDO MENESES MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RON MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA M DELISE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 |
| THOMAS CRAWFORD MD | CHAIRMAN AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JAN HENDERSON | INTERIM VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| BENEDICT MANISCALCO | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| ARIEL GARCIA SALAZAR | DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PETER MUSAIB-ALI | DIR OF CARIBBEAN & RDC MAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH V MESSER MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID B KATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JANET LORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICARDO MENESES MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RON MILLS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3225 S MACDILL AVE STE 129 PMB 2, TAMPA, FL 33629-8171
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAVID KATCHER, 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-2, TAMPA, FL 33629
- Signed the 990
- DAVID KATCHER, CHAIRMAN
- Phone
- (813) 259-1213
- Website
- WWW.FORHEARTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE AND PACEMAKER CLUB, IMPROVES AND SAVES LIVES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES (CIEDS), COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HEART RHYTHM DISORDERS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, HOSPITALS, HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES DEVICE IMPLANTATION, FOLLOW-UP CARE, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT AT NO COST TO QUALIFIED PATIENTS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) DURING 2025, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE IMPLANTED 133 LIFESAVING CARDIAC DEVICES THROUGH SIX INTERNATIONAL HEART CENTERS SERVING PATIENTS IN GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, PARAGUAY, THE PHILIPPINES, AND TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. THE FOUNDATION'S PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES REACHED A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 34,000 PACEMAKER CLUB MEMBERS, PRODUCED OVER 40 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND DELIVERED FIVE LIVE CARDIAC CAF EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FEATURING PHYSICIANS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1984, THE FOUNDATION HAS HELPED PROVIDE MORE THAN 18,000 LIFESAVING CARDIAC DEVICES TO PATIENTS IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES, DEMONSTRATING ITS ENDURING COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE WORLDWIDE.EACH OF THE FOUNDATION'S SIX INTERNATIONAL HEART CENTERS IS STAFFED BY APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE VOLUNTEER ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS WHO GENEROUSLY DONATE THEIR EXPERTISE TO PROVIDE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURES, FOLLOW-UP CARE, AND LONG-TERM PATIENT MANAGEMENT. TOGETHER, THESE PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEERS AND LOCAL HEALTHCARE TEAMS PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC CARE FOR PATIENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE LITTLE OR NO ACCESS TO LIFESAVING TREATMENT.RECOGNIZING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF MEDICAL DEVICE PHILANTHROPY, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN A SUSTAINABLE HUMANITARIAN MODEL THAT COMBINES CHARITABLE FUNDRAISING, STRATEGIC CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, NONPROFIT COLLABORATION, AND RESPONSIBLE DEVICE STEWARDSHIP TO ENSURE ONGOING ACCESS TO LIFESAVING CARDIAC THERAPIES. AS MANUFACTURER DONATIONS HAVE DECLINED IN RECENT YEARS, THE FOUNDATION HAS SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED ITS ABILITY TO PURCHASE DEVICES THROUGH CHARITABLE SUPPORT WHILE CONTINUING TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF DONATED DEVICES WHENEVER APPROPRIATE AND LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE.THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS STRENGTHENED THROUGH AN EXPANDING NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS, MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS THAT COLLECTIVELY INCREASE ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE WORLDWIDE. THESE COLLABORATIONS EXTEND BEYOND DEVICE PROCUREMENT TO INCLUDE PHYSICIAN EDUCATION, PATIENT IDENTIFICATION, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND SUSTAINABLE CARDIAC CARE INFRASTRUCTURE. PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS MY HEART YOUR HEART, ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCE/PACE4LIFE, LOCAL HOSPITALS, ROTARY ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAMS, AND CORPORATE SUPPORTERS ENABLE FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE TO LEVERAGE EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND INNOVATION TO REACH MORE PATIENTS WHILE STRENGTHENING LOCAL HEALTHCARE CAPACITY.Expenses $305,269 · grants $32,500
- THE PACEMAKER CLUB IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE COMMUNITIES DEDICATED TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH PACEMAKERS, IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATORS (ICDS), CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT) DEVICES, AND OTHER CARDIAC IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES. BEYOND PROVIDING PEER SUPPORT, THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS PATIENTS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION THAT PROMOTES INFORMED DECISION-MAKING, TREATMENT ADHERENCE, AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) DURING 2025, PACEMAKER CLUB PRODUCED MORE THAN 40 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES-INCLUDING NEWSLETTERS, EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES, BLOGS, PATIENT GUIDES, AND DIGITAL CONTENT-AND HOSTED FIVE LIVE CARDIAC CAF EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FEATURING PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS DISCUSSING DEVICE MANAGEMENT, HEART HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AND LIVING CONFIDENTLY WITH IMPLANTED CARDIAC DEVICES. THESE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES COMPLEMENT THE FOUNDATION'S HUMANITARIAN MISSION BY REDUCING ANXIETY, IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY, AND HELPING PATIENTS BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN CARE.THE FOUNDATION'S IMPACT IS BEST REFLECTED THROUGH THE LIVES IT CHANGES. CARLOS, BORN IN GUANAJUATO, MEXICO WITH TETRALOGY OF FALLOT, RECEIVED HIS FIRST PACEMAKER THROUGH A FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE HEART CENTER AT FIVE YEARS OF AGE. IN 2025, AT AGE TWENTY-SIX, HE RECEIVED HIS FIFTH PACEMAKER FROM LONGTIME VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS DR. RICARDO MENESES AND DR. JAVIER LIZALDE, ILLUSTRATING THE FOUNDATION'S LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO PATIENTS WHO DEPEND UPON CONTINUED ACCESS TO SPECIALIZED CARDIAC CARE. SIMILARLY, MATEO OF HONDURAS RECEIVED LIFESAVING PACING THERAPY AFTER DEVELOPING COMPLETE HEART BLOCK FOLLOWING CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY. THROUGH THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF LOCAL PHYSICIANS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE, MATEO RECEIVED CARE THAT HIS FAMILY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD AND TODAY CONTINUES TO LIVE AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFE.LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE REMAINS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE BY STRENGTHENING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, INCREASING PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH PACEMAKER CLUB, DEVELOPING NEW COLLABORATIONS WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES, AND ENSURING THAT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IS NEVER A BARRIER TO LIFESAVING CARDIAC TREATMENT. BY COMBINING HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE, PATIENT EDUCATION, STRATEGIC COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE CARDIAC CARE CAPACITY WHILE IMPROVING SURVIVAL AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR UNDERSERVED PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD.THE FOUNDATION MEASURES ITS SUCCESS NOT BY THE MONETARY VALUE OF DEVICES DISTRIBUTED, BUT BY THE LIVES SAVED, THE PATIENTS EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED, THE FAMILIES GIVEN HOPE, AND THE SUSTAINABLE HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIPS CREATED TO IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.Expenses $18,470
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-0330887
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G194)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $699,225
- Income (IRS master file)
- $943,947
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $312,811 | $398,327 | $699,225 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $266,644 | $460,812 | $456,256 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $358,174 | $483,807 | $666,798 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $604,981 | $969,967 | $756,273 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-0330887).
Questions about HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC
- What is the EIN of HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC is 26-0330887.
- Is HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAVID KATCHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $115,185 (LAURA M DELISE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONINC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $312,811, expenses of $398,327 and total assets of $699,225 at year end.
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