American Heart Association Receives $3 Million Gift to Advance Women's Heart Health

The American Heart Association has received a $3 million gift from Lee and Valerie Shapiro to support women's heart health initiatives. The Shapiros' donation will sustain the Mother's Day matching gift campaign and fuel research through the Go Red for Women Venture Fund. The couple's connection to the Association is personal, having lost parents to cardiovascular disease, and their previous campaign helped raise awareness and funds for women's heart health. The gift will continue to multiply donations made in honor of mothers and other meaningful women through future Millions Honoring Moms campaigns.

The American Heart Association (AHA) has received a transformational $3 million gift from Lee and Valerie Shapiro to support its women's heart health initiatives. The donation will sustain the Mother's Day matching gift campaign and fuel research through the Go Red for Women Venture Fund [1].

The Shapiros' connection to the AHA is deeply personal. Both lost parents to cardiovascular disease, but Valerie's mother lived an additional two decades thanks to advances in treatment supported by the AHA. This profound gift of time inspired the couple to help ensure more families have the opportunity to share moments with the women they love [1].

In 2021, Lee and Valerie helped launch the Millions Honoring Moms campaign, matching every online gift made during May, the month of Mother's Day, up to $1 million. The campaign has grown into a national movement, inspiring thousands to give in tribute to all mothers and cherished women in their lives [1].

The new $3 million gift will continue the Shapiros' matching gift commitment for future Millions Honoring Moms campaigns, ensuring that every dollar donated in honor of mothers and other meaningful women will continue to be multiplied. The gift will also advance the Go Red for Women Venture Fund, which invests in innovative solutions and community-based initiatives to improve outcomes for women's cardiovascular health [1].

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1. [1] https://newsroom.heart.org/news/transformational-3-million-gift-to-advance-womens-heart-health
2. [2] https://www.morningstar.com/news/business-wire/20250811966575/alnylam-to-present-progress-in-transforming-the-treatment-of-cardiovascular-disease-with-rnai-therapeutics-at-european-society-of-cardiology-congress-2025