2024-12-17T07:57:56-06:00 2023-12-31 593040705 RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA 201 N FRANKLIN ST SUITE 2200 TAMPA FL 33602 990 2023-01-01 260330887 HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION INC HEAR 8132591213 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-2 TAMPA FL 33629 THOMAS CRAWFORD MD CHAIRMAN 8132591213 2024-12-16 1 1 SAM A LAZZARA P01342929 8138757774 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE THOMAS CRAWFORD MD 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-250 TAMPA FL 33629 6016743 0 X WWW.FORHEARTS.ORG X 2007 FL SAVE LIVES GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND TREATMENT TO NEEDY PEOPLE. 10 10 3 25 0 0 485997 207071 0 0 1336 12806 117648 138297 604981 358174 617937 173473 0 0 145343 154598 0 0 62283 206687 155736 969967 483807 -364986 -125633 756273 666798 35687 71133 720586 595665 X TO SAVE LIVES GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND TREATMENT TO THE NEEDY PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. 0 0 355233 173473 THE HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 1984 BY THE WATSON CLINIC FOUNDATION AS A 501(C)(3) PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION. IN 1992, THE HEADQUARTERS OF HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL WAS TRANSFERRED TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL OF TAMPA, A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY. HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTES NEW, IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC PACEMAKERS AND RELATED DEVICES TO TOTALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THROUGH UNIFORMLY STRUCTURED HEART CENTERS LOCATED IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THESE LIFE-SAVING OR LIFE-IMPROVING DEVICES ARE SUPPLIED WITHOUT COST TO HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL BY PARTICIPATING PACEMAKER MANUFACTURERS.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS) THE DEVICES ARE IMPLANTED ONLY IN TOTALLY INDIGENT PATIENTS BY CARDIOLOGISTS/SURGEONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOCAL HEART CENTER IN THE THIRD WORLD COMMUNITY WITHOUT CHARGE. THE FOUNDATION IMPLANTED 144 DEVICES IN 2023, EVEN WITH A DECLINE IN DONATIONS FROM MANUFACTURERS.THE PURPOSE OF HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL IS TO PROVIDE ALL PROFESSIONAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES BY DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS AT NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENT. HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL CREATES AWARENESS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, ABOUT THE MEDICAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF INDIGENT PATIENTS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE FOUNDATION HAS EXPERIENCED A TREMENDOUS DECREASE IN INVENTORY DURING THE YEARS 2020 AND 2021. NOT ONLY HAS THE FOUNDATION SHOWN A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF DONATIONS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH IMPACTED INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS, THE FOUNDATION HAS MODIFIED ITS INVENTORY VALUATION POLICY TO WRITE DOWN ITS INVENTORY MORE QUICKLY TO BETTER REFLECT THE VALUE OF THE DEVICES BY ITS USEFUL LIFE. THE UPDATED INVENTORY VALUATION POLICY FOR ALL DEVICES AND LEADS ARE WRITTEN DOWN TO $0 IN VALUE WHEN DEVICES ARE 3 YEARS BEYOND THEIR USE BY DATE. DUE TO THE INVENTORY VALUATION POLICY CHANGE AND IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE FOUNDATION EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN ITS INVENTORY VALUE AT YEAR END 2020 AND 2021, AS WELL AS THE VALUE OF INVENTORY PLACED INTO SERVICE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION FURTHER WROTE OFF INVENTORY IDENTIFIED TO BE DESTROYED IN 2022 DUE TO ITS USEFUL LIFE. IN 2022, THE FOUNDATION RECEIVED INVENTORY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BIOTRONIK ON A SPECIFIC REQUEST BASIS DIRECTLY TO THE HEART CENTERS. IN 2023 THE FOUNDATION DEEMED IT NECESSARY TO BEGIN PURCHASING DEVICES IN ORDER 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) CAN BE SERVICED. WORKING DIRECTLY WITH DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, THE FOUNDATION PURCHASED DEVICES FOR SEVERAL OF THE HEART CENTERS IN 2023 WITH PLANS TO PURCHASE FOR THE OTHERS IN 2024. THE 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 HIGHLIGHT: ARTURO-MEXICO ARTURO'S HEART PROBLEMS BEGAN WHEN HE WAS THREE YEARS-OLD. HIS FATHER WORKED LONG HOURS AT A TACO STAND IN MEXICO TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY, BUT HE FELT SCARED AND HELPLESS. "I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT SURGERY. I COULDN'T SAVE MY OWN SON'S LIFE."HIS MOTHER WAS EQUALLY DEVASTATED. "WHEN MY SON WAS SLEEPING, SOMETIMES I COULDN'T HEAR HIS HEART, AND I KNEW ONE DAY HE MIGHT NOT WAKE UP IN THE MORNING." ARTURO'S FAMILY FOUND HOPE WHEN THEY MET DR. RICARDO MENESES OF HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL. ARTURO TRAVELED 100 MILES TO A HOSPITAL AND WAS RUSHED INTO SURGERY FOR A PACEMAKER IMPLANT.ARTURO HAS BEEN A PATIENT WITH DR. MENESES FOR OVER 15 YEARS AND IS NOW ON HIS 7TH DEVICE THROUGH THE HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS A NEW BABY GIRL WHOM HE ADORES. PATIENT HIGHLIGHT: CHRISTINE-TRINIDAD & TOBAGO"MY MOTHER TELLS ME I WAS BORN A HEALTHY BABY, AND FOR THE MOST PART OF MY CHILDHOOD, I WAS. WHEN I WAS 14, I STARTED FEELING WEAK AND TIRED ALL THE TIME. DURING A CHECKUP, THEY FOUND THAT MY HEARTBEAT WAS TOO LOW, SO THEY TOOK ME FOR FURTHER TESTS. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THIRD-DEGREE HEART BLOCK, AND I NEEDED TO HAVE A DUAL-CHAMBER PACEMAKER IMPLANTED.""MY FAMILY WAS SCARED; OUR GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL DIDN'T OFFER THE SURGERY, AND WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET IT DONE PRIVATELY. I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND MY LIFE HAD JUST BEGUN.""HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL GAVE ME A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. WITH THEIR HELP, I WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE THE SURGERY AND LIFE-LONG CARE AT NO COST. THE DOCTORS TOLD ME TO REST AT HOME, BUT I WAS TOO EXCITED TO BE NORMAL AGAIN, AND I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TWO WEEKS AFTER THE SURGERY. I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND WENT TO COLLEGE TO STUDY ACCOUNTING. I GRADUATED WITH HONORS, AND I NOW WORK FOR THE CENTRAL BANK."I AM ON MY THIRD DEVICE NOW, MARRIED AND LOVE TO TRAVEL. I HAVE GREATLY ENJOYED MY ROLE AS AN AMBASSADOR TO THE HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO HOW I CAN HELP CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM." 3629 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) FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE, (FORMERLY KNOWN HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION), WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED FOR PACEMAKERS AND OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AMONG DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS WORLDWIDE. SINCE 1984, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE HAS SAVED MORE THEN 18,000 LIVES IN OVER 20 COUNTRIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING PACEMAKER IMPLANTS AND ONGOING LIFE-LONG DEVICE CARE. AMONG OUR BOARD MEMBERS WAS A VETERAN PACEMAKER RECIPIENT WHO FOUNDED THE PACEMAKER CLUB, AND A BOND WAS FORGED.IN 2023 FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE TOOK THE STEP TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT FOR THE PACEMAKER CLUB COMMUNITY AND ACQUIRED THE PACEMAKER CLUB, BRINGING THE CLUB TO THE FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE FAMILY. THE VALUE OF OUR MUTUAL EXPERIENCES IS AT THE CORE OF BOTH OF OUR MISSIONS AS WE WORK TOWARDS ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE ACROSS THE GLOBE.THE MEMBERS OF THE PACEMAKER CLUB HAVE LONG HAD A CONNECTION AND SUPPORT FOR LIVING WITH IMPLANTED CARDIAC DEVICE. FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE' S DECISION TO SUPPORT THE PACEMAKER CLUB MISSION, WAS DRIVEN BY THE SHARED VISION TO EXPAND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARDIOVASCULAR CARE FOR ALL, AND TO HELP CREATE A WORLD WHERE NO PATIENT FACES THEIR JOURNEY ALONE. COMBINING OUR GLOBAL OUTREACH AND EXPERTISE WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE PACEMAKER CLUB COMMUNITY, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL LIVING WITH A PACEMAKER IS EMPOWERED TO LIVE A FULL AND HEALTHY LIFE. CURRENTLY, FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE IS WORKING TO COMPLETELY REVAMP, UPDATE AND BRING THE PACEMAKER CLUB SITE CURRENT. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE IT UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF 2024. WE HOPE THAT THE NEW SITE WILL BRING RESOURCES TO BOTH THE PACEMAKER CLUB MEMBERS AND THE FORHEARTS WORLDWIDE COMMUNITY. 358862 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 89 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 X THE ORGANIZATION 8132591213 3225 S MACDILL AVENUE SUITE 129-250 TAMPA FL 33629 THOMAS CRAWFORD MD CHAIRMAN AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN HENDERSON INTERIM VICE CHAIR AND TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 BENEDICT MANISCALCO IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ARIEL GARCIA SALAZAR DIRECTOR OF LATIN AMERICA 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MUSAIB-ALI DIR OF CARIBBEAN & RDC MAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH V MESSER MD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID B KATCHER DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANET LORTON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO MENESES MD DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RON MILLS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA M DELISE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100000 0 0 100000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 207071 50000 207071 12806 12806 5765366 5658569 106797 106797 MANAGEMENT FEE FROM RELATED ORGAN 900099 31500 31500 31500 358174 31500 0 119603 173473 173473 100000 60701 14606 24693 43016 26111 6283 10622 486 295 71 120 11096 6735 1621 2740 45040 29276 15764 83520 49278 14198 20044 13986 8251 2379 3356 3645 1742 1195 708 4741 4741 3333 3000 333 1471 1471 483807 358862 62662 62283 651806 449402 35944 26360 50750 20877 19574 2773 1303 129645 15000 60088 756273 666798 8187 42133 27500 29000 35687 71133 X 720586 595665 720586 595665 756273 666798 -125633 712 0 X 0 0 0 X 4078927 500243 2408547 485997 232071 7705785 4078927 500243 2408547 485997 232071 7705785 3999973 3705812 1336 12806 14142 29400 44162 40739 56995 31500 202796 7922723 88714 0.46770 0.40380 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20877 19574 1303 1303 INVESTMENT IN PACEMAKER CLUB 129645 C 129645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 0 10000 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE PARAGUAY GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 0 49600 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE PHILIPPINES GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 0 43123 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE MEXICO GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 0 10000 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE GUATEMALA GRANT OF PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDIGENT CARE. 0 10000 PACEMAKERS AND PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT DISCOUNTED VALUE 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL 5650996 5650996 5586396 DRIVE TO SAVE LIVES 55836 55836 10515 10993 2 58534 58534 16941 33724 5765366 5765366 27456 5631113 5658569 106797 FORM 990, SCHEDULE G, PART II THE SUNSET MUSIC FESTIVAL IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENTS; RAISING SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS TOWARDS OUR OPERATING COSTS. DUE TO THE FESTIVAL'S FUNDRAISING CAPACITY, IT WARRANTS OUR DEDICATED TIME AND EFFORTS, AS WELL AS RESOURCES. X 5 50000 DISCOUNTED VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE PAST CHAIRMAN DURING 2023. 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.