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The 990 read · EIN 13-5613797 · TX · Fiscal year FY ending Jun 2025

American Heart Association

American Heart Association Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go

In its own words

“The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency focused on activities related to the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and other related diseases.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated

Top pay
$4.5M Nancy Brown, 0.4% of spending
Revenue
$1.07B 63.7% from donations and grants
Spent
$1.01B 78.8% on programs, as reported
Net assets
$1.43B end of FY ending Jun 2025
Savings
16.9 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People
4,169 employees, 32,641,955 volunteers
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X
01 · Red flags

No red flags in its latest filing.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.

02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Jun 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 78.8¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.
78.8¢
Programs, $796.2M
11.1¢
Fundraising, $111.8M
10.2¢
Admin, $103.0M
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX, line 25
Cost to raise $1
16¢
as reported
44¢
counting the shared mail

For each dollar donated, American Heart Association spent 16¢ on fundraising, or about 44¢ counting joint costs.

Fundraising ÷ $681.9M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX
03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 27% of program spending · $185.1M in grants $214.7M

Science and technology the American heart association funds scientific studies seeking new discoveries related to causes, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Since our founding in 1924, we've invested more than $6.1 billion in research, as we continue funding scientific innovation, shaping health policies, innovating systems of care and transforming communities. Research spending for fiscal-year 2024-25 was $215 million, or 18%, and research awards for the year totaled $185 million.

Program 2 · 22.2% of program spending · $7.0M in grants $176.9M

Professional education research, advances in medicine, and guidelines for best practices are most useful when made available to scientists and healthcare professionals. The American heart association hosted more than a dozen scientific conferences including scientific sessions and the international stroke conference, as well as meetings focused on specialty areas. Each offered continuing medical education (cme) credits, which are also available through the American heart association's online learning programs.

Program 3 · 8.4% of program spending · $5.1M in grants $66.8M

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III
04 · The savings

Net assets: $674.1M to $1.43B in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2012 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions
674
746
864
888
889
908
952
946
878
1146
1247
1426
Form 990 history via ProPublicaForm 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.

Nancy Brown
CEO
$4,472,946
Leslie Upton
Chief Operating Officer
$1,201,179
Larry D Cannon
Cao/Corp Secretary
$1,178,877
Mariell Jessup
Chief Science & Medical Officer
$1,176,206
John Meiners
Chief of Mission Aligned Business
$887,067
Jeremy Beauchamp
EVP Southeast
$711,021
Cynthia Roberts
Chief Financial Officer
$646,040
Paul Kalil
EVP Mission Advancement
$640,928
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII, Section A
Largest outside contractors
ContractorServicePaid
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Moore a Series LLCMarketing & advertising$9,629,095
Veritiv Visual LLCPrinting$7,382,167
Impelsys IncTechnology consulting$7,268,871
Freeman Audio Visual IncAudio & video services$6,711,211
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII, Section B
06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the American Heart Association.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the American Heart Association CEO make?

Nancy Brown, CEO, received $4,472,946 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.4% of American Heart Association's $1.01B in spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII

What percentage of American Heart Association donations go to programs?

American Heart Association reported 78.8% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 11.1% as fundraising and 10.2% as management. That includes $186.4M of joint mail and ad costs counted as programs; without them, programs were 60.3%.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX

How much money does American Heart Association have?

Net assets were $1.43B at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 16.9 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part X

Does American Heart Association have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)
07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

  1. American Heart Association Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
  2. American Heart Association Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Cite this page

Amir Arani, “American Heart Association: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/american-heart-association/