San Francisco, CA

THE VIA HEART PROJECT

EIN 27-1530938

Health & Wellness Community Health & Medical Care

Mission

Via Heart Project is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the awareness, education, treatment, and prevention of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). It advances this mission through community outreach, CPR/AED training, automated external defibrillator (AED) placement and maintenance, and teen heart screening programs.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About THE VIA HEART PROJECT

Via Heart Project was founded in 2010 and now operates as a donor-facing nonprofit that helps schools, businesses, and communities become “Heart Safe” through AED placement, ongoing AED maintenance programs, CPR/AED training, and teen cardiac screenings. The organization provides both paid maintenance services and donated AED packages and training to underserved sites; it reports active program growth and measurable program outcomes in the last 2–3 years, including substantial AED placements, high compliance/readiness rates, and widespread CPR training. Via maintains an active web presence with program materials, training resources, grant/donation opportunities, and annual program impact summaries supporting donor engagement and program transparency.

Notable achievements

Large-scale AED program management

Via reports managing thousands of AEDs globally, supporting AED readiness through an annual maintenance program that monitors battery and pad expirations and provides replacement supplies as needed.

Significant 2024 placements and usage

In the most recent program-year reporting, Via placed several hundred AEDs (reported at 431 placements in 2024) and records hundreds of AED uses; those documented uses include dozens of confirmed lives saved following AED deployment.

Widespread CPR/AED training

Via reports training large numbers of people in CPR and AED use (reported program totals in the most recent reporting exceed 12,000 trainees), focusing on school communities and public-facing organizations.

At a glance

Total assets: $461K
Annual revenue: $1.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-1530938
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: viaheartproject.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID/EIN: 27-1530938) with Form 990 filings and nonprofit registry listings.

Documented program metrics and annual highlights publicly available on the organization’s website, including AED counts, placement totals, AED-use events, and training totals used for donor and community transparency.

Operates an AED Grant Program and donation-supported community programs (including donated AED packages and sponsored maintenance/training) used during awareness campaigns such as American Heart Month.

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