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SEVA HEART FOUNDATION INC

PITTSFORD, NY · EIN 823725086 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE E01 · Health Care · Micro (<$100K) · sevaheart.org
revenue
$97K
expenses
$100K
net assets
$5K
employees
mission · from form 990

SEVA HEART FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST FREE HOSPITALS AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING HEART VALVES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, PREVENTIVE CARE, AND HEALTH EDUCATION TO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE WORLD.

profile · synthesized from sources

SEVA Heart Foundation provides heart valves, medical supplies, and preventive care to underserved populations in developing countries, focusing on regions affected by rheumatic heart disease. The organization supports free hospitals and clinics through donations of critical equipment, mobile medical vans, and post-operative care programs. It also funds research and conducts medical camps to expand access to cardiac care in remote areas.

named programs · 7 · from sources

What they call their work

100 Heart Valve Project
Ongoing initiative to donate 100 artificial heart valves annually to patients in need, with a cumulative total of over 750 valves donated to date.
COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Provided ventilators, oxygen concentrators, and cylinders to KM Hospital in Andhra Pradesh during the pandemic to support critical care for COVID patients.
Global Medical Outreach
Supports outreach clinics in remote areas by providing life-saving medications, INR testing kits, and monitoring devices for post-operative cardiac patients.
Medical Camps
Conducts medical and dental camps in underserved areas, offering physical exams, diagnostics, health education, and mental health support.
Medical Equipment for Mobile Medical Vans
Equips mobile medical units with EKG machines, auto-analyzers, and diagnostic tools to deliver cardiac care directly to patients in remote communities.
PRATYAGAM Project
Funded research initiative at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning to explore holistic preventive strategies for reducing heart attack mortality and morbidity.
Post-Operative Heart Valve Patient Care
Partners with the Sai Rehabilitation Project to provide door-to-door follow-up care, PT/INR testing, and rehabilitation services for post-surgery patients.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Direct Clinical Care Delivery 2 activities
    • Mobile and outreach medical services in remote areas
      Equips and operates mobile medical vans with EKG machines and Auto-Analyzers to deliver cardiac and general health services. Conducts medical and dental camps in underserved regions, providing diagnostics, physical exams, health education, and mental health support.
    • Provision of preventive care and health education
      Delivers preventive care and health education as part of its global outreach, integrated into mobile clinics and community camps to underserved populations.
  • Community-Based Hospital Extension Clinics 1 activity
    • Post-operative follow-up care for heart patients
      Provides post-operative monitoring and care for heart valve recipients through door-to-door and clinic-based services, supported by donated INR testing devices, test strips, and infrastructure to manage blood thinner dosages.
  • Pediatric Surgical Interventions 1 activity
    • Provision of heart valves and cardiac surgeries
      Provides heart valves and conducts 5 to 10 open heart surgeries daily at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences in Prasanthi Nilayam and Whitefield, serving patients from extremely low-income backgrounds. The organization has donated over 750 artificial heart valves, with a commitment to donate 100 in 2025.
  • Cardiovascular Disease Research and Support 1 activity
    • Recovery support for heart attack survivors
      Implements the “Pratyagam Project – Return to Health for Heart Attack Victims” to support recovery and reintegration of heart attack survivors through medical and psychosocial interventions.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Emergency medical equipment donation for public health crises
      Donated critical medical equipment for COVID-19 relief in India, including 2 ventilators, 14 CPAP-capable ventilators, 50 oxygen cylinders, and 5 oxygen concentrators to KM Hospital in Andhra Pradesh.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$97K
Contributions & grants$97K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$100K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out$99K
balance sheet
Total assets$5K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$5K
4 years on record · 2021–2024 · YoY revenue +26.4%
relationships · 10

Who they work with

  • Free Hospitals Partner — Collaborates with free hospitals to provide heart valves, medical supplies, and preventive care.
  • KM Hospital Partner — Partner hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India, receiving medical equipment donations from SEVA Heart Foundation for COVID-19 relief and patient care.
  • Sai Rehabilitation Project (SRP) Partner — Collaborates with SEVA Heart Foundation to provide post-operative cardiac care and rehabilitation services for heart valve patients in Odisha, India.
  • Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) Partner — Research partner where SEVA Heart Foundation sponsored the "PRATYAGAM" cardiac research project in the Chemistry Department.
  • Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences Partner — Collaborates with SSSIHMS to provide free cardiac surgeries to low-income patients.
  • Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences (SSSIHMS) Partner — Medical institution where heart valve surgeries are performed, with SEVA Heart Foundation supporting post-operative care through SRP clinics.
  • Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, Odisha Partner — Partner organization collaborating with SEVA Heart Foundation through the Sai Rehabilitation Project to deliver post-operative cardiac care.
  • Voluntary Organizations Partner — Partners with voluntary organizations to extend reach of cardiac care services.
  • free hospitals Partner — Collaborates with free hospitals to deliver heart valves, medical supplies, and preventive care.
  • voluntary organizations Partner — Partners with voluntary organizations to extend health education and medical services to underserved populations.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Capacity Building Through Local Training and Partnerships
    methodology: capacity_building_through_partnerships
    By training local physicians and partnering with free hospitals and voluntary organizations, we expand and sustain access to cardiac care in underserved and remote regions, because locally embedded capacity increases reach and long-term impact.
  • Direct Medical Device Donation to Address Surgical Gaps
    methodology: direct_medical_device_donation
    By providing locally sourced artificial heart valves to patients who cannot afford surgery, we directly address unmet surgical needs in regions with high rheumatic heart disease burden, because access to devices is a critical bottleneck in life-saving interventions.
  • Free-Care Model to Eliminate Financial Barriers
    methodology: free-care model
    By providing completely free cardiac surgeries regardless of patients’ ability to pay, we ensure life-saving treatment is accessible to the most vulnerable, because financial barriers are a primary obstacle to care in underserved populations.
  • Prevention Through Early Detection and Prophylaxis
    methodology: prevention-through-early-detection-and-prophylaxis
    By identifying rheumatic fever in its early stages and providing antibiotic prophylaxis alongside public education, we prevent progression to rheumatic heart disease, particularly in high-burden, low-resource communities.