Women’s Heart Health
Alpha Phi Foundation cares about improving women’s heart health, and has supported education and research since our dedication to the cause in 1946.
Heart to Heart Grant
Through the generosity of alumnae and donors, Alpha Phi Foundation funds research and educational programs that support the advancement of women’s heart health.
The annual Heart to Heart Grant awards $100,000 to medical professionals to better understand heart disease in women—specifically its symptoms, treatment, and prevention. Since its inception in 1993, the grant has funded over 30 cutting-edge projects focused in the improvement of women’s cardiovascular care.
Heart to Heart Grant Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Grant Amount |
| 2023 | University of Florida Health | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | $100,000 |
| 2021 | Duke University School of Nursing | $100,000 |
| 2020 | University of Iowa | $100,000 |
| 2019 | UC Davis Health | $100,000 |
| 2018 | Yale School of Medicine | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Texas Heart Institute | $100,000 |
| 2016 | University of Louisville Foundation | $100,000 |
| 2015 | Geisinger Health System | $100,000 |
| 2014 | Memorial Hermann Foundation | $100,000 |
| 2013 | Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation | $50,000 |
| 2013 | Texas Heart Institute | $50,000 |
| 2012 | University of Washington Division of Cardiology | $50,000 |
| 2011 | St. Luke's Hospital Foundation | $50,000 |
| 2010 | American Heart Association - Greater Boston Area | $25,000 |
| 2010 | Oregon Health Services University Foundation | $50,000 |
| 2009 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Women's Heart Program | $25,000 |
| 2008 | Events of the Heart | $25,000 |
| 2007 | University of Colorado Hospital | $50,000 |
| 2007 | American Heart Association - La Jolla (Go Red for Women Campaign) | $50,000 |
| 2006 | American Heart Association - La Jolla (Go Red for Women Campaign) | $50,000 |
| 2005 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation: Heart Center for Women | $50,000 |
| 2004 | Mainline Health Heart Center | $25,000 |
| 2003 | Mercy Medical Center of Northern Iowa | $25,000 |
| 2002 | Mercy Medical Center of Northern Iowa | $15,000 |
| 2001 | Allen Memorial Hospital | $10,000 |
| 2000 | University of Cincinnati Women's Health Program | $13,000 |
| 1999 | California Pacific Medical Center / Transitional Cardiac Care Unit | $10,000 |
| 1998 | Egleston Children's Hospital's Sibley Heart Center | $10,000 |
| 1998 | Sacred Heart Medical Center | $4,000 |
| 1997 | Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation's "Women's Heart Night Out" | $10,000 |
| 1996 | University of Florida Medical Center, Dept. of Pediatrics | $10,000 |
| 1995 | Deaconess Hospital, Institute for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease | $10,000 |
| 1994 | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cardiovascular Division | $10,000 |
| 1993 | Program in Women's Cardiovascular Health, University Hospitals of Cleveland | $10,000 |
