In loving memory of Lucille T. Bonvillian — the heart behind the mission. Visit her Heritage Wall →
✦Know Your History.Ask Questions.Explore Your Options.
Advancing awareness, earlier recognition, family-health conversations, testing access, and treatment navigation for serious cardiovascular and hereditary cardiac disease.
Heart & Heritage Health Foundation empowers individuals and families through education, advocacy, and community outreach focused on hereditary ATTR amyloidosis and family heart health.
We work to increase awareness, encourage conversations about family health history, and connect people — especially those in African American and underserved communities — with trusted information and resources.
Two Missions. One Movement.
Protect families earlier — and stand beside those who are searching for answers now.
Know Early
Help children and families understand hereditary cardiac risk as early as medically appropriate — more time, more choices, more testing access, and more informed care.
Learn About Hereditary ConditionsAct Now
Help those who did not know early reach appropriate testing, specialists, navigation, treatment information, and practical resources without losing more time.
Questions About TestingFind It Earlier. Understand It Better. Move Forward Together.
Heart & Heritage provides education and navigation support. Qualified healthcare professionals diagnose, test, and treat.
Help Us Build the Circulation System
Select how you connect — and we'll show you exactly where you fit in this mission.
Civic Sororities & Fraternities
Chapters and councils carrying heart-health education into the communities they already serve.
Service & Civic Organizations
Rotary-style clubs, neighborhood associations, and civic networks hosting awareness moments.
Faith Communities
Congregations and ministries weaving family health history into care and fellowship.
HBCU & College Communities
Campuses bringing the Know Your History campaign to students, alumni, and their families.
Medical Professionals
Cardiologists, genetic counselors, and clinicians joining our referral and education network.
Clinics & Health Systems
Care sites partnering on screening access and community education.
Pharmacies
Neighborhood pharmacies extending screening and education where trust already lives.
Labs & Testing Partners
Genetic and cardiac testing labs supporting access and affordability.
Corporate & Business Partners
Employers investing in the health of their people and communities.
Families & Individuals
Every person who starts the conversation at their own kitchen table.
Knowledge that starts a conversation.
Understand the connection
ATTR amyloidosis can make the heart muscle stiff and lead to heart failure, often called congestive heart failure. A clinician must identify the cause.
Educational information. Read the American Heart Association source
A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization
Heart & Heritage Health Foundation is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness, advancing education, and advocating for families affected by hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR).
Through education, community outreach, and access to valuable resources, we are working to empower families, encourage early detection, and build a healthier future for generations to come.
Every contribution helps us turn awareness into action and hope into lasting impact.
The Heart Is Here. Help Us Build Its Strength.
Your support helps create programs, partnerships, resources, and family outcomes. Start honest. Grow together. Measure what matters.