Help Shape the Future of Advanced Heart and Lung Care!

By supporting ISHLT, you join a global community dedicated to improving care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease. Your generosity helps ISHLT strengthen and expand this mission—fueling research, fostering global collaboration, and preparing the next generation of leaders to carry the field forward.

In 2024, we made incredible strides

• Funded 75 travel grants to 19 countries
• Distributed $332,500 in grants to fuel ground breaking research and provide outstanding educational opportunities
• Funded 5 research grants
• 1 Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award

By giving today, you’ll help us end 2025 strong—fueling continued progress and preparing for even greater achievements in 2026 – advancing the science and practice in our field, developing the next generation of researchers/clinicians, and improving care for patients around the globe.

Why Your Support Matters

Today, your support matters more than ever. Around the world, fewer physicians are entering advanced heart and lung failure training, leaving fellowship positions unfilled and threatening the future of patient care. In the U.S. alone, nearly half of fellowship slots went unfilled in 2025. Without organizations like ISHLT driving innovation and education, lifesaving progress will slow.

Your contributions have a direct impact, supporting the initiatives such as:

• Advance Research: Fund studies that improve care for patients with advanced heart and lung disease through transplantation, mechanical support, and innovative therapies.
• Grow Mentorship: Support the Francis D. Pagani, MD Endowed Mentorship Award to honor mentors and expand opportunities for early-career clinicians worldwide.
• Build Global Bridges: Expand the International Visiting Scholarship, connecting trainees in emerging countries to expert mentors across ISHLT.
• Sustain the Annual Fund: Provide unrestricted gifts that allow the Foundation to meet urgent needs and sustain ISHLT’s mission globally.

Interested in other ways to give? Click here for information about:

• Become a Member of the ISHLT Foundation Circle Donors
• Institutional Giving
• Set Up a Pledge Installment Plan
• Pay by Check
• ACH/Direct Bank Transfer

For further assistance or more information, please contact us at foundation@ishlt.org or +1-312-224-1277.

On behalf of the ISHLT Foundation, thank you for your kindness and generosity. We are thankful for donors like you every day.

With appreciation, the ISHLT Foundation Team