Help fund the next generation of researchers

Thank you for your support! Every gift helps expand research opportunities.

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Together, We Can Go Further


Why Your Gift Matters

Every breakthrough begins with an idea and every investigator needs support to bring that idea to life.

The ISHLT Foundation provides research and career development funding that helps early-career investigators:

  • Generate preliminary research data
  • Build collaborations across institutions
  • Launch independent research programs
  • Advance discoveries that improve patient care worldwide

Your gift helps promising researchers turn ideas into discoveries that improve the lives of transplant patients around the world.

Your Impact

Since its inception, the ISHLT Foundation has awarded more than $2 million USD in research and career development grants, helping investigators launch new projects, strengthen research programs, and advance discoveries that shape the future of heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

Now, your gift can do even more.

The ISHLT Board of Directors has committed $500,000 USD to the Foundation in 2026 and is challenging every member of the ISHLT community to join them by making a gift before 31 August.

Call to Action

Help Shape What Comes Next

The achievements highlighted in the 2025 ISHLT Foundation Annual Impact Report were made possible by supporters like you.

Now, you can help move our field forward.

Make your gift by 31 August to expand support for early-career investigators and the research that will shape the future of heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

Thank you for investing in the next generation of researchers and the discoveries that will improve patient care around the world.

With gratitude,
The ISHLT Foundation Staff

All donations to the ISHLT Foundation help advance research and educational initiatives to improve care of patients with advanced heart and lung disease. ISHLT is a recognized 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, tax number 92-1940881. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by U.S. law.