About
Heart to Heart International is a humanitarian medical aid organization headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. Founded in 1992, it works to improve healthcare access in the U.S. and around the world by ensuring quality care is provided equitably in medically under-resourced communities. The organization distributes medicines and medical supplies globally, fields emergency medical teams after disasters, and strengthens community health clinics at home.
Mission
Heart to Heart International works to improve healthcare access in the United States and around the world, ensuring that quality care is provided equitably in medically under-resourced communities.
What they do
- Distribute donated medicines and medical supplies to partners around the world
- Respond to disasters with emergency medical teams providing direct patient care
- Install point-of-care laboratories in health clinics across the United States
- Assemble and deliver hygiene kits to communities affected by disasters
- Operate community health programs in under-resourced areas
Disaster response and impact
Heart to Heart International's disaster response capability received World Health Organization verification in 2023 as an Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Type 1 Mobile, at the time one of only four teams in the United States with that designation. Recent operations include responding across five southeastern U.S. states after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, distributing 1.7 million menstrual pads to support displaced women and girls in Gaza in 2024, and delivering over 43,000 hygiene kits in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa in 2025. In its domestic health work, the organization had installed 30 point-of-care laboratories in health clinics by 2021.
History
Heart to Heart International was founded in 1992 and has grown from its Kansas roots into a global humanitarian organization focused on medical aid distribution, disaster response, and healthcare access.
Financials
Heart To Heart International Inc (EIN 48-1108359) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with an IRS tax-exemption ruling dating to July 1993. Per its IRS filing for fiscal year 2025, the organization reported total revenue of $347,317,501, total expenses of $303,545,607, and total assets of $71,435,149, with 99.1% of revenue derived from contributions — a pattern typical of medical aid organizations that receive large volumes of donated medicines and supplies. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer classifies it under International Relief.
