Our Impact

Heart and vascular disease remain the leading cause of death worldwide. We are committed to ending this. Every year we make new discoveries through research and we share our findings to improve the lives of patients worldwide.

2022 Annual Report (PDF)

Leading Innovation Through Research

Heart of New Ulm Project

Level One Heart Attack Program

Lisa Koenecke: Cool-It Program

Help us make a difference

With your support-MHIF can continue to offer solutions and hope for so many. You can make a gift through mail, online, using crytpocurrency, through your IRA, or many other options. Find the best way to make your gift.

Ways to give

Give the Gift of Hope

The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation® (MHIF) strives to create a world without heart and vascular disease. To achieve this bold vision, we are dedicated to improving the cardiovascular health of individuals and communities through innovative research and education.

Thanks to the generosity of donors like you, we can continue this life-saving work. Please make a gift to support the area of greatest need.

All Gifts Matched! Educating the Next Generation of Heart Heroes

Since 2002, MHIF's Clinical Research Internship Program has hosted 235+ students for a unique physician-mentored cardiovascular research internship for undergraduate students. Interns not only gain exceptional experience that helps them prepare for medical school, they also help move MHIF research forward.

Community support is key to our ability to enlist the highest level of talent with annual internship costs exceeding $25,000 per intern. Build new opportunities for the next generation of world-class physician researchers by making a MATCHED gift by May 31st!

Help Build New Opportunities for the Next Generation