The Hope Marietta Foundation has focused our charitable

efforts on two main approaches:

Charitable Fund Raising: To dedicate our efforts to raising charitable funds for larger more established charitable organizations who are better positioned to fund research that will help us fight congenital heart disease.

 

Community Support & Involvement: To interact with and support those in need within our immediate community. It is our goal to facilitate volunteer efforts and charitable giving which will directly impact our community by helping members within it who are less fortunate.

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are America’s and every country’s #1 birth defect. Nearly 1 of every 100 babies is born with a CHD.

 

Congenital heart defects are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths.

 

Congenital heart defects are the leading cause of all infant deaths in the United States.

 

Each year over 1 million babies are born worldwide with a congenital heart defect. 100,000 of them will not live to see their first birthday and thousands more die before they reach adulthood.

 

91,000 life years are lost each year in this country due to congenital heart defects.

 

The cost for inpatient surgery to repair congenital heart defects exceeds $2.2 billion a year.

 

More than 50% of all children born with congenital heart defect will require at least one invasive surgery in their lifetime.

 

There are more than 40 different types of congenital heart defects. Little is known about the cause of most of them. There is no known prevention or cure for any of them.

 

In the United States, twice as many children die from congenital heart defects each year than from all forms of childhood cancer combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for CHD.

One important component we never forget it fun. We structure every event and effort around this important factor, and we promise there will be no shortage of it. Charitable efforts should be both rewarding and enjoyable, and we have found the perfect mix!

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​Dedicated $70,000+ in charitable contributions towards CHD research and families

 

25+ camp scholarships to Camp Heartbeat

 

300+ gift boxes to area hospitals during the holidays

 

Placed four FunCenter mobile gaming units in area hospitals

 

Sponsored numerous family picnics and festivals

 

Foster impactful relationships with area hospitals and family support groups

Facts: Accomplishments

2018: DLT Foundation

2017: Regis Equity Partners

2016: McCandlish Lillard

2015: Celebrity Cruises

2014: INTEGRITYOne Partners

2013: ​ ​Allegra Print & Design of Dulles

2012: ​ ​FourPoint Student Housing Investments

2011: ​ ​CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

2010: ​ ​Deloitte