Webster House Children’s Home
Webster House Children’s Home provides a safe, supportive home for children who are unable to live at home primarily for reasons of abuse, neglect or difficulties in the community.
American Heart Association
2025 Goals:
• Funding lifesaving, local research with past grants at Dartmouth College, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and the University of New Hampshire.
• Inspiring women to take charge of their heart health through the Go Red for Women movement.
• Improving employee health through workplace wellness programs and Hands-Only CPR education.
• Teaming up with New Hampshire schools to teach kids healthy habits for life through the Kids Heart Challenge.
• Providing science-based treatment guidelines to health care professionals to improve patient care.
Mission Statement:
The Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. For more than 100 years, we’ve been fighting heart disease and stroke, striving to save and improve lives. The nation’s leader in CPR education training, the Association funds innovative research, fights for stronger public health policies, and provides lifesaving resources.
Top Funding Sources:
Fundraising Events – 22%
Contributions – 26%
Bequests – 9%
CPR Training Revenue – 26%
Other Review and Public Support – 17%
Year Established: 1924
Employees: 5
Annual Revenue: $1,211,488,000
Service Locations:
State of New Hampshire
Contact:
Brian Shankey
Executive Director
Northern New England
4217 Park Place Court
Glen Allen, VA 23060
603- 263-8326
Brian.Shankey@heart.org
www.heart.org/newhampshire
Fundraising Events:
• National Wear Red Day – February 7, 2025
A simple, one-day fundraiser to increase awareness of heart disease in women.
• NH Go Red for Women Luncheon – February 12, 2025 – Concord
Learn more about the leading cause of death in women (cardiovascular disease) and how you can save more lives.
• Heart of the Seacoast Heart Ball – April 5, 2025– Portsmouth
The Association’s only nighttime event in New Hampshire, this annual networking and fundraising event helps to educate attendees about heart disease and stroke.
• NH Heart Walk – June 1, 2025 – Manchester
Join thousands of passionate people touched by heart disease and stroke during the Heart Walk celebration. Help fund lifesaving research as we honor local heart disease and stroke survivors.
Giving Opportunities:
Sponsor the Heart Walk, Heart Ball, or Go Red for Women Luncheon, donate an auction item, or participate on an event planning committee.
Volunteer Opportunities:
- Be a “You’re the Cure” advocate to help educate our legislators on our public policy initiatives. For more information, visit www.yourethecure.org.
- Become an Association volunteer media expert. Heart disease and stroke survivors are vital to help educate others about the warning signs and symptoms. Health professionals can give a clinical perspective to the Association’s work.
Board Officers / Board Members
Vikas Veeranna, MD
Board President
Cardiologist
Elliot Hospital
Mark Dell’Orfano
Board Chair
Attorney, NH Department of Justice
Maryanne Aldrich
Senior Practice Manager, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Joshua Benton
Chief Executive Officer, The Executive Health and Fitness Center
Eric Frauwirth
Director, Palmer CTE Center at Alvirne High School
Stephen Hanlon, MD
Cardiologist
Elliot Hospital
Matthew Johnson, JD
Shareholder, Devine Millimet
Ted Kitchens, A.A.E.
Director of Aviation, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
Tracie Murphy
Customer Service, Lactalis U.S. Yogurt
Michelle Ouellette, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, Catholic Medical Center
Tim Wade
President, NH Market M&T Bank
Charitable Giving Guide
This profile is part of NH Business Review’s 2025 Charitable Giving Guide.
To learn more about the Charitable Giving Guide and other New Hampshire nonprofit organizations, please visit www.nhbr.com/CGG.
