The Children's Heart Foundation (CHF) is the country's leading organization solely committed to funding congenital heart defect (CHD) research. Our mission is to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects by funding the most promising research. Research funded by The Children’s Heart Foundation is saving lives and has already improved survival rates, longevity, and quality of life for CHD patients in dramatic and life-changing ways. In the past two decades, death rates from congenital heart defects have dropped by 37.5 percent. As a result, the Foundation is now supporting research on the developmental, transitional, and lifelong care needs affecting the millions of Americans with CHDs who are living longer lives than ever before. The research we fund is saving lives and positively impacts all CHD patients.