Keeping Memories Alive

Barbara Ann Iadanza Heart Foundation Honors a Loving Legacy

Welcome to website of The Barbara Ann Iadanza Heart Foundation!

This Foundation was created in honor of our beautiful mother Barbara, who passed away on August 7, 2001. We believe through the activities of this Foundation we will celebrate our mom's spirit, love of life, and kindness and joy that she embodied. Barbara's Heart Foundation will host its first major fundraiser this summer, but collects donations all year long to fund our educational and giving initiatives. True to our mission statement, we bring Foundation efforts to Long Island, NY, where Barbara lived and where her family and friends still keenly feel her loss. We also branch out to neighboring communities where we are trying to make an impact on the lives of so many individuals who suffer from heart related illnesses. Please visit other pages on our site for more information on how we're changing lives and celebrating our beloved mom through this Foundation's work.
A happy, healthy and loving heart is Barbara's Heart Foundation's highest priority.

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Our Mission

Barbara's Heart Foundation Inc., created in 2011 in the memory of Barbara Ann Iadanza, is a charitable, not-for-profit organization. Our mission is to actively serve people stricken by illness as well as their families, to help improve their quality of life, and to help ease their pain and suffering. By conducting charitable functions and events, the Barbara's Heart Foundation will make gifts to organizations dedicated to finding cures to disease and to making the lives of those who suffer a more tolerable, hopeful, and joyful. We shall serve and operate with compassion, with heart, and with caring, the same traits that our namesake instilled in us.

$300,000+

Raised to Help Others In Need

400+

Golfers Swing for Barbara's Heart!

1800+

Poker Players at our Tournaments

Get Involved.

Events & Fundraisers for Everyone.

Texas Hold Em' Tournaments

Ante Up for Fun at Barbara's Heart Foundation Poker Nights!

Go all in and join the fun at our Texas Hold'em Tournaments! Enjoy a lighthearted night of poker, laughs, and good vibes, all while supporting Barbara's Heart Foundation and helping others in need. Let's play with heart and keep Barbara's memory alive!

BHF Golf Classic

Swing with Heart at Barbara's Heart Foundation Golf Classic!

Tee off for a day of fun on the fairways, friendly competition, and honoring Barbara's legacy—every swing helps those in need!

Annual Turkey Bowl Pool

Score Big at Barbara's Heart Foundation Annual Turkey Bowl Box Pool!

Get in the game with our fun-filled Turkey Bowl Box Pool! Join friends and family for a lively, lighthearted event, cheering and betting on the gridiron while supporting those in need in memory of Barbara Ann Iadanza.