Black Heart Association

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About Black Heart Association

Black Heart Association’s founder, Tara Robinson, experienced a range of common heart disease symptoms in the months leading up to her first heart attack. But every visit to the doctor’s office and hospital ended the same way – with doctors dismissing her symptoms and recommending she simply reduce her stress levels. It wasn’t until Robinson’s third heart attack that doctors realized she had a 99% blockage in her main artery. During her lengthy recovery, Tara learned that her experience with the healthcare system – an experience that could have left her dead – is all too common within Black communities. This realization led her to establish the Black Heart Association (BHA) in 2017 with a mission to significantly lower the number of Black deaths caused by heart disease and stroke each year by bridging the gap between Black communities and proper screening and healthcare.

BHA provides heart health education, screenings, and healthcare for Black communities in North Texas that experience disparities in heart health outcomes due to limited access to affordable, high-quality care. BHA’s heart-focused health services aim to meet three goals:

  • Prevent heart disease.
  • Increase access to affordable, high-quality healthcare.
  • Improve health outcomes for adults who have had a stroke, heart attack, or other cardiac event.

Mission

Our mission is to improve heart health through advocacy, education, and empowerment.

Needs

Because every heartbeat matters.

At the Black Heart Association (BHA), we serve as a lifeline to communities too often left behind by the healthcare system. Our mission is bold: to end the silent epidemic of heart disease by offering free, lifesaving screenings and support where people live, work, and gather.

Each Friday, Saturday, and one Sunday a month, our mobile health units roll into neighborhoods across North Texas offering free A1C, glucose, kidney, EKG, blood pressure, lipid panel, and genetic screenings—with no questions asked. We also provide three free mental health services to anyone in need, because heart health and mental health go hand in hand.

But to continue this critical work, we need your help.

This year, your support on North Texas Giving Day will fund:

• Essential administrative staff who coordinate and deliver these services with CARE (Compassion, Affirmation, Respect, Encouragement)

• Screening supplies and testing equipment that directly touch the lives of thousands

• Program operations that allow us to reach new communities and expand our impact

Our screenings are non-reimbursable. That means every dollar raised directly supports people, not paperwork. Your generosity empowers us to stay mobile, stay present, and stay ready to serve.

Help us keep the wheels rolling and the hearts beating.

Give today—because lives are literally on the line.

Equity Statement

Because Every Heart Deserves a Chance to Live.

At the Black Heart Association, we believe that health equity begins with access—and access begins with us.

Too many families in North Texas suffer in silence from preventable heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and mental health challenges simply because they are unseen by traditional healthcare systems. That’s why we bring the care to them.

Our mobile health units meet people where they are—offering free EKGs, A1C tests, blood pressure checks, Lp(a) screenings, mental wellness sessions, and more. We serve with CARE: Compassion, Affirmation, Respect, and Encouragement—never with CAP: Condescension, Arrogance, or Pride.

We know that zip code should not determine life expectancy. So we serve across North Texas—from Grand Prairie to Dallas, Fort Worth to underserved corners others overlook.

Equity is not just a buzzword for us. It’s our blueprint. It means:

• Offering free screenings without shame or red tape.

• Educating communities on their genetic risks and healing options.

• Centering Black and Brown lives in every health conversation.

• Creating safe spaces for mental health, movement, and mentorship.

When you give to the Black Heart Association on North Texas Giving Day, you help someone be seen, be cared for, and be here—fully present, fully alive.

Together, we can close the health gap and open the door to healing.

Because every heart matters—and every gift brings someone closer to life.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Black Heart Association

Tax id (EIN)

82-1011939

Guidestar

Causes

Health Care, Community Improvement, Social Services

Operating Budget

$500,000 - $999,999

Counties Served

Johnson, Wise, Tarrant, Somervell, Rockwall, Parker, Palo Pinto, Navarro, Montague, Kaufman, Hunt, Hood, Grayson, Fannin, Erath, Ellis, Denton, Dallas, Cooke, Collin

BIPOC Serving

Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx

BIPOC Leadership

Executive Director/CEO

Address

1029 Kaylie St
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Phone

972-646-0031

Email

tara@blackheartassociation.org

Website

http://www.blackheartassociation.org

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