Living for Zachary

What Living for Zachary does

Living for Zachary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2009 and headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, with approximately 14 employees. The organization was established in response to the sudden cardiac arrest death of Zachary Schrah, a 16-year-old who collapsed during a high school football practice. Its mission is to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in youth through a portfolio of community-based programs.

The organization operates five core program lines: Youth Heart Screenings offering free electrocardiogram-based cardiac assessments; AED Donations placing automated external defibrillators in schools, sports facilities, and community organizations; SuperHeart Education delivering cardiac awareness curriculum; CPR and AED certification training aligned with American Heart Association HeartSaver standards; and Cardiac Sonography Scholarships developed in partnership with Baylor Scott & White Cardiovascular Institute to address workforce gaps in cardiac diagnostics. Program delivery is supported by partnerships with Baylor Scott & White and the Boy Scouts of America Circle Ten Council.

The business model is a donation-funded nonprofit: services are provided free to beneficiaries, and revenue is generated through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, fundraising events, and grants. Geographic operations are concentrated in North Texas. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or paid service offering; the value proposition is community health impact delivered through human-mediated clinical screening, physical device deployment, and in-person training.

Name

Living for Zachary

Legal name

Living for Zachary

Website

https://livingforzachary.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Living for Zachary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009 in Carrollton, Texas, that prevents sudden cardiac arrest in youth through free heart screenings, AED donations, CPR training, and cardiac sonography scholarships across North Texas.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Cardiac Health Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized Student Support (Foster/Homeless/Migrant/McKinney-Vento) (EDAJAIAJ)

Keywords

• Youth heart screening
• AED donation program
• CPR AED certification
• Cardiac prevention education
• Cardiac sonography scholarships

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization generates revenue through individual donations, corporate giving programs, event sponsorships, and general charitable contributions from supporters.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Living for Zachary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free youth heart screenings, donates Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to schools and youth-serving organizations, offers AHA HeartSaver CPR/AED certification training, and awards scholarships for cardiac sonography students. The organization delivers services directly to communities in North Texas, focused on preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in youth through education, prevention, and emergency response readiness.

Product overview

Living for Zachary is a non-profit organization (not a technology product company) offering a portfolio of cardiac health services focused on preventing Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) in youth. The core offerings include: Youth Heart Screenings (free cardiac screening program for youth), AED Donation Program (donating Automated External Defibrillators to schools and organizations), SuperHeart Program (youth cardiac education), Scholarships for cardiac sonography students, and AHA HeartSaver CPR/AED certification training. These services work together to provide education, prevention, and emergency response capabilities for SCA prevention in youth.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth Heart Screenings Free cardiac screening program for youth to detect heart conditions that may lead to Sudden Cardiac Arrest, including ECG and limited echocardiograms. Provided to children, teenagers, and young adults in North Texas communities.
• AED Donation Program Program to donate Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to schools, youth-serving organizations, and community locations to improve response readiness for cardiac emergencies. Qualifying organizations apply to receive AEDs.
• SuperHeart Program Educational program teaching youth about heart health, SCA awareness, and cardiac risk factors through school-based initiatives. Targets youth in schools and community settings.
• Cardiac Sonography Scholarships Financial scholarships for students pursuing careers in cardiac echocardiography and sonography, administered in partnership with Baylor Scott & White Cardiovascular Institute. Awards scholarships to incoming students in the Adult Echocardiography program.
• AHA HeartSaver CPR/AED Training American Heart Association HeartSaver CPR/AED certification training to equip community members with life-saving emergency response skills. Classes are available for booking through the organization.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Boy Scouts of America Circle Ten CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, Living for Zachary donated four AEDs to Boy Scouts of America Circle Ten Council camps across North Texas, ensuring emergency cardiac response capability at youth camping facilities.
• Baylor Scott & White Cardiovascular InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLiving for Zachary partners with Baylor Scott & White's Cardiovascular Institute to administer the Cardiac Sonography Scholarship Program. The partnership awards scholarships to incoming students in the Institute's Adult Echocardiography program, supporting the development of cardiac care professionals.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Parent Heart Watch: National nonprofit focused on preventing sudden cardiac death in youth through awareness, AED placement, and screening programs. Closest peer to Living for Zachary in mission, target population, and program mix (screenings, AEDs, CPR education).
• Project ADAM: National nonprofit implementing AED programs and emergency response plans in schools and youth organizations to prevent sudden cardiac death. Directly comparable program model centered on youth AED deployment and school partnerships.
• Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation: Nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness of sudden cardiac arrest, survival rates, and prevention through education and AED access advocacy. Comparable mission focus on SCA awareness and prevention.
• Who We Play For: Nonprofit providing low-cost ECG heart screenings to student athletes to detect conditions that cause sudden cardiac arrest. Direct peer in youth athlete cardiac screening with comparable program model.
• Heart Screen America: Provides youth heart screening services using ECG and echocardiography to detect conditions leading to sudden cardiac arrest. Directly comparable service offering in the youth cardiac screening category.

Broad incumbents

• American Heart Association: Largest US cardiovascular health nonprofit offering CPR/AED training, youth heart health advocacy, and AED access initiatives. Broader scope but operates competing programs in the same SCA-prevention space Living for Zachary addresses.

Emerging players

• Children's Heart Foundation: National nonprofit funding congenital heart defect research and awareness. Adjacent in pediatric cardiac health focus but oriented toward research funding rather than community-level SCA prevention programs.

Others

• Cardiac Safety Research Consortium: Research-focused collaborative working on cardiac safety issues including detection of cardiac conditions in at-risk populations. Adjacent ecosystem participant with shared interest in cardiac screening science.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Living4Zachary
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/living-for-zachary

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