Heartbeats For Patches

What Heartbeats For Patches does

Heartbeats For Patches is a Florida-incorporated 501(c)-style nonprofit fundraising organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in Miami, Florida. It was established by a group of South Dade mothers and grandmothers to raise funds and awareness for PATCHES PPEC, a licensed Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) nursing center that serves medically fragile children from birth to age 21. The organization operates exclusively as a fundraising and awareness arm; PATCHES PPEC itself, founded in 2006 by Kyle Smith and Joanie Ippolito in Florida City, is the direct beneficiary and operational service provider. PATCHES PPEC delivers professional nursing care, occupational, physical, and speech therapies, respiratory therapy, educational enrichment, nutrition, and transportation services to approximately 60-75 children daily, 12 hours per day, 5 days per week, across Dade and Monroe Counties. Heartbeats' stated mission is to fund programs not covered by Medicaid, including respiratory therapy, education, and equipment needs.

The organization's revenue model is contribution-based, with no products sold for profit. Income is generated through individual donations, corporate sponsorships (e.g., Lexus of Kendall, Palmetto Ford Truck Sales), recurring fundraising events (the annual Chip in For PATCHES Golf Tournament, the POWER UP FOR PATCHES Luncheon, and since 2023 the Let The Games Begin Mahjong/Canasta/Vendor Market day), and grassroots programs such as Celebrate Your Birthday fundraisers, Tribute Funds, and the PATCHES Ambassador peer-raiser program. The 1-10 employee organization is governed by an all-volunteer executive board led by President Jen Resnick, with an outreach strategy centered on website-driven donations via the Classy platform, an Instagram presence (@heartbeatsforpatches), email outreach, and community events. Key flagship programs include Sponsor a Child, Educate a Child, Breathing Therapy, PATCHES Pantry, and PATCHES Wishlist, with a 98% mainstreaming-to-peer-group outcome metric cited for the beneficiary population. The organization has no proprietary technology, no AI/ML capability, and no disclosed financials beyond a single-event benchmark of over $100,000 raised at the October 2021 golf tournament.

Name

Heartbeats For Patches

Legal name

Heartbeats for PATCHES

Website

https://heartbeatsforpatches.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Heartbeats for PATCHES is a Miami-based 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 2018 that fundraises and raises awareness to support PATCHES PPEC, a licensed pediatric nursing center serving 60-75 medically fragile children daily in South Dade and Monroe County, Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Healthcare Fundraising

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations (BPAGACAM)

Keywords

• Nonprofit fundraising
• Pediatric nursing support
• Healthcare donations
• Medically fragile children
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through direct donations, birthday celebration fundraisers, tribute funds, and general fundraising campaigns to support the PATCHES PPEC nursing center and its programs for medically fragile children.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heartbeats for PATCHES is a nonprofit fundraising organization that raises money and awareness to support PATCHES PPEC, a licensed pediatric nursing center serving 65 medically fragile children (birth through age 21) per day in South Dade, Florida. Funds raised through donations, sponsorships, and community events are directed to programs not reimbursed by Medicaid, including respiratory therapy, education, transportation, the PATCHES Pantry, the Wishlist equipment program, and volunteer initiatives.

Product overview

Heartbeats for PATCHES is a non-profit fundraising organization that supports PATCHES PPEC, a licensed pediatric nursing center serving children birth-21 with complex medical illnesses. The organization raises funds through various programs including Sponsor a Child, Educate a Child, and Breathing Therapy programs, as well as annual events like golf tournaments and mahjong fundraisers. PATCHES PPEC provides professional nursing services, all therapies, nutrition, respiratory therapy, education, and transportation services for 65 children daily. The organization does not turn away any child regardless of their ability to pay, and relies on fundraising to cover essential programs and expenses not funded by Medicaid.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chip in for PATCHES Annual Golf Tournament Annual ticketed golf tournament fundraiser held at Miami-area golf clubs (including Miami Beach Golf Club and Crandon Park) to raise money and awareness for PATCHES PPEC; offered at $400 per individual golfer and $1,600 per foursome including breakfast, lunch, and awards. Open to corporate sponsors and community supporters.
• Let The Games Begin Event Annual Ladies Canasta, Mahjong, and shopping fundraiser event supporting medically fragile children at PATCHES PPEC, bringing together community supporters and vendors for a day of games and shopping.
• Sponsor a Child Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% of children at PATCHES will eventually mainstream to their normal peer group
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PATCHES PPECOthersPATCHES PPEC is the pediatric nursing center that Heartbeats for PATCHES was formed to support. Heartbeats fundraises to provide tools and support to empower children with complex illnesses at PATCHES PPEC. Heartbeats supports respiratory therapy, education, and other essential programs not funded by Medicaid.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Make-A-Wish Foundation: National nonprofit granting wishes to children with critical illnesses. Comparable as a donor-driven nonprofit whose mission is improving quality of life for medically fragile children, with a strong outcome narrative and event-based fundraising model.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Large established nonprofit supporting families with sick children through housing, meals, and services near pediatric hospitals. Comparable as a nonprofit whose mission centers on easing the burden of childhood medical complexity, supported by donations, corporate partnerships, and community fundraising events.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: National nonprofit raising funds for children's hospitals across North America. Comparable as a fundraising intermediary that channels donations to pediatric medical care facilities, with deep corporate sponsorship and event-based revenue streams.
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Leading pediatric treatment and research hospital funded primarily by donations. Comparable as a donation-funded pediatric care organization that provides services regardless of ability to pay, addressing a similar narrative gap in healthcare access for critically ill children.
• Starlight Children's Foundation: National nonprofit delivering programs to hospitalized children and their families. Comparable as a donation-driven nonprofit focused on quality-of-life services for medically fragile and hospitalized children, complementing clinical care with support programs.

Emerging players

• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation: Pediatric cancer research nonprofit that grew from a small family foundation to a national fundraising operation. Comparable as a small-to-mid scale voluntary health organization that funds services for seriously ill children through grassroots fundraising, peer-to-peer campaigns, and events.
• National Pediatric Cancer Foundation: Smaller national nonprofit focused exclusively on pediatric cancer research funding. Comparable as a focused voluntary health organization that funnels donations to a narrow pediatric medical mission, relying on community events and grassroots fundraising.
• Pablove Foundation: Pediatric cancer nonprofit funding research and helping families navigate childhood cancer. Comparable as a small mission-driven voluntary health organization with a peer-to-peer and event fundraising model supporting children with serious medical conditions.

Regional players

• Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation: Fundraising foundation for Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, the largest pediatric hospital in South Florida. Direct regional peer: a health nonprofit in the same Miami-Dade market raising funds from individuals, corporations, and events to support pediatric medical care for complex and chronic conditions.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation: Fundraising foundation for a large pediatric health system in the U.S. Southeast. Comparable as a regional fundraising entity that channels philanthropic dollars to a specific pediatric care provider, with an event-based and major-gift model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/heartbeatsforpatches
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/heartbeats-for-patches

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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