Frequently asked questions

Answered by a team member at Pulmonary Hypertension Association

• What is your mission?

  Our mission is to extend and improve the lives of those affected by PH.

• How are donations used?

  Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening disease that causes the blood vessels in the lungs to become stiff, narrow or damaged. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association is the first and largest organization in the world dedicated to providing comprehensive PH patient and caregiver support, medical education, care services that improve patients’ quality of life and research to give hope to people battling the disease.

  Your donation makes a difference in the lives of those affected by PH and moves us one day closer towards a brighter future without pulmonary hypertension.

• What progress has been made already thanks to your donors?

  We work every day to end isolation, provide education, involve our constituents in everything we do, and find a cure for pulmonary hypertension.

• What is the history of your organization?

  We are the largest and oldest pulmonary hypertension association in the world, and we are changing the history of an illness.

  We started from simple beginnings in 1991 when four women met around a kitchen table in Florida. Since then, the Pulmonary Hypertension Association has evolved into an international community of more than 16,000 people with PH, caregivers, family members and health care professionals.

  PHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on donations to fund its many programs, including a network of 200-plus patient and caregiver support groups, lifesaving early diagnosis awareness and education programs, specialty care resources, and research to prevent and cure PH.