Peyton Walker Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Heart screenings for youth and adults: we partner with regional healthcare systems to provide free electrocardiograms (ekgs) and comprehensive heart screenings for youth ages 1022. In 2025, we hosted four youth heart screening events, screening nearly 850 young hearts to identify hidden heart conditions before they become life-threatening. Building on the success of our youth program, we expanded our services by launching two adult heart screening events for individuals ages 18 and older. Nearly 200 adults received free heart screenings, helping identify potential cardiac concerns and connecting participants with appropriate follow-up care when needed. Aed distribution in central pa: through the end of 2025, we helped place nearly 400 automated external defibrillators (aeds) throughout central Pennsylvania. Through our free and low-cost aed programs, we prioritize schools, youth sports organizations, and nonprofits to ensure lifesaving devices are available where they're needed most. Additionally, we install 24/7 public-access, climate-controlled outdoor aed cabinets in parks and other high-traffic community areas, ensuring the public has immediate access to a lifesaving aed during a cardiac emergency. 4 minute community initiative: expanded the innovative 4 minute community program into dauphin county in 2025, joining our existing program in cumberland county. Together, these two countywide initiatives empower community members with cpr training and strategically placed aeds to help bridge the critical gap between a cardiac arrest and ems arrival. The foundation remains among the first organizations in the nation to implement this innovative community-based model, which has already resulted in documented lives saved, including the program's first documented save in cumberland county. Cpr & aed education: we are committed to building a community of lifesavers by offering cpr/aed certification classes, live demonstrations at public events, and lunch-and-learn training sessions. Our comprehensive education efforts reached thousands of individuals in 2025, equipping them with the skills needed to respond effectively in a cardiac emergency. Huddle for hearts: through our huddle for hearts initiative, we donate aeds to underserved youth and nonprofit organizations across the region. In 2025, the program continues to grow with the support of new donors, student-athletes, and athletic teams who joined our mission to make cardiac safety more accessible. Student-athlete ambassadors a key part of our outreach involves partnering with student-athletes who use their platforms to promote sudden cardiac arrest (sca) awareness and advocate for cpr and aed readiness. These ambassadors help us amplify our message in schools and communities throughout the region. Community awareness campaigns: we conduct ongoing awareness campaigns through social media, community events, and the distribution of educational materials. These efforts are designed to educate the public about the risks of sca and the importance of aed access and cardiac preparedness. Advocacy & policy support: beyond education, we actively advocate for state and national policies that support widespread aed availability and mandatory cpr training. Our collaborations with policymakers and partner organizations help advance our mission of building safer, more heart-ready communities especially for youth at risk of sca.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 66.4%; rating input score 66
• Program expense ratio: 83.2%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $15.41 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Fail
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 21%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.5%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 38.5% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 36.4% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 25.5% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings