HeartGift is a nonprofit organization that provides life-saving congenital heart defect surgery to children worldwide. Established in 2000, HeartGift began its work in Austin, Texas, and now has chapters in multiple cities, and provides surgeries in the United States, Africa, Asia, and South America. Through partnerships with children’s hospitals around the globe and thanks to generous sponsors, more than 1,000 children from 36 countries have received life-saving care at no cost to their families.