American Heart Association
Benefits
at Heart
We offer what you need to thrive.

Medical
We offer comprehensive medical plan options that include prescription drug coverage and telehealth services to best meet your individual and family needs. Our plans focus on wellness and provide preventative screenings at 100% coverage in‐network.
Vision
Vision benefits offer coverage for routine eye examinations as well as glasses or contact lenses, with additional savings options when using preferred providers.
Retirement Plans
The American Heart Association’s Retirement Plans are designed to assist employees in maintaining financial independence during retirement years. Whether your retirement is decades away or just around the corner, start saving for your future.
Our retirement plans include:
- 401(a) Qualified Retirement Plan
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with match
Wellness Program
Attaining health goals is a journey, and at times it is not easy. Well onTarget makes it fun to stay energized and focused on your health and fitness goals. Well onTarget (WOT) features healthy-living programs and online tools to help you stay motivated (i.e., health assessment, coaching and self-managed programs, corporate challenges and more). With WOT, you will have the support you need for continued good health and well-being.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a no-cost, confidential program designed to assist employees and their families with issues that affect their relationships at home or at work, with lifestyle consultants who help with stressors that impact your well-being.
HeartU - Continuous Learning
Through Heart U, you can take advantage of over 100,000 online resources to support your learning and career development. For example:
- New Hire Orientation provides new employees with a solid framework and foundation of the Association to help acclimate.
- ManagerU is a comprehensive manager orientation learning program to equip new managers with the essential skills needed to thrive.
- Our Career Center provides all employees with tools and resources to own their career plan and strategy.
- Online training materials free of charge for certification programs.
Dental
Our dental plan allows you to use a participating network of dentists or a dentist of your choice. The plan is designed to encourage preventative care, which is covered at 100%, and includes coverage for basic and advanced dental services as well.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts allow you to set aside pre-tax dollars from each paycheck to pay for outof- pocket healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Life and Disability Insurance
For those unplanned life events, the American Heart Association offers employees disability insurance, as well as several life insurance options to help protect you and your family.
Our disability and life insurance plans include:
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Family Leave
- Basic Life, Accidental Death, & Dismemberment Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
Holidays and Paid Time Off
There are twelve paid holidays each year, with an additional four leadership-awarded days to be designated by the American Heart Association. Employees also earn Paid Time Off (PTO) to use for vacation, sick time, or various other personal needs. PTO begins accruing on your date of hire. PTO Cash Out options are also available.
Tuition Assistance Program & Scholarship Opportunities
We support the career development of all employees. The Tuition Assistance Program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization. We partner with universities to provide additional discounts to help your Tuition Assistance funds go further.
Career Coaching
We offer a career coach for all personnel in the Association to consult with as they advance in their journey at Heart.
Additional Benefits
We offer a variety of additional benefits and discount programs to save you money. Employees have access to legal, tax, and financial resources, pet insurance, cell phone discounts, and discounted events and experiences.
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