Partnerships

The Joel Cornette Foundation has made a $1 million investment in the American Heart Association’s efforts to support youth sport CPR and AED education, awareness, and training. Our support is multifaceted and focuses on youth sports, particularly on disparities as black athletes are about three times as likely as white athletes to die from sudden cardiac death. The initiative will help implement cardiac emergency response plans, support CPR training events and increase AED access. Read more about our investment here.

Our grant to the American Heart Association also funds ORCCA (Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes), which monitors clinical outcomes in athletes diagnosed with cardiac conditions at risk for sudden death. The collection of more complete outcomes data will improve management of athletes diagnosed with a cardiac condition, inform safe sports participation, and delineate the downstream impact of pre-participation cardiovascular screening programs.

ProCamps is an event management and sports marketing company that specializes in developing, managing, and operating camps, appearances, brand activations, and related experiences for professional athletes and coaches. ProCamps is a vital partner for our foundation and has been instrumental in promoting and managing the events that are crucial to our fundraising.

The Hearts of Athletes study was conducted to determine the heart’s involvement with COVID-19 in athletes. The study looked at athletes with and without a diagnosis of COVID-19 in hopes that the information gathered from the study would help provide more information around the national conversations about returning to activity after COVID-19. The Joel Cornette Foundation pledged an initial grant of $250,000 to support the study and committed resources to raise awareness and financial support.