Health Foundation of La Porte CPR/AED Event 2025

On Tuesday, June 3, Health Foundation of La Porte celebrated its 2025 AED grantees and the expanded availability of AEDs in key locations in the community.  

Each year, Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) provides grants for life-saving AEDs (automated external defibrillators). These annual grants help ensure the La Porte County community has access to these life-saving devices. HFL works in conjunction with La Porte County EMS, La Porte County E911, City of La Porte Fire Department, and the Play for Jake Foundation to ensure our community has a safe, manageable, and efficient program to help people who are suffering a serious heart event have the best chance at survival and to help educate the community on the importance of AED maintenance and training.  

In 2025, HFL awarded 55 AEDs, AED cabinets, and corresponding AED signage. In total, HFL awarded $115,141 in AED grants to 23 organizations.  

Since 2017, HFL has awarded 310 AEDs and invested a total of $757,120 in AED and CPR grants in La Porte County. 

Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in the United States. Defibrillation from an AED is effective in helping people survive sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs save lives.