For ten years, The Ethan Lindberg Foundation has stood beside families raising children with complex medical needs. What began as a mission to fill in the gaps for families in crisis has grown into a full-fledged movement rooted in lived experience, resilience, and a fierce belief in human potential.
As we celebrate a decade of impact, we’re not slowing down. We’re growing forward with new initiatives designed to meet families where they are now and help them build strength from the inside out.
We Believe in Families
Since 2015, we’ve supported families with everything from housing during hospital stays to grants that help cover unreimbursed medical costs. That commitment remains strong. We’ve seen the emotional, financial, and logistical toll complex care takes on families, and we remain committed to lifting some of that weight.
But we’ve also learned something else: caregiving parents are not just supporting players. They are leaders.
Introducing the Motherhood Leadership Project
Launching in 2025, the Motherhood Leadership Project is our newest program focused on caregiving mothers, women navigating motherhood journeys they never expected. This isn’t about parenting tips. It’s about honoring the whole woman: her dreams, goals, identity, and strength beyond the caregiving role.
Through community, personal development, and shared experiences, we’re creating space for women to grow as individuals, leaders, and changemakers. We believe that caregiving mothers don’t just deserve support; they deserve investment.
Building a Heart Strong Generation
What if we could take everything we’ve learned from families and pass it on to the next generation?
That’s the question driving our newest youth initiative, Play Heart Strong. Through partnerships with local sports teams, coaches, and mentors, we’re teaching young athletes not just how to win but how to lead, persevere, and build character on and off the field.
In 2024, we supported more than 250 athletes and coaches with Heart Strong gear, team sponsorships, and our “12 Ways to Play Heart Strong” framework. We're planting seeds of resilience early and dreaming big about what's next, including a Heart Strong Scholars Program.
Our Guiding Belief
At the heart of every initiative is one bold idea: the challenges we face don’t define us. Our response to them does. Whether it's a mother advocating for her child, a young athlete learning to lead, or a family navigating uncertainty, we’re here to support transformation, not just survival.
Heart Strong isn’t just a name. It’s a mindset. A way of being. A community committed to turning adversity into purpose and empowering people to write stronger stories for themselves, their families, and the world around them.
We’re building something that lasts. And we’re just getting started.
