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the AHA. Who funds the AHA?

Novartis Novo Nordisk Inc. Pfizer Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

all being the top contributors.

Largely? Pharmaceutical companies only make up 3.8% of revenue according to the document you posted.

Food producers pay the AHA for use of the “Heart-Check” certification mark on certain products, like meat and cereal.

The maker of Crisco virtually launched the AHA as a nation-wide powerhouse in 1948 by designating a $17 million grant.

Where is and how much of that type of funding accounted?