How to Donate to the John Ritter Foundation’s “50 for 50” Campaign During Aortic Dissection Awareness Week

If you’ve seen Amy Yasbeck’s recent interview about her husband John Ritter’s death and want to support the awareness campaign she’s connected to, here’s what’s actually confirmed about it.

What the “50 for 50” campaign is

The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health — the organization Yasbeck founded after Ritter died from what she says was a misdiagnosed aortic dissection in September 2003 — is running a campaign called “50 for 50” during Aortic Dissection Awareness Week (September 13–19). The campaign asks supporters for $50 donations. That number is meant to highlight a specific statistic tied to the condition: up to 50% of aortic dissection patients die before they ever reach medical care.

The timing lines up with what would have been Ritter’s 78th birthday on September 17, and with Yasbeck and Ritter’s son Tyler — who sits on the foundation’s board — speaking publicly about the campaign this week.

Where to actually donate

The interview and reporting confirm the campaign exists and its $50 ask, but they don’t include a specific donation link, address, or step-by-step process. To avoid pointing you somewhere inaccurate, the safest path is:

• Go to the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health’s official website and look for the “50 for 50” campaign page or a donate button.
• Check the foundation’s official social media accounts, which typically link directly to fundraising pages during awareness campaigns like this one.

What’s still worth confirming yourself

• Whether $50 is a suggested amount or a fixed amount — the reporting frames it as a request tied to the “50%” statistic, not necessarily a required minimum.
• Whether the campaign runs only through Awareness Week or longer — Awareness Week itself is September 13–19, but that’s not the same as confirmation the donation window closes on that date.

Since campaign pages and donation windows can change, it’s worth checking the foundation’s own site directly before giving, rather than relying on secondhand details.

Sources / Learn more

• Fox News