In Memory of
Emerson Juliette Graham
Why This Foundation Was Created
Mosaic Hearts Foundation was born from lived experience and the understanding that grief after infant loss can feel isolating, overwhelming, and invisible.
From that pain came a mission: to ensure other families receive support, compassion and practical healp during one of life's hardest seasons.
What was broken became purpose.
What was lost became love in action.
About OUr Founder, Frances Moore
My professional background includes scaling organizations, building high-performing teams, developing donor and corporate partnerships, managing complex operations, and creating programs that make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. I have served in leadership roles within healthcare and nonprofit sectors, including philanthropy, community engagement, and strategic growth.
As the founder of Mosaic Hearts Foundation, my passion is deeply personal. I understand the profound heartbreak families experience after miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. Through Mosaic Hearts Foundation, I am committed to ensuring no family faces that journey alone—providing compassionate financial support, emotional resources, advocacy, and healing opportunities during one of life’s most difficult seasons.
I believe meaningful organizations are built where compassion meets excellence. My leadership style is rooted in empathy, integrity, calm problem-solving, and the ability to bring people together around a shared purpose. Whether supporting families, building partnerships, or leading growth, I am driven by one mission:
to help put the pieces of broken hearts together again.
Our Founder's Story
Emerson Juliette Graham was born full-term, four days late on Aug. 14, 2008 and passed away peacefully in our arms just two days later. There was no known cause of death and the autopsy later revealed massive cell death in her brain. Her unexpected death was overwhelming, and we were numb and in shock.
After we left the hospital and drove to the mortuary, we wrote a check for Emerson’s cremation. That was the first of the many bills that surmounted. Two weeks later, I was back to work since I didn't have a baby to be considered on"maternity leave." Meanwhile, week after week, month after month, we received bills from numerous medical providers—we had so many, I created a spreadsheet to keep track. I called set up payment plans, continuing to pay what insurance wouldn’t cover, week to week, month to month. The worst part, our deceased daughter’s name was on every bill. So, as we were trying desperately to heal, we were bombarded by pain and constantly reminded of our empty cradle with Emerson Juliette Graham bills.
Following the death of a baby can be the most gruesome, dark time in one's life. Financial hardships on top of grief can be exponentially hard, especially as bills continue long after baby is gone.
After our daughter died, I had an overwhelming desire to give back to other families facing the devastating, unexpected loss of their baby. "I don't want other families to experience the stress and financial burden while grieving their baby. I wanted to establish a way to provide families with financial support to relieve stress, time they need to heal, and put their broken hearts back together."
Why Mosaic Hearts?
The name Mosaic Hearts Foundation came from the idea of kintsukuroi, a centuries-old Japanese art form (Mosaic Hearts seemed easier to say and remember). This art involves repairing broken pottery using a special tree-sap lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, creating a beautifully repaired piece. Not making the broken pieces invisible, but rather part of the story.
Mosaic Hearts, putting the pieces of broken hearts together again.
