Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Grants

The Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Grants program aims to improve the health of underserved communities by supporting initiatives focused on education, screening, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Foundation seeks to enhance care access for patients, promote awareness of heart health, and foster community engagement through volunteer opportunities. By 2025, the goal is to positively impact the lives of 2.5 million patients affected by structural heart issues. The program emphasizes collaboration and innovation in healthcare.

Our commitment to charitable giving and participation in philanthropic causes is one of the defining elements of Edwards Lifesciences’ culture. We feel fortunate to be able to support many health- and community-focused programs through grants to non-profit organizations from the Edwards Lifesciences Foundation.
Our Foundation evaluates all grant applications during our annual grant cycle, through which a majority of our giving is done. The grant cycle opens with a call for applications in late spring, applications are evaluated by our committees in late summer through early fall, and grantees are notified in late fall.
Goals and objectives of our philanthropy
.Enhance support and access to care for underserved heart valve and critically ill patients
.Support research and education to increase expertise and innovation in treating heart valve and critically ill patients
.Establish trusted partnerships to further leverage impact
.Operate consistently with the principles of Edwards Lifesciences’ Credo
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Types of programs supported by our Foundation
To improve the lives of 2.5 million underserved structural heart and critical care patients by 2025, our funding focuses on the following types of programs, with preference given to partners that support underserved patients in multiple ways:

• Detection:
• Screening to detect structural heart diseasePublic education on structural heart disease detectionClinical education on structural heart disease detection
• Treatment:
• Structural heart disease treatmentClinical education on structural heart disease treatment
• Recovery:
• Patient-to-patient structural heart disease pre- and post-treatment support

Eligibility

Requirements of organizations supported by our Foundation

U.S.-based organizations must be a tax-qualified charitable organization by demonstrating 501(c)(3) tax status, and qualifying as a not-for-profit public charity as defined by Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Organizations based outside the U.S. must be a public charity substantially similar in governance, operation and mission to qualified U.S.-based organizations.
All partners of our Every Heartbeat Matters grant program, as well as other grant partners conducting work with patients, are required to sign a program agreement before receiving funds.

Ineligibility

Grantee agrees that the Funds may not be used for any purpose other than the Program without
the Foundation's prior written consent.Funds may not be used to defray expenses associated with activities prohibited by the AdvaMed Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals , such as entertainment, recreation, gifts or prizes.Additionally, Grantee will not use Funds to provide more than an incidental benefit to any individual who is not an appropriate beneficiary of the Grantee’s charitable programs