The Edwards Lifesciences Fund 2011 Grantees

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2011 Community Grants

2ft Prosthetics
“Bringing Hope to Amputees, One Leg at a Time” ($3,000)
This program provides prosthetics to those in need around the world.
Ability Found
“Equipment Placement Program” ($10,000)
This program teams up local Utah healthcare partners to provide medical equipment for disabled people who cannot otherwise obtain the care.
Action Swiss Sierra Leone – GEM Resources International
“Magbenteh Community Hospital” ($10,000)($15,000)
Multiple grants support cardiovascular interventions in Sierra Leone.
Adams Area Fire District
“Prevention of Firefighter Line-of-Duty Death by Sudden Cardiac Arrest” ($3,000)
This program provides equipment and training in sudden cardiac arrest.
Age Well Senior Services
“Project Independence” ($5,000)
This program encourages cardiovascular awareness in Orange County through education and screenings for seniors to improve quality of life.
AIDS Services Foundation Orange County
“HIV Services” ($5,000)
This program focuses on prevention of the spread of HIV and improves the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS in Orange County.
American Diabetes Association
“Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes” ($5,000)
This program supports a one-day, fundraising and awareness event in Orange County.
American Heart Association
“Boston Heart Walk” ($5,000)
“Orange County Heart Walk” ($15,000)
Multiple grants support cardiovascular research and education programs, and promote physical activity and heart-healthy living in a fun family environment.
American Red Cross Orange County
“Super CPR Day” ($10,000)
“Japan Disaster Relief” ($172,000)
Multiple grants support programs that train Orange County residents in CPR, AEDs and First Aid, and provide disaster relief efforts in Japan.
American Red Cross Utah Region
“Emergency Services” ($5,000)
This program focuses on emergency relief 24 hours a day to those in need across Utah.
Anaheim Interfaith Shelter
“Halcyon” ($10,000)
This program supports a child development center for homeless families with children in Orange County.
Angel Flight West
“Wings Over Southern California” ($15,000)
This program arranges free air transportation for individuals in California needing access to healthcare or other critical services.
Asociacion Mayaguezana de Personas con Impedimento
“Centro Estimulacion Sensorial” ($10,000)
This program provides activities and assistance for adults with severe mental retardation in Puerto Rico.
Assistance League Inland North County
“Operation School Bell” ($5,000)
This program provides clothes to children identified by school personnel as not having appropriate clothes to wear to school.
Avon Products Foundation
“Avon Walk for Breast Cancer” ($500)
This two-day walk raises funds to provide breast cancer screening, support and treatment for the underserved in the U.S.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County
“Community-Based Mentoring Program” ($5,000)
This program matches at-risk Orange County youth with a caring mentor.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah
“Community-Based Mentoring Program” ($5,000)
This program matches disadvantaged children in Utah with a caring mentor.
Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council
“Learning for Life” ($5,000)
This program teaches Orange County youth positive character traits, leadership and life skills.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake
“Triple Play” ($2,500)
This program encourages the healthy development of mind, body and soul for youth in Utah.
Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley
“General Operating” ($5,000)
This program promotes academic success, civic responsibility, arts, and healthy lifestyles for youth in Utah.
Boys & Girls Club of the Harbor Area
“STEM Education Program” ($5,000)
This program enhances science, technology, engineering and math educational programs for underserved Orange County youth in an after-school setting.
Building Youth Around the World ($2,000)
This program promotes cardiovascular health through donated sports equipment and teaches the importance of exercise to youth in Africa.
California Society for Biomedical Research
“K-12 Life Science Education Curriculum Resource Materials” ($10,000)
This program provides free curriculum resource materials for U.S. students in alignment with state/national science teaching standards.
Camp del Corazon
“Summer Camp Program” ($15,000)
This program provides a summer camp experience for Orange County and California children ages 7-17 who are living with heart disease.
CampMed – University of California Irvine Foundation
“CampMed” ($2,500)
This program supports an educational-enrichment camp experience and a mentorship program in Orange County.
Casa Juan Bosco
“Tiempo Libre, Tiempo para Crecer” ($7,500)
This program offers tutoring, sports, arts, values and music to youth from high-risk and low-income areas of Puerto Rico.
Casa Teresa
“Steps to Independence” ($7,500)
This program helps at-risk Orange County residents become self-sufficient.
Centro AYANI – Ayuda Y Centro De Terapia Al Nino Con Impedimento
“Help Others Without Any Barrier” ($15,000)
This program provides assistive equipment to people with disabilities in Puerto Rico.
Centro de Desarrollo y Servicios Especializados
“Special Needs Neuoscience Program” ($10,000)
This program incorporates the results of neuroscience and brain-based research in teaching methodology in Puerto Rico.
Charitable Ventures of Orange County
“Orange Deaf Literacy Project” ($5,000)
This program provides educational experience and resources to deaf/hard-of-hearing students in Orange County.
Charities Aid Foundation America
“New Zealand Relief Efforts” ($10,900)
This program provides emergency earthquake relief in New Zealand.
Children's Health Initiative of Orange County – Volunteer Center of Orange County
“Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization Services” ($10,000)
This program connects Orange County families to preventive healthcare and needed social service resources.
CHOC Children's Foundation
“Heart Holiday Event 2011” ($10,000)
This program provides a holiday event for underprivileged pediatric patients in Orange County.
Christmas Box International
“Children and Youth Program” ($5,000)
This program provides wrap-around resources to youth around the world who experience abuse, neglect or abandonment.
Community Action Partnership of Orange County
“Farm 2 Kids” ($5,000)
This program provides fresh produce to Orange County children whose families lack resources to prevent hunger.
Community SeniorServ
“Meals on Wheels” ($10,000)
This program provides food and support services to homebound older adults in Orange County.
Council of Orange County Society of St. Vincent De Paul
“Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County” ($500)
This program supplies meals to hungry families in Orange County.
Deborah Hospital Foundation Puerto Rico
“25th Anniversary” ($10,000)
This program promotes awareness of cardiovascular disease and raises funds for better cardiovascular services in Puerto Rico.
Discovery Arts
“Arts Adventures” ($5,000)
This program provides arts as a therapy for children with cancer in Orange County.
Discovery Science Center
“Science in the Classroom - Pig Heart Dissection” ($7,500)
This program provides Orange County school-aged kids with an opportunity to dissect a pig heart.
Down Syndrome Association of Orange County
“Health Care Education and Outreach” ($5,000)
This program provides specialized services to children in Orange County with Down Syndrome.
El Viento Foundation
“University Bound: Closing the Science and Math Education Gap” ($7,000)
This program provides after-school science and math enrichment and tutoring to disadvantaged youth in Orange County.
Families Forward
“Transitional Housing Program” ($5,000)
This program empowers homeless families in Orange County to move from crisis to stability and self-sufficiency.
Free Wheelchair Mission
“Wheelchairs for India” ($32,560)
This program provides mobility through wheelchairs to the disabled poor in India.
Friday's Kids Respite
“Respite for Children with Special Needs” ($2,500)
This program provides no-cost respite for Utah families that have children with special needs.
Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Service
“New Vista Transitional Living Center” ($5,000)
This program provides transitional shelter, food and supportive services for homeless families in Orange County.
Girl Scouts of Orange County
“Comadres en Accion” ($5,000)
This program provides leadership development and enrichment programs to low-income, underserved Girl Scouts in Orange County.
Giving Children Hope
“We've Got Your Back” ($15,000)
This program helps feed homeless children in Orange County on the weekend.
Goodwill of Orange County
“Assistive Technology Exchange Center - Children's Services” ($15,000)
This program provides disabled children in Orange County with access to special technology to help them communicate and learn.
Granite Education Foundation
“BioInnovate” ($5,000)
This program prepares Utah students with hands-on, real-life experience in the life science industry.
GroundWork Group Orange County
“Non-Profit Technology Support” ($7,500)
This program builds Orange County non-profit organizations’ capacity through technology education and information technology services.
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County
“Cypress Development” ($10,000)
This program supports construction of 15 homes in Cypress, California for disadvantaged Orange County residents.
Hogar Albergue de Niños Maltratados de San German
“Portal de Amor” ($10,000)
This program provides emergency shelter, assistance and healthcare for abused or neglected children in Puerto Rico.
Hogar Albergue para Niños Jesus de Nazaret
“Children’s Shelter” ($10,000)
This program provides shelter and social/psychological assistance to victims of child abuse and mistreatment in Puerto Rico.
Hogar Maria del Carmen ($6,500)
This program assists people of advanced age who are sick, homeless and abandoned by their families in Puerto Rico.
Human Options
“Shelter for Abused Women and their Children” ($7,500)
This program provides a safe shelter while restoring hope and rebuilding the lives of women and children in Orange County.
iHOPEoc
“Homeless/At-Risk Emergency Assistance Program” ($7,500)
This program provides immediate assistance to meet the needs of the homeless in Orange County.
Illumination Foundation
“Interim Housing and Wrap-Around Program” ($15,000)
This program provides stable housing to homeless families and children in Orange County.
Irvine Adult Day Health Services
“Skilled Nursing Care and Health Monitoring Program” ($10,000)
This program provides nursing care and monitoring that promotes the health, dignity and independence of seniors in Orange County.
Irvine Children's Fund
“Before- and After-School Childcare Scholarship Fund” ($5,000)
This program provides before- and after-school childcare to low-income, working families in Orange County.
J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center
“Therapeutic Riding Programs for Children and Adults with Disabilities” ($12,500)
This program provides therapeutic horse-related programs for children, teens and adults with disabilities in Orange County.
Joyful Child Foundation
“radKIDS” ($10,000)
This program provides safety education and violence prevention for Orange County children and adults.
KidWorks Community Development Corporation
“Foundation for Success Luncheon” ($2,050)
“STEM After School” ($5,000)
This program focuses on engaging K-12th grade low-income, Orange County Hispanic students in science, technology, engineering and math education.
Knots of Love
“Chemo Caps” ($2,500)
This program provides handmade caps free for people in California experiencing the effects of cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
KOCE-TV Foundation
“PBS SoCal Education” ($5,000)
This program supports PBS SoCal education with an on-air challenge grant in Orange County.
Laura's House
“Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter and Support Services Program” ($10,000)
This program provides emergency shelter and support services for victims of domestic violence in Orange County.
Library Square Foundation for Art, Culture and Science
“Education Programs at The Leonardo” ($5,000)
This program provides science, technology, engineering, arts and math education outreach and professional development in Utah.
Lupus Foundation of America, Utah Chapter
“Walk for Lupus Now” ($5,000)
This program supports awareness of Lupus in Utah.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County
“Program Services/Wish Granting” ($10,000)
This program makes wishes come true for children in Orange County with life-threatening illnesses.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah
“Granting Wishes of Children with Life-Threatening Cardiac Conditions” ($10,000)
This program makes wishes come true for Utah children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening cardiac conditions.
Maritime Heart Center
“Heart Healthy Kids” ($15,000)
This program provides physical activity and education to elementary school students in Canada.

MIND Research Institute
“Orange County Math Initiative” ($15,000)
This initiative focuses on improving math skills for the lowest performing Orange County students.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Salt Lake City
“MS 150” ($2,500)
This program focuses on multiple sclerosis research.
National Police Rodeo Association
“Summer Rodeo” ($500)
This program provides free rodeo tickets to underprivileged children in Orange County.
netz 4 Life
“Leave No Rim Netless Park Revitalization Campaign” ($10,000)
This program inspires at-risk Orange County youth by restoring neglected community athletic infrastructure.
Oak View Renewal Partnership
“Healthy Living Initiative” ($5,000)
This program promotes neighborhood development through healthy eating and small business development.
OneOC – Volunteer Center Orange County
“RSVP” ($15,000)
This program mobilizes Orange County senior volunteers to provide skills and labor to community organizations.
Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
“Race for the Cure” ($7,500)($500)
Multiple grants support a program focused on reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center
“Edwards Volunteer Day” ($1,000)
“In-Home Parent Empowerment” ($10,000)
Multiple grants support a program that delivers parenting education to struggling Orange County families in their homes.
Orange County Community Foundation
“Corporate Partner” ($25,000)
This program encourages, supports and facilitates philanthropy in Orange County.
Orange County Fire Services Association
“Annual Benefit Show” ($500)
This program provides opportunities for handicapped and underprivileged children in Orange County to attend a festive event.
Orange County Great Park Corporation
“Irvine’s 40th Anniversary” ($5,000)
This program provides community activities at a public park in Orange County.
Orange County High School of the Arts
“Camp OCHSA” ($5,000)
This free community arts outreach program serves disadvantaged Santa Ana, California students.
Orange County Marathon Foundation
“Kids Run the OC” ($5,000)
This program supports a 10-week after-school fitness and nutrition curriculum for elementary and middle school children in Orange County.
Orange County Performing Arts Center
“Summer at the Center” ($5,000)
This program provides musical theater workshops for at-risk students in Orange County.
Orange County Rescue Mission
“Village of Hope” ($5,000)
This program provides a transitional housing facility in Orange County for homeless individuals and families.
Orangewood Children’s Foundation
“Higher Education for Former Foster Youth” ($12,000)
This program provides higher education to former foster youth in Orange County to break destructive cycles and move toward a positive future.
Outreach Concern
“Orange County Support” ($5,000)
This program provides school-based counseling for Orange County students who are experiencing academic and other problems.
Pacific Symphony
“Class Act Music Education Program” ($15,000)
This program provides Orange County K-8 students with age-appropriate music education.
Pediatric Adolescent Diabetes Education and Research Foundation
“Defying the Limits Diabetes Education” ($7,500)
This program provides free diabetes self-care health education classes for families of children in Orange County with Type 1 Diabetes.
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
“Cinco de Mayo Half-Marathon” ($1,000)
“Reaching for the Cure Youth VIP Training Program” ($2,000)
Multiple grants support a program that trains Orange County youth for a run/walk event while raising funds for pediatric cancer research.
Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario
“Rays of Hope Mentoring” ($5,000)
This program provides one-on-one mentoring for children with incarcerated parents in Puerto Rico.
Project HOPE School Foundation
“Academic Success Program” ($5,000)
This program eliminates barriers experienced by homeless students in Orange County that prevent them from attending school.
Project Independence
“Healthy Living Volunteer Coordination” ($2,500)
This program provides professional support to volunteers and developmentally disabled in Orange County for healthy living programs.
Project Tomorrow
“YouthTEACH2Learn” ($7,500)
This program provides science, technology, engineering and math education and career development for K-12 students in Orange County.
Public Health Foundation Enterprises
“Heartfelt Cardiac Projects” ($4,000)
This program provides cardiac screenings to low-income and underserved U.S. populations to prevent sudden cardiac death.
SCOR Cardiac Cyclists Club
“Solvang Prelude” ($2,500)
This program supports bicycling as a form of rehabilitative therapy for cardiovascular disease recovery.
South Coast Repertory
“Theatre for Young Audiences” ($10,000)
This program introduces professional theatre to children, especially those from underserved areas of Orange County.
Special Camp for Special Kids - St. Margaret’s of Scotland Episcopal School ($5,000)
This program provides Orange County youth with and without disabilities the opportunity to interact in a fun environment.
Special Olympics Nippon Tokyo
“2010-2011 Regional Deployment Program” ($15,000)
Special Olympics Southern California
“Edwards Volunteer Day” ($2,500)
“Summer Games and Fall Games” ($2,500)
Multiple grants support a program that empowers individuals with intellectual disabilities through sports training and competition.
Special Olympics Utah
“Sports Training and Competition” ($2,500)
This program provides training and competition for the disabled in Utah.
Step Up on Second
“Daniel's Place” ($5,000)
This program offers support and services for young adults in California experiencing the first episodes of a mental illness.
Thanksgiving Point Institute
“Career Exploration Experience and Tulips Journey North” ($10,000)
This program promotes science, technology, engineering and math education in Utah.
The Laguna Playhouse
“Youth Arts Education Access” ($5,000)
This program develops creativity and communication skills in Orange County youth.
The Wooden Floor – Saint Joseph Ballet Company
“From Here, You Can Step Anywhere!” ($5,000)
This academic mentoring program helps low-income Orange County youth graduate high school and succeed in college.
THINK Together
“Middle School STEM Program” ($7,500)
This program increases Orange County student proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math, and encourages related careers.
United Cerebral Palsy - Orange County
“2011 Life Without Limits” ($2,650)
“Early Intervention Program” ($10,000)
Multiple grants support expanded awareness of cardiovascular disease and developmental complications in underserved Orange County communities.
United Way
“Destination Graduation” ($35,000)
This program focuses on reducing drop-out rates of high-risk youth in 10 Orange County high schools.
Vital Link
“Career Exploration Programs” ($5,000)
This program encourages Orange County students to understand the rewards of advanced education and training to their career.
Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County
“OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Awards” ($4,555)
This annual event raises funds to provide volunteer, training, consulting and business services to Orange County’s non-profit organizations.
Working Wardrobes
“Career Center” ($5,000)
This program provides comprehensive career development and wardrobing services to at-risk Orange County women.

2011 Strategic Grants

Adult Congenital Heart Association
“The Heart to Heart Ambassador Program” ($50,000)
This program provides trained peer support and information primarily to congestive heart disease patients and their families.
Alliance for Aging Research
“25th Anniversary Bipartisan Congressional Awards” ($4,500)
“Sepsis in Older Americans: Saving Lives Through Early Detection” ($35,000)
Multiple grants support programs, including the development of a sepsis awareness video, that advance research and public policy on living longer, healthier lives.
American Heart Association
“2011 Go Red for Women” ($1,725)
“Por Tu Corozon via 2012 Go Red for Women and Heart Ball” ($50,000)
“2011 Orange County Heart Ball” ($98,060)
Multiple grants support programs to further research, awareness and treatment of heart disease in the U.S.
Andre Sobel River of Life Foundation
“Compassion Can't Wait” ($20,000)
This program provides access to medical care and support to families of pediatric cardiovascular patients in Orange County.
Angel Heart International
“Mending Young Hearts in Gansu” ($25,000)
This program facilitates access to appropriate medical treatment for underserved congestive heart disease children in Gansu, China.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
“Heart Valve Screening Program” ($20,000)
This program provides free education and heart valve screening senior citizens in Wisconsin.
Association la Ribambelle
“Medical and Social Help for Children 2011” ($15,000)
This program treats young children from Morocco who are suffering from congenital cardiac pathologies in France.
Bon Secours Health Care Foundation
“MACSA Project” ($15,000)
This program provides medical practitioners in Virginia with greater access to training in the growing minimally invasive surgery field.
Cardiac Kids Foundation of Florida
“Jamaica Mission 2012” ($25,000)
This program provides life-saving cardiac procedures and surgeries for the children of Jamaica.
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute
“2010-2011 Internship” ($12,500)
“2011-2012 Internship” ($12,500)
This program provides clinical research involvement for college and medical students in Texas.
CardioStart
“CardioStart International” ($20,000)
This program provides free heart surgery and related services to children and adults in underdeveloped countries around the world.
Cardiovascular Research Foundation
“PULSE of the City” ($22,850)
This program raises funds to improve the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease.
Caribbean Heart Menders Association
“Echoes of One Heart” ($15,000)
This program provides life-saving heart surgery and cardiac interventions for children in the Caribbean.
Center for Women's Cardiac Health and Research, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
“In-House and Mobile Cardiovascular Screening and Education Clinic” ($25,000)
This program provides free cardiac echos and cardiovascular-risk screening for high-risk, underserved women in California.
Children's Heart Fund of Ethiopia
“Spanish Team Mission in Cardiovascular Surgery” ($12,500)
This program assists children with heart disease in Ethiopia.
Children's HeartLink
“Building Capacity of Pediatric Cardiac Care Programs Worldwide” ($50,000)
This program provides direct care and program development for patients around the world, including Brazil, with cardiovascular disease.
Children's Hospital Boston
“Hearts and Minds of Ghana” ($15,000)
This program increases awareness of, and access to, congenital heart disease care in Ghana.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
“Medical Innovation Summit” ($35,000)
This multi-day summit brings healthcare professionals from around the world together to discuss the future of medical innovation.
Conemaugh Health Foundation
“Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program” ($25,000)
This program provides increased awareness of healthy behavior through physical activity of students in underserved areas of Pennsylvania.
Fogarty Institute for Innovation
“Fogarty Mentoring and Education Program” ($35,000)
This program provides mentoring and education of medical innovators in California to improve patient care.
Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care
“Hemodynamic Simulation for Cardiac Surgical Critical Care Training” ($50,000)
This program develops hemodynamic computer simulation for advanced global cardiac surgical and critical care training.
Fundacion Dr. Raul Garcia Rinaldi
“Promotion, Prevention, Evaluation and Results Program” ($35,000)
This program promotes prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in the aging population of Puerto Rico.
Golden West College Foundation
“Expanded Nursing Program” ($20,000)
This program provides education and scholarships for new nurses in Orange County.
Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation
“Good Samaritan Hospital's Minimally Invasive Training Center” ($30,000)
This program provides education about advanced, innovative techniques for clinicians and residents.
Heart to Heart International Children's Medical Alliance
“Into the Heartland” ($50,000)
This program provides children in Russia with access to modern heart care.
HeartGift Foundation
“Mending Hearts” ($50,000)
This program provides access to cardiovascular care for underserved children in developing countries, including the Dominican Republic.
Heineman Medical Research
“Guatemala Echo System Project” ($15,000)
This program provides training to expand digital echocardiography to rural hospitals in Guatemala.
Hoag Hospital Foundation
“Forum on Healthcare 2011” ($30,000)
This one-day forum brings Orange County healthcare experts together to discuss the current state of the industry.
Institute for Health Technology Studies
“InHealth” ($50,000)
This program provides research and analysis of the social and economic value and benefit of medical technologies.
International Children's Heart Foundation
“Pediatric Cardiac Services for Santiago, Dominican Republic” ($50,000)
This program assists in the development of pediatric cardiac training, education and clinical services in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Joint Council On Thoracic Surgery Education
“JCTSE” ($250,000)
This program supports physician training and creates a comprehensive integrated curriculum in cardiothoracic surgery.
Lestonnac Free Clinic - St. Jeanne De Lestonnac Free Clinic
“Mi Corazon / Mi Vida” ($5,000)
This program lowers the risk factors Orange County women have for developing heart disease through support and education.
Madras Medical Mission
“Hridaya Poorvam Sakhyam” ($25,000)
This program provides free cardiac surgery to 250 impoverished children in India.
MedWish International
“Recover, Recycle, Redistribute Program” ($18,000)
This program provides cardiac assistance in developing countries through regular humanitarian aid shipments worldwide.
Memorial Hermann Foundation
“Memorial Family Medicine Residency/Communication of Cardiac Risk to Underserved Women” ($25,000)
This program evaluates a woman's cardiac-risk scores 24 months after study completion for depression.
Mercy Heart and Vascular Institute - Catholic Healthcare West
“21st Annual Cardiovascular and Electrophysciology Symposium 2011 Concepts & Controversies” ($5,000)
This program supports a cardiology and electrophysiology symposium in California for healthcare professionals.

Miracle Flights for Kids
“Miracle Flights for Kids, Cardiovascular” ($15,000)
This program provides access to medical specialists and treatments for adults and children suffering from cardiovascular disease in the U.S.
Mitral Foundation
“Mitral Education Center” ($25,000)
This program supports a center focused on improving mitral valve education and practice for patients and physicians from around the world.
National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease
“Patient Support Services Program” ($50,000)
This program provides community-based patient support services to U.S. women who are living with or at risk of heart disease.
National Quality Forum
“Invitational Leadership Colloquium” ($10,000)
This conference provides a forum for senior industry experts to focus on improving healthcare quality and delivery.
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
“8th Annual Saint Barnabas Health Care System Cardiovascular Symposium” ($5,000)
This program provides a one day, independent cardiovascular symposium for U.S. cardiology healthcare professionals.
OCTANe Foundation for Innovation
“Medical Device and Investor Forum, Program Series, LaunchPad” ($25,000)
This program provides educational initiatives in Orange County focused on biomedical and medical device science and technology.
OhioHealth Foundation
“The OhioHealth Community Cardiovascular Health and Wellness Program” ($25,000)
This program provides community cardiovascular health and wellness by promoting lifestyle changes in underserved adults in Ohio.
Oregon Health and Science University Foundation
“M. Lowell Edwards: Engineer, Inventor, Entrepreneur” ($7,022)
This program provides a public history exhibit in Oregon on an engineer’s contributions to cardiovascular medical technology.
PH-Japan
“Pediatric Cardiac Program” ($43,000)
This program provides life-saving heart surgeries for 15 needy children in Northern Thailand.

Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation
“Continuing to Set the Pace - Outcome Studies in the Starr Academic Center” ($50,000)
This program uses data from 50 years and 14 hospitals to continue to improve outcomes for heart patients.
Regents of University of California, Irvine
“Center for Future Health Professionals - Towards Healthy Hearts” ($10,000)
This program expands awareness and access to care for cardiac disease to the underserved, minority population in Southern California.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
“Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative” ($25,000)
This program supports innovative undergraduate research in biosciences and medicine in the U.S.
Sepsis Alliance ($35,000)
This program focuses on increasing general public awareness of sepsis and improves access to training for healthcare professionals in the U.S.
Society for Women's Health Research
“Research Area - Women and Cardiovascular Disease” ($50,000)
This program supports U.S. research on sex differences and cardiovascular disease.
St. Bernardine Medical Center Foundation
“Heart Care Clinic” ($10,000)
This program educates cardiovascular disease patients in Southern California to reduce emergency room readmissions.
St. Joseph Hospital of Orange
“From the Heart” ($25,000)
This program provides Orange County patients at high-risk for a cardiac event with definitive testing and specialty care.
St. Paul's Hospital Foundation of Vancouver – American Foundation for the University of British Columbia
“Virtual Teaching Laboratory Expansion” ($48,400)
This program educates medical professionals and improves patient care worldwide.
Stanford University
“Biodesign Program” ($35,000)
This program trains next-generation leaders from around the world in biomedical technology innovation.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association
“2011 HRS/SCAA Sudden Cardiac Arrest Symposium” ($15,000)
This medical education conference in Minnesota focuses on sudden cardiac arrest and trends in research and care.
Surgeons of Hope Foundation
“Cardiac Surgery and Training Mission to Nicaragua 2012” ($50,000)
This program supports a Nicaragua training-to-cure mission to train local surgeons on life-saving surgery for indigent children.
Team Heart
“Sustainable Comprehensive Care for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Rwanda” ($50,000)
This program supports the development of a model for cardiovascular care in Rwanda.
The Larry King Cardiac Foundation
“Save a Heart a Day” ($50,000)
This program provides free life-saving cardiac care to uninsured U.S. individuals by directly providing medical procedures and therapies.
The Mended Hearts
“Mended Little Hearts” ($35,000)
This program improves the quality-of-life of U.S. families with children who have heart defects.
The New York Academy of Sciences
“Evolving Challenges in Promoting Cardiovascular Health” ($10,000)
This scientific conference focuses on the promotion of cardiovascular health worldwide.
Un Coeur pour la Paix
“Pulmonic Valves for Palestinien Children” ($25,000)
This program provides direct care for Palestinian children and adults with congenital heart disease.

University of California Irvine Foundation
“UCI Center for Diabetes Treatment and Research” ($2,500)
“Science Under the Stars” ($4,000)
“UCI Medal Awards” ($48,600)
“The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology” ($100,000)($230,000)
Multiple grants support research, training and/or scholarships at the University of California, Irvine.
University of Cape Town
“Teaching Infrastructure - Phase Two” ($10,000)
Funds support an existing pan-African training program in cardiothoracic surgery.
University of Virginia
“Cedimat Dominican Republic Rheumatic Heart Disease Mission” ($50,000)
This program provides medical care, education and research on rheumatic heart disease in the Dominican Republic.

Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Foundation
“African Nursing Educational Support and Professional Development” ($25,000)
This program provides continued professional development for nurses in Africa.
Wasatch Homeless Health Care
“Fourth Street Clinic Direct Patient Care” ($20,000)
This program provides medical and support services for the homeless in Utah living with cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
Washington Hospital Center
“Advanced Heart Failure: Managing Risk” ($20,000)
This program supports research in Washington, DC to identify advanced heart failure risk and mitigate individual patient risk factors.
World Pediatric Project
“Project Panama: Healing Hearts” ($25,000)
This comprehensive pediatric cardiac training program establishes sustainable diagnostic and surgical capacity in Panama.
YMCA of San Diego County
“Cardiovascular Health Awareness Week” ($4,000)
This program raises awareness of cardiovascular disease in seniors and children of San Diego, California.