Edwards Lifesciences Foundation
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation is the corporate foundation of Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, CA). The foundation supports the Every Heartbeat Matters initiative, issues grants and technology donations, and publishes funding recipients and guidance on Edwards’ website. An active grant portal and recent corporate impact materials are hosted on edwards.com.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A tax-exempt nonprofit (or eligible international partner) with programs aligned to cardiac health, clinical capacity-building, research/training, or community programs in Edwards employee communities and able to apply through the annual online grant cycle.
Good Fit
- • Project explicitly advances heart health, structural heart disease care, training, or research.
- • Programs strengthen health access in underserved populations or build clinical capacity.
- • Operations or programming in California or communities where Edwards employees live and work.
- • Ability to provide audited financials and comply with reporting/due-diligence requests.
- • Willingness to apply through the published online grant portal during the annual window.
- • Capacity to accept in-kind technology/equipment donations when relevant.
Geography
Observed giving is national in scope: grants reached organizations in 21 states and the foundation supports international projects, though California received a sizable share (~39%) of dollars.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 162 distinct recipients across many program types and grant sizes, showing a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Direct evidence supports entry by unfamiliar applicants: the foundation publishes an annual online application cycle and roughly 77 new recipients appeared in the latest year, so new entrants clearly gain access.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
