Joan C. Edwards Charitable Foundation
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- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
| Founded | 2006 |
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| Focus | Medical Education Scholarships and Programs |
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| Method | Programming, Funding |
The Joan C. Edwards Charitable Foundation was created in 2006 upon the death of Joan C. Edwards, a well-known West Virginia-based philanthropist.
The Joan C. Edwards Charitable Foundation was created by a bequest from the Joan C. Edwards Trust in 2006 at the time of Mrs. Edwards' death. Mrs. Edwards was a philanthropist and former jazz singer. Her husband, James, who died in 1991, was owner and CEO of National Mattress Company in Huntington, W.Va., where the couple lived most of their lives.[1]
In 2010, Joan C. Edwards Charitable Foundation launched the Health Professionals Pipeline Program (H3P) in Cleveland, Ohio, to serve the needs of traditionally underrepresented minorities and low-income backgrounds.[2]