Our Mission

Edwards County Healthcare Foundation is an independent non-profit organization whose purpose is to secure and distribute charitable funds. The Foundation will, through a variety of fund development activities assist in providing a continuum of quality, accessible and cost-effective healthcare services that meet medical needs and improve the physical well-being of people in Edwards County.

What is ECHF?

The Edwards County Healthcare Foundation provides an easy vehicle for citizens of the area who want to support the Foundation and Edwards County through bequests, donations, memorials, endowments, and memberships.

Since it was incorporated in 1992 The Edwards County Healthcare Foundations has provided more than $175,000 of equipment and services to Edwards County. 

How can you assist ECHF?

There are many ways you can assist the Foundation. These include:

• Annual membership
• Gifts of cash and/or securities
• Trust and annuities which allow you to give during your lifetime, but reserve income on your gift for your usage
• Gifts of real property
• Bequests in the form of thoughtfully planned wills
• Gifts of life insurance
• Gifts of home or farmland

How do we use Foundation Funds?

• Equipment Purchases – Donations to ECHF are used to purchase medical equipment for emergency responders and Edwards County medical facilities.
• Community Health Projects – Through a letter of request or Grant Application, community health fairs, educational programs, and the information are made available to the community by Foundation donations.
• Advancement Education– Improving your job skill to advance position
• Scholarships – Students with 60 college credit hours enrolling in medical education
• Specialty Training– Persons seeking response training certified nurse’s aide, etc.

*see guidelines below

Some of our contributions include:

• Stryker recliner to the Edwards County Medical Center
• Donation to Lewis Wellness Center

Contributed to:

• Edwards County Medical Center Men's & Women's Health Fairs
• Offerle Fire Department's concrete floor
• Kinsley Library medical publications
• Edwards County food bank
• Walking Path
• IED for KOES School
• T-shirts for Kinsley-Offerle Recreation Commission
• Monetary donation to all Edwards County Volunteer Fire Department's
• ER Trauma table for Radiology
  
  

Through a memorial donation and request from Teresa Wilkerson’s family, we purchased a Hydraulic Push/Pull Dynamometer for ECMC physical therapy department.

Numerous scholarships, specialty training, and advanced education grants.

Scholarship/Training Requirements

Scholarship-- $500 per semester Fall/Spring

Must give at least 60 college credit hour

  1. The scholarship will apply to healthcare courses only

2. Letter of acceptance in the medical program from school and list of   enrolled classes

3. Letter of application to ECHF

4. Submit grades to ECHF at the end of each semester to maintain eligibility and must maintain a 3.0 or above GPA

Specialty Training– response training, certified nurse aide, etc.

(Must be 18 to apply, continuing Ed. Hours not eligible)

1.  Provide training information

2.  80% costs of class and books, not to exceed $500

3.  Letter of acceptance from the school

4.  Letter of application to ECHF

5.  Submit grades to ECHF at end of the program

Advancement Education– Improving your job skill to advance position

  1. Letter from Administrator approving training

  2. Letter of acceptance in the program from a school or training facility 

  3. Letter of application to ECHF

  4. Submit grades to ECHF at the end of each semester to maintain eligibility