Edward Foundation

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2009 to Jun 30, 2010

Signed

May 11, 2011

Return Version

2009v1.7

Gross Receipts

$4,407,097

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The Foundation Funded the Arabella House Scholarship Program to provide "scholarship beds" for residents of Arabella, a group home for women and girls who are recovering from eating disorders. Arabella is a transitional step for women and girls who've been treated for eating disorders at Linden Oaks at Edward. Life at Arabella helps participants establish and maintain healthy behaviors before returning to home, school and work. A "scholarship bed" pays for up to six weeks of residence at Arabella for women and girls who could not otherwise afford the care. 47 women were served in calendar year 2010. Short term goals include increasing census to capacity, which varies as length of stay may be between 4 weeks to 6 months. An average length of stay is 4-6 weeks, setting a full capacity goal of 70-80 patients. Longer term goals include increasing capacity in a larger facility or with a second house and establishing a half-way house for patients who, upon discharge, would have no safe home to return to and no means of financial support. This program would provide shelter, job training and job search skills, etc.

Activity 3

The Nursing Professional Development Fund is a vehicle for advancing their practice through attendance at on-site programs and off-site conferences and seminars and in-house educational sessions. We continue to focus on increasing the number of nurses certified in their area of expertise. Research suggests that certification enhances patient care and improves outcomes. With the new Illinois Nurse Practice Act, our 1,200 Edward Hospital nurses are now required to earn 20 contact hours every two years for licensure. This has increased nurse requests to participate in continuing education activities and has also increased attendance at our internal programs. The Nursing Professional Development Fund provided funds for nurses to attend 106 conferences and seminars in 2010.

Filer

EIN

36-3723705