The Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation’s Mission

Harold H. Kynett created The Edna G. Kynett Memorial Foundation, Inc.in memory of his wife, Edna, in 1954 to improve cardiovascular health in the Delaware Valley. The Foundation funds community health, professional education, and research programs focused on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Community Health

Community health programs should seek to improve the cardiac health of underserved, high-risk populations. The Foundation prioritizes prevention and in particular wishes to reduce children’s exposure to risk factors such as poor diet, or lack of physical activity and to maximize a program’s impact across a child’s life: addressing risk factors in more than one setting or engaging both primary caregivers and children.

Professional Education

In the area of professional education, Kynett limits its funding to continuing professional education programs that take place in the Philadelphia region and that target physicians and other health care providers who work with underserved populations. The Board will give additional weight to proposals that emphasize outreach to health professionals and teams who practice in high risk, underserved communities; or that develop innovative curricula for health professionals who practice in those communities.

Research

Proposed research should address issues of cardiovascular health and wellness, particularly prevention and risk factors as they relate to women, children, minorities, and the economically disadvantaged, and the delivery of healthcare services in underserved communities. The Foundation looks for proposals that apply rigorous research methods to develop and measure the efficacy of community-based programs and interventions.

Grants are for one year, generally do not exceed $50,000, and may fund specific programs or general operating funds.

Click on Apply above for information on submitting a grant application and the grant application and reporting forms.

Board of Trustees

Trustees:

Elizabeth Goldmuntz, MD
President

Daniel Edmundowicz, MD
Vice-President

Victoria A. Weill, MSN, CRNP
Secretary

Jennifer Roca
Treasurer

Scott Charles, MAPP

Gerald DeVaughn, MD, FACC

Marisa Rogers, MD, MPH

Christina Vaganos Hayden, MBA, MPA

Estefania Oliveros Soles MD, MSc, FACC, FACP

Paul Stephens Jr. MD

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Martha E. Morse