IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire – Nov 30, 2011) – Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced today that The Edwards Lifesciences Fund at the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program will grant approximately $4 million to more than 200 non-profit organizations around the world this year. The announcement was made today at the Fund’s Awards Celebration for the 2011 grant cycle, which was attended by many of the grant recipients. Since the Fund’s inception, nearly $20 million has been granted.