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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Black River Education and Wellness Foundation the Foundation is a taxexempt 501 c 3 charitable foundation organized in 1985. Originally the Foundation was chartered to support the operations of the thenexisting Elyria Memorial Hospital and was known as the Elyria Memorial Hospital Foundation. Through the year 2013 the Foundation continued that mission. Commencing January 1 2014 with the acquisition of what is now known as UH Elyria Medical Center by University Hospitals of Cleveland the Foundation broadened its mission and purpose beyond the support of just the Elyria Medical Center in order to maintain a commitment to the communities long served by Elyria MemoriaL Hospital and to have a meaningful impact upon health issues in those communities.