Crohn's and Colitis Canada

Name

Crohn's and Colitis Canada

Legal name

Crohn's and Colitis Canada

Website

https://crohnsandcolitis.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable health support services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Care (HLAKAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gastroenterology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAE), Gut Health & Digestive Nutrition (IBS, GERD, Elimination Diets) (HSADAFAH)

Keywords

• Patient support services
• IBD research funding
• Health charity fundraising
• Patient education resources
• Chronic disease advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute through one-time donations, monthly giving programs, and in-honour donations. The organization runs annual fundraising campaigns and encourages donors to create personal fundraising pages.
2. Corporate Sponsorships and Grants: Pharmaceutical companies and corporations provide sponsorships and grants. Notable partners include AbbVie (IBD Scholarship), Takeda Canada (PIONEER Grant), Janssen, Pfizer, and others. Sponsorships fund research, patient programs, and events.
3. Special Events Fundraising: Signature events include Gutsy Walk (Canada-wide), Montreal Gala, Winnipeg Gutsy and Glamorous Gala, Swing for the Cures Golf Classic, and Smash the Guts Pickleball Mixer. These events generate revenue through ticket sales and sponsorships.
4. Legacy Giving: The organization accepts planned gifts including wills and charitable bequests, gifts of stocks and securities, life insurance donations, RRSPs and RRIFs, and property or trust arrangements. Endowments and named chairs are also available.
5. Workplace Giving: Corporate workplace giving programs including employer matching gifts, payroll deduction, and volunteer grants allow employees to contribute to the organization through their workplace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Crohn's and Colitis Canada is a registered national health charity that provides free patient support programs, education, and digital tools to Canadians living with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, while funding IBD research and advocating for patient access. Core service offerings include the MyGut IBD tracking app and GoHere washroom access app, the Gutsy Walk signature fundraising event, peer support and the Crohn's and Colitis Connect online community, educational webinars (Gutsy Learning Series) and printed guides (Living with IBD Guidebook, IBD Journey, IBD Kitchen), Camp Got2Go for youth, the IBD Scholarship program, and research grants such as the Takeda Canada PIONEER Grant.

Product overview

Crohn's and Colitis Canada operates primarily as a charitable organization offering a portfolio of digital tools and support programs rather than a traditional product company. The core mobile applications are MyGut™ (IBD symptom tracking and health management) and GoHere® (washroom locator for incontinence access). These are complemented by extensive support services including Gutsy Peer Support, Crohn's and Colitis Connect® online community, Expert Q&A, and Gutsy Learning Series webinars. The organization also provides educational resources such as the IBD Journey information platform, Living with IBD Guidebook, IBD Kitchen, and Information and Resource Hub. Financial support programs include the IBD Scholarship (including the AbbVie IBD Scholarship), while community engagement is driven through the Gutsy Walk™ fundraising event, Camp Got2Go for youth, and the Youth Wellness Series. The product ecosystem works together to support patients from diagnosis through ongoing management, providing education, peer connection, and practical tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gutsy Walk™: The signature Canada-wide fundraising event of Crohn's and Colitis Canada held annually on the first Sunday in June
• GoHere® Washroom Access Program
• MyGut™
• Crohn's and Colitis Connect®
• Camp Got2Go
• Gutsy Peer Support
• Gutsy Learning Series

Products and services

• MyGut Mobile App A free IBD management mobile app that helps patients track symptoms, monitor flare-ups, identify patterns, and manage their health through daily logging, a flare checker, quality of life assessments, and a personalized health timeline dashboard. It is for Canadians living with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
• GoHere Washroom Access Program A free mobile app and program that helps people with Crohn's and colitis locate nearby washrooms across Canada, shows open/closed hours, and offers a virtual Access Card for requesting washroom access at participating businesses and government locations.
• Gutsy Peer Support Online and in-person peer support events and mentorship that connect patients and caregivers with others who understand the challenges of living with IBD, including young adult peer support for ages 18-30.
• IBD Journey A comprehensive online information platform providing information, strategies, and tips to help people manage Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis across topics including diagnosis, treatment, diet, mental health, fertility/pregnancy, and lifestyle.
• Gutsy Learning Series A series of free webinars and videos covering IBD topics including medications, diet, symptom management, and mental health, featuring expert speakers and people with lived experience, with 68+ past sessions available on demand.
• Expert Q&A A searchable library of expert-approved answers to questions about living with Crohn's or colitis, covering topics from diagnosis through lifestyle.
• IBD Scholarship Program A financial support program that provides scholarships to Canadian students with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, including the AbbVie IBD Scholarship offering fifteen $5,000 awards annually.
• Camp Got2Go A summer camp program designed for children and youth living with IBD, providing a supportive environment and shared experience.
• Living with IBD Guidebook A comprehensive guidebook for adults living with IBD, consolidating support and information across the patient journey.
• Gutsy Walk The signature Canada-wide fundraising event of Crohn's and Colitis Canada, held annually on the first Sunday in June to raise funds for IBD research and patient programs.
• PIONEER Research Grant A $1 million research grant program funded by Takeda Canada that supports the Canadian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Consortium (CIRC) to facilitate clinical research on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in health research.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 322,000 Canadians with Crohn's or colitis supported
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• AbbViecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 April 2026AbbVie and Crohn's and Colitis Canada partner on the AbbVie IBD Scholarship Program, now in its 15th year. The program awards fifteen $5,000 scholarships annually to Canadian students with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Since 2012, the program has provided $845,000 to 169 students.
• Takeda CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2022Takeda Canada provided a $1 million PIONEER Grant to support the Canadian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Consortium (CIRC) for clinical research on IBD. The grant aims to improve patient outcomes and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in health research.
• JanssencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerJanssen is listed as a supporter of Crohn's and Colitis Canada, contributing to research and patient programs.
• PfizercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPfizer is listed as a supporter of Crohn's and Colitis Canada, contributing to research and patient programs.
• Health PartnerssupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth Partners is listed as a supporter of Crohn's and Colitis Canada.
• Wise Family FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Crohn's and Colitis Canada for the November Awareness Month campaign to provide Mer's Belly Bears for bravery to children with stomas.
• SanaviesupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSanavie is the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Montreal Gala for Crohn's and Colitis Canada.
• Various Canadian Municipal GovernmentssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal governments including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga, Barrie and others partner with GoHere program to provide public washroom access for people with IBD.
• Prospera Credit UnionsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerProspera Credit Union is the presenting sponsor of the Swing for the Cures Golf Classic event.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Crohn's & Colitis UK: The leading UK charity for Crohn's and colitis, operating a near-identical model of patient support, research funding, advocacy, and information services — a regional peer operating in a different geography but providing essentially the same IBD-focused charity functions.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: A broader Canadian national charity covering the full spectrum of digestive diseases including IBD. Competes for the same donor and IBD patient mindshare but spans a wider portfolio of GI conditions rather than specializing in Crohn's and colitis.
• Cystic Fibrosis Canada: A well-established Canadian national charity with a similar patient-support + research-funding + advocacy model dedicated to a single chronic disease — a comparable Canadian health charity operating at similar national scale.
• Canadian Cancer Society: Canada's largest national health charity operating research, advocacy, and patient support programs — comparable in operating model (donor-funded Canadian health charity) but with a substantially broader disease mandate.
• MS Society of Canada: A long-standing Canadian national charity for multiple sclerosis delivering research grants, patient services, advocacy, and chapter-based local presence — a directly comparable operational archetype to Crohn's and Colitis Canada in terms of national health charity structure.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: A leading Canadian national health charity running a large-scale donor-funded model of research, advocacy, and patient education — a comparable operating archetype for a Canada-wide single-disease-focused charity, though at materially larger scale.
• ALS Society of Canada: A Canadian national voluntary health organization dedicated to ALS that runs a similar combination of research funding, patient services, and advocacy campaigns — a comparable Canadian single-disease charity operating model.

Emerging players

• Colorectal Cancer Canada: A Canadian patient advocacy charity focused on colorectal cancer — overlaps with Crohn's and colitis Canada on GI disease patient advocacy, awareness, and research funding within the same Canadian health charity ecosystem.

Direct peers

• GI Society (Canadian Society of Intestinal Research): A Canadian non-profit dedicated to gastrointestinal disorders including IBD, providing patient education, resources, and research support. Overlaps directly with Crohn's and Colitis Canada on GI/IBD patient education and is a leading competing GI-focused charity in the same Canadian market.
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation: The US national voluntary health organization dedicated to Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — a direct peer offering an analogous portfolio of research funding, patient education, advocacy, and peer support to IBD patients in the United States. Same mission, donor-supported charity model, and program architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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