St. Michael's Hospital Foundation

Name

St. Michael's Hospital Foundation

Legal name

St. Michael's Hospital Foundation

Website

https://stmichaelsfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Fundraising & Philanthropy

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Charitable fundraising services
• Healthcare philanthropy
• Donor engagement programs
• Hospital fundraising events
• Planned giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The foundation raises funds through individual charitable donations, both one-time and recurring monthly gifts. Donations support hospital programs, research, equipment, and facilities.
2. Event-Based Fundraising: The foundation organizes fundraising events including the Urban Angel Golf Classic, Angels Den research competition, Paddle Royale, and Urban Angel Soirée to engage donors and generate contributions.
3. Legacy Giving: The foundation accepts estate planning and legacy gifts including bequests and planned donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St. Michael's Hospital Foundation raises charitable funds to support St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto's Level 1 Trauma Centre. It does this by offering one-time and monthly recurring donation programs, planned/legacy giving, a peer-to-peer "Fundraise Your Way" platform, and a calendar of annual fundraising events (Urban Angel Golf Classic, Angels Den research competition, Paddle Royale auction, and Urban Angel Soirée gala). Funds raised support hospital research, equipment, facilities, and programs for vulnerable populations.

Product overview

St. Michael's Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization that supports St. Michael's Hospital (a Level 1 Trauma Centre) through various fundraising initiatives. The foundation offers multiple giving programs including one-time donations, monthly giving, and estate/legacy planned gifts. It operates several flagship fundraising events: Urban Angel Golf Classic (golf tournament), Angels Den (research competition), Paddle Royale (auction), and Urban Angel Soirée (gala). The Fundraise Your Way program enables supporters to create personalized peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. These programs collectively support healthcare services, research, and equipment at the hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-Time Donation Flexible single-gift donations of any amount made by individual supporters to fund hospital programs, research, equipment, and facilities.
• Monthly Giving Program Recurring subscription-style donation program with set tiers of $15, $20, $30, $50 per month, or another amount, billed monthly to individual supporters.
• Legacy Giving / Planned Gifts Estate planning and legacy giving program that accepts bequests and planned donations from supporters wishing to leave a charitable gift to the hospital.
• Fundraise Your Way Peer-to-peer fundraising platform that enables individual supporters to create and manage their own personalized fundraising campaigns and pages to raise money for the hospital.
• Urban Angel Golf Classic Annual flagship fundraising golf tournament hosted by the foundation, used to engage major donors and generate contributions for hospital programs.
• Angels Den Annual healthcare research competition and fundraising event in which researchers compete for grant funding; over $6 million has been awarded through the program supporting 86 projects.
• Paddle Royale Annual fundraising auction event hosted by the foundation to engage donors and generate contributions.
• Urban Angel Soirée Annual fundraising gala event hosted by the foundation to engage donors and raise money for hospital programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 1,600 more vulnerable individuals over five years through expanded health equity programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BlackbaudminorOthersProvides donation processing solutions and website hosting for St. Michael's Hospital Foundation's online platforms.
• HJC New MediaminorOthersProvides website solutions and hosting for St. Michael's Hospital Foundation with consent and approval of the foundation.
• Providence Healthcare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated foundation under the Unity Health Toronto network. Both foundations collaborate on fundraising for their respective healthcare facilities and jointly promote events such as the Urban Angel Golf Classic.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sinai Health Foundation: Foundation supporting Sinai Health System (Mount Sinai Hospital and Bridgepoint Active Healthcare) in Toronto. Direct peer given overlapping Toronto geography, multi-site hospital network, and shared Unity Health/legacy hospital-system donor base.
• Sunnybrook Foundation: Foundation for Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a major Toronto academic and trauma hospital. Direct peer in Canadian academic hospital fundraising with comparable major-gift, event, and legacy-giving programs.
• Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation: Fundraising foundation for University Health Network's Toronto General and Toronto Western hospitals in Toronto. Direct peer given shared Toronto market, comparable hospital-fund model, and similar major-gift + event-based fundraising architecture.
• Providence Healthcare Foundation: Affiliated foundation within the Unity Health Toronto network alongside St. Michael's. Direct peer and explicit collaborator (co-promotes Urban Angel Golf Classic), with overlapping donor base and shared governance under Unity Health.
• SickKids Foundation: Foundation for The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, one of the largest children's hospital foundations in North America. Direct peer in Canadian hospital philanthropy with similar recurring giving, lottery programs, and capital campaign infrastructure.
• Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation: Foundation supporting Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world's largest cancer research and treatment hospitals. Direct peer in Toronto hospital philanthropy, with similar gala-driven fundraising (e.g., Princess Margaret Home Lottery) and recurring donor programs.

Broad incumbents

• Unity Health Toronto: Network operator of St. Michael's Hospital, Providence Healthcare, and St. Joseph's Health Centre. Broad incumbent representing the umbrella institution the foundation supports and through which multi-foundation coordination occurs.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: National health-focused charity funding cardiovascular and stroke research across Canada. Broad incumbent in the Canadian health-grantmaking space, with similar national corporate-partnership, recurring-giving, and major-donor cultivation capabilities, though operating at broader disease-category scale.

Regional players

• Ottawa Hospital Foundation: Foundation for The Ottawa Hospital, a major Ontario academic health sciences centre. Regional peer with comparable academic-hospital fundraising model but operating primarily in the Ottawa market rather than Toronto.
• McGill University Health Centre Foundation: Foundation supporting McGill University Health Centre in Montreal. Regional peer in Canadian academic hospital philanthropy with comparable event-based, major-gift, and planned-giving programs, but operating in Quebec rather than Ontario.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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