Children's Health Foundation

What Children's Health Foundation does

Children's Health Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization (Charity Number 118852482RR0001) headquartered at 345 Westminster Ave, London, Ontario, founded in 1956 and currently marking its 70th anniversary in 2026. The foundation serves as the primary fundraising body for three pediatric healthcare and research institutions in Western Ontario: Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), Thames Valley Children's Centre (TVCC), and the Children's Health Research Institute. It is Imagine Canada accredited, indicating compliance with national standards for governance, financial accountability, and fundraising practice.

The foundation's revenue model is entirely donation-based, with no products or services sold. It operates four core revenue streams: individual donations (one-time, monthly, tribute), corporate partnerships (sponsorships, cause marketing, in-store campaigns with retailers such as Circle K, 7-Eleven, DQ, and Peoples Jewellers), events and campaigns (Dream Lottery, Rock the Park, Miracle Treat Day, Give-a-Thons), and legacy giving (wills, gift of securities, life insurance, RRSPs/RRIFs). Distribution channels include an online donation portal, phone and mail, in-store activations at partner retail locations, and event-based fundraising across Western Ontario.

The foundation's go-to-market motion is direct-to-donor engagement combined with multi-channel brand presence across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Flickr, supplemented by email newsletters and a dedicated news/stories section on its website. Strategic partnerships expanded materially in late 2025 and early 2026, including the Partners Building Hope capital campaign with the London Home Builders' Association (November 2025), Circle K's inaugural Hero Day (October 2025), and the Every 100th Heart Coalition for congenital heart disease federal advocacy (February 2026). The foundation employs between 101 and 250 staff and is governed by an independent Board of Directors with no parent company or institutional investor ownership.

Name

Children's Health Foundation

Legal name

Children's Health Foundation

Website

https://childhealth.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Children's Health Foundation is a registered Canadian charity founded in 1956 that raises and grants funds to support Children's Hospital at LHSC, TVCC, and the Children's Health Research Institute in Western Ontario. It operates donor-driven fundraising through individual giving, corporate partnerships, events, and legacy programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Fundraising (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare fundraising
• Charitable giving programs
• Legacy planned giving
• Corporate cause partnerships
• Community fundraising events

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individual donors supporting children's healthcare.
2. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses for fundraising campaigns, sponsorships, and cause marketing initiatives.
3. Events and Campaigns: Fundraising events including Rock the Park, Dream Lottery, and various campaigns like 'Donate at the Till' campaigns.
4. Legacy Giving: Planned giving through wills, gift of securities, gifts of life insurance, and registered property RRSPs/RRIFs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Children's Health Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization that solicits and administers donations to fund pediatric healthcare, rehabilitation, and research across Western Ontario. It channels contributions from individual donors, corporate partners, and legacy/planned gift programs to three beneficiary institutions: Children's Hospital (LHSC), TVCC, and the Children's Health Research Institute. Offerings include one-time and recurring giving, tribute giving, planned/legacy giving, corporate partnership campaigns, signature fundraising events (Dream Lottery, Rock the Park), and in-kind toy/gift donations.

Product overview

Children's Health Foundation is a registered Canadian charitable organization (Charity Number: 118852482RR0001) dedicated to supporting children's health care in Western Ontario. The foundation operates as a donation-based nonprofit, facilitating charitable giving through various channels including one-time and monthly donations, tribute giving, legacy gifts, and corporate partnerships. Their primary activities include fundraising campaigns, events such as Dream Lottery and Rock the Park, and grant-making to Children's Hospital, TVCC, and Children's Health Research Institute. Rather than offering a technology product platform, the organization provides charitable giving infrastructure and community fundraising programs for donors supporting pediatric healthcare.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• One-Time Giving Single-gift donations from individual donors supporting pediatric healthcare, research, and rehabilitation at Children's Hospital, TVCC, and Children's Health Research Institute. Accessible via the foundation's online giving portal, phone, or mail.
• Monthly Giving Recurring monthly donation program that provides sustained funding to support pediatric healthcare programs; donors set up automatic contributions through the foundation's online platform.
• Tribute Giving Donations made in honour or memory of a loved one, supporting children's healthcare while commemorating the honoree; suitable for milestones such as birthdays, weddings, or bereavements.
• Legacy Giving (Gift in Your Will) Planned giving program allowing donors to leave a future gift to the foundation through wills, securities, life insurance, or registered retirement assets, providing long-term funding for pediatric healthcare and research.
• Corporate Partnerships Partnership program for businesses to support children's healthcare through sponsorships, in-store donation campaigns (e.g., Circle K, 7-Eleven, Peoples Jewellers, DQ), employee giving programs, and event sponsorships, providing brand visibility and CSR alignment.
• Dream Lottery Fundraising lottery event where ticket purchases raise money for pediatric healthcare, with prize draws; operated in partnership with the foundation as a signature revenue-generating event.
• Foundation Events (Rock the Park 2026 and others) Community fundraising events hosted or organized by the foundation, including the Rock the Park 2026 volunteer-driven event, galas, golf tournaments, and give-a-thons supporting pediatric healthcare programs.
• Shop CHF Online merchandise storefront where purchases support the foundation's mission; proceeds contribute to pediatric healthcare funding.
• Donate Toys & Gifts in Kind Program accepting in-kind donations of toys and gifts that are distributed to pediatric patients at Children's Hospital and TVCC to support children's wellbeing during treatment and rehabilitation.
• Grateful Families Program Program inviting families who have received care at Children's Hospital or TVCC to give back through donations, fundraising, or volunteer engagement in gratitude for their child's treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of donations stay local supporting Western Ontario children and families

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Every 100th Heart CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2026National coalition of six patient advocacy organizations including American Heart Association and Adult Congenital Heart Association dedicated to elevating congenital heart disease as a federal health policy priority. Children's Health Foundation participates in this coalition addressing issues including insurance barriers and federal research funding.
• London Home Builders' Association (LHBA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025LHBA and Children's Health Foundation launched the Partners Building Hope initiative at the LHBA Lifestyle Home Show in London to support paediatric cancer care. The campaign includes commitments from community partners such as Halcyon Homes to raise funds for a new paediatric oncology centre of excellence.
• Halcyon HomesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 November 2025Community partner committing to the Partners Building Hope initiative to raise funds for paediatric cancer care facilities.
• Circle KcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 9 October 2025Circle K's inaugural Hero Day on October 16, 2025 in Ontario donates proceeds from select product sales to local children's hospitals and foundations, including Children's Health Foundation.
• Children's Miracle NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's Health Foundation participates in Children's Miracle Network, designating champion children annually to represent the foundation and raise awareness for pediatric healthcare needs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SickKids Foundation: SickKids Foundation is the fundraising arm of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, the largest and most prominent children's hospital charity in Canada. Directly comparable to Children's Health Foundation in mission (pediatric healthcare fundraising), beneficiary structure (single hospital + research institute), and revenue model (donations, events, lotteries, legacy), but operates at materially greater national/international scale.

Regional players

• IWK Foundation: IWK Foundation supports the IWK Health Centre, the major women's and children's hospital in Halifax serving Atlantic Canada. Comparable in mission, donor-model structure, and regional focus, making it a natural peer for Children's Health Foundation's pediatric hospital fundraising approach.
• CHEO Foundation: CHEO Foundation is the fundraising arm of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. Directly comparable to Children's Health Foundation in supporting a single regional pediatric hospital, employing similar donation/lottery/event revenue models, and serving a defined geographic catchment in Canada.
• BC Children's Hospital Foundation: BC Children's Hospital Foundation raises funds for BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver. Closest direct analogue to Children's Health Foundation in structure and scope: a regional Canadian foundation supporting a single children's hospital plus research institute, using donations, events, lotteries, and corporate partnerships. Geographic non-overlap makes it a pure regional peer rather than a direct competitor.
• Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation: Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation in Calgary raises funds for the Alberta Children's Hospital. Comparable as a Canadian regional children's hospital foundation with parallel donor programs, signature events, lottery-driven fundraising, and pediatric research support.
• CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation: CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation raises funds for Quebec's largest mother-and-child academic health centre. Comparable in mission and pediatric research/hospital focus, though bilingual/Quebec-specific market makes it more of a regional peer than direct competitor.
• Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba: Children's Hospital Foundation of Manitoba raises funds for HSC Winnipeg Children's Hospital. Comparable mid-sized Canadian regional children's hospital foundation with similar donation, event, and lottery revenue streams.
• McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation: McMaster Children's Hospital Foundation supports the children's hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences. Directly comparable as a regional Ontario pediatric hospital foundation with overlapping donor catchment (southwestern Ontario proximity) and shared lottery/event fundraising mechanics.

Others

• Children's Miracle Network: Children's Miracle Network is a strategic alliance partner of Children's Health Foundation. It is a network/alliance rather than a direct peer, but its 12-member Canadian children's hospital foundation coalition represents the closest ecosystem of peer foundations and is the umbrella under which CHF participates in national campaigns.

Direct peers

• Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation: Holland Bloorview Foundation funds Canada's largest children's rehabilitation hospital in Toronto. Direct overlap with Children's Health Foundation's support of TVCC (rehabilitation) — both channel donor dollars to pediatric rehabilitation and specialized services for children with disabilities and complex needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ChildrensRaisingHope
• Facebookfacebook.com/CHFHope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children's-health-foundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/chfhope
• Xx.com/CHFHope

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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Investments

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