West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation

What West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation does

West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation is the designated charitable fundraising arm of the 70-bed West Parry Sound Health Centre, a rural acute-care teaching hospital located in Parry Sound, Ontario. Established in 2005, the foundation's mission is to raise capital from individuals, seasonal residents, businesses, and institutional donors to fund medical equipment, surgical technology, and facility upgrades that provincial government funding does not cover. It serves a catchment population of approximately 21,000 year-round residents that swells to over 121,000 during peak summer months across roughly 6,000 km².

The foundation operates a portfolio of recurring fundraising programs including the Northern Angels 5-year donor commitment program, Walk Run Pole annual hybrid fitness/fundraising event, Driving for Diagnostics Golf Tournament (22nd year), Classic Boat Tour & Auction, Moose FM 103.3 Radiothon, Lights of Love tribute event, and province-wide Split the Pot Lottery participation. It also accepts gifts of securities, planned/bequest gifts through the Foundations Forever Fund, tribute gifts, and monthly recurring donations starting at $25. Underlying technology is limited to third-party SaaS: Akaraisin/Funraisin for donation processing and event registration, Strava/Fitbit for activity syncing in peer-to-peer fundraising, Constant Contact for newsletters, and standard payment rails (Interac E-Transfer, cheques, credit card). No proprietary platform or AI capability exists.

The foundation is staffed by a four-person team led by CEO Deborah Loosemore, supported by a volunteer Board of Directors, the Northern Angels donor council, and the WPSHC Auxiliary (which alone has contributed over $1.3 million historically). It has transferred approximately $3 million to the hospital over the trailing 18 months for equipment, Adopt-A-Room renovations across 11 patient rooms, and the multi-phase Surgical Suite Upgrade. Recent major grants include a $1.5 million founding gift from the Lister-Rundle Family Foundation to seed the Community Health Research Fund supporting the CLIP-ON lifestyle medicine program.

Name

West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation

Legal name

West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation

Website

https://wpshcf.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The charitable fundraising arm of West Parry Sound Health Centre, a 70-bed rural Ontario hospital. It raises capital from individuals, seasonal residents, businesses, and foundations to fund medical equipment, surgical upgrades, and chronic disease programs for a catchment of 21,000–121,000 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy and Fundraising

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF), Chronic Disease & Health Promotion Program Funding (HLAJALAJ), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare fundraising
• Charitable foundation
• Hospital philanthropy
• Community giving programs
• Medical equipment funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Parry Sound

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individuals including local residents, seasonal residents (cottagers), and visitors. Monthly giving program enables sustained support.
2. Signature Events: Revenue from event participation, sponsorships, and participant fundraising pages for events including Walk Run Pole, Classic Boat Tour, Radiothon, and Golf Tournament.
3. Lotteries and Raffles: Love Our Hospital 50/50 Lottery and Split the Pot Lottery programs offering cash prizes to drive donations.
4. Planned Giving: Legacy gifts through wills and bequests invested in Foundations Forever Fund. Additional planned giving vehicles include gifts of life insurance, RRSP/RRIF beneficiary designations, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable residual trusts.
5. Major Donor Programs: Northern Angels 5-year commitment program and significant grants from family foundations such as the Lister-Rundle Family Foundation ($1.5 million donation) and Weston Family Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation is the charitable fundraising arm of the 70-bed West Parry Sound Health Centre hospital in Parry Sound, Ontario. It raises funds from individuals, seasonal residents, businesses, community organizations, and family foundations to purchase medical equipment, fund surgical suite upgrades, support diagnostic technology, and finance hospital facility improvements that government healthcare funding does not cover. Operating signature events, monthly giving programs, planned giving vehicles, and major donor councils, the foundation bridges the funding gap to ensure local access to advanced healthcare.

Product overview

The West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation is a charitable organization that operates as a unified fundraising platform supporting the West Parry Sound Health Centre hospital. The foundation offers a portfolio of fundraising programs including the Northern Angels five-year donor commitment program, Walk Run Pole annual fitness event, and various community events (Golf Tournament, Classic Boat Tour, Radiothon). Core healthcare initiatives include the Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic serving six rural sites and the CLIP-ON lifestyle medicine program for chronic disease prevention. Additional services include planned giving, securities donations, tribute gifts, and lottery programs. The organization connects with supporters primarily through the Akaraisin donation platform and fitness tracking integrations with Strava and Fitbit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Walk Run Pole

Quantifiable outcome

• Phase I Surgical Suite Upgrade ($1.1 million) completed October 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McDonald's Parry SoundcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Franchisee Beel Yaqub committed $5,000 annual pledge plus McHappy Day fundraising. Raised total of $8,692 in 2025. Annual partnership supporting local healthcare through McDonald's customer base and community events.
• Waubuno Shrine ClubcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Service club supporting hospital through Memorial Golf Tournament's Hole Sponsorship Program. Donated $20,000 for patient transport stretcher. Total contributions exceed $112,000 since 1997. Supported by Oviinbyrd Golf Club and local businesses.
• WPSHC AuxiliarycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Hospital volunteer auxiliary that has donated over $1.3 million to the Foundation over the years. Partnered on labour and delivery suite equipment upgrade ($185,000+). President Margaret Aerola leads volunteer efforts.
• Split the Pot LotterycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerProvince-wide lottery initiative that West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation joined, offering monthly draws with larger prizes. Local winner Dee Robinson won $75,000 grand prize in June 2025.
• Moose FM 103.3coreGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal radio station hosting annual Radiothon fundraising broadcast. 2025 event raised record $102,985 for surgical suite upgrades. Provides broadcast platform, marketing support, and community engagement.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• London Health Sciences Foundation: Ontario hospital foundation with established planned giving, major gifts, signature events, and capital campaign infrastructure. Strong peer in terms of donor pipeline mechanics and diversified fundraising streams.
• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Foundation: Major Canadian hospital foundation fundraising capital, equipment, and research for a large academic health sciences centre. Comparable as a hospital-affiliated charitable foundation with capital campaigns, major-gift programs, and signature events, though operating at much larger scale.
• SickKids Foundation: One of Canada's largest hospital foundations, fundraising for pediatric equipment, research, and capital projects. Highly comparable model of event-driven community fundraising plus major donor cultivation, but at national scale and with a much larger research mandate.
• Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation: Multi-site Ontario hospital foundation operating across several facilities with similar equipment fundraising priorities, planned giving programs, and event-based fundraising. Comparable charitable foundation model though with multiple hospital sites under one foundation.
• Ottawa Hospital Foundation: Large Ontario hospital foundation with multi-site fundraising, major campaigns, and signature events. Comparable model of capital campaigns, planned giving, and corporate partnerships though at substantially larger scale.
• St. Joseph's Healthcare Foundation (Hamilton): Ontario hospital foundation with comparable multi-stream fundraising including signature events, planned giving, and major donor programs supporting equipment and capital projects at a single hospital system.

Regional players

• Health Sciences North Foundation: Northern Ontario hospital foundation (Sudbury) serving a similar rural and geographically dispersed catchment. Strong comparison point given comparable Northern Ontario demographics, reliance on community-led fundraising, and need to serve both year-round and seasonal populations.
• Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation: Northern Ontario academic hospital foundation operating with similar event-driven and major-donor fundraising model. Comparable structure with signature events, Northern Angels-style major giving, and capital campaigns for equipment.

Direct peers

• Grand River Hospital Foundation: Mid-sized Ontario community hospital foundation of comparable scale and scope to West Parry Sound, running capital campaigns for equipment and surgical upgrades with similar donor demographics and event-driven fundraising.
• Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation: Regional Ontario hospital foundation of comparable scale to West Parry Sound Health Centre Foundation, with similar signature events, capital campaigns, and major donor programs targeting surgical and diagnostic equipment funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wpshcf
• Instagraminstagram.com/classicboattourauction
• Xx.com/WestParry

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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