Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal

What Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal does

Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a registered Canadian non-profit foundation established in 1976 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It operates as the charitable fundraising arm for three hospitals within the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal network: Sacré-Cœur Hospital (inaugurated 1926, celebrating its centenary in 2026), Albert-Prévost Mental Health Hospital, and Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital. Sacré-Cœur is designated by Quebec's Ministry of Health as the reference center for major trauma cases for western Quebec and serves approximately 2 million people, or 25% of Quebec's population, supported by 1,300 nurses, 400 doctors, and 400 attendants.

The Foundation's core operations are capital fundraising campaigns, individual giving programs, and event-based fundraising. Its current $45 million "Let's Change Lives Together" capital campaign (47% complete as of the most recent disclosure) funds six priority projects: an Integrated Renal Care Centre, Cancer Care Centre, Mental Health Care Centre, Outpatient Clinics, an AI Research Chair in trauma and intensive care, and a recently completed Spinal Cord Injury Unit renovation. Donor acquisition is multi-channel, combining a self-serve website donation portal with preset tiers ($50, $100, $250, custom), monthly recurring giving, in-memoriam donations, annual Golf Open and Centenary Ball events, peer-to-peer fundraising (e.g., patient-organized campaigns), and a major-donor program with recognition tiers from $5,000 to $1M+ cultivated by named ambassadors. Marketing leverages emotional patient storytelling across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, email newsletters, and press releases.

The technology stack is largely standard: a donation-processing website, email subscription system, and cookie-based analytics. The one differentiated technology element is an AI-powered trauma care data platform being developed at the hospital level — funded through the AI Research Chair — which integrates patient data from ambulance transport through rehabilitation follow-up to support clinical decision-making in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. The Foundation's revenue mechanics are entirely donation-based, with no commercial product or fee-for-service revenue streams, and annual figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal

Legal name

Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Website

https://fondationhscm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal is a 1976-established non-profit foundation that raises funds to support Sacré-Cœur, Albert-Prévost, and Rivière-des-Prairies Hospitals serving 25% of Quebec's population. Its $45M capital campaign funds trauma, renal, mental health, and AI research initiatives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospital Fundraising and Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Hospital fundraising foundation
• Charitable healthcare donations
• Capital campaign management
• Community health philanthropy
• Trauma care funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

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 through online portal, in memoriam donations, and general donations. Monthly giving program available.
2. Capital Campaign Contributions: Major multi-year fundraising campaign for specific hospital projects including Integrated Renal Care Centre, Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Cancer Care Centre, Mental Health Care Centre, Outpatient Clinics, and AI Research Chair.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue from hosted events including Golf Open tournament, Centenary Ball, and community activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal is a charitable foundation that raises financial support for the development and modernization of the Sacré-Cœur Hospital, Albert-Prévost Mental Health Hospital, and Rivière-des-Prairies Hospital. It operates multiple fundraising campaigns, donation programs (one-time, monthly, in memoriam), and signature events to fund medical equipment, facility upgrades, research initiatives, and patient care programs.

Product overview

The Montreal Sacré-Cœur Hospital Foundation operates as a charitable organization that manages multiple fundraising campaigns and donation programs in support of the Sacré-Cœur Hospital and Albert-Prévost Mental Health Hospital. Its core offerings include time-limited fundraising campaigns (such as the 2026 centennial campaign), recurring donation programs, memorial donations, and special events like the centennial ball and golf tournament. The foundation also supports research initiatives including an AI chair in traumatology. The organization does not offer a technology product but provides donation processing and communication services for donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 100th Anniversary of Sacré-Cœur Campaign Annual fundraising campaign celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sacré-Cœur Hospital in 2026, inviting the community to support the hospital's continued excellence in patient care.
• Let's Change Lives Together Capital Campaign (Transformons des vies ensemble) A $45 million major capital campaign supporting six priority projects: Integrated Renal Care Centre, Spinal Cord Injury Unit, Cancer Care Centre, Mental Health Care Centre, Outpatient Clinics, and an AI Research Chair. Approximately 47% of the $45M goal had been raised as of 2024.
• I Give to Mental Health Campaign (Je donne à la santé mentale) Fundraising initiative supporting mental health services and facilities at the Albert-Prévost Mental Health Hospital, including emergency room modernization.
• General Donations General donation option allowing donors to support the Foundation's ongoing mission and most pressing hospital needs, with preset amounts of $50, $100, $250 and custom amount.
• Monthly Giving Program Recurring donation program allowing supporters to give monthly to the Foundation on an ongoing basis.
• In Memoriam Donations Donation program that allows donors to give in memory of a loved one, with acknowledgments sent to designated family members.
• Academic Chair in Advanced Monitoring in Intensive Care Fundraising campaign to establish an endowed academic chair focused on advanced monitoring in intensive care, with associated AI research components. Approximately 20% of the goal was raised as of 2024.
• Bal du Centenaire (Centenary Ball) High-profile centennial ball gala held to celebrate the hospital's 100th anniversary and raise funds from major donors and community supporters.
• Annual Golf Open Tournament (Omnium de golf) Annual golf tournament fundraiser bringing together community supporters and corporate sponsors to raise funds for the Foundation.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondation de l'Hôpital juif de Montréal: Foundation of the Jewish General Hospital, a McGill-affiliated major Montreal teaching hospital. Directly comparable in donor base (corporate and family foundation giving), capital campaign structure, and community-rooted fundraising model.
• Fondation Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal: Foundation supporting Hôtel-Dieu, a historic Montreal hospital. Comparable as a long-standing Quebec hospital foundation with a similar mix of individual donors, corporate partners, and capital campaign activity.
• Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine: Foundation supporting Sainte-Justine, Quebec's largest mother-and-child university hospital. Directly comparable in mission (Quebec hospital foundation), donor programs (major gifts, events, monthly giving), and capital campaign model.
• Fondation du CHUM: Fundraising foundation for the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, another major Montreal university hospital. Directly comparable as a Quebec hospital foundation running capital campaigns and donor stewardship programs for an academic medical center.
• Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM): Foundation of the McGill University Health Centre, encompassing multiple hospitals and research institutes. Comparable as a Quebec multi-hospital foundation with major capital campaigns and corporate donor engagement.
• Fondation de l'Hôpital général de Montréal: Fundraising arm of the Montreal General Hospital, a McGill-affiliated academic teaching hospital. Closely comparable as a Montreal hospital foundation raising capital for trauma, surgical, and tertiary care programs.
• Fondation de l'Hôpital Saint Mary: Foundation supporting St. Mary's Hospital Center in Montreal, a community-teaching hospital. Comparable as a Montreal hospital foundation with individual giving, events, and capital campaigns serving a defined catchment population.

Regional players

• Fondation Santé Côte-de-Sable (Ottawa Hospital Foundation): Fundraising arm of The Ottawa Hospital, a major Canadian academic health sciences centre. Comparable as a Canadian hospital foundation running multi-million-dollar capital campaigns, though based in Ontario rather than Quebec.
• Fondation du CHU de Québec: Foundation supporting CHU de Québec, the major university hospital network in Quebec City. Comparable in mandate and donor programs but operates in a different Quebec region and does not directly compete for donors in the Montreal market.

Broad incumbents

• Fondation des étoiles (Children's Health Foundation): Broader Quebec health foundation supporting pediatric and maternal health research and care. Adjacent rather than directly competing — shares donor ecosystem and event-based fundraising approaches but targets a different beneficiary mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCY3CofRUqfBViDvLiLRzfhw
• Facebookfacebook.com/FondationHopitalSacreCoeur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondationhscm
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondationhopitalsacrecoeur?igsh=dzk2dGp1eXgzMjMz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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