Fondation Santé Gatineau

What Fondation Santé Gatineau does

Fondation Santé Gatineau, operating under the also-known-as name Fondation Santé Outaouais, is a registered Canadian charitable foundation (charity number 10758 8477 RR0001) headquartered at 173 rue Gamelin, Gatineau, Quebec. Its mission is to collect philanthropic funds and direct them toward priority investment projects that improve the health and well-being of the Outaouais community. The foundation functions as the community fundraising arm of CISSS de l'Outaouais (Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais), the integrated regional health and social services authority that operates hospitals, oncology, mental health, rehabilitation, social services, youth services, senior autonomy, research, and recruitment/retention programs across the region.

The foundation does not develop or sell software, AI, or other technology products. Its underlying 'platform' is a multi-channel fundraising stack comprising an owned donation portal at dons.fondationsantegatineau.ca, four social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube), an email newsletter, an original podcast ('On s'donne'), and recurring in-person events including the 24e Classique de golf CCPAU and the Défi Ski Santé. Donations are managed through multiple vehicles: one-time gifts, recurring gifts, major gifts, in-memoriam donations, recognition donations, planned/estate gifts, in-kind contributions, and lottery programs such as Loto-Madame-de-cœur. Tax receipts are issued for eligible donations and supported by an online tax-credit calculator.

Revenue mechanics are entirely philanthropic: the organization generates funds through community individual giving, corporate sponsorships and partnerships (commandites et partenariats corporatifs), lottery proceeds, planned-giving commitments, and in-kind donations. Donors are a mix of community individuals, local businesses, and corporate partners; the principal beneficiary is CISSS de l'Outaouais, which provides the priority-project pipeline that the foundation funds. The organization has no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent company, no funding rounds (it is a nonprofit, not a venture-backed entity), and no headcount data is available in the input.

Name

Fondation Santé Gatineau

Legal name

Fondation Santé Gatineau

Website

https://fondationsantegatineau.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondation Santé Gatineau (Fondation Santé Outaouais) is a registered Canadian charitable foundation that raises and channels philanthropic funds to priority healthcare and social-services projects across the Outaouais region in partnership with CISSS de l'Outaouais.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Charitable donations
• Community fundraising
• Corporate sponsorships
• Healthcare foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Gatineau

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. Donations: Individual donations received through multiple channels including one-time gifts, recurring donations, major gifts, in-memoriam donations, and recognition donations. Managed through online donation portal.
2. Lotteries and Gaming: Loto-Madame-de-cœur lottery and other lottery programs generate revenue for healthcare initiatives in the Outaouais region.
3. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate sponsorships and partnerships with businesses for events and campaigns. Includes commandites and partnerships corporatifs program.
4. Planned Giving: Planned gifts and estate donations including don planifié for long-term philanthropic commitments.
5. In-Kind Donations: Donations in kind and in services from community members and businesses.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondation Santé Gatineau is a charitable healthcare foundation that raises philanthropic funds through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, planned giving, lotteries, and community events. All proceeds are directed to priority investment projects across hospitals, cancer care, mental health, rehabilitation, social services, youth services, senior autonomy, and research within the CISSS de l'Outaouais regional health network.

Product overview

Fondation Santé Gatineau (also known as Fondation Santé Outaouais) is a charitable healthcare foundation that operates as a single unified fundraising organization rather than a technology product company. The foundation offers donation collection services and manages fundraising programs to support healthcare projects across the CISSS de l'Outaouais region. The organization does not offer software products, platforms, or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CISSS de l'Outaouais (Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation operates in formal partnership with CISSS de l'Outaouais, the integrated health and social services center for the region. The foundation's mission is to collect funds to have an impact on the well-being and health of the Outaouais community in partnership with CISSS. Funds raised support priority investment projects across all sectors of the CISSS.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondation CHU Sainte-Justine: Pediatric hospital foundation in Quebec operating an analogous donation, major-gift, planned-giving, and event-based fundraising model to support a single integrated health institution, with strong brand recognition in the Quebec market.
• Fondation Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont: Montreal hospital foundation raising funds for priority equipment, research, and patient-care projects. Comparable model: regional health philanthropy funded by donations, events, and major gifts directed to a CISSS-class integrated hospital.
• Opération Enfant Soleil: Province-wide Quebec health philanthropy raising funds via televised events, lotteries, and corporate partnerships to support pediatric healthcare. Closely comparable in revenue mix (donations + lotteries + sponsorships) and Quebec-specific fundraising playbook.
• Fondation Cité-de-la-Santé: Laval-based hospital foundation raising funds for a regional CISSS-affiliated hospital. Directly comparable structure, donor base, and event-driven fundraising approach for a Quebec regional health institution.
• Fondation du CHUM: Fundraising foundation for the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. Directly comparable as a Quebec hospital/health foundation relying on donations, events, and major/planned giving to fund priority capital and research projects.
• Fondation de l'Hôpital de Montréal pour enfants: Montreal Children's Hospital foundation with a comparable donation, major-gift, planned-giving, and community-event model funding pediatric care and research within the McGill university health network.

Regional players

• Centraide Outaouais: Outaouais chapter of Centraide/United Way, operating in the same geographic catchment with a similar workplace-giving, event, and corporate-partnership model — though mission is broader community services rather than health-specific.

Broad incumbents

• United Way Centraide Canada: Federated national community foundation with workplace-giving campaigns, lottery programs, and corporate partnerships — a broader incumbent version of Centraide Outaouais, comparable in revenue mechanics if not in mission focus.
• Canadian Cancer Society: National health philanthropy with operations and donor appeals in Quebec. Competes for the same regional donor dollars and corporate sponsorships, but operates at national scale across research, prevention, and support programs.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: National health philanthropy with active Quebec fundraising (lotteries, door-to-door, major gifts). Overlaps with the foundation's cardiovascular and senior-autonomy sectors and competes for the same individual and corporate donors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@FondationOutaouais
• Facebookfacebook.com/FondationSanteOutaouais
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondation-sant%C3%A9-gatineau
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondationsanteoutaouais
• Xx.com/fondsantegat

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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