Jewish General Hospital Foundation

What Jewish General Hospital Foundation does

The Jewish General Hospital Foundation (JGHF) is the registered charitable fundraising arm of the Jewish General Hospital, a leading acute-care, teaching hospital in Montreal, Quebec founded in 1934. The Foundation's primary purpose is to raise philanthropic capital to support the hospital's clinical, research, and infrastructure priorities through a multi-channel fundraising model that includes individual donations (monthly recurring and one-time), planned/legacy giving, memorial and honorary gifts, the Hero Project recognition program, corporate sponsorships and partnerships, signature events (notably Le Week-end pour Combattre le Cancer), and community-led fundraisers. Donations are accepted through the foundation website, telephone, mail, email, and in-person at the Montreal headquarters at 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road.

The Foundation is currently executing the $400 million 'Tomorrows Are Made Here' campaign, structured around four pillars: Digital Health Initiatives ($125M), Groundbreaking Research via the Lady Davis Institute, Facilities & Equipment ($100M), and Endowment ($50M). The digital health portfolio it funds includes the Connected Health Record (CHR), a Command Centre for real-time patient flow monitoring, the Hospital@Home virtual care program, and the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. The Foundation's customer base spans three primary segments: individual donors (grateful patients, community members, legacy planners), corporate partners (Azrieli, Molson, Rossy, Power Corporation, Jim Pattison, and others), and the patients of the JGH itself. The Lady Davis Institute, the Foundation's affiliated research arm linked to McGill University, focuses on breakthroughs in AIDS, aging, cancer, and genetics.

Revenue is generated entirely through donations and fundraising, with no fee-for-service or product revenue. The Innovation, Research and Priorities (IRP) Allocation ranges from 5%–16% on restricted gifts depending on amount and whether endowed, with no allocation applied to unrestricted gifts. The Foundation operates as a Canadian-registered nonprofit with no parent company, governed by its own Board of Directors and led by a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. The current campaign leadership transitioned in September 2025 with James Alexander returning as Chair, succeeding David Amiel who completed his three-year term.

Name

Jewish General Hospital Foundation

Legal name

Jewish General Hospital Foundation

Website

https://jghfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Jewish General Hospital Foundation is the registered charitable fundraising arm of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, raising philanthropic capital through individual donations, corporate partnerships, planned giving, and signature events to support a $400 million 'Tomorrows Are Made Here' campaign funding digital health, research, facilities, and endowment at one of Canada's top-ranked hospitals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Hospital fundraising
• Planned giving programs
• Medical research funding
• Corporate giving partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual donors supporting the hospital's priorities, including monthly giving programs and one-time gifts.
2. Planned/Legacy Giving: Bequests in wills, gifts of registered funds (RRSP, RRIF, TFSA), life insurance policies, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and donor-advised funds.
3. Memorial and Honorary Gifts: Donations made in memory of deceased loved ones or in honor of individuals, including memorial fundraisers.
4. Corporate Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate partnerships including annual appeals, event sponsorships, golf classic, VIP events, and The Hero Project sponsorship.
5. Gifts of Securities: Donations of stocks, bonds, mutual fund units, exchanged shares, and securities listed on designated stock markets with eliminated capital gains taxes.
6. The Hero Project: Donations in honor of hospital staff members ($50-$299 by email, $300+ receives physical card and commemorative pin).
7. Community/Fundraiser Events: Third-party fundraising events organized by community members and groups supporting the foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Jewish General Hospital Foundation is the registered charitable fundraising arm of the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, raising philanthropic funds to support the hospital's digital health transformation, groundbreaking research at the Lady Davis Institute, patient experience improvements, and endowment building. It processes individual donations, corporate sponsorships, planned/legacy gifts, and gifts of securities through a $400 million "Tomorrows Are Made Here" campaign.

Product overview

The Jewish General Hospital Foundation operates as a healthcare philanthropy organization managing a comprehensive fundraising portfolio centered on its $400 million 'Tomorrows Are Made Here' campaign. The Foundation's primary offerings include Digital Health Initiatives (Connected Health Record, Command Centre, Virtual Care/Hospital@Home), the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, and the Segal Cancer Centre. Additional services encompass various donation mechanisms (monthly, one-time, memorial, legacy giving) and corporate giving programs. The Foundation is not a technology product company but rather funds and supports healthcare technology initiatives at the Jewish General Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tomorrows Are Made Here Campaign A $400 million philanthropic campaign funding four pillars: Digital Health Initiatives ($125M), Groundbreaking Research, Improved Patient Experience (Facilities & Equipment, $100M), and Building a Powerful Endowment ($50M). Targeted at individual donors, corporate partners, and legacy donors supporting the Jewish General Hospital.
• Monthly Gift Program Subscription-based recurring monthly donation program that enables donors to provide sustained, ongoing support to the Jewish General Hospital's priorities.
• One-Time Gift Single online donation supporting the Jewish General Hospital's priorities, processed through the secure donation portal.
• Legacy Giving Program Planned giving program offering bequests in wills, gifts of registered funds (RRSP, RRIF, TFSA), life insurance policies, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and donor-advised funds. Donors are recognized as members of The 1934 Society.
• Memorial Gift Program Donations made in memory of deceased loved ones, including the option to create a memorial fundraiser. Manages tribute donations honoring the deceased.
• Honorary Gift Program Donations made in honor of individuals, including the option to create an honorary fundraiser.
• The Hero Project Donation program allowing donors to honor hospital staff members. $50-$299 gifts receive personalized email recognition; $300+ gifts receive a physical card with personalized message and a commemorative Hospital Hero pin.
• Corporate Giving Program Corporate partnership offering annual appeals, event sponsorships, golf classic, VIP events, Le Week-end sponsorship, planned giving month participation, and The Hero Project sponsorship opportunities. Managed via Muriel Amar ([email protected]).
• Gifts of Securities Donation program accepting stocks, bonds, mutual fund units, exchanged shares, and securities listed on designated stock markets with eliminated capital gains taxes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of gynecologic cancer operations utilize the Da Vinci Robotic system
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• McGill UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the JGH has strong academic links to McGill University, with all investigators having university appointments. The LDI is an integral part of the JGH with academic partnerships supporting research excellence.
• Santé Québec West-Central Montreal Health and Social Services University NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLawrence Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D. serves as President and CEO of Santé Québec West-Central Montreal Health and Social Services University Network, providing leadership and alignment for the JGH within the provincial healthcare system.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MUHC Foundation: The fundraising arm of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal. Direct peer — both are McGill-affiliated hospital foundations operating large multi-year capital campaigns in the same Montreal donor market.
• Cedars Cancer Foundation: Montreal-based cancer-focused fundraising foundation that historically supported the JGH's Segal Cancer Centre. Direct peer competing for disease-specific cancer philanthropy in Quebec.
• Fondation du CHUM: Fundraising arm of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM). Direct peer in the Quebec hospital-philanthropy market, competing for French-speaking donors and major Quebec corporate partners.
• St. Mary's Hospital Foundation: Fundraising arm of St. Mary's Hospital Center in Montreal. Direct peer in the same city drawing from the same pool of individual donors, grateful patients, and community fundraising events.

Broad incumbents

• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Major U.S. specialty cancer institution with substantial philanthropic operation. Comparable in combining clinical care, research (similar to LDI), and large capital campaigns — broader incumbent benchmark for cancer-center fundraising scale.
• University Health Network (UHN) Foundation: Fundraising arm of Toronto's UHN — one of Canada's largest hospital foundations, supporting Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret, and Toronto Rehab. Larger scope and budget than JGH Foundation but same hospital-philanthropy model.

Regional players

• Sunnybrook Foundation: Fundraising arm of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. Comparable teaching-hospital foundation with research institute (Sunnybrook Research Institute) and multi-pillar capital campaign structure.
• Vancouver General Hospital Foundation: Fundraising arm of VGH — comparable large Canadian hospital foundation combining acute-care philanthropy with research institute support. Different geography (BC vs Quebec) but same fundraising archetype.
• Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation (Toronto): Fundraising arm of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Comparable in combining hospital philanthropy with research (Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute) — though serving a different geography (Ontario vs Quebec).
• Ottawa Hospital Foundation: Fundraising arm of The Ottawa Hospital. Comparable large-scale Canadian hospital foundation running multi-year capital campaigns for research, equipment, and patient-care infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@thejghfoundation
• Facebookfacebook.com/FHGJ.JGHF
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fhgj-jghf
• Instagraminstagram.com/jgh_foundation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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