Lions Gate Hospital Foundation

Name

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation

Legal name

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation

Website

https://lghfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare fundraising
• Charitable foundation services
• Hospital capital campaigns
• Planned giving programs
• Community health philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

North Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation receives donations from individual donors through one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, tribute gifts in memory or honor of loved ones, and event-based fundraising.
2. Legacy Giving: Planned giving through wills, life insurance, registered accounts (RRSP, RRIF, TFSA), and property donations.
3. Gifts of Securities: Donation of publicly traded securities including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, which are tax-efficient for donors.
4. 50/50 Raffle Tickets: Online 50/50 raffle ticket sales with proceeds supporting hospital equipment and programs.
5. Commemorative Items: Sale of commemorative items including stars for baby naming, butterfly plaques for hospice, and totem pole tribute plaques.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation is a charitable nonprofit organization that raises funds through donations, signature events, planned giving, and commemorative giving programs to support Lions Gate Hospital and publicly funded healthcare facilities across the North Shore of British Columbia. The foundation underwrites capital campaigns for hospital equipment (e.g., angiography suites, robotic surgery, CT scanners), infrastructure projects (Medical & Surgical Centre, Re-Imagine Rehab), staff education grants, and patient support funds (Lend a Hand). All administrative costs are covered through endowment fund investments so that 100% of donations are directed to patient care.

Product overview

Lions Gate Hospital Foundation operates as a charitable foundation managing multiple fundraising and donor engagement programs. The organization offers a digital donation platform supporting one-time, monthly, and tribute donations, alongside signature events (LGH Gala, Golf Classic, Step Up Walkathon) and planned giving programs (Legacy Society, Wills, Securities). Commemorative programs include A Star is Born, Hospice Butterfly Wall, and Memorial Totem Pole. The foundation runs equipment fundraising campaigns (Re-Imagine Rehab, Equipment Wish List), community committees (Youth Committee, Asian Community Engagement Committee), and publishes newsletters (LGH Outlook, The Pulse, Legacy Newsletter). All administrative costs are covered through endowment fund investments, ensuring 100% of donations go to patient care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Donation Platform Digital donation platform accepting one-time gifts, monthly recurring donations, and tribute gifts in memory or honor of loved ones for hospital equipment and programs.
• LGH Gala Annual signature fundraising gala event supporting hospital programs and campaigns such as Re-Imagine Rehab, with corporate sponsorship packages and ticketed attendance.
• LGH Golf Classic Annual golf tournament held in August with corporate sponsorship and team entry fees; has raised more than $7.7 million since 1996 to improve patient care at LGH.
• Step Up for LGH Walkathon Annual community walkathon held along the seawall at Millennium Park in West Vancouver to raise funds for Lions Gate Hospital.
• A Star is Born Commemorative Program Commemorative star plaque program allowing parents and family to place a baby's name on the wall at Lions Gate Hospital. Star $150, Super Star $350, Shooting Star $1,000; additional keepsake stars $60 each.
• North Shore Hospice Memorial Wall Hospice memorial wall offering Butterfly plaque ($5,000 cumulative) and Flower plaque ($2,500+ cumulative) displayed on the Sacred Space overlooking the Healing Garden.
• Memorial Totem Pole Tribute Memorial tribute carved by Squamish Nation artist Darren Yelton supporting the LGH Oncology Clinic; $250 donation engraves a loved one's name on a plaque on the totem pole.
• 50/50 Online Raffle Online 50/50 raffle ticket sales operated through lgh5050.com with proceeds supporting hospital equipment and programs.
• Gifts of Stock Program Tax-efficient donation program allowing donors to transfer publicly traded securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds) directly to the foundation, eliminating capital gains tax.
• Legacy Society Donor recognition program honoring individuals who include Lions Gate Hospital Foundation in their estate plans through wills, life insurance, registered funds (RRSP, RRIF, TFSA), or trust arrangements.
• Donate in Tribute Donation program allowing donors to make gifts in memory of someone special or to celebrate a milestone occasion.
• LGH Equipment Wish List Fundraising platform for donors to contribute toward specific equipment items at Lions Gate Hospital, including Stryker Bariatric Beds ($35,807), Stryker Birthing Beds ($23,500), Telemetry Packs ($1,875), GE Masimo Dinamap monitors ($12,825), and 3M Littmann Stethoscopes ($116 each).
• Re-Imagine Rehab Campaign Capital fundraising campaign to build a new rehabilitation unit at Lions Gate Hospital, funding up to 30 patient rooms, a state-of-the-art therapy gym, treatment areas, quiet rooms for speech language therapy, and a transition unit.
• Health Education Grants Education grants supporting Vancouver Coastal Health North Shore staff, including Staff Education Fund (up to $1,000/year) and Allied Health Staff Education Fund for Neurological Rehabilitation (up to $2,000 every two years).

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $27 million in equipment purchased over 3 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Craftsman CollisionmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Presenting sponsor for the 2026 Lions Gate Hospital Gala (An Enchanted Forest Masquerade), which raised $1,007,846 net for the Re-Imagine Rehab campaign.
• BEEM Credit UnionmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2026Sponsor for the 2026 Lions Gate Hospital Gala supporting the Re-Imagine Rehab campaign.
• Asian Community Engagement CommitteecoreOthers · 1 January 2026Formerly the Asian Advisory Committee, renamed effective January 1, 2026. Co-Chairs: Edith Chan and Qi Zhu. Committee focuses on community engagement and healthcare awareness within the Asian community on the North Shore.
• North Shore Lend a Hand FundcoreOthers · 1 January 2025The North Shore Lend a Hand Fund, initiated by The Chan Sisters Foundation, provides short-term support to low-income adults with chronic health conditions on the North Shore. Funds raised by Youth Committee support this initiative.
• Youth CommitteecoreOthers · 1 January 2025Youth committee for secondary students (grades 8-12) on the North Shore, providing hands-on experience in event planning, teamwork, and community engagement while raising funds for the Lend a Hand Fund.
• Capilano Golf and Country ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for the annual Lions Gate Hospital Golf Classic event held in August each year.
• Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLGH Foundation works with VCH to support Lions Gate Hospital and publicly funded healthcare facilities across the North Shore, including staff education grants and health education programs.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: Heart & Stroke Foundation is a national health charity funding cardiovascular and stroke research. Operates at much larger national scale; relevant as the broader health philanthropy category that hospital foundations compete with for donor mindshare.
• Vancouver Foundation: Vancouver Foundation is one of Canada's largest community foundations managing over $1 billion in assets and distributing grants across health, education, arts, and social services in BC. Larger, broader-scope grantmaking peer operating in the same geographic philanthropy market.
• BC Cancer Foundation: BC Cancer Foundation raises funds across all BC Cancer centres for cancer research, care, and treatment. Broader health-focused grantmaking foundation covering multiple sites; LGHF's oncology and chemotherapy funding has conceptual overlap but BC Cancer Foundation operates at provincial scale.

Direct peers

• VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation: Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital Foundation is the closest direct peer: a BC-based hospital foundation raising charitable funds for a major publicly-funded hospital under Vancouver Coastal Health, with comparable capital campaign, planned giving, and event-based fundraising model.
• St. Paul's Foundation: St. Paul's Foundation supports Providence Health Care hospitals in BC including the new St. Paul's Hospital redevelopment. Operates the same hospital-foundation grantmaking model with capital campaigns and community fundraising in the same BC healthcare market.
• Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation: Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation supports Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC. Direct peer operating the same single-hospital foundation model with signature events, planned giving, and major-gift capital campaigns for a regional hospital.
• BC Children's Hospital Foundation: BC Children's Hospital Foundation raises funds for BC Children's Hospital under Provincial Health Services Authority. Highly comparable model: hospital-affiliated grantmaking foundation running capital campaigns, signature events, and donor recognition programs for a single hospital beneficiary.
• Surrey Hospital Foundation: Surrey Hospital Foundation supports Surrey Memorial Hospital and related Fraser Health facilities. Operates the same single-hospital grantmaking foundation model with event-driven fundraising and capital campaigns in the BC regional hospital segment.
• Victoria Hospitals Foundation: Victoria Hospitals Foundation supports Royal Jubilee, Victoria General, and Gorge Road hospitals on Vancouver Island. Comparable single-region multi-hospital foundation model with signature events, planned giving, and equipment fundraising campaigns.

Regional players

• Fraser Health Authority Foundation (Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation): Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation supports hospitals and health facilities in the Fraser Valley region of BC. Operates the same regional hospital foundation model but in a different geographic territory adjacent to LGH Foundation's North Shore service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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