Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan

Name

Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan

Legal name

Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan

Website

https://cancerfoundationsask.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Healthcare Fundraising

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Cancer fundraising charity
• Donor program services
• Cancer care support
• Community fundraising events
• Planned giving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Regina

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

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 individual donors supporting cancer care in Saskatchewan. Includes monthly giving program called 'The Fight Club'.
2. Event Fundraising: Revenue raised through hosted events including Close Cuts for Cancer, Annual Ride for Breast Cancer Screening, Markewich Pancake Breakfast, and various community fundraising events.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Major corporate donations from companies like PTI Transformers ($1M), Kinsmen Foundation ($1M), Cameco, and others supporting specific campaigns and equipment purchases.
4. Legacy/Planned Giving: Bequests, gift-in-kind securities, and estate donations including designated gifts in wills and memorial donations.
5. Gift of Securities: Donors can contribute gifts of securities which offer capital gains tax relief while supporting cancer care.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan is a charitable fundraising organization that raises funds to support cancer care across the province. It serves as the official fundraising partner of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, channeling donations toward radiation therapy equipment, stem cell transplant and cellular therapy programs, breast cancer screening buses and mammography machines, patient lodges, cancer research including clinical trials, and patient care and comfort funds (groceries, gas cards, wigs). Donor engagement is delivered via monthly giving, signature events, corporate partnerships, and planned/legacy giving.

Product overview

The Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan is a charitable fundraising organization (founded 2019) that serves as the fundraising partner of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. It is not a technology company but rather raises funds for cancer care through multiple programs and campaigns. The foundation's offerings include: direct patient support programs (Patient Care and Comfort Fund, Greatest Needs Fund, Radiation Therapy Equipment, Stem Cell Transplant & Cellular Therapy Program); cancer screening initiatives (Saskatchewan Breast Screening Campaign with mobile mammography units, Colorectal Screening Program, Cervical Screening Program); patient accommodation facilities (Saskatoon Cancer Patient Lodge, Regina Cancer Patient Lodge); and cancer research funding including clinical trials. Donor engagement programs include monthly giving (The Fight Club), annual events (Choc'laCure gala, Cameco Riders Touchdown for Dreams wish-granting program, Close Cuts for Cancer head-shaving event, Annual Ride for Breast Cancer Screening). All funds raised stay in Saskatchewan to support local cancer care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patient Equipment: Radiation Therapy

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $2.76 million invested into cancer care last year
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• C95 RadiomajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 October 2022Annual C95 Radio Marathon for Breast Cancer Research raised $396,555 in 2022, with 12-hour live broadcast to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
• Saskatchewan Health AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Works with SHA to deliver breast cancer screening services through the mobile BreastCheck program, providing mammograms to women in rural and remote communities across Saskatchewan.
• CamecomajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Cameco partnered with Saskatchewan Roughriders and Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (and later Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan) to operate the Cameco Riders Touchdown for Dreams program, granting dreams to women with life-threatening cancer diagnoses. Over $500,000 raised through gala events.
• Saskatchewan RoughridersmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Partner in Cameco Riders Touchdown for Dreams program, hosting annual Pink Game where pink merchandise is sold to raise funds for dream-granting program. Raised nearly $70,000 at 2022 Pink Game.
• Saskatchewan Cancer AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Cancer Foundation of Saskatchewan is the official fundraising partner of the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. All funds raised by the Foundation support the work of the Agency including cancer centres in Regina and Saskatoon, patient lodges, screening programs, and research initiatives.

Scale indicators29 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Hospitals of Regina Foundation: Regina-based hospital fundraising foundation sharing both the headquarter city and overlapping donor pool. Comparable structure (foundation staff, major-gift, event, and corporate-partnership fundraising) and historically a talent pipeline for the Cancer Foundation (e.g., Director of Major & Planned Gifts).
• Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation: Saskatchewan-rooted health foundation raising funds across the prairies. Comparable community-led model with signature events and corporate partnerships, although focused on pediatric care rather than oncology.
• Saskatchewan Health Authority Foundation: Provincial-level health-system fundraising entity operating in the same Saskatchewan donor pool. Competes for the same corporate partners and individual donors while supporting a broader (non-cancer-specific) health agenda.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Cancer Society: National Canadian cancer charity operating research, advocacy, and patient-support programs across every province. Largest incumbent cancer fund-raiser in Canada and the principal alternative for Saskatchewan donors; competes indirectly for cancer-cause dollars.

Direct peers

• Cedars Cancer Foundation: Montreal-based foundation supporting cancer care, research, and patient support at the McGill University Health Centre. Similar disease-specific focus, donor-recognition programs, and event-based fundraising approach for a single health-system partner.
• Terry Fox Foundation: National Canadian cancer research fundraising foundation. Comparable on the fundraising side—signature annual events, community-led giving, major gifts—though with a research-only mandate rather than equipment and patient lodging support.
• CancerCare Manitoba Foundation: Provincial fundraising foundation supporting cancer care in Manitoba. Near-identical structure: dedicated fund-raising partner for CancerCare Manitoba with comparable mission, programs, and donor mix in a similarly sized prairie province.
• Alberta Cancer Foundation: Fundraising foundation serving cancer care across Alberta through Alberta Health Services. Same single-province, single-agency structure with major-gift, event, and community-led fundraising for equipment, screening, research, and patient support programs.
• Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation: Fundraising arm of one of the world's largest cancer centres, supporting research, equipment, and patient care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Directly comparable mission (cancer-specific fundraising for a single hospital network) and similar capital-campaign playbook.
• BC Cancer Foundation: Provincial cancer-care fundraising foundation in British Columbia. Directly comparable model: dedicated fundraising arm for a single-province cancer agency, multi-million capital campaigns for equipment and screening, broad event-based community fundraising and major-gift programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cancerfdnsask
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cancerfdnsask
• Instagraminstagram.com/cancerfdnsask
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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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