What Mining for Miracles does

Mining for Miracles is a non-profit, volunteer-driven charitable fundraising campaign founded in 1988 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, that channels donations from the BC and Yukon mining community to BC Children's Hospital Foundation. The organization operates with a committee of approximately 35-40 volunteers drawn from mining companies, exploration firms, engineering and professional services firms, suppliers, and contractors, and has cumulatively raised more than $40 million since inception with 100% of proceeds directed to BC Children's Hospital. Its fundraising portfolio is structured around multi-year capital campaigns tied to specific hospital programs (e.g., $3M CAUSES Clinic, $3.725M Gut4Health, $3.385M CRMC, $3.58M Precision Health Initiative, and the current $6M Centre for Health Complexity) and recurring signature events including the Pie Throw, Hooked on Miracles fishing tournament (organized by Fountain Tire, $3M+ since 2011), Diamond Draw, and Jeans Day.

The business model is purely philanthropic: the organization does not sell products or services and generates no commercial revenue. Funds are sourced through individual donations, corporate and employee fundraising initiatives within mining firms, and event-based fundraising, all processed through the BC Children's Hospital Foundation donation platform at bcchf.ca. Go-to-market is event-driven, with annual campaign launches at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup conference in Vancouver, supplemented by social media engagement on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. There is no underlying technology product, proprietary software, or AI/ML capability; the organization is fundamentally a community-orchestration and fund-mobilization vehicle rather than a technology or product company.

Key strategic supporters include Teck Resources (founding partner and Pie Throw sponsor), Newmont, Hudbay (Copper Mountain), Glencore (Elk Valley Resources), Galore Creek Mining Corporation (whose GM Rob Mean serves as Chair), Taseko Mines, Seabridge Gold, and engineering/professional services firms including Deloitte, EY, Ausenco, Hatch, WSP, Fluor, Tetra Tech, Wood, and BBA. The current leadership is Rob Mean (Chair, Galore Creek) and Richard Whittington (Co-Chair, Elk Valley Resources), with a 15-member volunteer committee drawn from across the BC mining value chain. The organization is a non-listed entity with no parent company, no funding rounds in the venture capital sense, and no acquisition or M&A activity; it functions as an industry coalition rather than a corporate entity.

Name

Mining for Miracles

Legal name

Mining for Miracles

Website

https://miningformiracles.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mining for Miracles is a Vancouver-based, volunteer-led charitable fundraising campaign founded in 1988 that channels donations from the BC and Yukon mining community to BC Children's Hospital Foundation, having raised over $40 million cumulatively through multi-year capital campaigns and signature events like the Pie Throw and Hooked on Miracles fishing tournament.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Healthcare Fundraising

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Community Fundraisers & Charity Events (Gala/Walks excluded) (MPAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Charitable fundraising campaigns
• Pediatric hospital fundraising
• Community fundraising events
• Corporate philanthropy programs
• Nonprofit healthcare fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Personal donations from employees, contractors, families and friends of the mining industry. Donations can be made online through BC Children's Hospital Foundation.
2. Corporate Fundraising: Employee and corporate fundraising initiatives where mining companies organize internal campaigns and events to raise funds.
3. Event-Based Fundraising: Revenue generated through signature events including Pie Throw, Hooked on Miracles fishing tournament, Diamond Draw, Jeans Day, and Slo-Pitch Tournament.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mining for Miracles is a volunteer-driven charitable fundraising campaign operated by the British Columbia mining community that raises money for BC Children's Hospital Foundation through annual signature events (Pie Throw, Hooked on Miracles fishing tournament, Diamond Draw, Jeans Day) and multi-year targeted campaigns for specific hospital facilities, equipment, and research programs. Since 1988 the organization has raised more than $40 million, with 100% of proceeds directed to BC Children's Hospital to support construction of facilities, acquisition of specialized medical equipment, and groundbreaking pediatric research.

Product overview

Mining for Miracles is the BC and Yukon mining community's longstanding fundraising campaign in support of BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Rather than offering a technology product, the organization operates a portfolio of annual fundraising events (including Pie Throw and Hooked on Miracles fishing tournament) and multi-year fundraising campaigns supporting specific hospital programs and facilities. The organization has raised over $40 million since 1988, with 100% of proceeds going directly to BC Children's Hospital. Recent campaigns include the Centre for Health Complexity campaign ($6 million goal), Precision Health Initiative ($3.58 million), Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre ($3.385 million), Gut4Health ($3.725 million), CAUSES Clinic ($3 million), TRACE Program ($2.9 million), and BioBank ($2.66 million).

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Products and services

• Pie Throw Event Annual signature fundraising event in which participating mining industry leaders and executives raise money for BC Children's Hospital; the executives who raise the most (or who are nominated via donations) receive a pie in the face at a public event. Open to BC mining community supporters, donors, and event sponsors.
• Hooked on Miracles Fishing Tournament Annual all-inclusive fishing tournament organized by Fountain Tire and supported by the BC mining community, raising funds for BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Targets industry participants, sponsors, and individual donors; has raised over $3 million since 2011.
• Centre for Health Complexity Campaign Multi-year fundraising initiative raising $6 million to support BC Children's Hospital's new Centre for Health Complexity, a four-storey facility for children with complex, chronic health conditions featuring 16 family suites, wellness areas, and coordinated care services.
• Precision Health Initiative (PHI) Campaign Fundraising initiative that raised $3.58 million to support the Precision Health Initiative at BC Children's Hospital, providing answers for children with rare, undiagnosed diseases using state-of-the-art multi-omic technologies and global partnerships to increase diagnostic rates.
• Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre (CRMC) Campaign Three-year fundraising commitment of $3.385 million to establish Western Canada's first Cellular and Regenerative Medicine Centre at BC Children's Hospital, focused on understanding genetic causes of heart arrhythmias in children.
• Gut4Health Program Campaign Fundraising initiative that raised $3.725 million to establish microbiome research facilities and develop new therapies using gut bacteria to predict, prevent, and treat infections and chronic inflammation in children at BC Children's Hospital.
• CAUSES Clinic Campaign Fundraising commitment of $3 million to support the Clinical Assessment of the Utility of Sequencing and Evaluation as a Service (CAUSES) clinic at BC Children's Hospital, providing genome-wide sequencing for children with complex, undiagnosed disorders.
• TRACE Program Campaign Fundraising gift of $2.9 million to support the Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (TRACE) program at BC Children's Hospital, providing personalized medicine using patients' own cells for organ transplants, cancer treatment, and infection fighting.
• Pediatric BioBank Campaign Fundraising initiative that raised $2.66 million to establish Canada's first institutional pediatric BioBank at BC Children's Hospital for storing biological samples to support medical research.
• Child and Family Research Imaging Facility Campaign Fundraising contribution of $1.3 million toward a $12 million imaging facility featuring a 3-Tesla MRI scanner for childhood brain development research at BC Children's Hospital.
• Pediatric Simulation Centre Campaign Fundraising contribution of $3.7 million (of a $5 million total commitment) to create a Pediatric Simulation Centre at BC Children's Hospital providing risk-free training environments for caregivers.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and general.

• BC Children's Hospital FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988Since 1988, Mining for Miracles has operated as the BC mining community's fundraising campaign in partnership with BC Children's Hospital Foundation. 100% of proceeds go directly to BC Children's Hospital for facilities, equipment, and research. Andrea Hébert serves as Corporate Partnerships Manager at BCCHF.
• Teck Resources LimitedflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerLong-standing major supporter and founding partner of Mining for Miracles. Teck has co-chaired multiple campaigns and sponsors the annual Celebrity Pie Throw event. Representatives have served as campaign chairs including Karla Mills (VP Project Development) and Jelena Puzic (Director, Geoscience Services).
• Galore Creek Mining CorporationflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerRob Mean, General Manager of Galore Creek Mining Corporation, serves as Chair of Mining for Miracles, leading the annual campaigns and representing the mining community.
• Newmont CorporationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor supporter of Mining for Miracles campaigns. Newmont employees participate in Pie Throw events and the company contributes to annual fundraising goals.
• Hudbay MineralsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerHudbay's Copper Mountain Mine is listed as a major supporter. The company participates in annual fundraising initiatives.
• DeloittemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional services firm listed as a supporter. Deloitte team members participate in events including Pie Throw.
• Fountain TiremajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizes the annual Hooked on Miracles Fishing Tournament. Jennifer Ferrier serves as Co-Chairperson of the event. Tournament has raised over $3 million since 2011.
• Association for Mineral Exploration (AME BC)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost of the annual AME Roundup conference where Mining for Miracles launches its campaigns. Provides platform for industry-wide fundraising announcements.
• AusencomajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and advisory firm listed as supporter. Robin Kalanchey represents Ausenco on the Mining for Miracles Committee.
• EYmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerProfessional services firm listed as supporter. EY team participates in Pie Throw events.
• HatchmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and consulting firm listed as supporter. Participates in annual fundraising events.
• Tetra TechmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering firm listed as supporter. Team members participate in Pie Throw events.
• WSP GlobalmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and professional services firm listed as supporter. Tina Darakjian represents WSP on the Mining for Miracles Committee.
• Fluor CorporationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and construction firm listed as supporter. Participates in annual fundraising events.
• Seabridge GoldgeneralGTM or Marketing PartnerMining company listed as supporter of Mining for Miracles campaigns.
• Taseko MinesgeneralGTM or Marketing PartnerMining company listed as supporter. Ainsley Wooding represents Taseko on the Mining for Miracles Committee.
• Wood plcgeneralGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and consulting firm listed as supporter.
• ERMgeneralGTM or Marketing PartnerEnvironmental consulting firm listed as supporter.
• BBA ConsultantsgeneralGTM or Marketing PartnerEngineering and consulting firm listed as supporter.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Janeway Children's Hospital Foundation: Fundraising foundation for Newfoundland and Labrador's children's hospital, with strong ties to the NL mining/oil and gas industry. Most direct analog to Mining for Miracles - an industry-driven fundraising campaign supporting a regional pediatric hospital.
• BC Children's Hospital Foundation: The sole beneficiary of Mining for Miracles' fundraising, BC Children's Hospital Foundation runs its own parallel fundraising operations, donor stewardship, and signature events for the same pediatric hospital. Closest functional peer given the integrated relationship and shared mission.

Broad incumbents

• SickKids Foundation: Major pediatric hospital foundation in Toronto running large-scale corporate and community fundraising campaigns (lotteries, signature events, major gifts) for hospital construction, equipment, and research. Comparable as a large incumbent pediatric hospital fundraiser.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (Canada): A large-scale, multi-hospital pediatric fundraising organization in North America that aggregates corporate and grassroots donations for children's hospitals. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same pediatric fundraising space where Mining for Miracles operates.

Regional players

• Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation: Regional pediatric hospital foundation serving Alberta with a similar model of community and corporate fundraising for facility construction, equipment, and research - parallel to BC Children's Hospital Foundation but in a different province.
• CHEO Foundation: Fundraising arm of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, running signature events, corporate campaigns, and capital campaigns for pediatric facility and research needs. Comparable regional pediatric hospital fundraiser.
• IWK Foundation: Foundation supporting the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, with similar community and corporate fundraising programs (lotteries, signature events) for Maritime pediatric and women's health. Comparable regional pediatric hospital fundraiser.
• Children's Health Foundation (London, ON): Southwestern Ontario pediatric hospital foundation running community events and corporate giving programs for children's healthcare. Comparable regional pediatric hospital fundraiser with similar signature event model.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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