Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation

What Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation does

Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation (public brand: LPA Foundation) is a Canadian registered charity (CRA 809726482 RR 0001) founded in 2012 by graduates of Lindsay Place High School in Dorval, Quebec. The organization is 100% volunteer-led, governed by a 7-person board of alumni and community members (President Peter Bolle; Secretary/Treasurer Peter Nauth; Directors Gihan Hanna, Beverly Henderson, Margot Place, Steve Casioli, Fran Holt) with zero paid staff and zero overhead. It raises funds through the "Concerts for Compassion" benefit-concert series and ancillary events, and directs proceeds to four active beneficiary causes: Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence (including a $50,000 pledge for Room #24), Shriners Hospital for Children, Dreams Take Flight (added 2024), and Judge Lindsay Place Park & Sports Field (capital contribution completed June 2022 with the Town of Beaconsfield). Since the closure of Lindsay Place High School in 2021, the foundation has explicitly pivoted from alumni-only support to a broader West Island Montreal community mandate spanning palliative care, pediatric healthcare, youth programs, and community spaces.

The foundation's core "products" are ticketed benefit events and an online donation service. Event offerings include Stone Doctors in Concert (August 15, 2026 at Macallans Pub, tickets from $25 CAD), an annual Golf Tournament (net proceeds of $7,504.36 in 2025; $6,699.37 in 2024), and the Jamboree community event (net proceeds of $4,758.23 in 2025). The donation platform (lpaf.ca/donate) supports one-time and monthly recurring gifts at preset tiers of $25, $50, $100, $250, $500 or custom amounts, with automated CRA tax-receipt issuance by email. Distribution is regional (West Island of Montreal) through live events at local venues and a self-serve online donation page; marketing is word-of-mouth via the alumni network plus a basic website with photo galleries and impact pages.

The financial model is that of a pass-through charitable foundation rather than a revenue-generating enterprise. Cumulative distributions since 2012 total $230,000+ across 14 years, with recent annual event net proceeds of $6,699 (2024) and $12,263 (2025). Pricing is unit-based for tickets ($25 CAD entry-level) and donation-tier-based for contributions; the organization reports that monthly donors contribute 5x–10x more annually than one-time donors, signaling an intent to shift toward recurring giving. There is no disclosed salary expense, office overhead, or investment income; all funds flow directly to beneficiary causes. Customer segments are community donors and event attendees (primarily West Island Montreal residents and Lindsay Place alumni) on the inflow side, and nonprofit beneficiary organizations on the outflow side — the latter are not revenue customers in a commercial sense.

Name

Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation

Legal name

Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation

Website

https://lpaf.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

LPA Foundation is a 100% volunteer-led Canadian registered charity that raises funds through benefit concerts, golf tournaments, and donations to support palliative care, children's hospitals, youth programs, and community spaces in the West Island of Montreal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA), Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Charitable fundraising
• Benefit concert events
• Community foundation grants
• Nonprofit donor services
• Event-based fundraising

Headquarters

HQ city

Dorval

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Concert Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from ticket sales to benefit concerts and events. Tickets start at $25 CAD for events like Stone Doctors in Concert. All proceeds minus minimal event expenses go directly to beneficiary causes.
2. Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individual donors. CRA tax receipts issued. Donation amounts range from $25 to $500 or custom amounts. Monthly donors fund the mission year-round.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation (LPA Foundation) is a volunteer-led Canadian charitable foundation that runs benefit concerts and events under the "Concerts for Compassion" banner, channeling ticket sales and donations directly to charitable causes including palliative care, children's hospitals, and youth programs. Established in 2012, the foundation operates with zero overhead and 100% volunteer staffing, with all proceeds minus minimal event expenses going to partner causes.

Product overview

LPA Foundation (public brand of Lindsay Place Alumni Foundation) operates as a single unified fundraising platform centered on its 'Concerts for Compassion' benefit concert series. The organization delivers ticketed concerts and events (including Stone Doctors in Concert, Annual Golf Tournaments, and Jamboree events) that generate donations directly to partner causes including palliative care, youth programs, and children's hospitals. The product portfolio includes event ticketing, online donation processing, and archived photo galleries documenting community impact since 2012.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Concerts for Compassion: The music-driven benefit concert series behind every LPA Foundation event. Every ticket funds real causes including palliative care, youth programs, and children's hospitals.

Products and services

• Concerts for Compassion
• Stone Doctors in Concert
• Annual Golf Tournament
• Jamboree
• Donation Processing

Quantifiable outcome

• $230,000+ given to community causes since 2012
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dreams Take FlightminorOthers · 1 January 2024Organization sending medically and socially challenged children on trips to Disney. Added as a beneficiary in 2024.
• Judge Lindsay Place Park & Sports FieldcoreOthers · 1 January 2022Community sports field in the Town of Beaconsfield, completed June 2022. Capital contribution from LPA Foundation to honor the school's namesake. A lasting community space for kids.
• Teresa Dellar Palliative Care ResidencecoreOthersWest Island palliative care residence. LPA Foundation pledged $50,000 to name Room #24 at this residence. A primary beneficiary of ongoing fundraising efforts.
• Shriners Hospital for ChildrencoreOthersSpecialist pediatric care at no cost to families. A long-standing LPA Foundation beneficiary supporting children's hospital equipment.
• Lakeshore General Hospital FoundationminorOthersBeneficiary of the Stone Doctors in Concert event on August 15, 2026. Event specifically benefiting the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation.
• Town of BeaconsfieldminorOthersMunicipal government partner for the Judge Lindsay Place Park sports field project completed in June 2022.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• West Island Community Shares / West Island Assistance Fund: Regional community foundation serving the West Island of Montreal. Operates in the same geographic market with similar community fundraising and grantmaking activities targeting vulnerable populations.
• Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation: Regional hospital foundation serving the West Island of Montreal. Recent beneficiary of the Stone Doctors in Concert event on August 15, 2026, and shares the same donor community and geographic focus as LPA Foundation.
• Imagine1day: Canadian nonprofit focused on education and youth development through community fundraising events. Comparable in volunteer engagement, event-driven model, and small-scale grantmaking to community causes.
• Dreams Take Flight: Canadian charity that brings medically and socially challenged children to Disney, added as an LPA Foundation beneficiary in 2024. Comparable in small-scale, mission-driven, donor-funded operation.
• Just for Kids Foundation: Small, volunteer-led Montreal-based charity supporting children's causes through community events. Closely comparable in scale, mission, and event-driven fundraising approach.

Broad incumbents

• Kids Help Phone: National Canadian youth services charity that overlaps with LPA Foundation's youth programs focus. Operates at much larger scale with institutional fundraising infrastructure.
• Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation: Direct beneficiary of LPA Foundation's $50,000 Room #24 pledge. Operates as a dedicated palliative care fundraising foundation in the West Island, with a more focused mission and larger sustained donor base.
• Centraide of Greater Montreal (United Way): Large community foundation serving Greater Montreal, including the West Island. Directly comparable as a community fundraising and grantmaking organization in the same geographic market, but operates at vastly greater scale with paid staff.
• Montreal Children's Hospital Foundation: Major pediatric hospital foundation serving the same Montreal community. Overlaps with LPA Foundation's children's health beneficiaries (e.g., Shriners) but operates at institutional scale with professional fundraising staff.
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Foundation (Canada): Long-standing LPA Foundation beneficiary providing pediatric specialty care. Compares as a charitable foundation with similar mission alignment but operates nationally with established institutional donor infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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