THE LISTOWEL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

What THE LISTOWEL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION does

The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation (LMHF) is an Ontario-incorporated, not-for-profit charitable organization founded in 1989 whose sole mandate is to raise funds for the Listowel Memorial Hospital and affiliated healthcare providers in North Perth, Ontario. The foundation operates as a community-led fundraising intermediary, governed by a volunteer board of directors, with day-to-day operations managed by a single Foundation Manager (Catana Leslie). Its product surface is a portfolio of giving programs rather than commercial products: signature events (the Annual Gala, which has cumulatively raised $7M, and the annual CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon, which has raised $1.53M since 2007), individual donation channels (online via CanadaHelps, in-person at the hospital office, phone, mail, and monthly recurring), planned-giving vehicles (bequests, annuities, life insurance, marketable securities, real estate), corporate sponsorships, and community-hosted third-party events.

The foundation's technology stack is minimal: a Squarespace-hosted website (lmhfoundation.ca) integrated with the CanadaHelps donation processing platform for online giving, supplemented by a twice-yearly email newsletter and a Facebook presence. There are no proprietary software products, no APIs or SDKs, and no AI/ML capabilities disclosed. Donor recognition is managed through a structured nine-tier cumulative giving wall ranging from Friends ($500-$999) to Founder ($500K+), physically located in the hospital.

LMHF's go-to-market is event-driven and community-led. It solicits donations from North Perth residents, local businesses, service clubs, and churches through annual events, direct mail appeals, and major gift solicitations. Since 1989, the foundation has raised $19M cumulatively, deploying capital toward hospital equipment purchases (CT scanners, digital mammography, surgical equipment), renovations, and the ongoing $9M+ Fisher Family Primary Care Centre renovation. Revenue is exclusively donation-based, with no commercial revenue streams. The customer base is fragmented individual and corporate donors geographically concentrated in North Perth, serving a single beneficiary healthcare provider.

Name

THE LISTOWEL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Legal name

Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation

Website

https://lmhfoundation.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation is a 1989-incorporated Ontario not-for-profit charity that raises funds exclusively for Listowel Memorial Hospital and affiliated healthcare providers in North Perth through community events, individual giving, and planned-giving programs. It has cumulatively raised $19 million since 1989 to support hospital equipment and facility renovations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Fundraising and Hospital Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Healthcare fundraising
• Charitable giving programs
• Planned giving services
• Community hospital philanthropy
• Donor recognition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Listowel

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals including in-memory, in-honour, and tribute gifts. Donations can be made by cash, cheque, credit card, monthly gifts, or through CanadaHelps online platform.
2. Fundraising Events: Revenue from annual Spring Gala and Radiothon events. Corporate sponsorships from local businesses during these events. Community-organized third-party events donating proceeds to the foundation.
3. Legacy Giving: Bequests through wills, life insurance policies, annuities, and gifts of real estate or marketable securities. Designed for donors to make significant, lasting contributions.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Local businesses are solicited for support during annual events and can become corporate donors or sponsors at various contribution levels.
5. Grants: Funding received through grants as part of the foundation's fundraising activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that raises and administers funds to purchase equipment, fund renovations, and support programs at Listowel Memorial Hospital and the Fisher Family Primary Care Clinic in North Perth, Ontario. It offers donors multiple giving channels including online recurring gifts, in-memory tributes, planned-giving vehicles (bequests, annuities, life insurance, marketable securities, real estate), corporate sponsorships, and signature fundraising events (Annual Gala and CKNX Healthcare Heroes Radiothon).

Product overview

The Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation operates as a single-purpose charitable organization focused on fundraising for the Listowel Memorial Hospital. The foundation offers a comprehensive portfolio of giving programs including signature fundraising events (Annual Gala and Radiothon), online and recurring donation options, planned giving vehicles (bequests, real estate, life insurance, annuities, marketable securities), and community event hosting. The Annual Gala and Radiothon serve as the primary public-facing fundraising events, while the donation programs facilitate both immediate and long-term charitable contributions. The foundation connects donors to the hospital through equipment fundraising, with completed projects including CT scanners, digital mammography, surgical equipment, and facility renovations totaling $19 million raised since 1989.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Gala
• Radiothon
• Online Donation Platform
• In-Memory Donation Program
• Legacy Giving / Bequest Program
• Corporate Sponsorship Program
• Monthly Giving Program
• Community Event Hosting
• Gift of Real Estate or Property
• Life Insurance Donation
• Marketable Securities Donation
• Annuity Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,000 primary care patients served at Fisher Family Primary Care Clinic in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CKNXcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2007CKNX radio station hosts the annual Healthcare Heroes Radiothon with Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation and other local hospital foundations. The event has been running since 2007, with CKNX AM 920 broadcasting the full event while 101.7 The One and Cool 94.5 broadcast intermittently. Listeners phone in to donate to participating hospital foundations.
• CanadaHelpscoreTechnology or IntegrationCanadaHelps is a charity platform that facilitates processing of donations to Canadian charities. LMHF uses this platform for online donation processing, accepting credit cards, PayPal, and CanadaHelps gift cards for one-time or recurring monthly donations.
• Listowel Wingham Hospital AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLMHF is connected to the Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance, which governs local hospital services including Listowel Memorial Hospital.
• North Perth Family Health TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated healthcare organization serving the North Perth community, linked through the foundation's healthcare mission.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wingham & District Hospital Foundation: Foundation partner within the same Listowel Wingham Hospital Alliance, raising funds for Wingham & District Hospital. Directly comparable as a small Ontario rural hospital foundation using similar event-driven and community-led fundraising models.
• Stratford General Hospital Foundation: Foundation supporting Stratford General Hospital in Southwestern Ontario. Comparable as a regional Ontario hospital foundation with similar donor segments, event-based fundraising, and capital campaign mandates for equipment and renovations.
• Groves Memorial Community Hospital Foundation: Foundation supporting a small rural Ontario hospital in Wellington County. Comparable scale and mission, with community-driven fundraising for hospital equipment, technology, and capital projects in a similar geographic setting.
• Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation: Foundation for a small rural Ontario hospital within the North Wellington Health Care network. Comparable as a community hospital foundation supporting equipment purchases and renovations with event-based and donor-driven fundraising.

Others

• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: National Canadian health charity focused on disease-specific research and advocacy. Not directly comparable in scope or beneficiary, but represents the broader Canadian health fundraising landscape that competes for donor dollars in the same charitable giving pool.

Broad incumbents

• Trillium Health Partners Foundation: Foundation for one of Ontario's largest hospital systems in the Mississauga area. Comparable mission of hospital fundraising, but at materially larger scale with major gift, planned giving, and corporate partnership programs well beyond small rural foundation capacity.
• St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation (London): Major Ontario hospital foundation supporting St. Joseph's Health Care London. Comparable as a healthcare fundraising entity, but operates at significantly larger scale with more professional development staff and broader capital campaign capabilities.

Regional players

• Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance Foundation: Foundation associated with a regional Ontario healthcare alliance serving multiple hospital sites in Huron and Perth counties. Comparable as a regional hospital fundraising entity operating in overlapping Southwestern Ontario geography, though serving a broader multi-site system.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/listowelmemorialhospitalfoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/listowel-memorial-hospital-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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