The Mike Weir Foundation

Name

The Mike Weir Foundation

Legal name

The Mike Weir Foundation

Website

https://mikeweirfoundation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

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Product category

Youth Mental Health and Wellness Charitable Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Youth mental health
• Community recreation programs
• Charitable foundation services
• Youth wellness hubs
• Physical activity programming

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation generates revenue through charitable donations and fundraising events. Major initiatives include the Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive For Kids which raised $6.7 million in 2007 benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals across Canada.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Mike Weir Foundation is a Canadian nonprofit charitable foundation dedicated to advancing the physical, emotional, and educational welfare of children and youth. Its current core offering centers on funding and co-piloting integrated youth mental health programming through the Youth Wellness Hubs of Ontario (YWHO) network, supplemented by the free Weir Active physical activity program at the Sarnia-Lambton site and a $1 million grant to the Sarnia BACE recreation facility. All programs and services are provided free of charge to youth beneficiaries and are funded through charitable donations and fundraising events.

Product overview

The Mike Weir Foundation operates a multi-component charitable portfolio focused on advancing youth welfare. The core program is the Youth Wellness Hubs of Ontario (YWHO), a province-wide network providing integrated mental health and addictions services for youth aged 12-25. Supporting this core offering are Weir Active, a free physical activity program integrated with the Sarnia-Lambton YWHO site, and Sarnia BACE, a multi-use recreational facility providing subsidized access to physical activities for youth. Together, these programs address the physical, emotional, and educational welfare of children through a coordinated care model.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Youth Wellness Hubs of Ontario (YWHO): A hub providing high-quality integrated youth services to support the well-being of young people aged 12 to 25, including counselling, peer support, crisis intervention, and access to specialized care.
• Weir Active
• Sarnia BACE

Products and services

• Youth Wellness Hubs of Ontario (YWHO) Program Support Foundation-supported participation in the province-wide network of 32 Youth Wellness Hubs providing high-quality integrated mental health and addictions services to young people aged 12 to 25, including counselling, peer support, crisis intervention, and access to specialized care. Services are delivered free of charge to youth beneficiaries through YWHO partner sites.
• Weir Active Free physical activity program run in conjunction with the Sarnia-Lambton YWHO site, providing youth with free access to movement opportunities as a proactive approach to preventing major mental health crises. Delivered to youth participants aged 12–25 at no cost.
• Sarnia BACE Recreation Facility Support Foundation grant underwriting the Sarnia BACE community-driven year-round recreation campus designed to inspire active living, strengthen social connection, and deliver lasting health outcomes; facility will provide subsidized physical activity access for community youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sarnia BACE will provide access to physical activity for all ages, especially youth, with subsidized access available for community youth in need
• +1 more outcomes

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sarnia BACEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Mike Weir Foundation pledged $1,000,000 in 2025 to Sarnia BACE, a community-driven recreation campus project. The foundation's support ensures access to all programming for Weir Active youth, provides a satellite location, and enables subsidized access for youth in the community who need it.
• Local Professional Athlete (Partner in Weir Active)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Mike Weir partnered with another local professional athlete to build out Weir Active, a physical activity component integrated with the Sarnia-Lambton YWHO mental health model. This partnership leverages the athlete's influence to expand free physical activity opportunities for youth.
• Youth Wellness Hubs of Ontario (YWHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Mike Weir Foundation partnered with YWHO in 2018, donating $1.5 million to establish a Youth Wellness Hub in Sarnia. The foundation has shifted its focus to supporting youth mental health through YWHO, with the Sarnia-Lambton site being the first to pilot activity programming as part of the integrated care model.
• Children's Miracle Network HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007In 2007, the Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive For Kids raised $6.7 million benefiting Children's Miracle Network hospitals across Canada. The initiative united individuals, sponsors, and golf courses in nationwide fundraising events supporting member hospitals known for providing 24-hour care for 2.6 million children annually.
• Bluewater HealthminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004The foundation's first donation in 2004 went to Bluewater Health, the local hospital in Mike Weir's hometown of Sarnia. Upon acceptance, the donation location was named Mike Weir Park in recognition of the contribution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Regional players

• True Sport Foundation: Canadian charitable foundation promoting values-based sport and community development. Comparable as a Canadian sport-focused foundation with similar athlete-community engagement model and youth sport development mission.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA Canada: National federation of YMCAs providing youth recreation, fitness, and community health programs across Canada. Comparable as a major youth recreation and physical activity provider with overlapping physical activity programming to Weir Active.
• Canadian Mental Health Association: Canada's largest mental health charity providing nationwide advocacy, programs, and services. Comparable as a broader Canadian mental health organization that operates at greater scale than the foundation and addresses overlapping mental health mission areas.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Canada: National youth development organization providing after-school programming, recreation, and mentorship across Canada. Comparable as a broader youth development organization offering physical activity and recreational programming aligned with the foundation's mission.

Direct peers

• Stephen Curry's Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation: Athlete-led foundation focused on childhood nutrition, education, and physical activity to unlock potential. Comparable as a high-profile athlete-founded foundation integrating physical activity and youth welfare programs, similar to Weir Active.
• Kids Help Phone: Canadian e-mental health service providing free, confidential support to young people across Canada. Comparable as a Canadian youth-focused mental health nonprofit serving a similar age demographic (under 20) with complementary crisis intervention services.
• Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (Canada): Canadian arm of the children's hospital fundraising network that received $6.7M from the foundation's 2007 Miracle Golf Drive. Comparable as a long-standing foundation partner organization with shared pediatric healthcare mission and historical fundraising collaboration.
• Jack.org: Canadian nonprofit focused exclusively on youth mental health education and advocacy for young people aged 12-25. Directly comparable as a Canadian youth mental health organization with a similar beneficiary age range and mission alignment with the foundation's YWHO support.
• Right To Play: International nonprofit using sport and play to protect and educate children affected by conflict, poverty, and disease. Comparable as a foundation leveraging sport and physical activity to deliver youth development and wellbeing outcomes.
• Tiger Woods Foundation: Athlete-led charitable foundation supporting youth education and community development. Comparable as a professional golfer-founded foundation with similar mission focus on youth welfare and educational programming.

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Key highlights6 records

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