What BIG Hearts Canada Foundation does

BIG Hearts Canada Foundation is a privately held Canadian charitable foundation headquartered at 38 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario. The organization operates as a centralized fundraising vehicle that pools individual donations and event proceeds to distribute support across diverse community-based and child-focused causes in Canada. Its service surface is composed of three interconnected activities: (i) direct donation collection through a Donorbox-powered online giving portal, (ii) community partnership programs with regional BIG affiliates and established charities such as the Heart & Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick, and (iii) hosted fundraising events including the Holiday Silent Auction, the Port Colborne Country Club golf tournament (which raised $77,800 in 2023), and hockey-themed collaborations such as NAPA Hockey Heroes Weekend and Pond Hockey on The Rock.

The foundation does not sell products or services; its inflows are donations and event proceeds, with 2024 total donations of $70,518.45 and 2023 total donations of $96,398.64, alongside a stated 2026 fundraising goal of $100,000. Beneficiary segments include families in crisis, underserved youth requiring educational support, and marginalized communities requiring advocacy resources. The technology stack is intentionally minimal — a Donorbox payment and donation-form integration, a content-managed website built by Symetric Productions, and a multi-platform social presence. Notably, the social media profiles linked from the foundation's site redirect to Billyard Insurance Brokers, suggesting an operational or hosting affiliation that is not formally disclosed in the source material.

Operationally, BIG Hearts runs lean: no headcount, no management team, no executive leadership, and no disclosed subsidiaries are reported. The business model is therefore best characterized as a community-event-driven donation aggregator rather than a scalable enterprise, with all financial throughput tied directly to event execution and donor generosity within a single-country (Canada) geography.

Name

BIG Hearts Canada Foundation

Legal name

BIG Hearts

Website

https://thebighearts.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BIG Hearts Canada Foundation is a Canadian charitable foundation that raises and redistributes funds to support diverse community-based and child-focused causes across Canada, primarily via hosted fundraising events, community partnerships, and an online Donorbox donation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Fundraising Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Foundations & CSR Grantmaking (BPAGAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Charitable fundraising
• Community foundation
• Event fundraising
• Donor engagement
• Nonprofit grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Welland

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The foundation accepts individual donations through its Donorbox platform, with funds directed toward supporting diverse communities and causes across Canada. Donations fuel initiatives that uplift vulnerable communities, champion important causes, and empower individuals in need.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BIG Hearts Canada Foundation is a charitable foundation that raises funds through individual donations (via a Donorbox online platform) and community-driven fundraising events such as holiday silent auctions, golf tournaments, and partnership hockey events. The foundation aggregates and redistributes those funds to child-focused, grassroots, and social-justice causes across Canada, including families in crisis, underserved youth, and marginalized communities.

Product overview

BIG Hearts is a charitable foundation operating as a single, unified fundraising platform. The organization raises funds to support diverse communities and causes across Canada through three interconnected service areas: direct fundraising services that collect donations to empower communities, community partnership programs that collaborate with grassroots initiatives and advocacy causes, and charitable events including the Holiday Silent Auction, Golf Tournament, and community partnership events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fundraising Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $70,518.45 raised in 2024; $96,398.64 raised in 2023; $77,800 raised at Port Colborne Country Club event; Over $24,000 raised at Holiday Silent Auction

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Max Gould / BIG MonctonminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 June 2024BIG Hearts partnered with Max Gould of BIG Moncton to raise funds for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick's NAPA Hockey Heroes Weekend. This collaboration represents a community-focused partnership to support heart health initiatives through hockey-related fundraising.
• BIG SudburycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 March 2024BIG Hearts and BIG Sudbury joined forces to support Pond Hockey on The Rock, an annual charity hockey tournament benefiting children with cancer. The partnership demonstrates a significant collaborative effort between local BIG organizations to support pediatric cancer causes.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of New BrunswickcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024BIG Hearts supported the Heart & Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick's NAPA Hockey Heroes Weekend, raising funds for heart health awareness and research in New Brunswick.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada: Ronald McDonald House Charities supports families of sick children through community fundraising, events, and corporate partnerships. Directly comparable to BIG Hearts' mission of supporting families in crisis and child-focused causes via events and donations.
• Right To Play Canada: Right To Play Canada raises funds through community events, athletic tournaments, and partnerships to support children's education and wellbeing. Directly comparable in event-based fundraising (often sports-themed) and child-focused cause area.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada: Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada is a youth-focused charity that raises funds through community events, corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. Shares BIG Hearts' focus on underserved youth and uses similar event-based and partnership-driven fundraising approaches.
• Kids Help Phone: Kids Help Phone is a Canadian charity supporting youth mental health through donations and community fundraising events. Comparable to BIG Hearts' focus on underserved youth and use of community events to drive donations.
• United Way Canada: United Way Canada is a federated network of local United Way organizations that raises funds through workplace campaigns, events, and partnerships to support diverse community causes. Both operate as community-focused fundraising intermediaries distributing funds across multiple causes in Canada.
• Make-A-Wish Canada: Make-A-Wish Canada grants wishes to children with critical illnesses, funded through community events, partnerships, and individual donations. Similar to BIG Hearts in targeting child-focused causes and operating event-driven community fundraising across Canada.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: Heart & Stroke Foundation is one of Canada's largest health charities, raising funds through community events, partnerships, and direct donations. BIG Hearts has a direct partnership with its New Brunswick affiliate, making this a direct comparable in fundraising model and cause area.
• Children's Miracle Network Canada: Children's Miracle Network raises funds for children's hospitals across Canada through community events, corporate partnerships, and individual donations. Like BIG Hearts, it focuses on child-focused charitable causes and relies heavily on event-driven fundraising.

Broad incumbents

• SickKids Foundation: SickKids Foundation is one of Canada's largest pediatric health charities, raising hundreds of millions annually through events, corporate partnerships, and major-gift programs. A broad incumbent in the child-health charitable space where BIG Hearts also operates.
• Canadian Red Cross: Canadian Red Cross is a major humanitarian charity that raises funds through donations and community events to support vulnerable populations. Overlaps with BIG Hearts' mission of supporting families in crisis and vulnerable communities, but operates at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/billyardins
• Facebookfacebook.com/billyardinsurance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/billyard-insurance-brokers
• Instagraminstagram.com/billyard_insurance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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