Fondation du CHU de Québec

Name

Fondation du CHU de Québec

Legal name

Fondation du CHU de Québec

Website

https://fondationduchudequebec.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Philanthropy

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL)

Keywords

• Healthcare philanthropy
• Hospital fundraising
• Medical research funding
• Charitable foundation services
• Community healthcare donations

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The foundation accepts one-time donations, monthly recurring donations, and planned/deferred gifts through wills and life insurance. Donors can give to health, research, or in memory of a loved one.
2. Planned Giving: Deferred donations including testamentary bequests, life insurance, RRSPs, RRIFs, and life annuities that provide long-term support to the foundation's mission.
3. Fundraising Events: Revenue generated from events such as the Kilimandjaro à Québec challenge, the annual Bal, Québec ville en rose, and community-organized tournaments. In 2021, the 'En amour avec la vie' event raised $415,000.
4. Lottery (Loterie Heureux gagnants): A philanthropic lottery program that generates funds for the foundation. A first digital edition was launched in 2020.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with businesses who sponsor events or contribute to specific projects, such as GFT Canada's presenting sponsorship of Kilimandjaro à Québec.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Fondation du CHU de Québec is a charitable foundation that solicits and collects donations to fund healthcare innovation, advanced medical equipment acquisition, clinical research projects, and specialized training at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital network. It operates donation programs (immediate, monthly, planned, in memoriam, and research-directed), signature fundraising events (Kilimandjaro à Québec, Bal, Québec ville en rose), a philanthropic lottery (Loterie Heureux gagnants), and corporate sponsorship partnerships, channeling all proceeds into the largest francophone health research center in North America.

Product overview

The Fondation du CHU de Québec operates as a charitable foundation supporting the CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital network. Rather than a traditional software platform, the organization offers a portfolio of fundraising products and services including: immediate and planned donation options (credit card, monthly commitments, stock donations, testamentary bequests, life insurance), memorial donations, research-directed donations, and lottery programs. The foundation also organizes signature fundraising events such as the Kilimandjaro à Québec challenge, the annual Bal gala, and the Québec ville en rose breast cancer awareness campaign. Additional offerings include hospital research chairs funding, ultrasound image sales, and support for the Nouveau complexe hospitalier (NCH) capital project with a $60 million commitment. The foundation's digital presence primarily consists of a donation website with no public API or identified product integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Loterie Heureux gagnants A fundraising lottery organized by the foundation that sells tickets to individuals, with proceeds supporting the CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital network.
• Kilimandjaro à Québec

Quantifiable outcome

• 5 hospitals and 1 research center supported
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 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

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GFT CanadacoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 September 2022GFT Canada served as the presenting sponsor of the 12th edition of the Kilimandjaro à Québec event in 2022. This partnership exemplifies corporate sponsorship of the foundation's flagship fundraising event, providing visibility while supporting healthcare research.
• Produits Bio-ExpertminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 December 2020Products Bio-Expert partnered with the foundation to support the health of people in the region. The nature of the partnership involves supporting healthcare-related causes championed by the foundation.
• Umano MedicalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 December 2020Umano Medical partnered with Groupe Acier Picard to make a generous contribution that will make a difference for families of children at end of life, through the foundation's humanization of care initiatives.
• Groupe Acier PicardminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 December 2020Groupe Acier Picard partnered with Umano Medical to contribute to pediatric palliative care humanization projects supported by the foundation.
• Desjardins GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 October 2020Desjardins Group partnered with the foundation to offer Bourses de formation (training scholarships) for research and innovation. In 2020, $381,630 was remitted through this partnership, supporting the training of researchers at the CHU.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cancer Research Society: Canada-wide nonprofit funding cancer research through donations, events, and planned giving. Comparable on donation-first revenue model and research-grantmaking mechanism, but with a national disease mandate rather than single-institution focus.
• SickKids Foundation: One of Canada's largest hospital foundations, raising funds for pediatric research and care at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. Comparable in mission (healthcare philanthropy), event-led fundraising, planned giving, and lottery programs, though at materially larger scale and pan-Canadian reach.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: National health charity operating peer-to-peer fundraising events, lottery programs, planned giving, and major-gift research funding across Canada. Comparable operating model and revenue mix at materially larger pan-Canadian scale.
• Sunnybrook Foundation: Foundation supporting one of Canada's largest academic hospitals with multi-site research and care programs. Comparable in leveraging event-based fundraising, corporate partnerships, and major-gift campaigns tied to capital redevelopment projects.
• UHN Foundation (Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation): The fundraising arm of the University Health Network in Toronto, supporting multi-hospital research and care. Directly comparable in serving a multi-site academic hospital network with research and capital-campaign giving.

Regional players

• BC Children's Hospital Foundation: Hospital foundation for BC Children's, employing signature events, monthly giving, and major-gift capital campaigns. Operates in the same hospital-foundation vertical with similar revenue diversification, though on the West Coast.
• Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation: Regional Canadian hospital foundation with analogous programs (events, planned giving, lottery) for a major Western Canadian hospital center. Comparable operating model though geographically distinct from Quebec.

Direct peers

• CHU Sainte-Justine Foundation: Quebec-based hospital foundation raising funds for a major pediatric university hospital center. Closely comparable as a francophone Quebec foundation using signature events, planned giving, and major-gift capital campaigns to support research, equipment, and care.
• Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal Foundation: Quebec-based hospital foundation for the Montreal Heart Institute, running signature events, planned giving, and major-gift programs to support a francophone cardiovascular research and care center. Direct comparable on geography and mission profile.
• MUHC Foundation (Fondation du Centre universitaire de santé McGill): The fundraising foundation for the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal—the peer Quebec university hospital foundation. Both organizations operate event-driven fundraising, planned giving, and corporate partnership programs exclusively on behalf of a single large Quebec hospital/research network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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