Hospice of Greater Saint John is a three-star charity with a below-average results reporting grade. It has overhead spending within Ci's reasonable range and its reserve funds can cover two years of program costs.

Founded in 1983, Hospice of Greater Saint John (HGSJ) owns and operates Bobby’s Hospice. Bobby’s Hospice is a palliative care residence in Saint John, New Brunswick. Bobby's Hospice provides all care services free of charge. Charity Intelligence calculates HGSJ spent $2.0m on its programs in F2023. The charity does not disclose a program spending breakdown on its website. The most recent annual report on HGSJ’s website at the time of this update was from F2020.

The Hospice Care program provides patients with 24-hour hospice care in a home-like setting. Bobby’s Hospice is a 22,000 square foot building with ten bedrooms for patients. Each patient room has a bathroom, a television with free cable, and a closet. The hospice also offers four family bedrooms, kitchens and dining rooms, an outdoor garden, and more. Criteria to qualify for hospice care include being over 18 years old with a life expectancy of six months or less. The charity admitted 122 patients in F2020. HGSJ states that it serves over 200 patients and their families each year.

The Grief Support program offers counselling to families who have lost a loved one. 48 people attended the charity’s grief groups in F2020. HGSJ also held 62 private community counselling sessions. The charity holds memorial services to honour loved ones who have passed away. 250 people attended its memorial services in F2020.

The Education program involves training health professionals and educating healthcare students. The charity also provides speakers upon request for presentations about hospice care and grief counselling. HGSJ held seven community educational outreach sessions in F2020.

Charity Intelligence has consolidated Hospice of Greater Saint John and Hospice Legacy Foundation (associated foundation) in the following financial analysis. Hospice Legacy Foundation’s audited financial statements were not available at the time of this report. Ci used the foundation’s T3010 to report its financial information.

In F2023 Hospice of Greater Saint John received $2.0m in donations and special events fundraising. The charity received $800k in government funding, representing 27% of total revenues.

Administrative costs are 3% of revenues (excluding investment income). Fundraising costs are 20% of donations. This results in total overhead spending of 23%. For every dollar donated, 77 cents are available to go to the cause. This falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

In F2023 HGSJ spent $2.0m on its programs, which is 66% of its revenue. In F2023 it had a surplus of $524k.

Hospice of Greater Saint John has $3.9m in reserve funds (cash and investments). This can cover 198%, or two years of its annual program spending.

This charity report is an update that has been sent for review to Hospice of Greater Saint John. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on August 28, 2024, by Grady Simpson.