Gatineau Health Foundation is a 1-star charity. It has a C Results Reporting grade, which is below average. For every dollar donated to the charity, 42 cents are available to go to the cause, which is outside Ci's reasonable range. The charity's reserves can cover its program costs for over 11 years. Read Ci's report before donating.

Founded in 1984, Gatineau Health Foundation (GHF) raises money to support the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS), a hospital and social service provider in the region of Outaouais. The foundation hopes to improve the quality of health care that patients receive. The charity is Outaouais’ largest health and social services charity. In F2023, the foundation granted $1.2m to the hospital. Funds collected are used to purchase medical equipment, support prevention programs, and fund investment projects. In F2023, the charity allocated 72% ($892k) of grant spending to hospitals, 13% ($157k) to youth and social services, 10% ($121k) to rehabilitation and autonomy, 4% ($51k) to cancer and research, and 1% ($16k) to mental health and addiction.

Gatineau Health Foundation purchased six polysomnography machines that are used in assessing sleep apnea. GHF also purchased two automated blood sample analyzers, which allow samples to be processed simultaneously. The charity states that each year the laboratories at CISSS perform over 70,000 procedures on blood products. GHF purchased Pacvision, a machine that helps pharmacists save time with pill recognition.  The charity states that the Gatineau and Hull hospital pharmacies serve more than 200 patients a day, which requires the verification of over 2,100 units of medication.

Gatineau Health Foundation received $2.7m in donations and special events in F2023. GHF spent $1.2m on its grants, which is 42% of revenue. In F2023, the charity recorded a surplus of $116k (4% of revenue) and spent $157k on capital expenditures.

Administrative costs are 27% of revenue (excluding investment income) and fundraising costs are 31% of donations. For every dollar donated to the charity, 42 cents are available to go to the cause, which is well outside Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.

GHF has $13.6m in reserve funds, which can cover 1101%, or 11 years of its annual program spending.

GHF’s $10.5m in investments returned -$155k, at a rate of -1%. Over the past three years, the charity’s investments have averaged a return of 2%.

The charity’s audited financial statements do not disclose the income received from the lottery; however, it did disclose the amount spent. Ci used the charity’s T3010 filing to estimate lottery proceeds. GHF spent $326k on its lottery.  

In F2023, the charity changed its auditors from GrantThornton to Bakertilly.

This report is an update that has been sent to Gatineau Health Foundation. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 10, 2024 by Liam Chapleau