Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation is a two-star charity with a below average results reporting grade and overhead spending within Ci's reasonable range. The charity is financially transparent and has funding reserves that can cover 3.6 years of F2025 grant spending. 

Founded in 1977, Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation (JBHF) is the fundraising arm of Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ontario. The foundation’s aim is to ensure that the Burlington community has access to exceptional healthcare. Its main granting areas are Patient Care and Equipment. The charity does not provide a breakdown of its spending on its programs. In F2025, JBHF granted $5.8m to Joseph Brant Hospital, representing a 20% increase from F2024 and a 30% decrease from F2023.  

The Equipment program focuses on buying lab equipment and adding hospital beds. In F2024, the foundation reports it purchased two continuous renal replacement therapy machines, as well as portable ventilators to support the transport of critically ill patients. It also plans to expand its MHA unit to 26 beds, a 23% increase in capacity. 

Joseph Brant Hospital offers a variety of Patient Care services including emergency medical care, maternal care, and mental health care. In F2025, the hospital had 115,742 outpatient appointments, 56,830 emergency visits and 13,573 inpatient admissions. It also performed 22,098 CT scans,11,386 MRI scans, 15,074 day surgeries and 2,625 inpatient surgeries and delivered 1,578 babies.  

In F2025, Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation received $10.3m in donations and special events revenue, along with $136k in gross lottery revenue (1% of total revenue). Lottery revenues are reported gross because the charity does not report lottery expenses separately in its audited financial statements. In F2025, the foundation earned $1.1m in investment income (8% of total revenue), representing an estimated 8% annual return on investments. Its average annual return is approximately 5% over the past three years. For context, the S&P 500’s average annual return from 2023 to 2025 was around 21%. 

Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation granted $5.8m to Joseph Brant Hospital in F2025, which is 42% of revenue. The charity reports administrative and fundraising costs together on its audited financial statements. According to its T3010, it spent $1.1m on administrative and $2.1m on fundraising. Its combined fundraising and administrative costs are 25% of total revenue excluding investment income. For every dollar donated to the charity, 75 cents go to the cause, which is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation has $27.0m in net funding reserves, including $7.6m in donor-endowed funds. Its net funding reserves, excluding donor-endowed funds, cover 3 years and 7 months of F2025 grant spending. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on October 24th, 2025 by Victoria Allder.