Grand River Hospital Foundation

835 King Street West
Kitchener, ON N2G 1G3
President & CEO: Paul McIntyre Royston
Board Chair: Seth Jutzi

Charitable Reg. #:88918 0394 RR0001

STAR RATING

Ci's Star Rating is calculated based on the following independent metrics:

[Charity Rating: 3/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity’s website.

B

RESULTS REPORTING

Grade based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

n/r

DEMONSTRATED IMPACT

The demonstrated impact per dollar Ci calculates from available program information.

NEED FOR FUNDING

Charity's cash and investments (funding reserves) relative to how much it spends on programs in most recent year.

81%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 81 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Grand River Hospital Foundation:

Grand River Hospital Foundation is a 3-star, financially transparent charity. Its results reporting score is B, which is average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover sixteen years and two months of annual program costs. 

In 1995, Freeport Hospital Foundation and Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Foundation merged to become Grand River Hospital Foundation (GRHF), located in Kitchener, Ontario. GRHF raises and provides funds for the Grand River Hospital. Funds raised by GRHF generally support new equipment purchases, research, and training programs.  

In F2023, GRHF granted Grand River Hospital $2.1m. It also granted St. Mary's Hospital Foundation $10k. Grand River Hospital provides healthcare to people living in the Waterloo-Wellington (Ontario) area. In F2023, the Hospital facilitated 16,799 surgeries, 26,795 patient stays, and 75,275 emergency visits. It also supported the births of 4,136 babies. 

NEWS: Grand River Hospital is merging with St. Mary's General Hospital. This merger is expected to be final by April 1, 2025. Also, on July 22, 2024, a new hospital site was announced where it will be at the University of Waterloo.

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Results and Impact

Charity Intelligence could not find any quantifiable outcomes reported in publicly available information.

This charity has not yet been assessed on impact (n/r).

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Finances

In F2023, Grand River Hospital Foundation received $22.4m in donations. Administrative costs were 7% of revenues. Fundraising costs were 12% of donations. Total overhead spending was 19%. For every dollar donated, 81 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for spending. In F2023, the charity spent $2.1m in grants.

Grand River Hospital Foundation had $35.7m in funding reserves in F2023. Included in these are $3.7m of donor-endowed funds. Excluding these funds, its reserves can cover sixteen years and two months of annual program costs. 

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

Updated on June 13, 2024 by Stellar Zhang.

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202320222021
Administrative costs as % of revenues 6.4%15.4%10.2%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 12.5%18.4%13.6%
Total overhead spending 18.9%33.7%23.8%
Program cost coverage (%) 1,680.9%188.6%297.1%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202320222021
Donations 22,39610,64813,004
Goods in kind 2942726
Business activities (net) 2,672310(79)
Investment income 4827363,594
Other income 530480(12)
Total revenues 26,11012,60016,534
Program costs 000
Grants 2,08910,3418,442
Donated goods exp 16746126
Administrative costs 1,6471,8221,315
Fundraising costs 2,7991,9561,768
Total spending 6,70214,58011,552
Cash flow from operations 19,408(1,980)4,982
Capital spending 1,58610,45010
Funding reserves 35,71023,18727,708

Note: Ci adjusted for deferred revenue, affecting revenues by $53k in F2023, $52k in F2022, and ($27k) in F2021. Ci reported GrandVenture expenses net as a business activity, affecting revenues by $2.6m in F2023, ($257k) in F2022, and ($218k) in F2021. Ci adjusted for amount due to Hospital, affecting grants by $3.8m in F2023, $1.5m in F2022, and $2.8m in F2021. Ci listed integrated volunteer program costs and integrated marketing and communications program under fundraising costs, affecting it by $136k in F2023 and $nil in F2022.

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 23

Avg. compensation: $96,258

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
0
$300k - $350k
1
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
0
$160k - $200k
1
$120k - $160k
4
$80k - $120k
4
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023

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Charity Contact

Website: www.grhf.org
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001