Surrey Hospitals Foundation is a 2-star charity. The charity has a below average results reporting grade and large funding reserves that could cover over eight years of program costs. Before you give, read Charity Intelligence’s report. 

Surrey Hospitals Foundation (SHF) works to improve the quality of healthcare in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley area. It grants money to three health centres in the community. First, it grants to Surrey Memorial Hospital which includes one of the busiest maternity units in the country. Second, it grants to Jim Pattison Outpatient Care & Surgery Centre with 100 exam rooms and six operating rooms. Finally, SHF grants to Czorny Alzheimer Centre which supports 72 dementia patients. 

With its grants, Surrey Hospitals Foundation funds capital equipment & projects, research & education, and patient comfort items.  

In F2022, the foundation allocated 69% of funding to capital equipment and projects. Overall, SHF funded 376 pieces of equipment. In addition, it funded a microsurgical lymphatic reconstruction program to teach doctors new techniques for work related to lymph nodes. This program helped doctors perform two new microsurgeries in F2022. 

In F2022, research and education made up 18% of total program spending. This helps advance research projects in the health field and train doctors new techniques. In F2022, SHF worked with BMO Financial Groups to give out the BMO Education Grant worth $250,000. This grant went to improve training for 25 pediatric nurses. 

In F2022, patient comfort items made up 13% of total program spending. Surrey Hospitals Foundation funded a portable vein finder which made it easier to draw blood and insert IVs for patients. In F2022, the Foundation also funded many mobility aids including walkers and transport chairs. 

Surrey Hospitals Foundation received total donations of $15.3m in F2022. It reported salaries, wages, and benefits which covered staff for both administrative and fundraising purposes. As such, administrative and fundraising costs were reported together and made up 15% of revenues. For every dollar donated, 85 cents go to the cause. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. 

The charity has total funding reserves of $39.1m. Donor endowed funds of $3.5 million are excluded. Surrey Hospitals Foundation's funding reserves (excluding its donor endowments) can cover program costs for about eight years and six months. 

Charity Intelligence has sent this update to Surreys Hospital Foundation for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on June 23, 2023, by Clive Stevens.