Hospital donations in Canada rose 10% to $1.5B in fiscal 2016: report

WASHINGTON, D.C. | Healthcare foundations in Canada raised a total of $1.532 billion in the 2016 fiscal year, according to the annual Report on Giving released by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).It was the highest amount for Canadian healthcare fundraising organizations reported by the AHP since it started the Report on Giving in 2004, and represented a 10% jump from fiscal 2015, the first increase in total donations since 2013.The AHP’s annual survey covers gifts, pledges and grants to nonprofit healthcare organizations in both Canada and the United States. Funds raised by U.S. healthcare institutions increased by 5% in fiscal 2016 to $10.143 billion, for a combined total of $11.675 billion for the two countries.“We’re excited to see health giving break the $11-billion mark for the first time," says Steven W. Churchill, president and CEO of AHP. “The recovery in the Canadian healthcare development environment from a two-year downturn was also positive news for fundraisers.”The median approximate return on investment (ROI) for Canadian fundraising organizations fell to $4.07 in 2016 from $4.20 the previous year.In the U.S., the median ROI was $4.06, also down from $4.29 in 2015 but close to the $4.05 level in 2014.“Throughout North America, healthcare organizations are diligently using funds to improve their institutions’ ability to serve their communities. A fourfold ROI demonstrates the high standards to which fundraisers hold themselves,” says Jory Pritchard-Kerr, AHP board chair and executive director at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital Foundation in Collingwood, Ont.The AHP, established in 1967, represents nearly 4,500 development professionals at more than 2,000 nonprofit hospitals, medical centres, health systems and related facilities. It sponsors the Report on Giving to provide key healthcare philanthropy benchmarks.“During this time of unprecedented change in healthcare, extraordinary giving is so important to the care we provide to our communities every day. The Report on Giving is encouraging because these dollars translate into life-saving technology, promising new research and the best possible care for our patients,” says Mark Larkin, AHP board member and president of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation in Boca Raton, Fla.

Hospital donations in Canada rose 10% to $1.5B in fiscal 2016: report

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