# The Ottawa Hospital Foundation

> The Ottawa Hospital Foundation is the fundraising arm of The Ottawa Hospital and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Its flagship Campaign to Create Tomorrow packages a daunting capital-and-research agenda into a civic proposition: help finance a new campus, advanced equipment and medical discovery close to home. The model combines major gifts, monthly giving, events, estate gifts and corporate partnerships, backed by public impact reporting and a reported cost of $0.18 to raise each dollar in 2024-25.

- **Founded:** 1999
- **Headquarters:** Ottawa, Canada
- **Team size:** Approximately 120 employees (provided company data)
- **Products:** Campaign to Create Tomorrow, Monthly Giving, Community Fundraising, Legacy Giving, Gratitude Awards and Tribute Giving
- **Notable:** Launched the CA$500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow in April 2022, described as the largest fundraising campaign in Ottawa history., Reported CA$404 million raised - 81% of the campaign goal - on its live campaign page., Reported 50,000 donations from 21,000 unique donors in 2024-25.

## Products & services

- **Campaign to Create Tomorrow** — A $500 million campaign supporting the New Campus Development, medical research, digital technology and critical clinical services.
- **Monthly Giving** — Recurring donations intended to provide stable support for patient care and research.
- **Community Fundraising** — Toolkits and hosted pages for individuals, teams and organizations running events or participating in Ottawa Race Weekend.
- **Legacy Giving** — Planned-giving support for donors who want to include the foundation in a will or estate plan.
- **Gratitude Awards and Tribute Giving** — Donations that recognize hospital staff members or honour and remember people.
- **Corporate Partnerships and Major Gifts** — Structured philanthropic partnerships for companies, families and major donors.

## Achievements

- Launched the CA$500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow in April 2022, described as the largest fundraising campaign in Ottawa history.
- Reported CA$404 million raised - 81% of the campaign goal - on its live campaign page.
- Reported 50,000 donations from 21,000 unique donors in 2024-25.
- Reported CA$900,000 from 2,500 unique monthly donors and CA$4.4 million donated through estates in 2024-25.
- Named an Association for Healthcare Philanthropy High Performer for 12 consecutive years as reported in the 2024-25 impact material.
- Reported a cost of CA$0.18 to raise each dollar in 2024-25.
- Helped support research collaborations including the first clinical trial of made-in-Canada CAR-T cell therapy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The IRONMAN Foundation announced a US$50,000 gift to the Campaign to Create Tomorrow connected to IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa.
- **2026-05** — Support TOH fundraisers took part in Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend to raise money for the campaign and medical research.
- **2026** — The live Campaign to Create Tomorrow page reported CA$404 million raised, or 81% of its CA$500 million goal.
- **2025-09** — The foundation published its 2024-25 Annual Impact Report, reporting CA$366 million raised at fiscal year-end and 50,000 donations during the year.
- **2025** — A new strategic plan framed the next phase of foundation operations and looked beyond completion of the current campaign.

## Links

- Website: https://ohfoundation.ca
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-ottawa-hospital-foundation
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OttawaHospital
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TOHFoundation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ottawahospital/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OttawaHospital

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Last updated: 2026-08-23