Health Sciences Centre Foundation

PW112-700 William Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9
President & CEO: Jonathon Lyon
Board Chair: Tina Jones

Charitable Reg. #:11895 5012 RR0001

STAR RATING

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

[Charity Rating: 2/5]

✔+

FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY

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

C-

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.

83%

CENTS TO THE CAUSE

For a dollar donated, after overhead costs of fundraising and admin/management (excluding surplus) 83 cents are available for programs.



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OVERVIEW

About Health Sciences Centre Foundation:

Health Sciences Centre Foundation is a 2-star, financially transparent charity. Its results reporting score is C-, which is below average. Its overhead spending is within Ci’s reasonable range. Its reserve funds can cover five years and nine months of annual program costs. 

Founded in 1976, Health Sciences Centre Foundation (HSCF) raises money for the Health Sciences Centre Hospital. These funds support equipment, capital expansion, research, and healthcare worker training. The hospital is in Manitoba, but also treats patients from Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. It specializes in trauma, neurosurgery, burn, transplant, and psychiatric treatment. 

In F2023, HSCF granted the hospital $8.8m. It also distributed $559k to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. It distributed grants towards new hospital units and equipment, healthcare worker training, and technology. The charity does not provide a spending breakdown.

In F2023, HSCF reported these units supporting 84 kidney transplants. It also supported 6,516 radiological exams and 5,086 visits for post-kidney transplant treatment. Patients (excluding newborns) spent a collective 278,236 days in care. The hospital performed 300 endoscopic bronchial ultrasounds. 

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Results and Impact

Charity Intelligence could not find appropriately quantified outcomes from the charity’s reports.  

HSCF has not yet been rated on impact (n/r).  

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Finances

Health Science Centre Foundation received $20.1m in donations in F2023. Administrative costs are 7% of revenues (less investment income). Fundraising costs are 9% of donations. Total overhead spending is 17%. For every dollar donated, 83 cents are available to go to the cause. This is within Ci’s range for reasonable overhead spending. 

Health Science Centre Foundation has $75.7m in funding reserves. Of these, $31.0m are donor-endowed funds. Excluding these funds, the charity could cover five years and nine months of annual program costs. 

This charity report is an update that has been sent to Health Sciences Centre Foundation for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming. 

Updated on June 18, 2024 by Stellar Zhang. 

Financial Review


Financial Ratios

Fiscal year ending March
202320222021
Administrative costs as % of revenues 7.5%12.7%12.1%
Fundraising costs as % of donations 9.5%14.4%17.1%
Total overhead spending 16.9%27.1%29.2%
Program cost coverage (%) 566.2%913.7%720.4%

Summary Financial Statements

All figures in $000s
202320222021
Donations 20,1008,1226,111
Lotteries (net) 3,7515,0584,793
Special events 1,191779648
Investment income 1,0862,2107,603
Other income 9620675
Total revenues 26,22416,37519,230
Grants 9,4545,2385,436
Administrative costs 1,8791,7941,410
Fundraising costs 2,0151,2861,156
Total spending 13,3488,3178,003
Cash flow from operations 12,8778,05711,228
Capital spending 4223219
Funding reserves 75,73462,91154,773

Note: Ci reported lotteries net in revenue and removed those expenses from total expenditure, affecting it by $4.7m in F2023, $4.3m in F2022, and $4.5m in F2021. In F2022, HSCF’s auditors changed its presentation of the financial statements. The summary statements for F2021 have been restated to conform to its current presentation. Ci adjusted for grants payable, affecting grants by $138k in F2023, $7k in F2022, and $296k in F2021. 

Salary Information

Full-time staff: 19

Avg. compensation: $132,931

Top 10 staff salary range:

$350k +
1
$300k - $350k
0
$250k - $300k
0
$200k - $250k
2
$160k - $200k
0
$120k - $160k
2
$80k - $120k
5
$40k - $80k
0
< $40k
0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2023

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Comments & Contact

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Charity Contact

Website: www.hscfoundation.mb.ca
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Charitable Registration Number: 80340 7956 RR0001