HealthPartners Canada is a 2-star charity. The charity has a C in results reporting and reports little on the results of its funding. HealthPartners Canada has reasonable overhead costs and is financially transparent. 

Founded in 1988, HealthPartners Canada (HealthPartners) raises funds from employees in Canadian workplaces and invests them in its member charities. These member charities support the chronic disease programs and services, research, and health promotion activities. The charity also works with companies to promote healthy workplaces, provide employee engagement opportunities, and access to health information. HealthPartners Canada reports that 87% of Canadians will be affected by chronic disease or major illness in their lifetime.  

In F2021, HealthPartners spent 80% of program costs on grants to member charities ($5.8m). HealthPartners Canada has 16 member charities, Alzheimer Society of Canada, ALS Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Canada, Canadian Hemophilia Society, Canadian Liver Foundation, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, Cystic Fibrosis Canada, Heart & Stroke, Huntington Society of Canada, Muscular Dystrophy Canada, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Parkinson Canada, the Arthritis Society, the Kidney Foundation of Canada, and the Lung Association. 

According to HealthPartners’ F2020 Annual Report, the Canadian Cancer Society was the largest donee, receiving 21% of spending in F2020 grants from HealthPartners. This helped the Cancer Society fund a new covid-19 clinical trial by the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG). The Heart and Stroke Foundation received 12% of F2020 grant spending. This helped the charity create the HeartSmart kids digital resource, which was downloaded over 20k times. The MS Society of Canada received 6% of grants from HealthPartners in F2020. These grants helped the MS Society answer 4k inquiries through the MS Knowledge Network. Since 1988, HealthPartners has raised $178m to support research, programs, and community support services for its 16 member charities. 

In F2021, HealthPartners spent 20% of program costs on running its own charitable activities ($1.5m). HealthPartners released a report on the unforeseen consequences of the pandemic and the impact it has on those affected by chronic disease. 

HealthPartners Canada received $9.0m in donations in F2021. Administrative costs are 11% of revenues (excluding investment income), and fundraising costs are 8% of donations. HealthPartners spends 19% on overhead. That means that for every dollar donated, 81 cents go towards the charity’s programs. This is within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending.  

HealthPartners holds funding reserves of $3.6m, which can cover annual program costs for just under 6 months.  

This charity report is an update that has been sent to HealthPartners Canada for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.  

Updated on June 2, 2022 by Emma Saganowich.