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Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation is a registered charitable organization which includes Hamilton General Hospital Foundation, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre Foundation, McMaster Children’s Hospital Foundation, St. Peter’s Hospital Foundation and all of their associated programs. Through the generosity of our donors, we fund capital redevelopment projects, purchase medical equipment and technology, and invest in research and education. Our mission is to raise funds and manage donor gifts to support outstanding clinical care and research for the communities served by Hamilton Health Sciences; our goal is Health Care, Transformed.

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research's mission is to stop sarcoidosis.

The Progeria Research Foundation's (PRF) mission is to find treatments and the cure for Progeria and its aging-related disorders, including heart disease. Progeria is a fatal, 'rapid aging' disease that afflicts children, who die of heart disease at an average age of 14 years. PRF was founded in 1999 in response to the complete lack of resources and research on Progeria, and is the only organization in the world solely dedicated to discovering treatments and the cure for this devastating condition.

The Foundation was incorporated in 1978 as a non-profit organization, set up to receive and administer donations from the public. The accumulated funds are for the sole benefit of the Wingham and District Hospital. The Foundation is operated by a volunteer Board of Directors independent of the Hospital. Each year the Foundation directs money to supplement the financial needs of the hospital to ensure the highest standard of health care.

The Foundation raises funds to purchase needed equipment for patient care.

The Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation was established in 1992 to enhance care at the Sturgeon Community Hospital by raising funds for medical equipment and programs. Through several fund raising programs and events, we support approved priorities to maintain a standard of excellence in health care for the people in our community. A 15 member volunteer Board of Trustees manages the Foundation. Foundation Trustees also work to promote the Hospital in our community and act as advocates for the programs offered here. The Foundation receives all gifts to the Hospital, both cash and gifts-in-kind.

All of the funds raised by the Foundation, through donations and events, remain in this community to be used to fulfill the Foundation's goals of enhancing the care and treatment of cancer patients in Windsor & Essex County, and supporting locally based cancer research.

In 1998, a charitable component was added to the Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival raising funds for local charities on an annual basis. The Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation was established in 2003 to help focus and grow this necessary component of the Festival. To date over $1,500,000 has been raised through the annual Pledge Challenge. The Pledge Challenge is an opportunity for our paddlers to raise funds for local charities. Money is raised on behalf of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation and then dispersed to the selected charities. In 2009, the Ottawa Dragon Boat Foundation will be supporting a total of eight local charities through a three-tier system. 2009 Charities Include: The Sens Foundation (project s.t.e.p), Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health, POGO, Candleighters Childhood Cancer Support, OCRI Breakfast Program, Algonquin College Foundation, Ottawa's Children Treatment Centre, Good Day Workshop.

The Bethesda Foundation was created by consent of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly of Manitoba July 9th 1980. Since it was established in 1980, the Foundation has provided funding for the improvement of health care services at the Bethesda Hospital, Bethesda Place, and in the community.

The Western Regional Hospital Foundation was established in 1987 by a group of concerned citizens who recognized that alternate funding for priority medical equipment was necessary. The Foundation inspires people to partner in achieving the highest quality of healthcare for approximately 80,000 individuals throughout the Western Region of Newfoundland. The Regional Foundation operates on an annual campaign basis, working with the community to raise approximately $500,000 every twelve months. In 27 years the WRH Foundation, with the help of its generous supporters, has succeeded in raising over $10.5 million for the purchase of much-needed medical equipment for the region.

The Save Your Skin Foundation is a Canadian not-for-profit foundation. Through events and other initiatives, the Foundation focuses on: raising funds for education and awareness, providing emotional and financial support to those dealing with melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, and on supporting and advocating for ongoing research and treatment of skin cancer – especially melanoma. The Save Your Skin Foundation is a member of the Coalition Priorité Cancer au Québec, Alliance des patients pour la santé, Better Pharmacare Coalition, Canadian Cancer Network, and Skin Patient Allliance. For further information, visit saveyourskin.ca.

The Milos Raonic Foundation will harness resources in support of disadvantaged children. In particular, the foundation will support initiatives intended to reduce economic, physical and other barriers that might prevent the full integration of all children in the lives of their communities. In this stage of its work, The Milos Raonic Foundation will focus on children with physical disabilities and, especially, children in need of prosthetic devices that will enable them to reach their full potential.