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2011 05-28 tsh foundation
1. The Scarborough Hospital
& Foundation
Michael Mazza, CFRE
President and CEO
The Scarborough Hospital Foundation
May 28, 2011
2. Some Canadian Hospital history
Late 1880s many Canadian hospitals built and
operated by religious organizations
– Catholic nuns (St. Josephs hospitals)
– Salvation Army (hospitals named Grace)
– Seven Day Adventists (Bransom)
– Women’s Christian Organizations
– Jewish (Mount Sinai/Jewish General)
1940s – built municipal or city owned hospitals
3. The Scarborough Hospital
1950s – Miseracordia Nuns: Scarborough
General Hospital
1980s – Salvation Army: The Scarborough
Grace Hospital
1999 – amalgamation of the two:
The Scarborough Hospital
4. Public Healthcare
• Canadian system is not the same as the British system:
• 1966 – Medicare
• 1984 – Canada Health Act
• 1980s – hospital foundations created to meet non-operating needs – technology
explosion, need for new buildings to replace those built in 1920s through 1970s
• Last year $1.2 billion donated to hospitals and healthcare in Canada
5. Ontario: how hospitals are funded today
• 90/10 funding from Ministry of Health & Long Term Care for buildings
• Our hospital: $340M, almost 80% is for salaries, then operating costs (food,
medications, utilities), approx. $6M for equipment each year
• Community (through the Foundation): $3 million a year
6. TSH Foundation
• The philanthropic and fundraising arm of the hospital
• Volunteer board of directors, volunteer committees, 8 employees
• We exist to meet needs of the community, served by the hospital
• Recent campaigns: West Wing ($20M for emergency and critical care
building), CT Scanners: $2.6 million
• $40 million since 1990s
12. How do we raise money?
Events
Scarborough Chinese Outreach
Committee has raised $1.5 million
since 1996
Canadian Tamils’ Chamber of
Commerce has raised $161,000
since 2001
13. How do we raise money?
Direct Mail & Grateful Patient
Raised $280,000 in 2010/11
14. How do we raise money?
Bequests & Estates
Raised $350,000 in 2010/11
A single gift of $519,000 from Hospital Baker in 2009
15. How do we raise money?
Major Gifts
Anonymous $3.1 million gift – largest gift in
Hospital’s history