The University Hospitals Kingston Foundation was created in 2005 as the joint foundation of Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care (formerly Providence Continuing Care Centre). In 2006-2007, we raised more than $11 million for our hospitals.

VISION STATEMENT:

Inspiring a culture of giving, for the health of our community

MISSION STATEMENT:

Supporting excellence in patient care, teaching and research at Kingston’s hospitals by raising funds through partnership and philanthropy

VALUES STATEMENT:

In our work together, we will demonstrate that we value:

• Mutual Respect 
• Community Trust and Involvement
• Excellence
• Partnering for Success 
• Generosity
  

Questions and Answers about the Foundation:

• What is your Charitable Registration? Our Charitable Registration number is 820218147RR0001.
• Who owns the Foundation? The foundations of our hospitals - Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston General Hospital and Providence Care - own the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation. Like shareholders, the hospital's foundations are the Members of our Foundations board.
• Do the hospitals still have their own foundations? Yes. The difference between the University Hospitals Kingston Foundation and our "General Member Foundations" (Kingston General Hospital Foundation, Providence Care Foundation and the Jeanne Mance Foundation at Hotel Dieu Hospital) is really about ownership and activity. Our Foundation staff carries out activities such as soliciting major gifts, applying for foundation grants, running special events, sending direct mail appeals, marketing opportunities to give through Wills, and issuing tax receipts. All the donations received by our Foundation are turned over to the hospital's foundations, which invest and distribute these funds according to the needs of their hospitals. The hospital foundations also report back to donors on how their contributions have been used. The money raised by our Foundation is distributed to the hospitals using an agreed upon sharing formula.
• Why have a single fundraising organization? The hospitals' foundations decided to come together and create a joint fundraising program to bring the most community financial support into our local health care system in the most efficient way. The staff of the UHK Foundation is made up of fundraising professionals, most of whom worked for the individual hospital foundations before the UHK Foundation was established. In the time since our Foundations officially began working together, our combined donation revenues have increased substantially.