About the KGH Foundation
Transforming health care in the BC interior.
ABOUT US
Together, we enable excellence.
The KGH Foundation was established in 1978 to support the growing demand by local philanthropists to close the gap between the provincial standard and what is possible in the delivery of advanced medical care in the southern interior. Working closely with our partners in health care, we are the lead fundraising organization for the Kelowna General Hospital and its associated care facilities, JoeAnna’s House and the Central Okanagan Hospice House.
OUR DRIVERS
Purpose & Vision
PURPOSE
Mobilize people and resources.
In Canada, philanthropy must play an increasingly significant role in addressing the growing gap between provincial funding and what is needed to nimbly and meaningfully advance health care in our communities. Our purpose is to mobilize people and resources to help catalyze the change needed where it matters most – right here, where we live. World-class health care is just not the purview of large cities. Through innovation, technology, commitment, and collaboration, the KGH Foundation’s purpose is to facilitate the partnerships needed to drive excellence in health care for all those living in the interior of BC.
VISION
World-Class Health care, close to home. Our vision is to enable excellence in health care for up to 1 million people who live in the interior of British Columbia. Our vision sees a system of care in the Central Okanagan and surrounding communities that recognizes the whole person and sets a new standard for proactive, inclusive, accessible health care for regional communities across the nation. We see a world-class hospital at the forefront of innovation. We see world-class care embedded within the communities we serve. And most importantly, we see a generous community connected with transformative opportunities to drive excellence in health care where it matters most to them. Right here, at home.
WHAT MATTERS
EXCELLENCE
PASSION
INTEGRITY
COMPASSION
YOUR IMPACT
Projects Funded
in Donation Disbursments
Cost to Raise a Dollar
*in the 2025/26 Fiscal Year
OUR PEOPLE
OUR WORK
At the KGH Foundation, we take great care with your gifts. The Foundation participates in an international benchmarking program to ensure our standards for achievement are measured according to the highest industry standards.
Our current Return on Investment (an indicator of “Fundraising Efficiency” – representing the return on each dollar spent) is $4.71, and our Cost to Raise a Dollar (or Fundraising Effectiveness) is $0.21.
* AHP (Association of Healthcare Philanthropy) Canadian Median for Fundraising Efficiency (where a higher number is better) is $3.72.
** AHP Canadian Median for Fundraising Effectiveness (where a lower number is better) is $0.27.
IN COMMUNITY
The KGH Foundation is committed to the journey of building good relations with Indigenous nations and peoples living in the interior, and beyond. We are actively engaged in dreaming, understanding and reimagining how we can meaningfully engage and activate with our partners in the community.
This work will take time and will be continuous; as we learn, heal and develop trust, we will expand and shape what is possible.