FAQ

UHN Foundation provides support to help meet the growing rehabilitation needs of our community, which include: an aging population, complex and chronic health issues, and higher survival rates for many diseases. Our various sites provide excellent patient care, research and innovative education in the following programs:

Cardiac Rehab
Complex Continuing Care
Geriatric Rehab
Specialized Dementia Unit
Long-term Care
Musculoskeletal Rehab
Long-term Care
Brain & Spinal Cord Rehab

Phone: Donations can be made by telephone by calling 416-603-5300 or toll-free at 1-877-846-4483 (UHN-GIVE). A Foundation staff member would be happy to accept your gift. Please be prepared with your credit card information before calling.

Mail: You can mail a cheque and/or completed donation form to the following address:

UHN Foundation
Toronto General Hospital
R. Fraser Elliott Building, 5th floor, 5S-801
190 Elizabeth Street
Toronto ON M5G 2C4

In person: At this time, we are not taking walk-in donations. Foundation staff are following the directives from Toronto Public Health and continuing to work from home. Our offices remain closed to the public.

You’re in the right place! UHN Foundation is the new legal entity that was formed on April 1, 2021, through the amalgamation of Toronto Rehab Foundation & Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation and. All gifts made on or after April 1, 2021 will be receipted under UHN Foundation.

We accept all major credit cards for donations.

For gifts made through our secure online donation form, donors can select from the “Please direct my gift to” drop down menu to indicate a specific area of support. If your chosen area is not listed, select ‘other’ and enter details in the field provided. For gifts made by phone, simply mention any designation preferences to us and we will ensure your gift is directed as per your wishes.  

Areas of greatest need include our research enterprise, ongoing expansion and redevelopment of our facilities, acquiring new equipment, transportation and amenities and improving education. UHN Foundation works closely with the Hospital to identify and support priority research, education and patient care programs.

No. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. For information on our privacy policy, please call us at 416-597-3040 or email trf@uhn.ca.

Please reach out to the Foundation at 416-603-5300 and we would be happy to collect the required details, including updates to your address, email and/or payment method for your monthly gifts.

If you have misplaced a receipt or noted an error, please contact us at 416-603-5300 or foundation@uhn.ca. Please note that currently the Foundation provides receipts for gifts under $20 upon request only.

When a donation is made, a card is sent to the family or individual being honoured to acknowledge the donation. The amount of the donation is kept confidential, unless the donor asks that it be disclosed. 

We are so sorry for your loss. Please reach out to 416-603-5300 or foundation@uhn.ca so that we can update our records and remove your loved one from our mailing list.

The donation of physical items (gifts in kind) can be a wonderful way to support the hospitals. Please reach out to 416-603-5300 or foundation@uhn.ca, with a description of the item and photo if possible, and a Foundation representative will be in touch to review our policies and acceptance processes with you.

Yes. Contact the Foundation at 416-597-3040. Tax receipts can be issued only at the time the gift is actually received. 

Learn more about Planned Giving.

As of April 1, 2021, you can celebrate your rehab champion through the Honour Your Hero program. Honour Your Hero is a wonderful way to say thanks to an entire team or individual for the care, compassion and support you or your loved one received. Each hero will receive a certificate with your personal message and a commemorative pin at certain milestones.

UHN Foundation’s Registered Canadian charitable organization number is: 12386 4068 RR0001. Receipts issued by Toronto Rehab Foundation, and their associated charitable organization number (which is different than above) are still valid for gifts made before April 1, 2021.

We would be pleased to speak with you about your idea for a community event. Please contact Toronto Rehab Foundation at 416-597-3040 or at trf@uhn.ca.

Government funding only covers the basics of health care, and fundraising is critical to ensuring UHN can deliver world-class care and get revolutionary research off the ground. Support from past patients who have experienced care here plays an integral role in enabling UHN Foundation to raise much-needed additional funds for our hospitals, including Toronto Rehab.

The practice of soliciting past patients is a common and regulated process governed by the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). No personal health information is shared with the Foundation, only your name and address is provided to us by the hospital as regulated under PHIPA.

Under PHIPA, you have the right to request no future fundraising appeals be sent to you. To make such a request please contact the Foundation at 416-603-5300 or foundation@uhn.ca, providing your full name and address to ensure we can remove you from all future mailings.

For more information, you can view the Foundation’s privacy policy as well as UHN’s privacy policy.

As of April 1, 2021, your monthly gifts will be processed by UHN Foundation. Monthly donors receive one receipt per calendar year. These are distributed in February and will account for the total of all gifts given, including any additional one-time donations on top of your monthly support, for the prior calendar year. For the 2021 tax year, monthly donors can expect to receive their consolidated receipt in February 2022. The consolidated receipt will reflect all gifts processed before April 1, 2021, by Toronto Rehab Foundation, as well as those gifts processed by the newly amalgamated UHN Foundation.

Yes, your gift will continue to support Toronto Rehab and any specific designation you identified when you enrolled. Nothing has changed, except going forward your monthly gifts will be processed, and any tax receipts issued to you by, UHN Foundation.