University of Ottawa Heart Institute/l'institut de Cardiologie de l'Universite d'Ottawa
Publicly funded institution · Ottawa, Ontario · BN 866925241RR0001 · Core Health Care · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($293,511,593) as filed with the CRA.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute/l'institut de Cardiologie de l'Universite d'Ottawa is a charitable organization based in Ottawa, Ontario, classified by the CRA under core health care. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $298.7M in revenue and $293.5M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 94% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget. In 2024, 24 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $675K.
Compared with 538 health institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 5% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $350,000 and over range. The charity reported 821 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 20 names.
In its own words
A) coordinate comprehensive cardiac care services and resources within the institute facilities b) coordinate and deliver the cardiac care services at the hospital c) collaborate with other healthcare providers including hospitals within the city of ottawa d) participate in the cardiac care network of ontario as the lead tertiary and quaternary cardiac care centre in eastern ontario e) participate in cardiac research and education f) prevention and rehabilitation
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $298.7M | $293.5M | $203.8M | — | — | $12.1M |
| 2023 | $267.5M | $262.4M | $210.3M | — | — | $6.9M |
| 2022 | $241.7M | $241.6M | $186.2M | — | — | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $226.4M | $226.4M | $168.5M | — | — | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $214.2M | $214.1M | $171.2M | — | — | $2.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $675K from 24 charities:
- Diabetes Canada Diabète Canada$250K
- Canadian Cancer Society$175K
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$66K
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- Canadahelps Canadon$50K
- United Way East Ontario / Centraide Est de l'Ontario$25K
- Christian Stewardship Services$15K
- Adarsan Tzedakah Foundation$10K
- The Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation$8,727
- Des Paniers de Noel Blitz Lions / Lions Christmas Baskets Blitz$5,000
- The Dutkevich Memorial Trust Fund$4,811
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$4,770
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$3,640
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$1,860
- PayPal Giving Fund Canada$1,683
- CHIMP: Charitable Impact Foundation (Canada)$1,000
- BenefAction Foundation$1,000
- Strategic Charitable Giving Foundation$406
- United Way/Centraide (Central N.B./Region Du Centre du N.B.)Inc.$228
- Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary$180
- United Way Golden Horseshoe$150
- Community Foundation for Kingston & Area$143
- The Burton Charitable Foundation$100
- My Tribute Gift Foundation—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $350,000 and over1 position
- $200,000–249,9992 positions
- $160,000–199,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions821
- Total compensation, all staff$124.3M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lori O'Neill (director); Claude Doucet (ex-officio director); Kathryn Butler-Malette (director); Paul Labarge (director); Jacqueline Gauthier (director); Diana Burns (treasurer); Bonnie Bowes (ex-officio director); Jacques Emond (director); Sylvain Charbonneau (ex-officio director); Virginia Roth (ex-officio director); Dalton McGuinty (director); Jennifer Adams (ex-officio director); Robyn Osgood (director); Elizabeth Roscoe (ex-officio director); Dalton McGuinty (chair); Jacqueline Gauthier (vice-chair); Keira Torkko (ex-officio director); Matt Davies (director); Alyssa Flaherty-Spence (director); Andrea Roy (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from University of Ottawa Heart Institute/l'institut de Cardiologie de l'Universite d'Ottawa’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 866925241RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.