Riverview Health Centre Foundation is a non-profit charitable foundation dedicated to enhancing care at Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Working alongside donors, families, staff and community partners, it channels philanthropy into concrete improvements for patients, residents and clients who rely on long-term care, palliative care, rehabilitation and specialized programs such as the Alzheimer’s Centre of Excellence.
Role of Riverview Health Centre Foundation in the funding ecosystem
The Foundation acts as a key funding partner for Riverview Health Centre by turning community donations into targeted financial support. According to its impact reporting, it contributes roughly $1 million annually to Riverview and was able to fund 35 grants in 2022–2023. These internal grants help purchase equipment, create therapeutic spaces, sustain person-directed living initiatives, and back research projects that improve quality of life and clinical outcomes.
Funding often supports items and initiatives that fall outside regular operating budgets, such as blanket warmers, smart TVs that make units feel more like home, therapeutic recreation activities, and innovative dementia care environments. The Foundation also backs research in areas like Alzheimer’s disease and multiple sclerosis, collaborating with clinicians and investigators connected to Riverview Health Centre.
Supported audiences and overall impact
Grants and funded projects are focused on the people who receive or deliver care at Riverview Health Centre: long-term care residents, rehabilitation patients, individuals needing palliative or specialized dementia care, and the staff teams who support them. Donor-funded initiatives aim to foster autonomy, comfort, connection and mental well-being, aligned with Riverview’s person-directed living philosophy.
The Foundation cultivates this impact through a range of giving options, including one-time and monthly donations, planned giving, gifts of securities, memorial and tribute gifts, community events, and third-party fundraisers. Impact stories and annual reports highlight the results of these investments, from enhanced everyday experiences on the units to advances in research and innovative models of care.
Transparency and accountability
Riverview Health Centre Foundation operates with charitable registration status and publishes annual reports that share stories of impact and summarize its activities. While detailed program-by-program criteria are managed internally, public reporting emphasizes responsible stewardship of donations and the translation of community generosity into multiple grants and projects each year.