Community Connection Join our In The Community e-newsletter mailing list to stay up-to-date. Join Now
This is our cancer. Help Our Cancer Campaign advance cancer care in Durham Region and beyond. Donate now
Accountable To You At Lakeridge Health Foundation we are accountable to you. We are committed to the best practices of our industry including the highest standards of accountability, transparency and management. To showcase our commitment, in 2017, Lakeridge Health Foundation received the distinguished accreditation from the Imagine Canada Standards Program, making us the first charity in Durham Region to uphold such a standard. Policies Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethics Beneficiaries Charitable Donations: Attorney General's 'Get the Facts Before You Give' Code of Conduct Complaints Donor Bill of Rights Donor Lists Freedom of Information & Privacy Fundraising Activities Indigenization, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Misleading Claims Official Income Tax Receipt Refunds Restricted or Designated Gifts Tax Receipting Minimums Links to Financial Information Lakeridge Health Foundation T3010 Compensation Disclosure 2021-2022 Audited Financial Statements 2020-2021 Audited Financial Statements 2019-2020 Audited Financial Statements 2018-2019 Audited Financial Statements If you have any questions about Lakeridge Health Foundation, its policies or practices please call us or email us. Imagine Canada Lakeridge Health Foundation Becomes First Community Charity in Durham Region to Receive Prestigious Accreditation With 86,000 registered charities in Canada, it comes with great pride that Lakeridge Health Foundation becomes the second charitable organization and first community charity in Durham Region to achieve the trust of acclaimed charitable umbrella Imagine Canada. The organization, dedicated to upholding standards and ethics of the charitable sector, requires charities to fulfill a rigorous application process to be named one of their Accredited Charities and given the prestigious Trustmark. On January 19, 2017, Lakeridge Health Foundation received the distinguished accreditation from Imagine Canada Standards Program, making them the first charity in Durham Region to uphold such a standard. "We are thrilled to make this announcement," says Yves Gadler, "Achieving Accreditation through the Imagine Canada Standard's Program was an important step in how we serve our donors and our community in the best way possible. Accreditation gives our donors the added confidence that we are leaders in the field and worthy of their trust. The Standards give us another opportunity to show that the funds we raise in the community are stewarded ethically and professionally." Lakeridge Health Foundation is one of only 222 Imagine Canada accredited charities in Canada. The standards upheld by those named charities show excellence and compliance in five key areas of operations: board governance, financial accountability and transparency, fundraising, staff management and volunteer involvement. Learn more about Imagine Canada.