BRIGHTSHORES HEALTH SYSTEM
Charitable organizationCore health care·PO BOX 1800 · 1800 8TH ST E · OWEN SOUND, ON · N4K 6M9·BN 108083551RR0001
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31
Cents to cause T1
95¢
of each dollar spent, to programs
Operating overhead T1
5%
typical range 5–35%
Reserves T1
0.2 yr
of program spending, in cash and investments
Revenue T1
$283.8M
not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)
— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures
Common questions
How do I donate to Brightshores Health System?
You can search for it on CanadaHelps to donate. Charity Compass never handles your money — we only link out to where you can give.
Is Brightshores Health System a registered charity?
Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 108083551RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.
Where is Brightshores Health System located?
Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is PO BOX 1800, 1800 8TH ST E, OWEN SOUND, ON, N4K 6M9. Source.
What does Brightshores Health System do?
In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "PUBLIC FUNDED HOSPITAL ENGAGED IN PROVIDING 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES AND PROVIDES VARIOUS MEDICAL OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SURGICAL SERVICES ACUTE MEDICAL CARE AMBULATORY CARE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM ONCOLOGY AND CANCER CARE DIABETES SUPPORT PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH…" Full program description.
How much of Brightshores Health System's spending goes to programs?T1
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.
How big is Brightshores Health System?T1
Its last-reported revenue was $283.8M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $100M and over revenue band, alongside 360 other operating charities.
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
PUBLIC FUNDED HOSPITAL ENGAGED IN PROVIDING 24 HOUR EMERGENCY CARE SERVICES AND PROVIDES VARIOUS MEDICAL OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SURGICAL SERVICES ACUTE MEDICAL CARE AMBULATORY CARE CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM ONCOLOGY AND CANCER CARE DIABETES SUPPORT PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES WOMEN AND CHILD CARE SERVICES SOCIAL WORK SLEEP LAB CRITICAL CARE AND DIALYSIS SERVICES RETAIL PHARMACY ALLIED HEALTH AND ADVANCE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.
95¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 95¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 92¢ among those its size ($100M and over).
this charity 95¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
5%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
0.2 yr
Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.
Charities its size ($100M and over, 360): median 0.3 yr; 55% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$283.8M
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
75%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means
Where the money comes from
Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.
Receipted donationsT1
0%
T3010 4500 ÷ 4700
GovernmentT1
75%
T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700
Other revenueT1
25%
T3010 remainder ÷ 4700
Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-31 | $205.3M | — | 102% | — |
| 2020-03-31 | $216.9M | — | 100% | — |
| 2021-03-31 | $232.8M | 22¢ | 78% | 1.2 yr |
| 2022-03-31 | $240.2M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.4 yr |
| 2023-03-31 | $254.5M | 94¢ | 6% | 0.4 yr |
| 2024-03-31 | $283.8M | 95¢ | 5% | 0.2 yr |
| trend |
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From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.
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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.
Board of directors
18 directors reported · 18 of 18at arm's length
- SHANNON, BRIAN BSDIRECTORarm's length
- LAITINEN, TYLER TLDIRECTORarm's length
- JOHNSTON, JOSS ANN SJJDIRECTORarm's length
- KEAYS, LYNN LKOFFICER AT LARGEarm's length
- VANZYL DR., CORNELIUS CJVCHIEF OF STAFFarm's length
- BROWN, ERIC EBMEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT (URBANarm's length
- JEFFREY, ANDREW AJMEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT (RURALarm's length
- ZORZI, KRISTYN KZDIRECTORarm's length
- GRIGG, MEGAN MGMED STAFF CO-PRESIDENT RURALarm's length
- SIMS, GARYPRESIDENT & CEO SECRETARYarm's length
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- SHEARER, JUDYVP CHIEF NURSING EXECUTIVEarm's length
- FORD, ANNPRESIDENT & CEOarm's length
- FLEWWELLING, JOANNEPAST CHAIRarm's length
- GREEN, STEVENVICE-CHAIRarm's length
- POPE, DEBORAHCHAIRarm's length
- SINCLAIR, PAULDIRECTORarm's length
- HILL, JESSICADIRECTORarm's length
- ROGERS, MARTHADIRECTORarm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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