Mission

The Kensington Health Foundation provides vital financial support to Kensington Health enabling the delivery of exceptional, community-delivered care.

Our History

Situated at the top of Kensington Market, Kensington Health saw its inception as The Doctors Hospital in 1954, which pioneered ambulatory care for Toronto’s local and diverse community. It has expanded over the past 60 years to include two long-term care facilities, a hospice, community day services that support the needs of end-of-life care, along with ambulatory services, which include diagnostic imaging, endoscopy and infusion, the Eye Institute, the Eye Bank of Canada (Ontario Division), and the Kensington Health Research Institute. 

Entirely not-for-profit and community-based, Kensington provides care centred on the needs of individuals and their families from specialized clinical services to caregiver and end-of-life counselling and support. 

Since 1978 when The Doctors Hospital Foundation was established, planning for an uncertain future in healthcare has always been central to our governance mandate. When the Foundation changed its name in 1998 to The Kensington Foundation (now The Kensington Health Foundation), a steadfast cohort of Board and community members continued to build on its original investments, growing net assets to an incredible $46M, while at the same time allocating another $52M in donations and grants to support ongoing operational needs. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we fund improvements to facilities, vital research, critically needed equipment, life-enhancing programs and better quality services. 

What we do

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we fund improvements to facilities, vital research, critically needed equipment, life-enhancing programs and better quality services.

Under specific fund, please select which Kensington entity you would like your donation to go towards or select "General" for our area of greatest need.