Hospital donations going to hefty salaries of fundraising execs

Already reeling from the salaries of top hospital executives, today the Globe and Mail published the salaries of charitable executives, including those working for major health care providers. These include several Toronto hospitals, the Red Cross, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation:

 $350,000 or more:

• The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
• St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation, Toronto
• Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto

$300,000 to $350,000:

• Mount Sinai Hospital Foundation, Toronto
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario

$250,000 to $300,000:

• Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation (4 people)

$200,000 to $250,000:

• Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
• Canadian Red Cross

Across Canada, hospital donations dropped by12.9 per cent last year. Hospital fundraising is used for capital projects, including new buildings, renovations, and equipment.