Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) Foundation has been recognized as a 2026 Community Hospital High Performer by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).
The recognition is based on AHP’s 2026 Report on Giving, which uses financial data from the 2025 fiscal year to benchmark hospital fundraising organizations in Canada and the United States.
To qualify as a Community Hospital High Performer, organizations had to report total production revenue in the top 25 per cent of participating community hospitals — at least $11.1 million in Canada or $12.2 million in the United States.
The AHP list identifies PRHC Foundation among 14 community hospital organizations receiving the 2026 recognition.
PRHC Foundation is among only five hospital foundations in Canada to receive the recognition, with the others being Huntsville Hospital Foundation, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Foundation in Charlottetown, Victoria Hospitals Foundation in British Columbia, and Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation in Kitchener.
AHP president and CEO Alice Ayres congratulated PRHC Foundation president and CEO Lesley Heighway in a letter recognizing the achievement.
“This achievement reflects the meaningful ways you and your team engage your community in advancing your organization’s mission and strategic priorities,” Ayres wrote. “That partnership helps strengthen the future of healthcare in the communities we serve, and the generosity you inspire is a powerful affirmation of your work and its impact.”
Established in 1967, AHP is an international professional organization that supports healthcare philanthropy in North America, with its membership comprising about 2,200 fundraising organizations.
Its annual Report on Giving provides benchmarking data used by hospital foundations and other healthcare fundraising organizations in Canada and the United States.
The Community Hospital recognition is one of several High Performer categories AHP awards based on its annual benchmarking. For 2026, the association also recognizes high performers among health systems and academic medical centres, along with separate overall revenue and overall productivity categories.
PRHC Foundation said the AHP recognition reflects both community generosity and the Foundation’s efforts to use those donations efficiently.
“We work hard behind the scenes to high standards of fundraising efficiency and diligence to achieve the most impact with the generosity donors entrust to us,” the foundation stated. “We’re honoured to grow relationships based in trust and full of joy as we help them invest in the healthcare projects at PRHC that are most meaningful to them.”
The recognition comes as PRHC Foundation continues its $70-million Campaign for PRHC, the largest fundraising initiative in the hospital’s history, supporting new equipment and technology in priority areas including cancer care, cardiac care, mental health and addictions, urgent care, and surgical and minimally invasive procedures.
For more information about PRHC Foundation and to donate, visit prhcfoundation.ca.
