{"id":438,"date":"2025-10-17T14:14:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T18:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/why-give\/act-faster-campaign\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:37:31","slug":"where-your-donations-go","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Where your donations go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Every donation entrusted to the CHUM Foundation is carefully invested in projects that are transforming medicine\u2014today and for years to come. Your support helps improve patient care, fast-track scientific discoveries and train the next generation of healthcare professionals at the highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This page explains <strong>where your donations go<\/strong>, what they make possible, and how they help us <strong>act faster than disease<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"testimonial-carousel alignfull\"\n  >\n    <div class=\"testominial-carousel__header-container vtx-swiper__navigation-wrapper container\">\n              <h2 class=\"testimonial-carousel__header-title\">Transforming healthcare<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__nav-container vtx-swiper__navigation\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-button-prev vtx-swiper__prev\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"swiper-button-next vtx-swiper__next\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__item swiper-container \n    \" \n            >\n      <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Soins-palliatifs-1.png\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><h3>Transforming care<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Acquiring state-of-the-art medical equipment<\/li>\n<li>Modernizing clinical infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing the patient care journey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to you, CHUM teams can intervene<strong> faster, better and earlier.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide odd\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/intuitive-da-vinci-surgeon-RET.png\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<h3>Transforming research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Funding research chairs<\/li>\n<li>Supporting innovative scientific platforms<\/li>\n<li>Developing AI, robotics, advanced imaging<\/li>\n<li>2,300 ongoing clinical trials\u2014one of the largest hospital research hubs in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Your donations help fast-track breakthroughs <strong>from the lab to patients\u2019 bedsides<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHUM-3_close_up-RET-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><h3>Transforming education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical simulation<\/li>\n<li>Specialized training programs<\/li>\n<li>Scholarships for young medical professionals<\/li>\n<li>Developing new practices and interprofessional education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><em>Your support empowers the people who will shape <strong>the future of healthcare<\/strong> for generations to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide odd\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Soins-palliatifs-1.png\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><h3>Transforming care<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Acquiring state-of-the-art medical equipment<\/li>\n<li>Modernizing clinical infrastructure<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing the patient care journey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to you, CHUM teams can intervene<strong> faster, better and earlier.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide even\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/intuitive-da-vinci-surgeon-RET.png\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<h3>Transforming research<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Funding research chairs<\/li>\n<li>Supporting innovative scientific platforms<\/li>\n<li>Developing AI, robotics, advanced imaging<\/li>\n<li>2,300 ongoing clinical trials\u2014one of the largest hospital research hubs in Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Your donations help fast-track breakthroughs <strong>from the lab to patients\u2019 bedsides<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                  <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__slide texte-slide swiper-slide odd\" >\n            <div class=\"testimonial-item__inner\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CHUM-3_close_up-RET-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n              <div class=\"testimonial-item__content\">\n                <p><h3>Transforming education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Medical simulation<\/li>\n<li>Specialized training programs<\/li>\n<li>Scholarships for young medical professionals<\/li>\n<li>Developing new practices and interprofessional education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><em>Your support empowers the people who will shape <strong>the future of healthcare<\/strong> for generations to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                <p class=\"testimonial-name\"><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"testimonial-carousel__link\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile 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https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/524833-RET-scaled-e1772044425382.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our major campaign: Act faster than disease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our major campaign has a clear ambition: to gather the necessary resources to advance medicine faster than disease. The goal is to raise $200 million by 2028 in order to have a transformative impact on the medicine of tomorrow. These funds will enable CHUM teams to beat disease and propel innovation, research, teaching, and care to a higher level for the well-being of all Quebecers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-tabs theme-block theme-block--innerblock alignfull\">\n  \n    \n\n<div class=\"tabs__tabname\">Video<\/div>\n<div class=\"tabs__single-tab block-innerblock alignfull\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Agir plus vite que la maladie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-vd2OOLHUE?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tabs__tabname\">Spokespersons<\/div>\n<div class=\"tabs__single-tab block-innerblock alignfull\">\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campaign spokespersons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so exciting to see how medicine is able to shift toward something that\u2019s more precise and patient tailored. It fills us with so much hope. It\u2019s advances like these that make all the difference for us and our loved ones. By supporting the CHUM, you\u2019re also supporting everyone in Quebec who needs specialized care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"team-members-01 alignwide team-members-01-full\"\n>\n             <div class=\"team-members-01__grid-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"team-members-01__grid\">\n                      <div class=\"team-members-01__item\">\n              <div class=\"team-members-01__item__inner\">\n                <div class=\"team-members-01__item__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n                  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/230927_Portes-Parole_Fondation_2591MR-1024x742-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/230927_Portes-Parole_Fondation_2591MR-1024x742-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/230927_Portes-Parole_Fondation_2591MR-1024x742-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/230927_Portes-Parole_Fondation_2591MR-1024x742-1-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <p class=\"team-members-01__item__name\">Virginie Coossa and Claude Meunier<\/p>\n                                              <\/div>\n              \n                <div class=\"team-members-01__item__contact\">\n                                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tabs__tabname\">Campaign Cabinet<\/div>\n<div class=\"tabs__single-tab block-innerblock alignfull\">\n    \n\n<p>With your support\u2014and on behalf of everyone battling disease\u2014business community leaders are coming together to shape the future of healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/about\/foundation-allies\/campaign-cabinet\/\">Learn about the Campaign Cabinet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"priority-projects\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Priority projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When traditional medicine hits its limits, we find new ways to move forward. Your donations empower the CHUM\u2019s teams to tackle head-on some of the century\u2019s biggest health care challenges in five priority areas. The goal is to prevent disease, better predict how it will evolve and personalize treatment\u2014all while working in partnership with patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cancer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. One in four will die from it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/eliminate-cancer\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Immunopathology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every day in Canada, six people are infected with HIV, and there is currently no effective vaccine against HIV. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/cure-immunopathological-disorders\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiometabolic Diseases<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiovascular disease is the second leading cause of death in the country. In Canada, one in three people are affected, while 3.4 million live with type 2 diabetes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/revolutionizing-care-for-heart-and-metabolic-diseases\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neurosciences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Neurological diseases remain enigmatic and take many forms, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, and Parkinson&#8217;s disease, among others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/putting-an-end-to-neurological-diseases\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mental Health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Canada, approximately 4,000 suicides are recorded each year. There is an urgent need to develop new solutions and make them accessible throughout the healthcare system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/offer-new-mental-health-solutions\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-green-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In an ever-changing medical landscape, your support gives the CHUM the agility it needs to stay ahead of emerging challenges and respond where it matters most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/where-your-donations-go\/other-projects\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icone_coeur_RVB_jaune.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1229\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Thanks to you, anything is possible.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Continue to transform medicine with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/give-now\/\">Give now<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/why-give\/your-testimonials\/\">Read inspiring stories<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every donation entrusted to the CHUM Foundation is carefully invested in projects that are transforming[&#8230;];<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":420,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-438","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6643,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/438\/revisions\/6643"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationduchum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}