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Community Impact Report 2024-25

The Senators Community Foundation is the charitable arm of the Ottawa Senators NHL hockey club, advancing youth wellness in the Ottawa-Gatineau region through three pillars: sport, care and access. In 2024/25 the Foundation donated $2.3 million to 55 charities, raised over $4 million through 50/50 draws, supported 632 children in accessing sport and recreation, provided 900+ nutritious meals, and delivered free hockey programming to newcomer, barriered and Indigenous youth. In 25 years the Foundation has donated nearly $39.6 million to the local community.

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Grants to community charities across three pillars: Wellness Through Sport, Wellness Through Care, Wellness Through Access; 50/50 draws; gift-in-kind donations; equipment donations; Ottawa Black Bears youth hockey; alumni community events

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 $2.3 million donated to 55 charities in the Ottawa-Gatineau community in 2024/25
Key Metric 2 $4,026,310 raised through all Senators Community Foundation 50/50 draws; $39.6 million donated over 25 years
Key Metric 3 632 children provided financial support for sport and recreation camps; 100+ newcomer, barriered and neurodivergent girls given free hockey programming

Key Outcomes

  • 900+ nutritious meals provided to families through Ottawa Food Bank; 279 children given camp access through BGC Ottawa
  • 85 Indigenous youth in remote regions provided free hockey equipment and on-ice instruction; 60 firefighters provided PTSD care through Ottawa Firefighters Fund
  • $39,569,718 donated over 25 years; 205 gift-in-kind donations; 2,000 youth supported by Ottawa Black Bears

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Delivered 11,474 sessions supporting 12,949 individuals across 40 programmes, generating 324,160 total engagements in 2025
Key Metric 2
Health & Wellbeing programmes delivered 270 sessions supporting 1,168 individuals, generating 7,315 engagements
Key Metric 3
Raised £50,714.49 net through the Foundation Fixture 2025 and £36,156.03 through the Fundraising Dinner (GBP)
Talking Tactics mentoring participant Jamie's confidence, aspirations and self-esteem grew significantly through one-to-one mentoring and mental health support
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
754 unique young people registered for Sport and Life Skills programmes (+114% vs 2022-23)
Key Metric 2
16 Locally Trusted Organisations delivered the programme, up from 9 in 2022-23
Key Metric 3
2,650 sessions held by delivery organisations in 2023-24
72% of young people reported 'getting on better at school or college' following engagement
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Close to 2,000 participants supported in 2024/25 across youth, prison and environmental programmes
Key Metric 2
826 students from 10 state schools took part, 67% female, with 70% of partner schools in the most deprived areas (IMD 1-4)
Key Metric 3
184 serving or released prisoners engaged through the 'Boats not Bars' reducing-reoffending programme
85% of young people improved their mental wellbeing and 83% felt more confident through the youth programme
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
21,212 people engaged with in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
17,708 people played some form of rugby through Foundation programmes
Key Metric 3
More than £9,000 raised through Foundation Day; 9,000+ given back to grassroots rugby clubs
88% of girls in the Girls Tackle Rugby programme reported feeling more confident, per independent research with Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport