2024 Supporting Charities

BeaYOUtiful (British Columbia)

BeaYOUtiful was founded on the belief that empowering our next generation of confident young girls is the key to a more sustainable, diverse and equal world. The BeaYOUtiful Foundation provides free programming for female and non-binary identifying children and youth ages 8 to 14, aimed at promoting healthy body image, mental health, self-esteem, and building resilience, critical thinking skills and leadership skills. The organization offers a Six-Week Confidence Program, Five-Week Mental Wellness Program, singe day leadership workshops and the annual Inspired By HER Conference. Having impacted over 5,000 youth nationally, the BeaYOUtiful looks to instil the value of self-worth and support youth in their confidence journey by facilitating supportive mentorship relationships. Our website www.thebeayoutifulfoundation.com.

BGC Canada (Downtown Toronto)

BGC Canada offers a variety of programs in health development and leadership opportunities to young people living in Toronto downtown neighbourhoods, engaging children and youth between the ages of 5 to 24. Specific programs funded by The PepsiCo Canada Foundation include youth athletics during the school year and three unique summer leadership programs that foster community involvement and build future leaders. Program results include increased youth engagement, giving back to the community and greater success in fulfilling the promise that “great futures start here”.

Canadian Feed the Children (Manitoba)

Canadian Feed The Children (CFTC) has been creating positive change for over three decades in Indigenous communities across Canada and currently runs its Indigenous programming in 26 communities across the country. Our mission is to foster long-term sustainable food security, expand access to education, and strengthen community capacity. The PepsiCo Canada Foundation has been a vital supporter of our New Brunswick program, which is one of the largest in Canada, spanning five key sites: Eel Ground First Nation, Elsipogtog First Nation, Esgenoopetitj First Nation, Mah-Sos School (Tobique First Nation), and Perth-Andover School (Tobique First Nation). The program addresses critical issues such as family food insecurity, child and youth hunger, lack of nutrition education, and the erosion of traditional land-based knowledge. Our initiatives include food production, nutrition education (cooking, canning, food preservation, diabetes prevention), and community engagement activities like gardening, hunting, gathering with elders, and winter survival skills.

City of Mississauga - Let’s Play in the Park (Ontario)

The ‘Let’s Play in the Park’ program began in Mississauga during the summer of 2014. This program was designed to provide a no-fee, no-registration, drop-in style summer play program for children aged 6 to 12, and it continues to be an overwhelming success. Let’s Play in the Park emphasizes the importance of physical activity while removing the financial barriers that inhibit many children’s ability to participate in organized recreation. The program runs in the summer at 14 park locations, each of which supports three hours of daily unstructured play, where families can drop in, join in or simply do their own thing. The PepsiCo Canada Foundation has supported the program since 2015, resulting in approximately 50,000 park visits by children who may not otherwise have had the opportunity to participate in summer recreation programs.

KidSport Calgary (Alberta)

KidSport Canada is a registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Association that gets kids off the sidelines by removing the financial barriers that prevent youth from participating in organized sports. The Calgary & Area chapter is proud to be committed to making it So ALL Kids Can Play! Calgary is the largest chapter in Canada, is 100% community funded and, through that fundraising, is one of the single largest investors in minor sport in the community, providing assistance to over 48,000 local kids. Since this chapter’s inception in 1995, the annual distribution to kids and their families has averaged over $500,000. The PepsiCo Canada Foundation’s West Golf Tournament has been a big part of this support since 2010! Beginning in 2019, the Foundation’s grants will be focused on helping kids in Calgary & Area to participate in swimming and skating lessons.

Right to Play (British Columbia)

Right to Play protects, educates and empowers children and youth around the world through the power of play-based activities. ln Canada, Right To Play works with over 77 lndigenous communities and urban Aboriginal organizations through its PLAY program in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Yukon and British Columbia. The PepsiCo Canada Foundation has been directing its funding for about 7 years now to programming that reaches over 200 children and youth in five communities in Lower Mainland British Columbia.

YMCA (Ontario)

The YMCA of Greater Toronto is a charity that ignites the potential in people, helping them grow, lead, and give back to their communities. Through child care, education and training, employment and immigrant services, family and youth services and health and fitness programs, the YMCA is providing solutions to some of the most critical social issues in the GTA and beyond. The PepsiCo Canada Foundation supports evening Teen NightsTM programming at YMCA Centres in Mississauga, Brampton, Scarborough and Markham. Thanks to this free program, thousands of teens are using their local Y to safely socialize, stay mentally and physically healthy, have fun, and connect with new friends and trusted adult allies. A variety of education, job search, and health workshops also offer them opportunities to gain new skills, develop competencies, and build confidence.

• Plast Ukrainian Youth Association of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• The Nick Project (Canmore, Alberta)
• Motion Ball for Special Olympics Canada Foundation (Toronto, Ontario)
• Le But Foundation (Laval, Quebec)
• Thorncliffe Park Sports Association (Toronto, Ontario)

• BeaYOUtiful Foundation (Surrey, BC)
• The Mustard Seed Foundation (Calgary, Alberta)
• Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports (Vancouver, BC)

• Jays Care Foundation (Toronto, Ontario)
• la Fondation du Cégep de Rimouski (Rimouski, Quebec)
• Trevor Barton Memorial Foundation (Toronto, Ontario)

• Canadian Ski Patrol Qu’Appelle Zone (Regina, Saskatchewan)
• Focused Dreams Forward Foundation (Mississauga, Ontario)

• Centre Récréatif Poupart (Montreal, Quebec)
• Richmond Family Place Society (Richmond, British Columbia)
• Trust 15 Youth Community Support Organization (Etobicoke, Ontario)

• Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society (Chilliwack, British Columbia)
• Hamilton Bulldogs Foundation (Hamilton, Ontario)
• Maison des jeunes L’Escampette Inc. (Montreal, Quebec)
• ProAction Cops & Kids (Toronto, Ontario)

• Cornerbrook Special Olympics (Cornerbrook, Newfoundland)
• John Cooper Learning Centre (Stouffville, Ontario)
• YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka (Muskoka, Ontario)