100% of every donation to The Grocery Foundation and Toonies for Tummies helps us nourish hungry tummies, improve well-being, including the mental health of children at risk of going to school on an empty stomach while helping them receive the proper nourishment needed to support their academic success.
Yearly Breakdown
Meals Funded is the combination of funds from Shopper/Online donations, The Grocery Foundation Grants and Breakfast Vouchers
Year
Atlantic Canada
Western Canada
Ontario
2020-2021
–
657,165
2,440,513
2021-2022
122,777
996,317
2,625,184
2022-2023
166,311
941,619
2,701,687
Meals Funded is the combination of funds from Shopper/Online donations, The Grocery Foundation Grants and Breakfast Vouchers
Year
Atlantic Canada
2020-2021
–
2021-2022
122,777
2022-2023
166,311
Year
Western Canada
2020-2021
657,165
2021-2022
996,317
2022-2023
941,619
Year
Ontario
2020-2021
2,440,513
2021-2022
2,625,184
2022-2023
2,701,687
Shopper/Online Donations are the total donations made by the public to the Toonies for Tummies campaign in-store and online.
Year
Atlantic Canada
Western Canada
Ontario
2020-2021
–
$881,747
$1,721,722
2021-2022
$184,166
$1,348,724
$2,198,748
2022-2023
$292,622
$1,541,283
$2,252,842
Shopper/Online Donations are the total donations made by the public to the Toonies for Tummies campaign in-store and online.
Year
Atlantic Canada
2020-2021
–
2021-2022
$184,166
2022-2023
$292,622
Year
Western Canada
2020-2021
$881,747
2021-2022
$1,348,724
2022-2023
$1,541,283
Year
Ontario
2020-2021
$1,721,722
2021-2022
$2,198,748
2022-2023
$2,252,842
Grants made by The Grocery Foundation to support Student Nutrition utilizing proceeds from the Night to Nurture Gala.
Year
Atlantic Canada
Western Canada
Ontario
2020-2021
–
$104,000
$802,500
2021-2022
–
$180,000
$884,998
2022-2023
$40,000
$290,000
$946,400
Grants made by The Grocery Foundation to support Student Nutrition utilizing proceeds from the Night to Nurture Gala.
Year
Atlantic Canada
2020-2021
–
2021-2022
–
2022-2023
$40,000
Year
Western Canada
2020-2021
$104,000
2021-2022
$180,000
2022-2023
$290,000
Year
Ontario
2020-2021
$802,500
2021-2022
$884,998
2022-2023
$946,400
The Grocery Foundation’s School Breakfast Vouchers provide programs with a more affordable way to serve food by reducing costs by roughly 50%.
Year
Ontario
2020-2021
$937,331
2021-2022
$918,559
2022-2023
$884,897
The Grocery Foundation’s School Breakfast Vouchers provide programs with a more affordable way to serve food by reducing costs by roughly 50%.
Year
Ontario
2020-2021
$937,331
2021-2022
$918,559
2022-2023
$884,897
Help Us Make Breakfast a Reality for a Hungry Child
Chasing dreams should be part of every child’s day. Going without breakfast shouldn’t be.
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We are so grateful to Canadians who support Toonies for Tummies during our annual store campaign and, year-round, online.
You may know on April 16th, the Federal Government confirmed plans to support student nutrition programs. Specifically, the budget has announced the creation of a National School Food Program, which will provide $1 billion over five years to Employment and Social Development Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, and Indigenous Services Canada, starting in 2024‑25.
You may wonder what does this government funding mean specific to the need and our efforts to fundraise?
Without a doubt, we continue to need your support. While many student nutrition program leaders are encouraged by the incremental government support, many have taken to the news and social media to confirm even with this support, funding gaps will persist.
The Grocery Foundation's Vision, that no Canadian child goes to school hungry, remains fully intact. Our work continues and remains vital to support hungry children through their school’s student nutrition program. There is no change whatsoever in our focus, our mission, or our reliance on your support.
The programs we help fund are universal in nature. That means all children who require a healthy meal have access. Those on the front lines of these programs affirm their positive impact and positive halo beyond the day’s nutrition, from attendance, behaviours to the school community and mental health. The programs you help fund also support foundational nutrition knowledge and social skill building, as many programs include mechanisms for student involvement in menu planning, food preparation and serving of food to peers.
Thank you for choosing to support hungry children in your community, nourishing their health, well-being, academic success while fostering their school community. With your continued support, we will continue to help dreams take flight and nourish over 3,000 programs and neighbourhoods, yours among them.
