2025 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”.

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.

Kinvia (New Brunswick)

For over 30 years, Kinvia (previously known as Canadian Feed The Children) has been driving positive change focused on food security and transforming local food systems for long-term sustainability around the world. Today, Kinvia partners with 25 Indigenous communities in Canada, with a strong focus on sustainable food security, community-led capacity building, and school nutrition. One of the largest and most impactful initiatives is based in New Brunswick, where the PepsiCo Canada Foundation has been an essential supporter of the School Nutrition Program. This community-led program operates in five communities: Eel Ground First Nation, Elsipogtog First Nation, Esgenoopetitj First Nation, Mah-Sos School (Tobique First Nation), and Perth-Andover School (Tobique First Nation) to ensure that children have daily access to nutritious meals, while uplifting Indigenous food knowledge, land-based practices, and locally-led education. Rooted in the strengths and priorities of each community, the program ensures children are nourished and thriving — in school and in life.

Patro Roc-Amadour

Patro Roc-Amadour, located in the Limoilou district of Quebec City, is a community center that creates and fosters an inclusive living environment contributing to personal development through leisure, sports, and mutual assistance, while promoting the participation of youth, seniors, and vulnerable individuals. Since its opening in 1948, Patro has welcomed people of all ages with a variety of activities and events. Patro thus becomes a living space for individuals who experience success and grow in a stable and welcoming environment, contributing to peer and significant adult recognition.

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. In Canada, Right To Play works with over 77 indigenous 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.

• Canada Adaptive Snowsports Ontario (CADS) (Toronto, Ontario)
• Camp Kawartha (Douro-Dummer, Ontario)
• ProAction Cops & Kids (Toronto, Ontario)
• City of Orillia/Orillia Youth Centre (Orilla, Ontario)

• 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)