Beaches Sandbox is a registered charity in Toronto’s Beaches. Your support helps children, families, adults and older neighbours join in, make friends and feel part of their community. Individuals, families, businesses and foundations are all welcome to get involved.
Funding Partner
Help fund access, programs and a welcoming community space.
Good experiences need people behind them.
A welcoming room is the beginning. Skilled facilitators, materials and ongoing care turn it into a place where people want to return. Program fees cover part of that work. Community support helps sustain it and keeps cost from closing the door on participation.
A new friend. A summer to join in.
One parent told us that financial assistance made cooking classes and camp possible for her son. He tried new foods and made a friend he continued seeing after camp. She connected with the other family, too, and could keep working through the summer.
“In the end, my son just wants to be a kid. He wants to feel safe, have fun and make friends.”
Parent whose family received financial assistance
People taking part. Support making it possible.
These measures show participation and access across the reporting periods below.
20,000+
visits — FY24/25 · Annual Report 2024/25$25,000
in financial assistance for programs and camps — FY24/25 · Annual Report 2024/258,200+
Active Aging enrolments across the year — FY25/26 · Source: Beaches Sandbox registration data, FY25/26.
Choose an area that matters to you.
Explore three priorities where support can help sustain welcoming experiences and open participation to more neighbours.
Active Aging
Help older neighbours move, create and see familiar faces through regular experiences that bring people together.
Financial Assistance
Help children, families and adults participate in eligible programs when cost is a barrier.
Youth Food and After-School
Support practical skills, teamwork and opportunities for young people to contribute to their community.
Bring your energy, too.
A friendly welcome, a helping hand and time spent with others all matter. Explore volunteer roles that fit your interests and availability.
“I like running into clients on the street it makes me feel more connected to the Beaches neighbourhood.”
Sandbox volunteer, 2025
A community effort, with a lot of good people behind it.
Foundations, businesses, government funders, community partners, individual donors and volunteers all contribute in different ways. We’re grateful for the people and organizations helping the Sandbox thrive.
Know what your support makes possible.
Read how Beaches Sandbox is funded, see our participation and access results, and find our annual reports and financial statements. For a particular funding interest, our team can discuss the opportunity, budget and reporting with you.
Help make the next connection possible.
Make a gift today or start a conversation about supporting the Sandbox. Beaches Sandbox Foundation · Charitable Registration No. 789360500 RR 0001.
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