OUR BENEFICARIES
A glimpse of the organizations we have worked with over the past 25 years.
Access Education
Access Education – Guatemala Children’s Fund is committed to providing funds to schools which will enable every single child to attend.
Through our efforts, hundreds of children have been enrolled in school over the past four years. In partnership with these communities, and with these children, we are breaking the cycle of poverty and ignorance.
Our mission is to create schools in the area of Coatepeque, Quetzaltenago in the small villages that surround the larger city. While there are schools in operation in most towns, they are usually too small to accommodate more children.
ACTS FOR WATER
Acts for Water is one of Canada’s oldest water charities. For over 30 years now people like you have helped us deliver clean, disease-free water to communities in rural Uganda.
It has changed everything. We believe giving a child clean, accessible water is the best way to help them transform their future and we’re focused on being the best at just that. In order for clean water to truly transform a village, it needs to be connected to every part of the community’s life, most importantly the school.
When water and latrines are available at a school, kids can safely attend, learn, and stay healthy, going on to influence the hygiene health of the entire region!
ALOHA TORONTO
Aloha Toronto is a free, one-day event that brings the spirit of Hawaii and the aloha lifestyle to Toronto’s shores, offering individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders the opportunity to participate in surfing and stand-up paddleboarding workshops as a form of relaxation and fun.
The event integrates life skills development through engaging activities that foster personal growth and social connections.
Free paddleboarding sessions help participants build confidence, develop physical coordination, and step out of their comfort zones, while sensory-friendly activities and music therapy enhance communication, emotional regulation, and teamwork.
AMANI CHILDREN'S HOME
Amani Children's Home supports underserved children in Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania in their academic endeavors, emotional development and physical wellbeing, through full-time residential care.
The Amani Foundation provides financial aid, managerial oversight and administrative support to Amani Children's Home.
Amani provides full-time residential child care. This means welcoming facilities, a well-maintained campus, and a space within our dormitories for each child to call their own.
BARTENDERS BENEVOLENT FUND
Created in 2013, the Bartenders Benevolent Fund is a nationally registered non-profit and financial resource for hospitality professionals in Canada. although we have some operational costs, we are mostly powered by volunteers from across the country, who help us to provide support and resources to hospitality professionals throughout Canada.
We provide funding for those who have fallen under serious financial hardship, and programming to elevate our industry and those within it. Our funds are awarded anonymously by local hospitality professionals from each market.
CCAFO
Cambodian Children’s Advocacy Foundation Organization
The Cambodian Children’s Advocacy Foundation Organization (CCAFO) is a Cambodian Non-Governmental Organization established in early 2006. The purpose was to create an NGO to provide a means to educate children, help in the reduction of poverty by addressing it's root causes, and to assist the Cambodian government in providing services for the most vulnerable segments of Cambodian society.
CCAFO strives to combine early childhood education and foreign language experience (English), varied community development programs, and economic assistance to address the root causes of rural poverty.
FEMMES DU VIN
Femmes du Vin (FdV) is a registered Canadian not-for-profit grassroots women’s organization established in 2016. We value, promote, and amplify the voices of all women in wine to bring our industry forward through education, scholarship, and mentorship. Our global vision is working to inspire, educate, empower and change the lives of all women in our industry.
Our global vision is working to inspire, educate, empower and change the lives of all women in our industry.
The global pandemic of COVID 19 has been especially devastating to women in wine. The hospitality industry has been crippled with closures, limited seating, and uncertainty.
THE HALO TRUST
The HALO Trust helps countries recover after conflict. Clearing landmines, to save lives, is at the heart of what we do.
We work with communities that are too often forgotten once the fighting has ended, a point reinforced by Princess Diana after her visit to Angola in 1997.
GFH supported the work in Nagorno Karabakh.
Nagorno Karabakh is a remote and beautiful place in the South Caucasus, a land of forest and mountains.
THE HEADSTART TRUST
The HeadStart Trust has been working in poor and marginalised communities of the Cape for over 10 years. In the last 5 years, activities centred around Napier in the Overberg, where the Jack family farm is located.
Working at Protea Primary in Napier, we started with an organic vegetable garden development, warm beanies for the young learners in winter, donations of extra furniture and annual stationery and art equipment.
NATURE CONSERVANCY OF CANADA
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is the country’s unifying force for nature, working to deliver large-scale, permanent land conservation. With nature we are building a thriving world.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is one of Canada’s leaders in land conservation and land management, and is rapidly advancing its ability to support Indigenous leadership in conservation.
RAISING THE VILLAGE
We form clusters of last-mile communities that have existing economic and social relationships, live in geographic proximity, and share key infrastructure.
The cluster model leverages these relationships into groups with an average size of 8 villages and a shared total population of 5,000. This creates wholesale coverage and impactful economic cooperation.
We focus on 3 key areas:
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Removing immediate barriers to livelihoods.
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Developing diverse income generating projects.
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Building local capacity and engagement to continue progress.
TORONTO RESTAURANT WORKERS RELIEF FUND
We are a registered not-for-profit incorporated business.
Our aim is to provide ongoing grocery assistance and access to therapy for restaurant workers in Toronto in a manner that maintains dignity, supports local farmers and POC owned businesses and connects folks to a nurturing community.
GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
The Full Plate believes by offering free access to mental health services, fitness & wellness, and legal resources, The Full Plate will foster a more positive workplace and improve lifestyle practices for hospitality workers.
The Full Plate allows individuals to look through free resources and services designed for all hospitality workers.
Grapes for Humanity has donated funds for the establishment of the Barberian Family Scholarship. This award is available to any registered George Brown College Student in the Centre For Hospitality & Culinary Arts in any year of study for the following program(s): H414
TREE CANADA
We’re the only national non-profit organization dedicated to planting and nurturing trees in rural and urban environments.
Through our programs, research and educational efforts, we have helped restore tree cover in areas hit by natural disasters, guided communities in managing their urban forests, helped green 700 schoolyards and organized urban forest conferences.
To date, with our community partners and sponsors, we have planted more than 83 million trees.
VINEQUITY
Vinequity is a federally incorporated not-for-profit organization founded by seven female wine professionals of colour.
It has changed everything. We believe giving a child clean, accessible water is the best way to help them transform their future and we’re focused on being the best at just that. In order for clean water to truly transform a village, it needs to be connected to every part of the community’s life, most importantly the school.
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ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
When water and latrines are available at a school, kids can safely attend, learn, and stay healthy, going on to influence the hygiene health of the entire region!
The Grapes for Humanity Bursary has been established to provide five (5) bursaries of $500 each for students with demonstrated financial need who identify as BIPOC. The Bursary will be awarded to students in their second level of study in the Sommelier or Bartending program.
It has changed everything. We believe giving a child clean, accessible water is the best way to help them transform their future and we’re focused on being the best at just that. In order for clean water to truly transform a village, it needs to be connected to every part of the community’s life, most importantly the school.
BUILD ON
Service and education are at the heart of everything we do. Through our Service Learning Programs in America’s under-served high schools and by building schools in some of the world’s economically poorest countries, we’re committed to uniting communities through service and education to ignite a more equitable future.
We provide funding for those who have fallen under serious financial hardship, and programming to elevate our industry and those within it. Our funds are awarded anonymously by local hospitality professionals from each market.
THE FULL PLATE
The women behind The Full Plate noticed large gaps in social services for hospitality workers and they decided to do something about it.
The Full Plate allows individuals to look through free resources and services designed for all hospitality workers.
The Full Plate believes by offering free access to mental health services, fitness & wellness, and legal resources, The Full Plate will foster a more positive workplace and improve lifestyle practices for hospitality workers.
NIAGARA COLLEGE
Grapes for Humanity Canada donated $26,500 to establish a perpetual scholarship in Geddy Lee’s name. This initiative honours Geddy Lee for his ongoing contributions to the foundation and its impactful projects.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is one of Canada’s leaders in land conservation and land management, and is rapidly advancing its ability to support Indigenous leadership in conservation.
SISTEMA TORONTO
Sistema Toronto is a social development program that offers free, after-school music and intellectual programming to children in underserved communities with the goal of igniting transformative social action.
Through ensemble-based music education, our program empowers children from marginalized neighbourhoods, helping them learn, grow, and cultivate important life skills like empathy, problem-solving, collaboration, and listening.
CURE BLINDNESS
Cure Blindness Project is a global nonprofit organization driven to help people retain or regain their sight. To make that happen, we enable underserved communities to cure avoidable blindness by developing high-quality, cost-effective, sustainable eye care wherever they are.
CCAFO strives to combine early childhood education and foreign language experience (English), varied community development programs, and economic assistance to address the root causes of rural poverty.
CAMPFIRE CIRCLE
Childhood cancer changes lives, so does camp. Campfire Circle is a privately funded charity that brings laughter and joy to kids and families affected by childhood cancer. Year-round community, in-hospital and overnight camp programs deliver fun, friendship and a sense of community at any stage of a childhood cancer journey.
LAVALLA SCHOOL
Lavalla Primary School, established in 1998, provides education for children with physical disabilities.
As a government-registered boarding school, students take the National Grade 6 Examinations. While MSC is not their primary carer, Lavalla offers an inclusive environment where students focus on their abilities, develop talents, and build resilience for life in broader society.
Many students attend Lavalla because local schools are inaccessible due to infrastructure barriers (e.g., wheelchair ramps, accessible toilets) and societal attitudes toward disabilities. Lavalla ensures they receive the education and support unavailable at home.
