2026 Beneficiaries
Each year the Pride and Remembrance Association selects community charities who receive the charitable pledges. Since 1996, the pride & remembrance run has raised over $3.7 million for charities.
CANVAS Arts Action Programs (Canvas Programs)
CANVAS Arts Action Programs (Canvas Programs) is a thriving Toronto-based charity with a mission to provide empathy-based education on 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion and consent in schools, summer camps, community spaces, and workplaces. Our vision is a society where 2SLGBTQ+ people can express their identities without fear, survivors of sexual violence are believed, and young people celebrate diversity. Through high-quality, arts-based education, our programming is key to combating homophobia, transphobia and gender-based violence in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.
Project name: Stronger Schools, Safer Futures: Building Inclusive School Cultures for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth
“Stronger Schools, Safer Futures: Building Inclusive School Cultures for 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth” is a holistic, trauma-informed initiative that strengthens 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, belonging, safety, and community care across schools in the Peel District School Board (PDSB). The project integrates our successful Speak OUT workshops with additional responsive, capacity-building supports for teachers, administrators, parents and caregivers. Stronger Schools, Safer Futures will foster long-term shifts in school cultures and cultivate communities rooted in care and compassion.
Casey House
Casey House is unlike any other hospital. This specialty hospital in Toronto provides ground-breaking care to people living with and at risk of HIV. Together with its clients, staff, peers and volunteers, Casey House strives to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe. The hospital offers a growing mix of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services that meet clients where they are in their individual journeys of health and wellness. Building on a legacy of advocacy and social justice, its team actively dismantles barriers to care and safe living. This provides a community and sense of belonging that connects people to care. The humanity of each client is at the heart of everything that Casey House does.
Project name: Food as Healthcare, Community as Healing
At Casey House, food is a cornerstone of health and dignity. Our weekday lunch program provides over 300 hot, nutritious meals daily to people living with and at risk of HIV, many of whom face stigma, poverty, and food insecurity. For some, this is the only hot meal they receive all day. The program is designed not only to nourish bodies, but also to foster a sense of belonging and safety for marginalized 2SLGBTQ+ communities. The Casey House lunch program operates every weekday, providing over 300 hot, nutritious meals daily to people living with and at risk of HIV. Meals are prepared on-site with fresh ingredients and served in a welcoming environment that fosters dignity and connection. Clients can choose to dine communally in the dining room, where they can participate in support groups and build relationships, or opt for take-out meals for privacy and comfort. The program is designed to be flexible and client-centered, offering respite from extreme weather for those who are unhoused or precariously housed, and ensuring that every individual receives a friendly greeting from staff, peers, and volunteers.
The 519
The 519 is committed to advancing the health, well-being, and full participation of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Through its work, the organization strives to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives while promoting equity, justice, and community resilience. The 519 services for 2-Spirit, queer, and trans communities span a wide range of supports, including newcomer and refugee services, legal services, programs for youth, seniors, and families, trans-specific programming, food access initiatives, community space access, advocacy, and more.
Project name: Pride Across Generations
2SLGBTQ+ seniors and youth deserve spaces where they feel seen, celebrated and connected. Pride Across Generations provides weekly, accessible and engaging programming for over 500 seniors, children, youth and families to reduce social isolation and build connections within and across generations.
Pride and Remembrance Foundation
Established in 2010 by the Pride and Remembrance Association, the Pride and Remembrance Foundation (PRF) serves as the charitable arm of the pride & remembrance run. The Foundation's mandate is to provide financial support to registered charities in Canada that benefit the 2SLGBTQ+ community. These may include individual projects, services and/or activities that provide health, educational, legal, social, athletic, cultural or other charitable benefits.
past beneficiaries include
AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT)
AndThenIWasFree Inc.
Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS)
Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention (Black CAP)
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (Buddies)
Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, Ottawa
Casey House
Durham Alliance Outreach
EGALE Canada Human Rights Trust
Fife House
Food for Life
Get REAL Movement
HIV and AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario
Inside Out
Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto
PFLAG Toronto
Rainbow Faith and Freedom
Rainbow Railroad
Sherbourne Health
Supporting Our Youth
Sunshine Centres for Seniors (SCS
Singing Out
The 519 Church Street Community Centre
The AIDS Memorial
The ArQuives (formerly, the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives)
The David Kelley Lesbian and Gay Community Counselling Program, Family Service Association of Toronto
The Gilbert Centre
The Stephen Lewis Foundation
Toronto People With AIDS Foundation
Triangle Program of the Toronto District School Board
Women’s College Hospital – Transition-Related Surgery Compassionate Fund
Youthline