Awesome Foundation Toronto

@awesomefound in the Greater Toronto Area · funding $1000 no-strings-attached grants to make our communities more awesome · got an idea? we'd love to hear!

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We're thrilled to announce that Freestyle Socials is our latest grant recipient! This event encourages disagreements that end in laughter rather than the block button. (Good practice for the conversations less likely to end that way 😬)

Check them out!
https://t.co/19gXMsgX0H

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Wishing a VERY happy annual to the 162 Tamagotchis who were married on this day one year ago!

It will remain a special memory for us here at the Toronto Awesome Foundation as well! 💘💐

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We've gone MAD for ZINES! This month's grant goes to ZINE DUMP which is happening THIS SUNDAY!! Head to the Cecil Community Centre between 12-5pm to enjoy (and participate in?) some self-published goodness.

Read all about it here:
https://t.co/8uCjofvoTl

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Congratulations to our latest grant recipient, Toronto-based music zine Bony Knees!!! They’ll use this money to expand on their already stellar coverage of punk, emo and indie bands. Please give them a look, we promise you won’t be disappointed!

https://t.co/FKOjvkwyAz

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Meet our latest grant recipient: Concerts on Connolly! A free series that’s been running since late 2020, this time they’re bringing some much needed joy to January! Please check them out on our site and stay tuned here for updates!

https://t.co/CbeJAJeTXn

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Correction: August's grant!

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Coming this fall to Harlem Restaurant: The Youth Canvas Exhibition! July’s grant goes to this marvelous event that will showcase art created by local kids ages 7-10, encouraging both them and all who attend to KEEP MAKING ART!

https://t.co/S7xwVSbRJH

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July’s grant goes to: Masabilities: Carnival Without Limits! An event providing “an inclusive, liberating and accessible Carnival MAS dance experience celebrating Afro-Caribbean culture, identity and inclusion through a Disability-affirming lens” July 26!

https://t.co/i90wxZ0zKI

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June’s grant goes to My Big Fat Pop Up! MBFP was created to support small, BIPOC, and women-owned businesses through intentional shopping and community. They've already hosted 7 fantastic events- browse their IG for a wealth of fabulous local vendors! 🛍️

https://t.co/kUMPW0rJhS

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Our May grant recipient is The Toronto Tamagotchi Club! Their mission is to create a “more inclusive, more magical, more accessible Toronto”😍. They’re also holding the world’s largest Tamagotchi wedding on August 10th- check them out/save the date! 💐

https://t.co/ZMKdXqTJsh

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Very excited to announce this month’s grant recipient: Sleepless Cinema- a new Toronto-based film club! Their first screening/panel discussion was “Night of the Living Dead: Examining Xenophobia Through Horror”. Check them out! https://t.co/R9vb6yNiDO 📽️

https://t.co/qPOM2VTwmO

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Grab tickets here! https://t.co/4TFBEhQeFJ

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Proudly presenting March's grant recipient: This Is Not Going Away: a zine-making workshop on the ongoing effects of COVID-19 on queer, chronically ill and disabled communities in 2025. Amplify your voice + learn new skills March 30th at the Tranzac Club!
https://t.co/ui1BHhRHlN

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Grab tickets here! https://t.co/wbzhJJs9bG

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This month’s grant goes to Nerd Nite Toronto’s Pi(e) Day Event at the Tranzac Club! Very excited to see Nerd Nite make a comeback!! Join them March 8th for presentations on the Toronto Circus Riot and Post-apocalyptic Healthcare (+trivia! +pie!) 🥧‼️‼️

https://t.co/u8js9o1pP3

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January's grant recipient: a mural for the Dentonia Park recreational building! An artist will work with neighbourhood children to create a vision that reflects the community's hopes for a beautiful, ecological responsible future. We can't wait to see it!

https://t.co/jpwDTVkoin

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Happy Almost New Year! We are very excited to announce this month’s grant-recipient: The Queer Muslim Network Toronto for their next Ramadan celebration. We hope your plans for 2025 go beautifully!! Please have a look at this wonderful organization here:

https://t.co/VZj671HikS

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Witches and Werewolves and Vegan Vampires, OH MY! October's grant recipient is the undeniably fun and funny improvised fantasy-comedy podcast Hex-Girlfriends. Check out their first two episodes online- we can't wait to hear what they come up with next!!
https://t.co/9XkZbYpsgD

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We are excited to announce our latest grant recipient: Period. Ontario!

As Ontario's chapter of the Period. movement, they provide support and menstrual products to those that need them and hold Packing Parties to assemble the care packages! Pretty awesome 🩸⚡️