Audited Financials
The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation’s financial statements have been prepared by KPMG. These statements are made available by individual request and are publicly accessible online.

The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation’s financial statements have been prepared by KPMG. These statements are made available by individual request and are publicly accessible online.
Supporting tourism initiatives including in the Niagara and Caledon areas
Assisting in designing new policies to protect Lake Simcoe through timely research
Supporting the development of multi-cultural crops and training new Canadian Farmers
Developing a successful culinary tourism platform for Niagara
Creating a network of Farmer’s Markets to help improve our local food economy
Funding visionary planning processes such as the new Cootes to Escarpment Park Management Plan, and a massive reforestation plan in Rouge Park
Enhancing Farmers’ Markets, increasing sales for farmers in the Greenbelt and beyond
Hosting the successful Tour de Greenbelt to promote Ontario’s Greenbelt as a tourism destination
Funding research and analysis on greenbelts around the globe which concluded that Ontario’s Greenbelt is the most robust in the world, with a strong legal and policy framework
Hosted the first ever Global Greenbelts Conference in Toronto in March 2011 with speakers and delegates from over nine countries
Funding the Holland Marsh Growers’ transition from an export, commodity focus to one that serves the local market with value- added products
Reaching over 75 million by placing 220 permanent highway and regional road signs to ensure Ontarians and visitors know about this valuable protected area
Supporting interested Greenbelt Farmers to Go Organic
Contributing $2.65 million to Greenbelt farmers to improve their operations (leveraging millions of dollars from federal sources), and to employ the opportunities of the Green Energy Act
Convincing Peel school boards to buy Greenbelt food for students
Bridging farming and hiking interests to acknowledge environmental progress by farmers
Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel, U of T. City of Toronto Facilities and Markham
Supporting food policy council in Durham to create food charter
Supporting the Credit Valley Conservation Authority to protect and restore wetlands
Successfully merging social welfare initiatives with environmental concerns
Supporting the creation of new multi-cultural crops and development of ethnic local food guides in Toronto and York Region
Engaged Hamilton schools to switch to Greenbelt food for their students
Securing local food procurement commitments for Peel schools, City of Toronto, City of Markham and others
Supporting the creation of an award-winning Greenbelt granola bar
Increasing amount of Greenbelt food in food share program 140%
Supporting development of action plans for a variety of agricultural areas and commodities
Building a local food economy from developing new markets to enhancing distribution channels
Creating Greenbeltfresh.ca, the leading electronic marketplace to source local, Greenbelt foods from over 600 producers
Engaging with over 170 million Ontarians directly through our marketing, events and communications activities
Partnering with Harbourfront Centre to tell the story of Ontario’s Greenbelt to 12 million people via a year-long, outdoor photography exhibit
Funding policy changes to encourage more local food to be sold in Durham
Contributing to greater sales of Greenbelt wines at the LCBO
Providing grants and support to significantly increase sales at farmers’ markets
Bringing thousands of Ontarians out into the Greenbelt each year through grantee activities and the Annual Tour de Greenbelt cycling event
Supporting the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance to foster strong Greenbelt Plan implementation at the municipal level
Supporting changing the City of Toronto policy to adopt a local food purchasing bylaw for city facilities
Participating strategically in growing the Greenbelt by working with Toronto, Peel, Halton, and Guelph
Identifying barriers to opening markets for Greenbelt farmers and proposing solutions
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