At the end of November, Simple Plan (represented there by Chuck, Sebastien and Jeff) held a press conference in Montreal to announce this years donations of their charitable foundation – the Simple Plan Foundation.
The band raises the money for the foundation mainly by donating 1 dollar from every ticket sold for their concerts and 1 dollar from each VIP experience over the year. This was the first time the band has announced their donations since the pandemic as it has been nearly impossible for them to raise enough funds over the years when performing live shows was quite difficult.
At the press conference, Simple Plan have announced the donations totaling $280 000 that they have pledged to split between 28 charities chosen by the band members themselves. The four vital goals when picking the charities have always been to:
- Put an emphasis on the importance of mental health and suicide prevention
- Providing care and support for children with serious illnesses
- Promoting respect, inclusivity, equality and diversity
- Giving access to musical instruments and music education to disadvantaged youth and supporting art and music therapy programs
The full list of charities that Simple Plan Foundation is donating money includes organizations that focus on various subjects including: music therapy in hospitals (e.g. purchasing of musical instruments for teenagers hospitalized with cancer), helping children affected by war, music programs for adolescents currently being treated for substance abuse, a health clinic available for migrants that are not covered by any health plan, helping sexually abused children and prevent violence, fighting homophobia among young people, supporting young talented musicians and giving them an opportunity to study music and more.
Since its inception in 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation has donated close to 3 million dollars to various charitable organizations.
