How Donations are Used at Toys For Tots (2024)
Toys for Tots is one of the most well known organizations whose mission is to work with the US Marine Corp to collect new unwrapped toys and distribute those toys to economically disadvantaged children at Christmas time. A non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) 3, Toys for Tots is legally known as Marine Toys for Tots Foundation but nearly everyone refers to the organization as “Toys for Tots.”
There are 15 voting members of the governing party, 14 of whom are independent. 11 of the 15(73%) directors are male while 4 (27%) are female.
So, if you made a donation in 2024, where did it go? It depends. If you donated a toy, then more than likely, a child received that toy. If you made a cash donation, then the funds were probably used to pay for organization expenses (i.e. compensation, office-related expenses, fees for services, etc) or to purchase toys. How do I know this? Because the Form 990 that Toys for Tots submitted to the IRS (2024) reports the following information: Read more 
Where Does $100 to Toys For Tots Go?
The Marine Toys For Tots Foundation (Toys For Tots) is a 501 (c) (3) that collects new toys and distributes these toys to less fortunate children at Christmas. Based in Triangle, Virginia, Toys For Tots reports the following key financial information about the organization on the IRS Form 990 (2017):
Toys For Tots employed 18 individuals who were provided with $1.8 million in total compensation, or an average $100,000 each although only 3 individuals received more than $100,000 in compensation. The 3 most highly compensated individuals were: Read more
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