While times are quickly changing, our mission has not. Throughout her life, Mary Kay Ash showed others how to live and how to give. She gave hope to women who lacked opportunity and self-esteem – empowering them to live with their heads high, crown on, and donning the brightest lip in the room. As we celebrate the 25ᵗʰ anniversary of the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, we continue to honour this legacy by supporting women and carrying her vision of empowerment forward.
How you can help
Make a Meaningful Donation
When you give to the Foundation, you’re standing with women and children in need and helping build a brighter, more hopeful future. With 99% of your donation going directly to charitable programs, your generosity creates real, lasting change. Donate though Canada Helps below or donate via e-transfer to marykaycares_canada@mkcorp.com.
Make an Impact with Every Purchase
When you buy any Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation item, you’re doing more than treating yourself—you’re changing lives. 100% of net proceeds go directly to supporting women and children in need, helping provide safety, opportunity, and hope where it’s needed most.
Move for a Mission
Join us Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 10 AM (local time) for the in‑person MK5K, and turn every step into support. Walk, run, or ride in celebration of community and compassion—together, we’ll make a meaningful impact for the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.
Shelter Grant
A safe, secure place to call home can change everything. Through our Shelter Grant Program, we support organizations that provide women and children affected by domestic violence with compassionate care, essential resources, and a safe space to heal and rebuild their lives.
Did you know?
4 in 10 women
are expected to develop breast cancer during her lifetime.¹
10,000
women Canada-wide participate in a Look Good Feel Better® workshop annually.²
6,000+
women and children sleep in shelters on any given night because it isn't safe at home³.
1 in 3
Canadian women will face domestic violence in her lifetime.
99%
of your donation goes directly to charity programs we support.
¹Canada.ca
²LGFB.ca
³Canadianwomen.org
FAQs
The MKACF was established in 2001 in Canada.
The Foundation’s mission is to support women living with cancer through Look Good Feel Better® and to help women experiencing domestic violence by providing grants to women's shelters and community outreach programs.
One in three women in Canada will be affected by violence. While the women affected by violence are diverse, one common element unites them: only when the silence is broken can help be found and lives changed.
We’re honoured to support shelters across Canada through our annual Shelter Grant program. These shelters help women and children in immediate danger, offer resources and support programs, teach teens how to build healthy relationships, and so much more. Since 2004, the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation has hosted the annual Shelter Grant to support shelters and programs addressing domestic violence.
A listing of grant recipients will be available on marykay.ca in January or February of the following year. We want people to know how their generous donations are being put to work.
An individual or organization donating funds may designate the specific mission that wish to support – supporting women living with cancer or ending violence against women. The MKACF is required to honour the wishes of the donor. At the direction of the board, undesignated funds are used for both stated causes.
No, we will gladly accept a donation in any amount, however only donations that exceed $10 will receive a charitable tax receipt.
You will receive a charitable tax receipt for donations to the MKACF which are more than $10
Yes, you may hold a third-party fundraiser to support the MKACF.
For security reasons and easier handling, cash at most fundraisers is consolidated into one cheque or money order to be sent to the MKACF (29 Brownridge Road, Halton Hills, ON L7G 0C6), or is consolidated then submitted through an online donation here. You may also submit funds via e-transfer to marykaycares_canada@mkcorp.com. Should your donors desire a charitable tax receipt, we suggest you encourage them to write a personal cheque made out to the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation, as this ensures the MKACF is aware of individual contributors. Only cheques made directly to the MKACF (not the event itself) and are more than $10 qualify for a charitable tax receipt. They may not qualify for a charitable tax receipt at a fundraising event if they receive benefit from their donation. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, product purchases or raffle tickets. Also, please be sure to include personal mailing information with your cheques.