About Toys for Tots

The pilot program was so successful that the USMC adopted Toys for Tots in 1948 and expanded it to a nationwide campaign. From 1947 to 2007, Marines distributed more than 386 million toys to more than 177 million needy children.

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, the nonprofit public charity that provides fundraising and support for the program, has supplemented the collections of local campaigns with more than 74.8 million toys valued at more than $431.2 million. The foundation also has provided promotion and support materials valued at more than $4.7 million.