Chocolonely Foundation

Our mission & vision

Strong, resilient, and prosperous cocoa communities and a responsible chocolate industry, where equality is the norm for all.

The Chocolonely Foundation supports projects and organisations that contribute to prosperous cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, facilitate systemic change, and challenge the status quo.

What we do

We focus on funding projects in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire that address these impact areas:

Strong, resilient & inclusive cocoa communties

We want people to have the opportunity to shape their own future. We believe a decent education, good infrastructure and the ability to make a decent living help make this possible. Climate resilience, as well as good health and wellbeing are also vital factors. We concentrate on communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire where Tony’s works in partnership with cocoa cooperatives and cocoa farming communities.

Poverty and prosperity

We want to foster a diverse landscape of local organisations and businesses. We want to make alternative and innovative interventions available for responsible cocoa industry actors. That's why we facilitate collaborations between organisations, encourage innovative pilot projects and partners, and provide seed funding to local - Ghanaian and Ivorian - organisations and businesses.

Enabling environments in cocoa-growing communities

We want to empower youth and give unheard and underrepresented voices from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire a platform. We concentrate on communities in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire where Tony’s works in partnership with cocoa cooperatives and cocoa farming communities.

Project criteria

To be considered for funding, projects must meet the following criteria:

The project must directly contribute to the advancement of our mission and fall within one of our impact categories of action.
The approach must be demonstrably effective and/or innovative.
The results achieved by the project must be freely available.
The initiative's geographic scope must focus on Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.

Who are we

The Foundation

The Chocolonely Foundation shares a name with Tony’s, yet it is an independent organisation and its board makes its own decisions. The Chocolonely Foundation supports projects and organisations that contribute to decent livelihoods in cocoa growing communities in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, facilitate systemic change, and challenge the status quo.

The Chocolonely Foundation supports Tony’s mission by focussing on activities that fall outside the direct cocoa supply chain. It was founded in 2008 when the bright red Tony’s bars started turning a profit. It’s primarily funded by a dedicated 1% of Tony’s annual turnover. The board meets regularly to assess project proposals and decide on its long-term strategy.

Financial statements 21/22 Policy Plan