After a fundraising and public relations disaster in 1993, the award-winning Marine Toys for Tots Foundation regrouped and came back stronger than ever.

By Melissa Busch

Toys for Tots also has partnerships with UPS, Hasbro and Coca-Cola.

A (big) bump in the road
It’s hard to tell from its current success, but things haven’t always been all baby dolls and little red wagons for the organization, which found itself in the throes of a devastating financial scandal about 15 years ago.