Sleep Cheap and WonderFalls Pass 2025 Results

Sleep Cheap Charities Reap is an annual fundraising event held in the City of Niagara Falls. The Sleep Cheap event is coordinated by the City in co-operation with members of the City’s tourism industry, who comprise the Sleep Cheap Committee. Thanks to the generosity of local hotel and attraction operators, the 2025 Sleep Cheap Charities Reap event, which ran from November 23 to 27, 2025, raised $108,365.98. Overall, since the inception of Sleep Cheap in 2004, the event has raised $2,719,434 for local charities.
Charities and not-for-profits that provide services to Niagara Falls residents can submit applications for funding biannually. The applications are reviewed by the organizing committee, and charities are selected to receive donations. The Sleep Cheap Committee selected 13 recipients for 2025:
| Charity | Allocation |
|---|---|
|
YWCA Niagara Region |
$10,000 |
|
Niagara Falls Community Outreach - Soup Kitchen |
$10,000 |
|
Community Crew |
$7,500 |
|
St. Vincent de Paul Society |
$7,500 |
|
GROW Community Food Literacy Centre |
$7,500 |
|
Heartland Forest Nature Experience |
$5,000 |
|
Hotel Dieu Shaver Foundation |
$5,000 |
|
Niagara Children’s Centre |
$5,000 |
|
Heart Niagara |
$5,000 |
|
Niagara Community Fund |
$10,587.50 |
|
Alzheimer’s Society |
$402.50 |
|
SPCA |
$722.75 |
|
Niagara Health Foundation |
$34,153.23 |
|
Total |
$108,365.98 |
The donation to the Niagara Health Foundation is part of a larger $150,000 commitment by Sleep Cheap to the new Niagara South Hospital. In recognition of this donation, the Emergency Triage Station will be named in the event’s honour.
The 2025 Sleep Cheap event was once again enhanced by the sale of the WonderFalls Pass. This pass provides Niagara residents with discounted access to select Niagara Falls attractions. The 2025 WonderFalls pass sales generated $46,869.37 to improve parks and playgrounds in Niagara Falls and make them more accessible. Overall, since its inception in 2015, the WonderFalls pass has raised $323,580.
The City appreciates and thanks the following hotels and attractions that participated in the 2025 Sleep Cheap and WonderFalls Pass events:
- Americana Resort, Spa & Waterpark
- Clifton Victoria Inn at the Falls
- Courtyard Marriott Niagara Falls
- Doubletree Fallsview Resort and Spa
- Embassy Suites Hotel Fallsview
- Fallsview Casino Resort Hotel
- Great Wolf Lodge
- Greg Frewin Theatre
- Hilton Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Suites
- Marriott Fallview Hotel & Spa
- Marriott on the Falls
- Old Stone Inn Boutique Hotel
- Ramada Near the Falls
- Sheraton Fallsview
- Skyline Hotel & Waterpark
- The Brock Niagara Falls
- Wyndham Garden
- Wyndham Grand Fallsview
- Niagara Parks
- Skylon Tower
- Nightmares Fear Factory
- Ripley’s Niagara Falls Attractions
- Niagara Clifton Group
- Fallsview Group
For more information, contact:
Councillor Victor Pietrangelo
vpietrangelo@niagarafalls.ca
Dean Spironello
Economic Development Officer
dsprionello@niagarafalls.ca
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