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==Simple Plan Foundation==
The members of Simple Plan created the Simple Plan Foundation, which focuses on teen problems ranging from suicide to poverty to drug addiction. As of 9 December 2005, the Simple Plan Foundation had raised more than $100,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://simpleplanfoundation.org/app/about.html|title=Simple plan foundation|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=7 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407185513/http://simpleplanfoundation.org/app/about.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A fundraising event was held in September 2009 in Montréal. In October 2008, the band announced a special release on iTunes of the single "[[Save You (Simple Plan song)|Save You]]", to benefit the Foundation, with a special composite video featuring cancer survivors. The song was inspired by the struggle with cancer of Bouvier's brother Jay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/simple-plan-reveals-worldwide-charity/story.aspx?guid={4B389977-916A-438E-92AF-C2FBD6D53B6D}&dist=hppr |title=Simple Plan Reveals Worldwide Charity Single; "Save You" to Benefit International Cancer Charities; Star-Studded Companion Video Now in Production; "Save You" Goes on Sale via... |publisher=Marketwatch.com |access-date=27 November 2008 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=Elisfkc |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 15 March 2011, the Foundation stated it would donate $10,000 in aid after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 earthquake]] that hit Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topmusic.jp/product_info.php?products_id=932 |title=Special Report: HELP JAPAN – Simple Plan – Top Music Japan |publisher=Topmusic.jp |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, to mark the band's 10th anniversary, the book ''Simple Plan: The Official Story'' was released, which was used as a fundraiser for the Simple Plan Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/simple-plan-looks-back-on-tornado-of-last-10-years-1.1170016?cmp=rss|title=Simple Plan looks back on 'tornado' of last 10 years|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=7 December 2012|access-date=14 December 2012}}</ref>

In March 2024, the foundation donated US$10,000 to help support residents of Rio Grande do Sul after a flood. They also sold a Brazil specific merch T-shirt, from which the proceeds will go towards the flood victims.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbosa |first=Maria Eloisa |date=2024-05-28 |title=Simple Plan doa US$ 10 mil e inicia ação para ajudar o Rio Grande do Sul |url=https://igormiranda.com.br/2024/05/simple-plan-doa-10-mil-dolares-rio-grande-do-sul-acao/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Igor Miranda |language=pt-BR}}</ref>