What could be more rewarding than giving an excellent gift? Giving one that also contributes to a good cause! If you’re seeking a wonderful way to make someone’s day (or treat yourself), check out these businesses, whose proceeds support individuals in need. (Also see: 20 Places Where You Can Always Shop for a Worthy Cause)
1. AmazonSmile
By using AmazonSmile, you can select a qualified charity connected to your account, with Amazon donating 0.5% of your eligible purchases to that charity. If the featured organizations don’t appeal to you, feel free to choose your own favorite cause.
2. Warby Parker
Grab a pair of Warby Parker’s trendy eyewear—whether standard, prescription, or sunglasses—and they will make a monthly contribution to their nonprofit partners. This helps train individuals in developing nations to conduct basic eye exams and sell glasses affordably. The donations also cover the cost of providing an equal number of glasses sold.
3. The Alpha Workshops
When you buy any items from The Alpha Workshops, which includes designer furniture, wallpapers, and lighting, 50% of your purchase goes towards educational and design programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Even without making a purchase, you can donate directly, with contributions starting at $25, which can fund a Basic Trainee’s weekly meal.
4. SoapBox
SoapBox is a mission-driven personal care brand that provides either a bar of soap or a month’s supply of clean water for every product sold. Their product line encompasses body washes, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, bar soaps, and beyond.
5. Project 7
Your purchase of Project 7’s delicious gum and mints supports one of seven affiliated charities that focus on various causes, including tree planting, disaster relief, aiding impoverished U.S. communities, and supplying clean drinking water in developing regions.
6. Toms Marketplace
While Toms Shoes is known for its one-for-one model, they also offer a Marketplace with a range of products—such as clothing, accessories, and jewelry—that fund various Toms initiatives. These initiatives include restoring sight through surgery or glasses and training skilled birth attendants in underserved countries through Toms purchases.
7. State Bags
For each stylish bag and accessory sold at State Bags, a backpack is given to a local American child in need. Plus, it’s worth noting that Beyoncé is among their supporters!
8. Better World Books
With every purchase you make at BetterWorldBooks.com, a book is donated to someone in need. Since July 2015, they’ve sent out 17 million books around the globe.
9. Baby Teresa
For every 100% organic cotton accessory sold by Baby Teresa, the company donates formula to a baby in need. Buying a baby romper? One will be donated to another baby in need as well.
10. Yoobi
For every Yoobi desk and organizational supply product purchased—available exclusively at Target or online—you help supply a Classroom Pack, which is then provided to a school in need.
11. Cooper & Ella
For each blouse sold by fashion label Cooper & Ella, a contribution is made through their Empower program to provide hot meals to a school in India, with the goal of delivering 100,000 meals in the initial year.
12. Road Twenty-Two
Purchasing a t-shirt from Road Twenty-Two not only supports their mission of employing previously incarcerated, homeless, or substance-abused women but also results in a shirt donation to a local shelter.
13. The Company Store
By shopping at The Company Store, you can rest easy knowing that each purchase results in a donation of a comforter to a homeless child in the U.S.
14. Joan Hornig
Jewelry designer Joan Hornig allocates 100% of the profit from your purchase to a charity of your choice.
15. Out of Print
Every item purchased from Out of Print leads to a donation of a book to a community in need and supports the authors, publishers, and artists whose works have shaped our lives.
16. Raven + Lily
Shopping at Raven + Lily for their fair trade jewelry, apparel, and accessories helps empower women in developing countries by providing them with safe employment, sustainable income, and educational resources, with over 1,500 marginalized women currently employed at fair trade wages.
17. Faucet Face
At Faucet Face, focusing on water solutions means that 2.5% of all sales from their vibrant glass bottle collection are donated, alongside a complete water filter for every five bottles sold, to the charity Third Millennium Awakening, which employs locals in India to create and distribute filters to families in need. Custom designs are available as well.
18. 2 Degrees Food
By buying a gluten-free and vegan snack bar from 2 Degrees Food, you contribute to their mission of feeding hungry children, aiming to provide sustenance to 200 million kids.
19. Smile Squared
Every time you purchase from Smile Squared, a toothbrush is donated to a child in need, ensuring that your smile can help others do the same.
Do you have favorite products or brands that give back? Share your selections in the comments below!
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