Donate to
Build a Fairer World
When you give to Fair Trade USA™, you join a global movement to ensure every person earns a fair wage, works in safe conditions, and helps protect our planet.
Our unique funding model ensures that 100% of your gift goes to producer services—helping farmers, fishers, and workers thrive amid climate and market challenges.
Many Pathways to Giving
At Fair Trade USA, every contribution — big or small — builds a more equitable world. Explore the giving pathway that aligns with your values and capacity.
Make a Donation
Whether you give once or every month, your support helps create a fairer, more sustainable future for farmers, workers, and our planet.
Workplace Giving & Employer Matching
Double your impact! Many employers match employee donations to nonprofits. Check with your company’s Human Resources (HR) department to see if they offer a matching gift program, payroll deduction, or workplace giving campaign.
Foundation & Corporate Philanthropic Partnerships
Fair Trade USA collaborates with mission-aligned businesses and foundations to drive meaningful change. Whether through grants, sponsorships, or cause marketing initiatives, our partners play a pivotal role in advancing our shared goals.
Planned Giving
Make a lasting impact by including Fair Trade USA in your will, trust, or as a beneficiary of your retirement account. Your legacy gift ensures that Fair Trade USA continues to grow and evolve for generations to come.
Stock & Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) Contributions
Giving through stocks or a donor advised fund (DAF) can be a tax-smart way to support Fair Trade USA. These gifts provide immediate resources to advance our mission while offering potential financial benefits to you.
Cryptocurrency Donations
Support Fair Trade USA with cryptocurrency donations. Crypto gifts offer a tax-efficient way to give while supporting sustainable trade practices worldwide. Reach out to us to learn how to donate your digital assets securely.
Why Donate?
More than 830 million people worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $3 a day. Rising costs, climate change, and shifting global markets are putting even greater pressure on the people who grow our food, harvest our seafood, and sew our clothes.
For over 25 years, Fair Trade USA has walked alongside producers, providing the training, tools, and partnerships they need to build stronger livelihoods, safer working conditions, and more resilient communities.
Lasting change happens when those closest to the challenge lead the solution, and your support makes that possible.
The Fair Trade Difference
For every Fair Trade Certified™ product sold, businesses pay a Fair Trade Premium that is directed back to farmers, fishers, and workers at origin. Together, they democratically decide how to invest the Community Development Funds to meet their greatest needs. To date, the Fair Trade Certified program has delivered over $1.3 billion in financial benefit to people across more than 50 countries.
This market-based model creates opportunity and agency. But the need—and the potential—go far beyond that.
Your donation fuels the next chapter: expanding producer training, investing in innovation within the movement, and helping more communities thrive. Your gift supports:
Education
Funding schools, scholarships, and training programs that open doors to brighter futures for families and communities.
Environment
Supporting sustainable farming and fishing practices while helping farmers adapt to changing climates and protect ecosystems.
Gender Equality
Empowering women to lead, earn equally, and shape the future of their communities.
Worker Welfare
Advancing safe working conditions, healthcare access, and overall well-being for workers worldwide.
Economic Opportunity
Expanding access to fair wages and stable incomes so farmers, fishers, and workers can build resilient livelihoods.
Fair Trade Funds in Action
Across the world, donations to Fair Trade USA strengthen communities and accelerate impact. Read inspiring stories of real impact.
For more inspiring stories and to review financial information, read our 2024 annual report.
We want to hear from you!
If you want to speak with someone from our Philanthropy team, please contact us. We would be happy to answer any questions you may have!
Head of Philanthropy: Jordan Robbins (Read Jordan’s bio)
Email: give@fairtradeusa.org
Phone: (510) 663-5260 ext. 450
Mailing Address
If you are interested in donating by check, please mail to the following address:
360 Grand Avenue #311
Oakland, CA 94610-4840
Transfair USA (DBA Fair Trade USA, Tax ID: 41-1848081) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your donation is deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
