FairWave Foundation - FairWave Specialty Coffee Collective

Explore Our Brands

Across the Collective, our brands invest in their communities.

The FairWave Foundation provides a central hub for our brands’ giving initiatives, allowing us to strategize together for maximum impact.

The Foundation supports a mix of long- and short-term giving initiatives throughout the coffee supply chain.

We work with the causes at the heart of our brands: uplifting the most vulnerable and making our communities better places to live and work.

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Our vision

We envision a world where everyone is treated equitably across the coffee supply chain and within our local communities.

Our Values

We are better together. We believe in inclusivity and collaboration. We believe we share a collective responsibility to support meaningful, positive change within the communities we serve.

Our Focus Areas

We support causes that are important to our team members, including but not limited to: health, food access, arts & humanities, education, inclusivity &
belonging, and the well-being of members of the coffee supply chain.

Our Giving

We believe that support can and should go beyond financial contributions. We believe we can amplify our impact by developing ongoing relationships within our communities, and investing in an organization’s long-term vision for change.

Case Study

Spyhouse Coffee
Champions Gender
Equity

Through the Gender Equity Project, Spyhouse Coffee supports the empowerment of women and gender minorities across the coffee supply chain.

Year-round, Spyhouse offers Gender Equity coffees — sourced from women producers, paying these producers a premium.

Spyhouse donates a portion of the proceeds from the Gender Eauity coffees to support local Minneapolis women’s organizations.

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Our Impact Report

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Read the report