The Cotopaxi Foundation
The Cotopaxi Foundation
Giving is central to who we are.
The Cotopaxi Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations helping communities around the world experiencing extreme poverty. To date, we’ve impacted an estimated 4.25 million lives by improving access to health, education, and livelihoods.
Our focus
We focus our efforts primarily on the poorest communities in Latin America, investing in healthcare, education, and livelihoods – sectors that MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) has identified as having great potential for poverty reduction. In addition, we support our grantees in their humanitarian relief efforts around the world, as well as non-profits in the U.S. dedicated to improving education, healthcare, and livelihoods.
More than 4.5 million people
More than 4.5 million people
who are directly helped by our 1% of sales donations.
Our way of working
The Cotopaxi Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that distributes at least 1% of Cotopaxi’s (PBC) revenue in the form of philanthropic grants. We are also open to donations to our foundation, which directly benefits beneficiaries and impact programs at 100%.
Beneficiaries of the Cotopaxi Foundation
The Cotopaxi Foundation supports leading organizations that help improve the living standards of communities in poverty. The foundation supports its partners with multi-year grants to achieve lasting impact through long-term programs. We do not accept grant applications.
Gear for Good
As our business grows, so does our ability to help those in need. Gear for Good is our promise to make sustainable products as eco-friendly as possible, and to use our proceeds to support communities in poverty. We hope you'll join us so that together, we can make an even greater impact.
Our Impact Partners
Based on extensive research, we select excellent non-profit organizations working to improve living standards in communities affected by poverty. We support our partners with multi-year grants, enabling them to achieve a sustainable impact with long-term programs. We do not accept grant applications.
ALLIES
evelopment of regenerative value chains to strengthen livelihoods, preserve biodiversity, and combat climate change in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Water 1st
Provides sustainable solutions for clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to the world's most vulnerable communities.
OneGoal
Closing the "opportunity gap" so that all students can be successful after school.
