Charities We Support

FaeriesDance.com is committed to supporting all aspects of ethical fashion and environmental sustainability for ourselves, for our children, and for humanity as a whole. As part of that commitment, we donate 1% of our gross income to charity each year. Since 2005, we have supported three environmental charities with a portion of our sales.

We also pick one or two smaller charities and events to support each year to continue the pattern of giving. We’ve donated raffle products to the Iowa Farm Sanctuary, run month-long sale incentives with local wildlife groups and participated in Willamette Week's Give!Guide supporting OceanBlue to name just a few.

The Nature Conservancy

"The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive."
Nature Conservancy Writeup on FaeriesDance.comThe Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy has one of the best reputations among charities for doing excellent work and using their donation dollars wisely and effectively. They are on the American Institute of Philanthropy's Top 15 Environmental Charities list, and were awarded an A rating (the highest possible) by this group. The Nature Conservancy also received a 4-star rating (the highest possible) by the watchdog group Charity Navigator and made it to that organizations "10 of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of" list. It also meets all of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability. We like the Nature Conservancy because of its unique vision to purchase ecosystems in danger of being destroyed or developed when necessary. Its long list of accreditations made it an easy choice for us to support.

Check out what the organization had to say about our wonderful founder, Adrienne, in their 2017 winter newsletter!

Sierra Club Foundation

"The Mission of The Sierra Club Foundation is to advance the preservation and protection of the natural environment by empowering the citizenry, especially democratically-based grassroots organizations, with charitable resources to further the cause of environmental protection."
Sierra Club Foundation

Like The Nature Conservancy, the Sierra Club Foundation has received numerous accolades. It is also on the American Institute of Philanthropy's Top 15 Environmental Charities list, and has received an A rating. The Sierra Club Foundation has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and meets all of the Better Business Bureau's Wise Giving Alliance's Standards for Charity Accountability. After years of participating in local Sierra Club hikes (which are always led by volunteers and free to all participants), they were a natural choice for our support. We appreciate the fact that the Sierra Club doesn't just work at the national and international levels, but can also be found advocating for parks and open spaces in their local communities!

Earthwatch Institute

"Earthwatch Institute engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment."


Earthwatch mountain lionAfter picking two large charities, we decided we wanted to support a charity that was smaller and engaged in different types of projects. Since it has a smaller budget and less visibility than many of the other environmental charities, Earthwatch has not been evaluated by any of the charity watchdog organizations listed above. We picked Earthwatch because the organization works on many different aspects of sustainability including: sponsoring archeological digs to understand the planet’s history; supporting local cultural and biological diversity; understanding world health issues; investigating global environmental changes; engaging in traditional sustainability projects like conservation and endangered ecosystem research.

We were particularly impressed that Earthwatch allows everyday citizens to get involved in scientific research by taking part in volunteer vacations! Faerie's Dance's Founder, Adrienne, participated in a mountain lion corridor research study in Idaho in 1998. This beautiful fellow on the right got radio-collared so scientists could track him and his mom.

Want to help support the charities listed above? Check out their individual pages to see how you can get involved, or shop Faerie’s Dance collection of sustainable men’s and women’s fashion today to help contribute.