Pura Vida Coffee
Pura Vida Coffee is a for-profit company, but one that’s wholly owned by Pura Vida Create Good, a nonprofit U.S. company that sells Fair Trade Certified organic, shade-grown coffee from Latin America, and Africa. The company advocates corporate social responsibility by donating its profits to help children and families in coffee-growing communities internationally.
Pura Vida Create Good, a 5013 nonprofit that serves as the philanthropic division of the company, is funded by coffee sales and corporate and private donations. Pura Vida Partners works with coffee co-ops and local charitable agencies to deliver community-driven projects promoting self-reliance in the areas of economic, health, and education.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Tukwila, Washington, Pura Vida also provides profit sharing opportunities for nonprofit organizations such as , , and .
