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Since launch, Packed with Purpose has made an impact on
The Impact Behind Every Gift
What makes Packed with Purpose unique is that the story doesn’t end when a gift is received, it continues through the products- and the people behind them. Those products support small businesses, create job opportunities for veterans and individuals rebuilding their lives, and contribute to environmental sustainability—driving meaningful impact in communities across the United States.
That was the idea when I founded Packed with Purpose nearly 10 years ago: that an everyday action, like sending a gift, could create something much more meaningful.
Today, that impact is real. And it’s something we are incredibly proud of. But it is not ours alone. It is made possible by the companies and individuals who choose to gift with intention.
Thank you for trusting us to be part of your most important moments, and for helping turn everyday gifting into a force for good. We are proud of what we’ve built together, and even more inspired by what’s still possible.
The Impact Behind Every Gift
What makes Packed with Purpose unique is that the story doesn’t end when a gift is received, it continues through the products- and the people behind them. Those products support small businesses, create job opportunities for veterans and individuals rebuilding their lives, and contribute to environmental sustainability—driving meaningful impact in communities across the United States.
That was the idea when I founded Packed with Purpose nearly 10 years ago: that an everyday action, like sending a gift, could create something much more meaningful.
Today, that impact is real. And it’s something we are incredibly proud of. But it is not ours alone. It is made possible by the companies and individuals who choose to gift with intention.
Thank you for trusting us to be part of your most important moments, and for helping turn everyday gifting into a force for good. We are proud of what we’ve built together, and even more inspired by what’s still possible.
Because of You, We’ve:
Invested
$9.3M
in U.S. Small Businesses
Created
128K
Hours of Job Training
Donated
$8M
Meals to Those in Need
Supported
1,926
Sustainable Acres
50%+
Diverse/Women-Owned Partners
250
Impact Partners Supported since 2016
How Our Model Works
Every gift creates impact. The products we source are made by small businesses, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven organizations- supporting jobs, communities, and sustainable practices across the United States with every gift.
Each gift gives back across these impact areas
Employment
& Job Training
Environment &
Sustainability
Job Opportunities
for Women
Youth
Advancement
Veteran, Women,
& Diverse Makers
Health &
Well-Being
How Our Model Works
Every gift creates impact. The products we source are made by small businesses, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven organizations- supporting jobs, communities, and sustainable practices across the United States with every gift.
Each gift gives back across these impact areas
Employment & Job Training
Creating pathways to employment for veterans, adults with disabilities, and others facing barriers to work, building skills, restoring stability, and opening doors to long-term opportunity.
Environment & Sustainability
Reducing waste and rethinking sourcing to support farmers, protect ecosystems, and create more sustainable ways to produce and consume.
Job Opportunities for Women
Advancing economic opportunity for women in under-resourced communities, supporting stability, safety, and pathways to long-term employment and independence.
Youth Advancement
Building skills, confidence, and opportunity for young people, creating access to education, mentorship, and pathways to a more stable future.
Veteran, Women, & Diverse Makers
Supporting small businesses led by women, veterans and other underrepresented founders to strengthen local economies and the communities they serve.
Health & Well-Being
Expanding access to safe, nourishing food and essential care, including hunger relief, clean water access, and animal welfare for people and animals alike
Where Work Becomes a Fresh Start
Through our partnership with A Safe Haven, a nonprofit based in Chicago, each gift helps create real employment opportunities for individuals rebuilding their lives. Participants, including veterans and individuals experiencing homelessness, gain hands-on experience producing Packed with Purpose Treats while developing critical workplace skills.
What begins as training becomes something more: a renewed sense of purpose, a paycheck, and a path forward. This collaboration earned a Bronze Anthem Award for Social Impact, recognizing our commitment to helping those in crisis.
This partnership provides much-needed job opportunities, allowing individuals to take pride in their work and transform their lives.
Marshall Galbreath, Executive Chef and Food Service Director at ASH
5,063
job training hours created by PwP partership
Where Work Becomes a Fresh Start
Through our partnership with A Safe Haven, a nonprofit based in Chicago, each gift helps create real employment opportunities for individuals rebuilding their lives. Participants, including veterans and individuals experiencing homelessness, gain hands-on experience producing Packed with Purpose Treats while developing critical workplace skills.
What begins as training becomes something more: a renewed sense of purpose, a paycheck, and a path forward. This collaboration earned a Bronze Anthem Award for Social Impact, recognizing our commitment to helping those in crisis.
This partnership provides much-needed job opportunities, allowing individuals to take pride in their work and transform their lives.
Marshall Galbreath, Executive Chef and Food Service Director at ASH
5,063
job training hours created by PwP partership
Life Skills for Lasting Independence
For more than 60 years, Lambs Farm, a 72-acre working farm in Illinois, has created opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to learn, work, and thrive. Through housing, vocational training, and life skills programs, participants build confidence while producing high-quality goods featured in our gifts.
More than 250 people benefit from these programs, gaining meaningful employment and ongoing support. Through our partnership, the equivalent of 33,676+ job training hours has helped build skills, confidence, and independence.
$589k
invested with Lambs Farm over the past decade
Life Skills for Lasting Independence
For more than 60 years, Lambs Farm, a 72-acre working farm in Illinois, has created opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to learn, work, and thrive. Through housing, vocational training, and life skills programs, participants build confidence while producing high-quality goods featured in our gifts.
More than 250 people benefit from these programs, gaining meaningful employment and ongoing support. Through our partnership, the equivalent of 33,676+ job training hours has helped build skills, confidence, and independence.
$589k
invested with Lambs Farm over the past decade
I was delighted to see treats from Lambs Farm, a local non-profit that provides vocational and residential services for adults with disabilities, included in the box.
Where Less Waste Creates More Opportunity
Mavuno Harvest partners directly with smallholder farmers to reduce food waste and create lasting economic opportunity. By purchasing surplus fruit that would otherwise go unsold, they help farmers increase income while bringing high-quality, organic snacks to market.
Their model supports sustainable agriculture, strengthens local economies, and ensures more of what is grown is used. The result is a more efficient, equitable food system that benefits both farmers and consumers.
Where Less Waste Creates More Opportunity
Mavuno Harvest partners directly with smallholder farmers to reduce food waste and create lasting economic opportunity. By purchasing surplus fruit that would otherwise go unsold, they help farmers increase income while bringing high-quality, organic snacks to market.
Their model supports sustainable agriculture, strengthens local economies, and ensures more of what is grown is used. The result is a more efficient, equitable food system that benefits both farmers and consumers.
When our company is able to introduce our clients, partners and friends to Packed with Purpose, we are part of a positive chain reaction.
When our company is able to introduce our clients, partners and friends to Packed with Purpose, we are part of a positive chain reaction.
Ethical Sourcing That Supports Farmers and the Community
MAEVE is redefining chocolate through a commitment to ethical sourcing and climate-conscious practices. By working directly with farmers and investing in regenerative agriculture, they help protect ecosystems while improving livelihoods.
Their approach emphasizes transparency, responsible ingredient sourcing, and reducing environmental impact across production. From farm to finished product, MAEVE demonstrates how thoughtful choices can create chocolate that is better for people and the planet.
10%
of net profits donated to farmer initiatives
CO2 NEUTRAL
Carbon-neutral production and sustainable packaging efforts
Ethical Sourcing That Supports Farmers and the Community
MAEVE is redefining chocolate through a commitment to ethical sourcing and climate-conscious practices. By working directly with farmers and investing in regenerative agriculture, they help protect ecosystems while improving livelihoods.
Their approach emphasizes transparency, responsible ingredient sourcing, and reducing environmental impact across production. From farm to finished product, MAEVE demonstrates how thoughtful choices can create chocolate that is better for people and the planet.
10%
of net profits donated to farmer initiatives
CO2 NEUTRAL
Carbon-neutral production and sustainable packaging efforts
Pathways to Economic Independence
Women’s Bean Project creates a bridge to stability for women facing chronic unemployment. Through a structured transitional employment program, participants gain hands-on job experience alongside essential life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and goal setting.
This model goes beyond short-term employment. It equips women with tools to secure long-term jobs, build confidence, and break cycles of poverty– creating lasting change that extends far beyond the workplace.
Pathways to Economic Independence
Women’s Bean Project creates a bridge to stability for women facing chronic unemployment. Through a structured transitional employment program, participants gain hands-on job experience alongside essential life skills such as financial literacy, communication, and goal setting.
This model goes beyond short-term employment. It equips women with tools to secure long-term jobs, build confidence, and break cycles of poverty– creating lasting change that extends far beyond the workplace.
Thank you for supporting these companies and their initiatives. We need it now more than ever!
Thank you for supporting these companies and their initiatives. We need it now more than ever!
Where Confidence, Skills, and Opportunity Grow
Together We Bake supports women overcoming significant barriers, including trauma, abuse, and addiction, as they rebuild their lives. Through workforce training, personal development, and a strong support system, participants gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the food service industry and beyond.
The program goes beyond job training, offering mentorship, life skills development, and ongoing support that helps participants navigate challenges both in and out of the workplace. The impact is both measurable and deeply personal. Participants leave not only with job experience, but with a renewed sense of direction, stability, and possibility.
Where Confidence, Skills, and Opportunity Grow
Together We Bake supports women overcoming significant barriers, including trauma, abuse, and addiction, as they rebuild their lives. Through workforce training, personal development, and a strong support system, participants gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in the food service industry and beyond.
The program goes beyond job training, offering mentorship, life skills development, and ongoing support that helps participants navigate challenges both in and out of the workplace. The impact is both measurable and deeply personal. Participants leave not only with job experience, but with a renewed sense of direction, stability, and possibility.
18,404+
job training hours supported through PwP
89%
of Participants Passed Food Service Certification
18,404+
job training hours supported through PwP
89%
of Participants Passed Food Service Certification
2,643+
job training hours supported through PwP
Second Chances Through Skill-Building
Confections with Convictions creates pathways to stability for women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and justice-involved youth. Designed to address barriers after involvement in the court system, the organization provides employment and training opportunities when they are hardest to find.
Through hands-on job experience, participants build skills, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose. Each confection supports a model rooted in second chances, helping individuals move forward with greater stability and new possibilities for the future.
Second Chances Through Skill-Building
Confections with Convictions creates pathways to stability for women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and justice-involved youth. Designed to address barriers after involvement in the court system, the organization provides employment and training opportunities when they are hardest to find.
Through hands-on job experience, participants build skills, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose. Each confection supports a model rooted in second chances, helping individuals move forward with greater stability and new possibilities for the future.
2,643+
job training hours supported through PwP
Not only are the products unique and meaningful to our employees, they also know they are part of something bigger than themselves.
Not only are the products unique and meaningful to our employees, they also know they are part of something bigger than themselves.
Creating Access to Inclusive Employment
Cameron’s Coffee & Chocolates creates meaningful employment opportunities for young adults with developmental disabilities, grounded in a simple but powerful belief: everyone can work.
In a supportive, hands-on environment, team members build real-world skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging. The result is more than a job- it’s access to opportunity, independence, and a future shaped by ability, not limitation.
3,531+
job training hours supported through PwP
Creating Access to Inclusive Employment
Cameron’s Coffee & Chocolates creates meaningful employment opportunities for young adults with developmental disabilities, grounded in a simple but powerful belief: everyone can work.
In a supportive, hands-on environment, team members build real-world skills, confidence, and a sense of belonging. The result is more than a job- it’s access to opportunity, independence, and a future shaped by ability, not limitation.
3,531+
job training hours supported through PwP
Helping Veterans Build Stability After Service
Veteran Roasters creates meaningful job opportunities for veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Through hands-on training in coffee roasting and operations, participants gain valuable skills while rebuilding stability, purpose, and a sense of direction after service.
Designed to support long-term employment, this model pairs meaningful work with the support veterans need to rebuild their lives, offering a foundation for moving forward with dignity and renewed opportunity.
Helping Veterans Build Stability After Service
Veteran Roasters creates meaningful job opportunities for veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Through hands-on training in coffee roasting and operations, participants gain valuable skills while rebuilding stability, purpose, and a sense of direction after service.
Designed to support long-term employment, this model pairs meaningful work with the support veterans need to rebuild their lives, offering a foundation for moving forward with dignity and renewed opportunity.
Knowing that your organization helps support veterans was a driving force in making a change to Packed with Purpose from our previous vendor.
Knowing that your organization helps support veterans was a driving force in making a change to Packed with Purpose from our previous vendor.
Where Small Business Craft Builds Community
Katherine Anne Confections is a women-owned, small-batch chocolatier rooted in craftsmanship, sustainability, and community. By sourcing ingredients locally and producing handcrafted confections, the business supports a broader ecosystem of small businesses and makers.
Each product reflects the impact of thoughtful, purpose-driven entrepreneurship, where investing in small businesses helps strengthen communities from the ground up.
24,950+
hours of employment supported through our PwP partnership
33M
people in the U.S. have a food allergy
Nourishing Health and Well-Being
Every Body Eat is redefining what it means to snack with purpose, creating delicious, allergen-free products more people can safely enjoy. Free from the top 14 allergens, their snacks allow individuals often left out to fully participate in everyday moments.
This women-founded company is building a more inclusive food system—expanding access to safe, high-quality options so everyone has a place at the table, while also creating jobs and career opportunities for individuals from underserved communities.
Nourishing Health and Well-Being
Every Body Eat is redefining what it means to snack with purpose, creating delicious, allergen-free products more people can safely enjoy. Free from the top 14 allergens, their snacks allow individuals often left out to fully participate in everyday moments.
This women-founded company is building a more inclusive food system—expanding access to safe, high-quality options so everyone has a place at the table, while also creating jobs and career opportunities for individuals from underserved communities.
33M
people in the U.S. have a food allergy
My clients all LOVE the gifts we gave them, especially because they have greater meaning than just giving gifts. Love this!
My clients all LOVE the gifts we gave them, especially because they have greater meaning than just giving gifts. Love this!
Supporting Animal Welfare with Every Bite
Bobby Sue’s Nuts turns everyday snacking into meaningful support for animals in need.
Founded with a mission to protect and care for homeless animals, the company donates a portion of every purchase to organizations working on the front lines of animal rescue and shelter, like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals.
$40k+
donated to animal welfare initiatives
Supporting Animal Welfare with Every Bite
Bobby Sue’s Nuts turns everyday snacking into meaningful support for animals in need.
Founded with a mission to protect and care for homeless animals, the company donates a portion of every purchase to organizations working on the front lines of animal rescue and shelter, like the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Animals.
$40k+
donated to animal welfare initiatives
Higher Standards. Greater Impact.
As a Certified B Corporation, we meet rigorous standards for social and environmental impact, accountability, and transparency. This certification reflects our commitment to using business as a force for good, ensuring every gift delivers more than appreciation, it creates lasting impact.
4.6% → 39.1%
In 1972, women owned just 4.6% of U.S. businesses. Today, that number is 39.1%, and growing.
Proudly Women-Owned
As a WBENC-certified Women-Owned Business, Packed with Purpose is committed to advancing opportunities for women entrepreneurs and leaders. Your gifts help support a broader network of women-owned businesses, creating meaningful economic impact with every order.
Higher Standards. Greater Impact.
As a Certified B Corporation, we meet rigorous standards for social and environmental impact, accountability, and transparency. This certification reflects our commitment to using business as a force for good, ensuring every gift delivers more than appreciation, it creates lasting impact.
4.6% → 39.1%
In 1972, women owned just 4.6% of U.S. businesses. Today, that number is 39.1%, and growing.
Proudly Women-Owned
As a WBENC-certified Women-Owned Business, Packed with Purpose is committed to advancing opportunities for women entrepreneurs and leaders. Your gifts help support a broader network of women-owned businesses, creating meaningful economic impact with every order.
A Decade of Impact, Made Possible by You
A Decade of Impact,
Made Possible by You