The CRS Fair Trade Fund
The CRS Fair Trade Fund makes high-impact grants to expand the Fair Trade model. Overseas, the Fund makes Development Grants to help disadvantaged artisans and farmers overseas gain access to the U.S. Fair Trade market. Here in the United States, Market-Building Grants support initiatives that have unique potential to help grow the market for Fair Trade products here in the United States. Where does the money for these important investments come from? You!
Every time you purchase Fair Trade coffee, chocolate or handcrafts through the CRS Fair Trade Program, a percentage of your purchase goes to the CRS Fair Trade Fund to help expand the Fair Trade model. And now you can contribute directly to the Fair Trade Fund through our secure on-line donation platform or by sending a check payable to the CRS Fair Trade Fund to:
Catholic Relief Services
228 West Lexington Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-3413
One hundred percent of your tax-deductible contributions are used to make important grants like the ones profiled in this section.
For more information, write us or call 866-608-5978.
Development Grants
CRS Fair Trade Fund Development Grants help talented artisans and farmers overseas get the technical assistance they need to enter and succeed in the U.S. Fair Trade market. These grants may be used for a wide range of purposes, including:
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Capacity building;
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New product development;
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Quality control and inventory management systems; or
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Market linkages to Fair Trade importers in the United States.
Click on the menu at left to read profiles of some of the CRS Fair Trade Fund Development Grants made to date.
Market-Building Grants
CRS Fair Trade Fund Market-Building Grants support initiatives here in the United States that have unique potential to help increase Fair Trade awareness and consumption in the United States.
Click on the menu at left to read profiles of some of the CRS Fair Trade Fund Development Grants made to date.