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Each year, East Fork partners with multiple organizations working to build equity and spread liberation in our community. Since 2017, we’ve raised over $1.7 million for grassroots, community-led initiatives.

Generosity has been a driving force at East Fork since our founders first gathered around a wood stove, dreaming up what this company could become.

You can clearly see this value in action through the relationships we nurture between our Community Partners, our team, and our customers. Over the years, this work has taken many forms, but it’s always been rooted in two goals: amplifying our partners’ missions and raising unrestricted funds to help them carry that work forward.

Since 2017, we’ve raised over $1.7 million for grassroots, community-led organizations—and 2024 was our biggest year yet, with $640,000 raised. We’re continuing that momentum by donating 1% of all sales (not profits) directly to our Community Partners. We also make it easy for customers to contribute through a simple in-cart donation at checkout.

We believe in giving without conditions. That means trusting local leaders to invest in their communities as they see fit—no strings attached, just direct support where it’s needed most. Together, we’re working toward a more joyful and equitable world.

For January, February and March, we are partnering with...

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Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary

Our partner this quarter, Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary, exists to create land-based sanctuary for healing justice, cultural organizing and liberation movement building. In 2025, Sanctuary Land Cooperative, LLC acquired 34 acres of land in Western North Carolina to hold and steward the land in collective ownership.

Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary is the programmatic arm of this work, creating spaces on the land for rest, retreat, learning, gathering and resilience-building for frontline organizers, cultural workers and movement communities.

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2025 Community Impact

Graphic of a pie chart for Total 2025 Donations $390,155. Pieces of the pie chart are, $10,024 In-Kind Donations, $40,470 Raffles, $120,063 Customer Donations, $219,598 East Fork Donations.
Graphic that reads "$66,490 Donated to Swannanoa Communities Together"
Graphic that reads "$71,392 Donated to ROAR"
Graphic that reads "$76,053 Donated to Operation Gateway"
Graphic that reads "$127,337 Donated to Ma Hñäkihu"

2024 Community Impact

A pie chart on a ceramic plate that breaks down East Fork's Total 2024 Donations totalling $642,558.
A simple graphic with text that reads "$500,000+ Donated to Hurricane Helene-related relief efforts"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$195,164 Donated to The Center for Native Health"
A simple graphic with text that reads "$44,339  Donated to Nanostead"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$44,339  Donated to Be Well"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$44,339  Donated to Umoja"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$96,967 Donated to Equal Plates"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$68,144 Donated to PODER Emma"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$68,144 Donated to BeLoved Asheville"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$21,670 Donated to RaĂ­ces"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$42, 966 Donated to YouthOUTright"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "$16,488 in Donated Pottery"
A simple graphic with text that reads, "9 Organizations & Initiatives Donated To"

2023 Community Impact

Graphic that reads "$131,475 Total Donated From East Fork"
Graphic that reads "$16,998 Donated to PODER Emma"
Graphic that reads "$36,080 Donated to BeLoved Asheville"
Graphic that reads "$16,998.89 Donated to ABCLT"
Graphic that reads "$35,480 Donated to Racial Justice Coalition"
Graphic that reads "$19,698 in Donated Pottery"
Graphic that reads "50+ Organizations & Initiatives Donated to"
Graphic that reads "Direct Donations to Organizations $72,732* estimate (thru seconds access)"

2022 Community Impact

Graphic that reads "$115,831.55 Total Donated From East Fork"
Graphic that reads "$42,058.15 Donated to Free99Fridge"
Graphic that reads "$65,292.88 Donated to BeLoved"
Graphic that reads "$21,351 Donated to A Therapist Like Me"
Graphic that reads "$15,793 Donated to Arteria Collective"
Graphic that reads "$8,408 in Donated Pottery"
Graphic that reads "51 Organizations & Initiatives Donated to"
Graphic that reads "$11,336.52 donated to North Carolina Abortion Fund"
Graphic that reads "Direct Donations to Organizations: $95,000 *estimate (Thru seconds sale access)"

Have a Question?

If you have questions about community partnerships and donations you can contact community@eastfork.com.

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