Giving back
What Drives Me?
In our home, community was something you practiced.
Growing up, my parents made giving back part of everyday life. My siblings and I were often brought along to help wherever extra hands were needed — working a ticket booth at the school carnival, serving meals, washing dishes, or showing up for neighbors in small but meaningful ways.
It taught us something simple and lasting: care is most powerful when it becomes a habit.
When we created the Stephen James Curated Coffee Collection, we knew community impact had to be woven into the brand from the beginning. Coffee is already a ritual of connection — a pause, a conversation, a moment shared. We wanted our giving to reflect that same spirit: intentional, personal, and rooted in the causes that matter.
Through our partnership with GIVZ, we’re able to highlight selected charitable organizations while giving you the opportunity to direct a portion of your purchase toward a cause close to your heart.
Because giving should feel personal.
With every order, SJ Gives turns a daily ritual into something more meaningful — coffee chosen with care, and impact shared with purpose.
Coffee chosen with care. Impact shared with purpose.
GIVING BACK WITH GIVZ
CONSCIOUS COFFEE | GLOBAL IMPACT
We've teamed up with Givz so that each purchase from our site allows you, the consumer, to help promote a positive impact throughout our global Community. Our coffee directly supports Pelotonia, The Trevor Project, Unicef, & the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. Learn more about each charity and their efforts below.
Pelotonia
Pelotonia exists to engage, inspire, and challenge a community committed to change the world by accelerating innovative cancer research.
Pelotonia is a community that is determined to see an end to Cancer! This fantastic organization has raised over 217 million dollarsthat directly support the research community - focusing solely on ending Cancer. Every August, they host a beautiful scenic ride throughout central Ohio, allowing riders the opportunity to both fundraise andpromote health and wellness with a 102mi bike ride. While each rider's reasoning is personal, the goal is the same - to End Cancer.100% of all rider donations fund direct research, and we are thrilled to participate. #BFYWRides
The Trevor Project
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 24, making organizations like The Trevor Project more vital than ever. As the leading nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention and crisis intervention for young people, it provides 24/7 crisis support through phone, text, and chat counseling. Driven by the belief that every young person deserves a welcoming, loving world, the organization pursues that vision through three core pillars: crisis support, advocacy, and research. Their advocacy includes championing legislation, supporting movements, and advancing education, while their research produces international surveys, briefs, and peer-reviewed articles that deepen understanding of the issues young people face.
Unicef
Unicefs mission is to relentlessly pursue an equitable world for every child through fundraising, advocacy, and education in the United States. UNICEF USA supports UNICEF's global work through fundraising, advocacy and education. UNICEF collaborates with governments and corporations, non-profit groups and social enterprises, civic leaders and celebrities, churches and other faith-based organizations, youth groups and campus groups, teachers and students and families. Everything UNICEF does — all of its programs and partnerships and global advocacy work — is in pursuit of one goal: to ensure that every child can grow up healthy, educated, protected, and respected.
Mid-Ohio Food Bank
Mid-Ohio Foodbank provides more than 170,000 meals each day for hungry people in central and eastern Ohio, ending hunger one nourishing meal at a time. Mid-Ohio Foodbank is an advanced logistics organization and the 5th largest produce distributing food bank in the United States who invest over a million dollars to transport food to our partner agencies and are committed to getting the right food at the right time to the right place. Their network of 680 member agencies directly distribute the vast majority of the nutritious food the Mid-Ohio Collective handles each year. They serve 20 counties covering nearly 10,000 square miles and their goal is to close the 144 million-meal gap
