Gifts That Give Back from Oprah's Favorite Things (2024)

We love a gift-giving strategy that effectively doubles holiday joy—and that’s choosing gifts from companies that donate a portion of their profits to charitable organizations. We also like that you can decide what to buy in two ways: You might pick something that’s just right for someone on your list (that happens to support a cause near and dear to your heart). Or you might start from the other end of the equation: Think of a problem your favorite person wants to help fix, then find a brand below that supports organizations dedicated to that cause. Voilà! A present that will delight your recipient, body and soul.

That’s why we pulled together a list of the companies on this year’s Oprah’s Favorite Things list that are giving back—removing ocean plastics, supporting unhoused youth, fighting food insecurity, championing environmental causes, and more.

Take a look—we think you’ll find a way to make giving twice as nice this year.

(To see the product that made this year’s list, click on each company name.)

Beauty

McEvoy Ranch

The company donates to COTS, Committee on the Shelterless, which assists those experiencing homelessness in finding and keeping housing, increasing self-sufficiency, and improving well-being.

Gently Soap

Through their Love Gently initiative, this company donates misshapen but perfectly usable bar soaps to local nonprofit organizations serving those who are unhoused, as well as survivors of sexual and domestic violence. It also supports alumni funds at the University of Georgia’s UGArden student community farm, student entrepreneurship program, and service-learning initiatives.

Herb & Root

The founder of this brand, who wants to turn daily routines into meaningful moments through the power of fragrance, donates a portion of every purchase from its site to environmental organizations that plant trees, remove ocean plastic, and support sustainable income for local communities.

Grace & Company

At this hair-wellness company, 10 percent of all proceeds go toward faith-based and women-based initiatives.

Tatcha

Every Tatcha purchase funds equitable education opportunities for children through its Beautiful Faces, Beautiful Futures fund, in partnership with Room to Read.

Pattern Beauty

Tracee Ellis Ross, the founder of this beauty line, says 1 percent of every Pattern Beauty purchase is donated to one of four nonprofits of the purchaser’s choice: the Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Black Women’s Excellence, Communities for a Better Environment, or Black Girl Ventures.

Anastasia Beverly Hills

Anastasia supports the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which helps fill the needs of patients and invests in breakthrough research to prevent and cure breast cancer, by donating 20 percent of sales of specific sets.

Chillhouse

Chillhouse wants to help clients, well, chill out. The brand also commits 1 percent of proceeds to support mental-health advocacy efforts at organizations including Sad Girls Club and Half the Story.

Cozy

By Jill Martin

Following her own cancer diagnosis, the founder ensures her company donates to Breast Cancer Alliance and the Basser Center for BRCA-related cancers.

Reisfelds NYC

Since 2022, this Brooklyn-based, Black-owned firm, which offers handcrafted and curated home goods, has donated proceeds to the Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest nonprofit providing shelter and healthcare services to LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness.

Sweet July

Founder Ayesha Curry is also the co-founder of the Eat Learn Play Foundation, alongside her husband, Stephen Curry; it focuses on childhood nutrition, literacy, and physical activity. Sweet July Skin supports Girls Inc. of Alameda County as well.

Apparis

This fashion line is committed to designs that prioritize both style and sustainability. It supports One Warm Coat, Baby2Baby, Donors Choose, Room to Read, and more.

Softies

This Minnesota-based, family-run sleepwear business partners with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Eberjey

Eberjey contributes to breast-cancer awareness through the Pink Fund and also makes product donations to Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Miami.

Annie Selke

The company has partnered with Habitat for Humanity International and donates products to Habitat ReStores.

Food

AC Barbeque

Founders Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer support a number of causes and organizations. Together, Anthony and Cedric support historically Black universities, and they launched their first AC Barbeque campus restaurant at Jackson State University. Most recently, they’ve partnered with Feedwells to combat food insecurity and provide lunches to Memphis-Shelby County schools in Tennessee.

Cup of Té

This standout among online retailers of loose-leaf organic teas donates 10 percent of profits from two of its products to mental-health awareness initiatives.

Mr. P’s Pantry

Founded by Martin Cooper and Karen Suen-Cooper, this luxury home-accessories brand donates to the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, a nonprofit performing-arts organization and kindergarten-to-eighth-grade development program.

Lovejoy’s

The brand donates 5 percent of its profits to organizations dedicated to uplifting and empowering communities, including youth homeless initiatives.

Marmalade Grove

The founders describe themselves as “proud participants in California’s citrus heritage and legacy.” They focus on growing fruit sustainably and supporting the local community, and they donate to Food Forward, a charity organization that helps reduce food waste and provide hunger relief.

Bona Furtuna

This roughly 750-acre organic farm in Sicily promotes sustainable farming and preserving heritage food. As part of its commitment to 1% for the Planet, it donates 1 percent of revenue to nonprofits working toward mitigating environmental impact and improving environmental stewardship.

Uncharted Coffee

This brand proudly donates to 1% for the Planet to support environmental initiatives worldwide, as well as to Frontline Impact, which provides essential support to frontline workers across the U.S.

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company

Situated in beautiful Northern California, this family-run business turns out award-winning artisanal cheeses. The company’s donation and fundraising efforts benefit Planned Parenthood, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, The Trevor Project, World Central Kitchen, and the California Association of Food Banks, to name just a few.

Family & Kids

Jade & Kai

The founders, who are parents of three, started this line of kid essentials to make their family’s daily routines a bit smoother for all involved. They donate 10 percent of new inventory to faith-based initiatives focused on rehabilitation and recovery.

Be Rooted

Culture and representation are carried throughout the Be Rooted product line—notebooks, stationery, puzzles, and more. The company donates school supplies to middle schools and high schools in need in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Super Smalls

This accessory brand for kids offers jewelry-making and sunglass-decorating kits. The company donates to Mia’s Miracles and Confetti Foundation to bring gifts to children in hospitals. It also donates to Foster Fete, to brighten birthdays for children currently in foster care.

Sticky Be Socks

For every box of Sticky Be Baby socks sold, a pair is donated to Baby2Baby, a nonprofit organization that provides underserved children ages 0 to 12 with diapers, clothing, and other necessities every child deserves.

SoapSox

This company donates to organizations that provide shelter and protect children from abuse.

Orijin Bees

This doll company supports Girls Inc. of Philadelphia and the Institute for Community Justice, which helps kids of incarcerated parents and children in shelters.

Funboy

This family business offering photo-worthy pool floats, beach towels, retro beach chairs, and inflatable snowmobile sleds (featured on this year’s list) supports water-safety initiatives.

Candlewick Press

The publishing house behind Mellody Hobson’s children’s book makes donations to Reading Is Fundamental and Reach Out and Read, as well as schools and libraries around the U.S.

Kitchen

etúHOME

etúHOME frequently donates to the Atlanta community where it is headquartered, focusing particularly on at-risk youth and partnering with the Center for Children and Young Adults to support its mission of providing safe and suitable housing. Additionally, the company donates to the Nature Conservancy, as their missions align in preserving the future of natural resources and being environmentally conscious in everyday life.

Beatriz Ball

Founded by a Cuban-born designer, this company donates to New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Raphael Village, a nonprofit that helps differently abled individuals to lead purposeful lives.

Mi Cocina

A former jeans designer is behind Mi Cocina’s hard-wearing denim aprons, pot holders, and other accessories, which are ethically sourced and produced in the U.S. As a member of 1% for the Planet, the brand has pledged to contribute at least 1 percent of its sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural environment.

Messermeister

This woman-owned knife company launched its Forge Initiative, a collaboration with chefs to create innovative products. A portion of the proceeds go to nonprofit organizations chosen by the chefs.

Green Pan

This company partners with Earthday.org to plant trees—more than 10,000 this year alone.

De’Longhi

Throughout the year, the brand partners with Cookies for Kids Cancer to support pediatric cancer-research programs.

Stylish

Born to Roam

This company supports Titus Parenting, a community-based non-profit in California that provides resources and mentoring to single parents.

Peepers

A fourth-generation family runs this on-trend and affordable eyewear company. Its Peepers for Teachers initiative includes donating its team’s time, organizing donations of supplies to local teachers, and providing monetary contributions and funding school supplies based on individual needs.

Dearfoams

The give-back efforts by the company behind the slippers on this year’s list include Shoes for a Cure (which raises funds for breast-cancer research) and Soles4Soles (which turns used shoes and clothing into educational and economic opportunities).

Cozy Earth

This luxury clothing and loungewear company supports Room to Grow (helping low-income families), EBMRF (raising funds for research on a group of genetic disorders), One Tree Planted, and the American Cancer Society.

Brandon Blackwood

The goal of the Brandon Blackwood Foundation is to empower BiPOC creatives through education, philanthropy, and activism, to counteract systemic racism and enrich a new generation of leaders.

Ora Ana

A portion of Ora Ana’s online sales of certain styles, such as the Vial necklace, is dedicated to specific charities—in that particular case, Back to Healing, whose mission is to improve the quality of life of individuals affected by scoliosis.

Leo & Luca

This women-owned company supports researchers through A Cure In Our Lifetime, which raises funds to find a cure for breast cancer.

Cincha Travel

Based in Oakland, California, this Black- and Latinx-owned company donates to Miles4Migrants, a nonprofit dedicated to reuniting and relocating families that have been separated by war, disasters, and persecution.

Cindy Leibel

A portion of Leibel’s sales are donated to local nonprofit organizations such as Feeding America of Fredericksburg, in Virginia, and Hope House, which helps combat the housing crisis.

Brochu Walker

This lifestyle brand dedicated to luxe classic clothing and accessories supports the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Feeding America, the Breast Cancer Alliance, and Union Rescue Mission.

K. Carroll

The vegan-leather accessories company supports A New Day Foundation, a charitable organization that helps families with cancer diagnoses, and Play for Pink, which supports survivors of breast cancer.

Simone I. Smith

Simone I. Smith is a member of the Black in Jewelry Coalition (BIJC), an organization promoting an increase in Black professionals in the jewelry business. In partnership with the BIJC, the company launched the Path to Retail program, which provides mentoring, finance, manufacturing, and distribution to emerging Black designers.

Dungeon Forwards Hats

This hat company allocates a portion of the proceeds of its HBCU-focused collection, The Yard—which is featured on this year’s list—to support historically Black colleges and universities.

Sneex

The founder’s Sara Blakely Foundation supports charities that empower underserved women and girls around the world.

Pixie Mood

This vegan-leather goods company’s mission is to create pieces that have the lowest possible impact on the planet. It supports Terrapass (carbon offsets), One Tree Planted (a nonprofit focused on reforestation), the Humane Society, and 1% of the Planet.

Wellness

Pride + Groom

The company donates products to rescues and shelters, participates in adoption events, and has established a program to provide animal-welfare organizations across the country with shampoo for the dogs they care for.

Therabody

“Everybody deserves to feel better” is the guiding principle of this brand known for its at-home massage and wellness technology. The company provides donations to organizations such as the Good + Foundation and the Impact 13 Foundation.

Gymwrap

Proceeds from Gymwrap sales benefit the Kodjoe Family Foundation, whose mission is to support global health and wellness initiatives in multicultural communities.

Saysh

Not only does Saysh have a maternity returns policy that provides a free shoe if a customer’s shoe size changes during pregnancy, it also donates to Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated to support its CHIPP Program, which provides weekend and holiday meals for children in local communities.

Puppington

Puppington spotlights various causes close to the hearts of its community, employees, and customers. These include essential organizations such as The Trevor Project, the United Negro College Fund, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 4 Paws for Ability, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and the Wounded Warrior Project.

Bose

Because only 2.8 percent of popular music is produced by women, Bose partners with She Is the Music, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women working in the industry.