About Habañero
Corporate Giving
Solutions for communities
Habañero isn't limited to providing solutions for businesses. We also support and give back to our community. Corporate and employee giving is an important part of our business and our culture.
Our mandate
Habañero gives one percent of our net income to charitable causes, and also promotes volunteer activities and various clothing and food drives.
Governing principles
- We fund organizations that provide the basics of life and/or that work to improve the quality of life for families, youth, seniors, and members of the native community.
- We fund organizations dedicated to the improvement and promotion of job skills, literacy, and health through their programs and activities. When possible, we also fund organizations that work with animals.
- We do not exclude any organization that has a religious affiliation, as long as the programs and activities run by the organization do not exclude any participant based on religious beliefs.
- We prefer to focus on communities within the Lower Mainland, but also allocate funds to national or international emergency funds.
Organizations we have proudly supported
- ALS Society of BC – provides support to ALS patients, their families, and caregivers, and raises funds for patient services and research
- Aunt Leah's Society – assists youth and families with lifeskills for independent living
- Calgary Food Bank – provides over 200 families with food and resources each day
- Camp Moomba – builds self esteem and self-confidence for kids age 6—17 who are impacted by HIV/AIDS by providing a specialized summer camp program
- Canadahelps.org – provides access to all of Canada's 80,000 charities through a donation portal
- Canadian Red Cross Disaster Relief – helps people affected by emergencies and disasters by providing food, clothing, shelter, first aid, emotional support, and family reunification
- The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society – provides food to 25,000 people in need each week
- Leave Out ViolencE – helps youth end violence in their lives
- Loving Spoonful – provides free, nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS
- Make-A-Wish Foundation (BC Chapter) – grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses
- Pacific Assistance Dogs (PADS) – raises and trains dogs for people with a physical disability or who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
- Raising the Roof – works to develop long-term solutions to homelessness
- Terra Nova Schoolyard Project – teaches students to grow, monitor, and harvest food
- United Way of the Lower Mainland – plays a leadership role in mobilizing resources to change lives and strengthen the community
- YWCA Calgary and Vancouver – provides essential programs and services for women
Requests for funding
For more information or to find out how your organization may be considered for funding, please contact our giving committee ().