All of the Untours Foundation's active investments, in the form of loans or equity, are represented on this page. You can also see a list of our most recent loans, and a list of retired loans that have been repaid or are otherwise inactive.
Equity
Equal Exchange Fair Trade retailer/wholesaler of coffee, tea, cocoa, nuts, and more. Established as a co-op to mirror what is required of Fair Trade farmers.
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Icestone LLC Designers and producers of gorgeous, high-end LEED certified counter tops and flooring made with 75% recycled glass. IceStone is a B Corp with cradle-to-cradle certification for its start-to-finish green practices.
Oke USA Importers of Fair Trade Certified and Certified Organic bananas from small co-ops in Ecuador and Peru.
2nd Act Access Non-profit that builds accessible housing as inspired by the needs of Untours Foundation co-founder, Norma Taussig, following a stroke. Read more.
ABC Stewardship Coffee canning business with job training in Chester, PA.
Belu Water UK water bottling company that donates its profits to clean water projects in the developing world. Modeled its profit sharing model on Untours travel company. Read more.
Bionatur Heirloom seed business in Brazil designed to provide cash income to settlers on lands reclaimed by the Landless Workers Movement. Read more.
Body Conscious Chester, PA, based body-works business.
Carol Hendrix Online school for establishing and running small businesses.
Cheryl's Southern Style Restaruant Chester, PA, minority-owned restaurant, whose owner spends her free time rescuing young women with addiction issues.
Damon's Flooring Minority-owned flooring company servicing Southern NJ and the Philadelphia area. Uses environmentally friendly carpet cleaning products.
Earth and State Media, PA, Fair Trade retailer active in international Fair Trade Town campaign.
Fonkoze Microlending bank in Haiti that has survived countless hurricanes, floods, and coups. Provides free classes and technical assistance. Read more.
Global Exchange Fair Trade online and storefront retailer. Planners and leaders of study tours to Fair Trade producing destinations.
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Intertribal COUP is a leading edge energy group bringing wind power and straw bale housing construction to Indian reservations in the Dakotas.
Iron Man Mom-and-pop ironworks business in Chester PA.
Jonathan Rosenthal A loan made to a New England synagogue to import olive oil from a Palestinian, women-led, Arab-Jewish non-profit organization.
Just Desserts Defunct, minority-owned water ice business that is still paying back its loan.
Landless Workers School Adult school focusing on sustainability issues for settlers in the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement. Read more.
NativeEnergy Business offering consumers "carbon offsetting" to compensate for non-renewable energy use. Intertribal COUP on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation owns 51% of this business.
Nia Productions Minority-owned lawn and snow removal company in Media PA.
Pachamama Coffee Cooperative Fair Trade coffee company owned exclusively by Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperatives.
Pillars Experimental entrepreneurial incubator inspiring small businesses to pull others along.
RB's Recycling Minority-owned metal recycler in Media PA.
Selene Whole Foods Coop Food co-op in Media PA that sources Fair Trade certified ingredients for some of Media's restaurants.
Simone's Art Gallery Defunct art gallery formerly in Chester PA.
SosteNica Microlender in Nicaragua incorporating novel and forward thinking sustainability practices. In addition to this loan, the Untours Foundation also offers a Charitable Remainder Trust investment in SosteNica.
The Enterprise Center Non-profit offering access to capital, business education, and economic development opportunities to high-potential minority entrepreneurs.
