We’re local and we like to support local groups doing awesome things to make our little corner of the world a better place. Call it civic pride or mountain spirit, but we think it’s the right thing to do. When you choose an independent, small business like ours, you not only enjoy a more personal experience, you’re helping build community, strengthen our local economy, create jobs, and shape Western North Carolina’s character.
Look what we did in 2017…
$70,073 to 62 organizations
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Asheville Downtown Association
Asheville Grown Business Alliance
Autism Society of North Carolina
Buncombe County Recreation Services
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Charlie’s Angels Animal Rescue
Conservation Trust for North Carolina
Council on Aging of Buncombe County
Daniel Boone Council, Boy Scouts of America
Evergreen Community Charter School
Francine Delany New School for Children
Friends of The WNC Nature Center
HardLox Jewish Food & Heritage Festival
Henderson County Educational Foundation
Literacy Council of Buncombe County
Make-A-Wish Central & Western North Carolina
Meals on Wheels of Asheville-Buncombe County
North Carolina Outward Bound School
North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association
North Henderson High School Booster Club
Southeast Regional Land Conservancy
Look out for our annual Bundle Up for Good Coat Drive for Eblen Charities each November and December.
Diamond Brand Outdoors and Frugal Backpacker are proud to be stewards of the resources in our communities and happy to support qualified, federal tax-exempt 501c3 organizations. Because resources are limited, we do not provide donations or sponsorships to individuals, scholarship funds, political causes, campaigns or candidates, programs that are not located within 45 miles of one of our stores, or organizations that do not have a focus on outdoor recreation.
Total includes cash and in-kind donations. It does not include sponsorships of for-profit events or events in which only a portion of the proceeds are donated to nonprofit organizations, nor does it include discounts or coupons for members of local land conservancies, scouts, outdoor groups or clubs, or members of the military.
Updated January 3, 2018
