Where your dollar goes.

The pledge

Every candle is assigned to a series — Forests, Oceans, Ice & Poles, or Deserts. Each series supports one climate organization that works on the actual ecosystem that series names.

We collect the $1 per candle sold. We donate it quarterly. We publish every donation receipt on this page once we start shipping.

We verify every partner has a program expense ratio above 70% — meaning at least 70¢ of every dollar goes to the mission, not overhead. Most of ours are above 80%.

Forests

American Forests

Charity Navigator 4★ · 75%+ program expense ratio · Founded 1875

The nation's oldest citizens' conservation organization. Plants trees for environmental restoration, leads the fight against urban tree deficits, and communicates the climate value of forests nationally. Our Forests candles — Burning California Pine and Freshly Logged Rainforest — are about what's happening to the trees we take for granted.

Supports: Burning California Pine, Freshly Logged Rainforest

Visit americanforests.org →

Oceans

Coral Reef Alliance

GuideStar Gold Seal · Community-led reef conservation

Works directly with coastal communities to reduce threats to reefs in ways that also benefit the people living near them. Actively expanding the scientific understanding of how corals adapt to climate change. Focuses on Hawaii and the Mesoamerican Reef. Our Oceans candles — Bleached Coral Reef and Sultry Maldives Saltwind — are about the reefs and the islands we're on pace to lose.

Supports: Bleached Coral Reef, Sultry Maldives Saltwind

Visit coral.org →

Ice & Poles

Polar Bears International

Charity Navigator 4★ (100%) · Platinum GuideStar

The only nonprofit in the world focused solely on polar bears and the sea ice they depend on. Science-based, with staff including leading polar bear scientists and partnerships spanning the circumpolar Arctic. Our Ice & Poles candles — Iceless Arctic Breeze and Midnight Sunshower — are about that sea ice, and what happens when it stops being sea ice.

Supports: Iceless Arctic Breeze, Midnight Sunshower

Visit polarbearsinternational.org →

Deserts

Mojave Desert Land Trust

Charity Navigator 4★ · 6,066 acres protected in 2025 alone

Protects the largest intact ecosystem left in the contiguous United States, including the exact public lands where creosote has been growing for 11,000 years. They buy private inholdings in Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree, one parcel at a time, and transfer them to the Park Service. Our Deserts candles — Creosote Before the Flood and Withering Western Sagebrush — are about the land they protect.

Supports: Creosote Before the Flood, Withering Western Sagebrush

Visit mdlt.org →

$1 per candle.
Paid quarterly.
To four named orgs.

How it works.

$1 per candle.Paid quarterly.To four named orgs.

How it works.

$1 per candle.
Paid quarterly.
To four named orgs.