Philanthropy

Makers4Good (formerly known as Extrasensory Devices) was founded in 2011 in the heart of Silicon Valley. After launching several successful Kickstarter campaigns, the company was growing in terms of product sales, but wanted to do more to give back to the world at large. Inspired by the giving model of Newman’s Own, Makers4Good.com has committed to giving away all of its profits to charitable causes through its nonprofit wing, Makers4Good.org.

Makers4Good.org gives to many organizations in all parts of the world with a focus on education—and in impoverished regions, its giving programs focus on access to energy for safety, light, education, and health.

Makers4Good is making technology more accessible to everyone through philanthropic partnerships with the following organizations.

100 Cameras

Empowers kids to express themselves and to change their communities through photography.

Carbonfund.org

Helps consumers, businesses, and institutions offset their carbon footprint.

The DFarm

Cultivates entrepreneurship in teens through the lens of design thinking.

Hacker Dojo

a tech hub for makers, hackers, and entrepreneurs.

Head Over Heels

provides gymnastics & dance training to 1,500 students

JUMA Ventures

Juma employs hundreds of youth at its social enterprise operations at major sporting venues.

Last Mile

improves access to life-changing products to the last mile in Tanzania.

Lalafofofo

a source of affordable, small-scale service projects in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania

One Million Lights

improves the daily lives of children and adults by providing clean and healthy lighting.

The Pablove Foundation

fights childhood cancer with love.

Santa Clara University School of Engineering

A top-tier engineering school in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Shaking Ray Levi Society

brings outsider music and art to Chattanooga, TN, along with arts education programs.