lululemon Grants $4 Million to 100 Organizations Advancing Community Wellbeing

Photo: Yogazeit, 2024 Here to Be grantee

lululemon is proud to announce and welcome its largest annual Here to Be grant cohort to date of 100 organizations around the world that are dedicated to driving wellbeing outcomes in their communities.

Powered by the lululemon Centre for Social Impact, the Here to Be grant program accelerates the work of community-led non-profit organizations that are advancing the wellbeing of people and our planet. Chosen from a highly competitive pool of over 2,400 applicants, these exceptional organizations are actively addressing barriers and systemic inequities in wellbeing.

“At lululemon, partnership and collaboration are at the heart of our work. We are thrilled to bring Here to Be, our anchor grant program, to more organizations globally, including our first participants from Spain and France,” said Esther Speck, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business & Impact. “We recognize that planetary health is fundamental for our collective wellbeing and mental health, and this year, we included organizations working at this intersection of wellbeing and the environment. We could not be more inspired by our seventh Here to Be cohort.”

Organizations in the cohort received a combined total of over $4 million USD in grants, with an average grant size of $42,000 USD, impacting over 335,000 people around the world. In addition to funding, the Centre for Social Impact seeks to support organizations by providing optional wellbeing and leadership offerings to organizational leaders throughout the grant cycle. This cohort includes organizations who are first-time Here to Be grant recipients, such as Atabey Outdoors (USA), Disability Sports Coach (United Kingdom), Guangzhou Tree of Life Disabilities Innovation Center (China Mainland), LGBT YouthLine (Canada), Sangath (India), and Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network (Australia).  

Since its inception in 2016, the Here to Be grant program has positively impacted more than 3 million people globally. Grant recipients advance wellbeing equity in several ways, including expanding financial accessibility to wellbeing tools, removing barriers to movement and mindfulness practices, offering culturally responsive and trauma-informed programming to improve mental health outcomes, and building community driven solutions to systems change—and are united by their commitment for building stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive communities.

For more information on Here to Be and to view the full list of grantees and the work they do, please click here.