Glam4Good
501(c)(3) charity
Founded2013
Location145 Palisade Street, Suite 218, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522[1]
Key peopleMary Alice Stephenson, founder and CEO
Websiteglam4good.com

Glam4Good (styled GLAM4GOOD) is a New York-based nonprofit foundation that distributes unused clothing, personal care items and other necessities to families in need and provides grants empowering female social entrepreneurs.[2]

Philanthropist and fashion editor Mary Alice Stephenson founded Glam4Good[3] as a grassroots movement after leaving an editorial position at Harper's Bazaar in 2012.[4] In 2013,[5] the organization was established as a 501(c)(3)[6][7] nonprofit.[8]

As of August 2024, it had distributed more than $75 million in new clothing and personal-care items[9] to more than 170,000 recipients in 32 U.S. states[10] in a variety of circumstances of need, such as cancer survivors, abuse victims, foster children,[11] veterans in need of aid,[12] and survivors of disasters such as hurricanes[13] and wildfires.[14][15] For example, donating $4.6 million worth of goods at a pop-up event benefiting victims of Los Angeles wildfires in March 2025.[14] Glam4Good diverts these surplus items from the fashion and beauty industries so that they do not become waste.[6]

The foundation distributes the items through direct shipments and pop-up events, and partners with fashion and personal-care brands[16][17][18][19][20][21] and with organizations and agencies such as the Council of Fashion Designers of America[22] and the Administration for Children's Services in New York City.[23] It sponsors social welfare events such as the MIT Sloan Club of New York's 2025 Social Good Prize.[24] Glam4Good partnered with Ulta Beauty in 2024 on a kit of products from BIPOC-founded companies.[25] In 2025, the nonprofit awarded Social Good Grants to startups involved in charitable giving and healthcare equity.[9] In 2025, Stephenson was named to Fast Company's Impact Council.[10]

Glam4Good has also collaborated with celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama.[3] It worked with Obama in 2015 to donate essentials like strollers and diaper bags as well as beauty products to military mothers-to-be,[26] and Stephenson collaborated with Obama on a fashion entrepreneurship workshop at the White House in 2014.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Glam4Good Foundation". propublica. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ "GLAM4GOOD Empowers Women Changemakers at MIT’s 3rd Annual Female Founders Pitch Competition". Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  3. ^ Alene Bouranova (7 August 2024). "Using Glamour for Good". bu.edu. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  4. ^ Kelsi Trinidad (4 April 2016). "How Mary Alice Stephenson Is Using Fashion as a Tool to Improve Lives". Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Glam4good Foundation". opengovny.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  6. ^ Marcy Medina (29 January 2025). "Win-Win: Helping families by repurposing excess inventory". theskupe.co. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Glam4 Good Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
  8. ^ Sydney Sadick (9 August 2016). "Diamonds and Brunch with Blythe Harris and Mary Alice Stephenson". Fashion Week Daily. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ "GLAM4GOOD Empowers Women Changemakers at MIT's 3rd Annual Female Founders Pitch Competition". New York: businesswire. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Mary Alice Stephenson Named to Fast Company's Impact Council". New York: businesswire.com. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  11. ^ Donna Bulseco (February 2019). "Fashion Forward". Purist. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ^ Casey Brennan (December 20, 2024). "Game Changers: Mary Alice Stephenson". Grazia. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ^ Sydney Sadick (26 September 2017). "Glam4Good Takes Over Texas to Support Hurricane Harvey Victims". Fashion Week Daily. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  14. ^ "GLAM4GOOD Pop-Up Maintains LA Wildfire Relief Momentum, Distributing $4.6 Million in Clothing, Self-Care Essentials & Services: "This is a Critical Moment," Says Founder". Los Angeles: businesswire. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. ^ "How this nonprofit gave away $3M in beauty products for wildfire relief". youtube. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ^ Jenna Lebovits (June 21, 2025). "Zadig&Voltaire and GLAM4GOOD's Style Mission". Purist. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  17. ^ Kristen Heinzinger (12 October 2016). "Covet Fashion Teams up with Mary Alice Stephenson's Glam4Good". Fashion Week Daily. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  18. ^ Kristen Heinzinger (13 June 2016). "Glam4Good Partners with Jeweler Monica Vinader". Fashion Week Daily. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  19. ^ "Cindy Crawford's Meaningful Beauty Celebrates 20th Anniversary". stylespeak.com. 21 July 2024. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Zadig&Voltaire + Glam4Good". zadig-et-voltaire.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  21. ^ Christine Yeh (1 November 2017). "A GLAM4GOOD Cause". 2020mag.com. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  22. ^ "CFDA Cares: LA Wildfire Recovery". cfda.com. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  23. ^ "ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES & THE GLAM4GOOD FOUNDATION STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND TEENS IN NYC". New York, NY: Administration for Children's Services. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  24. ^ "The 3rd Annual MIT Female Founders Pitch Competition in New York City". alumcommunity.mit.edu. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  25. ^ Kate Sandoval Box (7 November 2024). "The Ulta Beauty Essentials Kit x Glam4Good Holiday Gift Set Is a Great Deal—And Gives Back". oprahdaily.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  26. ^ Kristie Dash (23 June 2015). "Michelle Obama Just Threw the Cutest Baby Shower Ever". Allure. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  27. ^ Chrissy Rutherford (8 October 2014). "Michelle Obama Leads a Fashion Workshop at the White House". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 14 April 2025.