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Glam4Good
Founded2013
Type501(c)(3) charity
Location
  • 75 East 55th Street, New York, NY 10022
Key people
Mary 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.

Philanthropist and fashion editor Mary Alice Stephenson founded Glam4Good[1] as a grassroots movement after leaving an editorial position at Harper's Bazaar in 2012.[2] In 2013[3] the organization was established as a 501(c)(3)[4] nonprofit.[5]

As of August 2024 it had distributed more than $75 million in new clothing and personal-care items[6] to more than 170,000 recipients in 32 U.S. states[7] in a variety of circumstances of need, such as cancer survivors, abuse victims, foster children,[8] veterans in need of aid,[9] and survivors of disasters such as hurricanes[10] and wildfires,[11][12] for example donating $4.6 million worth of goods at a pop-up event benefiting victims of Los Angeles wildfires in March 2025.[11] Glam4Good diverts these surplus items from the fashion and beauty industries so that they do not become waste.[4]

The foundation distributes the items through direct shipments and pop-up events, and partners with fashion and personal-care brands[13][14][15][16][17][18] and with organizations and agencies such as the Council of Fashion Designers of America[19] and the Administration for Children's Services in New York City.[20] It sponsors social welfare events such as the MIT Sloan Club of New York's 2025 Social Good Prize.[21] Glam4Good partnered with Ulta Beauty in 2024 on a kit of products from BIPOC-founded companies.[22] In 2025 the nonprofit awarded Social Good Grants to startups involved in charitable giving and healthcare equity.[6] In 2025 Stephenson was named to Fast Company’s Impact Council.[7]

Glam4Good has also collaborated with celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama.[1] It worked with Obama in 2015 to donate essentials like strollers and diaper bags as well as beauty products to military mothers-to-be,[23] and Stephenson collaborated with Obama on a fashion entrepreneurship workshop at the White House in 2014.[24]

References

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


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