Well Grounded is a coffee shop focused on coffee, community, and water.
Well Grounded donates 10% of profits to charity: water. charity: water is a nonprofit organization that is working to end the water crisis around the world. One hundred percent of donations go directly to clean water projects, whether its a well or a rain barrel. charity: water makes sure that people in the community are taught how to maintain the wells and are set up with basic sanitation and education. Clean water is the first step to raising people out of poverty. Well Grounded brews Intelligentsia Coffee, a roasting company based in Chicago. They go one step further than fair trade by using direct trade methods. This means they know exactly what farmers get paid for their beans. They have people visit the farms at least once a year to help with good farming techniques and quality control.