Our Work

One Warm Coat is a national cloud-based nonprofit organization that provides free coats to children and adults in need while promoting volunteerism and environmental sustainability.

Over the past 30 years, One Warm Coat has facilitated more than 43,000 coat drives, collecting 7.3 million coats that have been distributed through 1,400 nonprofit partners across all 50 states. Individuals and organizations can get involved by donating coats, holding coat drives, and making financial donations, where every $1 donated warms 1 person.  One Warm Coat partners with non-profit agencies and schools in communities across all 50 states to distribute coats for free to children and adults in need. One Warm Coat believes in each person’s right to shelter from the elements and is committed to sharing warmth, without discrimination, one coat at a time. 

Warmth By the Numbers

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How We Work

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What we do annually

• Create an opportunity for more than 500,000 individuals to receive a warm coat
• Touch the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals
• Support more than 4,000 coat drive organizers by providing free instructions, materials, tools and resources
• Host and maintain a searchable database of coat drive events across North America
• Assist over 1,400 community agencies in receiving the coats they need
• Work with over 1,000 companies and brands to engage employees and customers to give the gift of warmth
• Develop customized campaign strategies that support our partners’ goals and initiatives
• Help our partners make a tangible difference in the lives of others

What we have accomplished

• Focused exclusively on one need for 30 years
• Hosted nearly 44,000 coat drives to date
• Helps facilitate coat drives in all 50 states & 10 countries
• Collected 7.3 million coats to date 
• Efficiently used funds – 97% of every $1 supports programs