Social Justice and the Arts
We are committed to promoting social justice and the arts in our community and throughout the world through public awareness, serving, and financial giving. This is the heart of what Donkey is about.
The following list of organizations shows some organizations that are doing a great job in our community to combat poverty and injustice and help us all move forward toward a better world. We embrace these organizations and hope people would get involved with some of them.
By supporting these organizations, we don’t necessarily agree with all of their tenets. However, we believe they fundamentally positively influence people.
Awards & Recogntion
- Third Best Coffee Shop in America, Great American Coffee Tour
- Best Coffee Shop In Ohio, Ohio Magazine
- Top 50 Coffee Shop in America On A College Campus, The Daily Meal
- Best Coffee In Athens (2003-2024), The Athens News Readers Awards
- Best Open Stage In Athens,
The Athens News Readers Awards - Best Place To Sip A Cup Of Coffee, Over The Back Fence Magazine
- Best Store Friendly Service, The Athens News Readers Award
Some of the organizations we help support
- ACRN
- American Red Cross
- Americorps
- Amnesty International
- Appalachian Peace and Justice Network
- Aquabear Legion
- Athens Area Mediation Service
- Athens County Human Society
- Athens Artists Memorial Project
- Athens Conservancy
- Athens Public Library
- Athens Ohio Film Fest
- Beacon School
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Brick Monkey Theater
- Buckeye Forest Council
- Calliope Feminist Choir
- Central Avenue United Methodist Church
- Clem House
- COAD
- Christian Peacemaker Teams
- East Elementary School
- Empower Campaign
- Factory Street Studio
- Friends Of Alden Library
- Friends Of The Earth
- Good Works, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity
- Havar
- Hell Betties
- Invisible Ground
- My Sisters Paws
- My Sisters Place
- NAMI
- Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence
- Ohio University Sustainable Living Organization
- OU Survivor Advocacy Program
- Oxfam
- Passion Works
- Race For A Reason
- Rural Action
- Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring
- SAOP
- Serenity Grove Woman’s Recovery
- Shelter Dogs Of Athens County
- Sound Opinions
- Southeast Ohio Youth Mentoring
- Stuarts Opera House
- Tantrum Theater
- The Athens Film Festival
- The Dairy Barn Arts Center
- The Gathering Place
- The ONE Campaign
- The Union Mall
- TransFair USA
- Tri County Health and Human Services
- UCM: Center For Spiritual Growth and Social Justice
- World Vision
- WOUB Public Radio
Donkey Coffee and Espresso has its roots in community.
With more than 4,000 square feet of cozy space to enjoy the best coffee the world has to offer, our fundamental mission is to love the world through fair and just business practices.
Donkey is a place where you belong.
