Looking to add a feel-good factor to an event without incorporating a full-blown fund-raising component? Here are four vendors that support charities while serving an event's purpose.
1. Nonprofit organization Artists for Humanity pairs Boston teens with professional artists and designers to create and sell art products. The organization rents its Fort Point arts distric-based EpiCenter, a LEED-certified building with a 5,000-square-foot event space. All rental proceeds go to support the organization's art apprenticeship program, which helps provide inner city teenagers with employment in the arts.
2. Belmont floral design studio Blooms of Hope donates 50 percent of profits to charities including Faulkner Hospital, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Room to Grow, a nonprofit that helps babies born into poverty. Owner Nicole Pirani creates arrangements for gifts as well as centerpieces and other florals for corporate and private events. For orders of $5,000 and up, planners can donate to an organization of their choosing.
3. Cloud Place is a three-story building in Copley Square owned by the Cloud Foundation, an organization that helps urban teens express themselves through art, performance, media, and design. Two of the building's three stories are available to rent for events; all proceeds go to support the nonprofit's youth arts programming. Rental discounts are given to nonprofit organizations.
4. Somerville's Basil Tree Catering donates 10 percent of its profits to charitable organizations each year. The catering company also donates extra food from events that have been adjusted or canceled, so the food is fresh and has never been served. Recipients include local organizations and shelters such as Somerville Local First and Community Servings.