Championing Inclusion, Equity, and Justice in the Craft Beer Community
Our Work
We provide advisory services, networking opportunities, and fiscal sponsorship to grassroots movements, emerging organizations, and high impact change makers that want to shape what it means to belong in the craft brewing community while making positive social change.
Why Craft Beer?
Craft Breweries
1
+
currently operate in the United States and provide more than 150,000 jobs. Small and independent brewers serve as job creators, strong economic contributors, and community beacons.
of 21+ Adults
1
%
live within 10 miles of a craft brewery. Craft breweries can be found in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. They are sources of community engagement and career opportunities in cities and towns of all sizes.
Billion in 2018
$
1
represents the craft brewing industry’s greatest annual financial contribution to the U.S. economy. With hundreds of breweries in planning, surging innovation in allied trade, and stable growth on the horizon, the craft brewing industry is poised for strength for years to come.
Our Mission
We champion inclusion, equity, and justice in the craft brewing community by helping change makers multiply their impact.
Our vision of increasing the diversity of the people who produce and enjoy craft beer goes beyond economic growth and hard job numbers. At Craft x EDU, we envision a craft brewing community that reflects the diversity of our country’s many communities and that brings people together to create positive, sustainable change.