The Melaleuca Foundation is the charitable arm of Melaleuca that allows our Melaleuca Members and Marketing Executives to help us do good where good is needed by donating to worthy causes around the world. It began in 2001, raising more than $800,000 to help forgotten families affected by 9/11. It later raised $1 million in relief aid following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Today, the foundation continues to alleviate suffering during times of natural disaster and catastrophe while also supporting numerous nonprofit organizations.

The Melaleuca Foundation's signature cause is the Santa Lucia Children’s Home, a special orphanage in Quito, Ecuador. The foundation began supporting Santa Lucia in 2007 and is now its sole financial supporter. In addition, the foundation supports many worthy causes that provide disaster relief in times of crisis, feed the hungry, honor veterans, soldiers and first responders, improve education and provide other types of humanitarian aid.

Because Melaleuca absorbs all of the administrative costs, 100% of your donation will go directly to worthy causes such as the Santa Lucia Children's Home.

The Santa Lucia Children’s Home is a special place unlike any orphanage in the world. There, you'll find no vast dormitories with rows and rows of beds. Instead, children are placed in separate family groups, where older children can mentor the younger ones. They have their own living spaces where "house mothers" watch over each family group. Living together as brothers and sisters, the children build close relationships and feel loved, needed, and valued. The children are provided with everything they need from food and clothing to school supplies, toys, and medical care. Santa Lucia has been successful in nursing many children back to health, facilitating numerous adoptions, and enhancing the lives of thousands of children.

Melaleuca provides regular updates about the Santa Lucia Children’s Home and the other causes we support through Leadership in Action magazine, this website, and periodic emails. We will continue to share the children’s stories regularly, allowing you to know exactly how you are helping people in need and enhancing lives.