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The 2026 Halo Award Finalists are here, and this year’s cohort raises the bar for what corporate-nonprofit collaboration can achieve. These awards honor innovative, purpose-driven initiatives that go beyond traditional corporate philanthropy, demonstrating the power of collaboration in solving some of society’s most pressing challenges.

Each finalist was recognized for driving measurable results for their cause and their bottom line, pushing the field forward in the process.

Across 15 categories, this year’s finalists represent the most innovative, high-impact work in corporate social responsibility today. Together, they’re redefining what’s possible when companies and nonprofits stop treating partnership as a transaction and start treating it as a strategy.

Winners will be honored at The Halo Awards Gala on Thursday, April 23rd at the Engage for Good Annual Conference in Palm Springs, California.

Corporation of the year

MATTEL
Mattel is being recognized for demonstrating how a global brand can integrate purpose across its entire portfolio, connecting product design, partnerships, and corporate strategy in ways that reinforce both impact and business performance. Through Play it Forward initiatives and partnerships with organizations like Save the Children, Baby2Baby, and Make-A-Wish, Mattel has shown that purpose is not a campaign or a side initiative. It is a strategic force that shapes culture, drives results, and creates lasting impact. Their 80 Moments for 80 Years campaign mobilized thousands of employees across 14 countries through more than 150 purpose-driven activations, far exceeding their original goal and setting a new benchmark for what purposeful leadership looks like in practice.
Halo Awards '26 graphic announcing Mattel as Corporation of the Year, presented by Engage for Good

nonprofit of the year

KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL
Keep America Beautiful is being recognized for more than 70 years of building cleaner, greener, and more vibrant communities through a model that turns corporate and community partnerships into tangible, visible change. Through its network of 763 local affiliates and partners including Anheuser-Busch and The Coca-Cola Company, Keep America Beautiful has created accessible, meaningful pathways for people to care for the places they call home. In 2025 alone, more than 2.3 million volunteers improved 621,000 acres of public land, picked up 18 million pounds of litter, and delivered $64 million in value to local communities. Their work proves that when people feel genuinely connected to a place, they act to protect it.
Halo Awards '26 graphic announcing Keep America Beautiful as Nonprofit of the Year, presented by Engage for Good

Lifetime Achievement Award

Carol Cone, CEO, Carol Cone ON PURPOSE
Carol Cone, the CEO of Carol Cone on Purpose, built cause marketing into a business strategy today called purpose, founding the nation’s first consultancy in 1983.

Corporate Social Impact Leader Award

Karen Little, Global Lead, Rapid Response & Strategic Partnerships, PayPal
Karen Little, who leads Rapid Response at PayPal, is being recognized not only for her collaborative and convening spirit, but also for her leadership in shaping the field, her sharp understanding of how to align business priorities with meaningful social outcomes, and designing and mobilizing partnerships that respond to real-world challenges with speed, coordination, and scale. Her balance between rigor and empathy, between strategy and humanity, is what sets her leadership apart. She has helped define what modern social impact can look like: thoughtful, responsive, and grounded in real needs.

Emerging Leader Award

Jorge Alvarez, Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Engagement, Active Minds
Jorge Alvarez, the Senior Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Engagement at Active Minds, is being recognized as a rising leader who is helping to redefine how corporate–nonprofit partnerships are built and scaled. He built and stewarded a growing portfolio of corporate partnerships at Active Minds, driving funder-facing thought leadership strategy and helping position the organization within a rapidly evolving CSR landscape.
Read More About the Winners

2026 Halo Award Finalists

16 categories celebrating innovation across diverse causes. Select categories are open to initiatives without a corporate/nonprofit partnership.
  • Gamut Management + Runway of Dreams: GAMUT Seal of Approval – GOLD WINNER
  • Gilead Sciences: FOCUS™
  • Change the Ref + Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics: Bloom A New Day at SXSW
  • National Association of Community Health Workers + Sanofi: The Health in Action Collaborative – SILVER WINNER
  • Meals On Wheels America + Public INC: ON HOLD – SILVER WINNER
  • Mohawk Industries + Susan G. Komen: Mohawk Industries Cause Marketing Initiative Benefiting Susan G. Komen
  • Johnson Outdoors + The National Wildlife Federation: The Clean Earth Challenge
  • American Airlines + Stand Up To Cancer: American Airlines Raises $5 Million for Stand Up To Cancer – GOLD WINNER
  • Pitch In for Baseball & Softball + Wilson Sporting Goods: Get a Glove, Give a Glove – SILVER WINNER
  • Akshaya Patry, No Kid Hungry, Back Pack Friends + Shop LC: Your Purchase Feeds
  • Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) + Mattel: Barbie’s First Barbie Doll with Type 1 Diabetes: Expanding Representation and Inspiring More Children – GOLD WINNER
  • JDS Sports + Project Backboard: Every Court Has a Story
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. + USA for UNHCR: Crisis and Connectivity – SILVER WINNER
  • Covenant House + Delta Air Lines: The Delta Career Readiness Program
  • Ameriprise Financial + Angel Foundation: Angel Foundation’s Financial Care Program – GOLD WINNER
  • Chobani + Multiple Nonprofits: Let’s Eat Week
  • Braze: Tech for an Equitable Future
  • Pastilla Inc. + Black Girls Code: Black Girls Code Reimagined – GOLD WINNER
  • The Loveland Foundation + UGG: Black Joy – SILVER WINNER
  • ScanSource + Multiple Nonprofits: Impact 360 – SILVER WINNER
  • First Book + Kendra Scott & the Kendra Scott Foundation: Yellow Library
  • DonorsChoose + Ripple: Ripple Donates $25 Million to Support Public Schools
  • Hats and Ladders + IBM: AI for All: Reimagining Future Readiness
  • Infosys + Street Child US: Building Bridges: Restoring Futures in Ukraine – GOLD WINNER
  • PayPal/Venmo, World Central Kitchen, LA Fire Department Foundation + GoFundMe.org : LA Wildfire Relief – GOLD WINNER
  • Airlink + United Airlines: Good Leads the Way – SILVER WINNER
  • Instacart: We’re Here: How Instacart’s Community Carts Brought Relief, Stability and Support to Families, Schools and the Los Angeles Community after the Wildfires
  • CARE + The Coca-Cola Foundation: CARE Package for Emergencies
  • Good360 + United Airlines: Good360 + United Airlines Partner to Bring Hope to Communities Devastated by LA Wildfires
  • Coach Foundation + The Opportunity Network + Bottom Line: Dream It Real – SILVER WINNER
  • Mattel + Multiple Nonprofits: 80 Moments for 80 Years
  • Fast Forward + Hewlett Packard Entreprise: HPE Accelerating Impact
  • Blood Cancer United + Subaru: Subaru Loves to Care x Blood Cancer United
  • Popeyes Foundation + Feeding the Children: SERVING WITH LOVE® Resource Rally Tour – GOLD WINNER
  • Once Upon a Farm + Save the Children: A Million Meals and Beyond – SILVER WINNER
  • CARE + PepsiCo: Quaker Qrece: Advancing affordable nutrition solutions in Guatemala
  • Elevance Health Foundation + Feeding America: Food As Medicine 3.0 (FAM3) – GOLD WINNER
  • Discover Network® + Street Charity: Give Cards Not Cash
  • Mattress Firm + National Women’s Shelter Network: Mattress Firm and the National Women’s Shelter Network’s Safe Shelter Saves Lives Initiative – GOLD WINNER
  • L’Oréal Paris + Right To Be: Stand Up Against Street Harassment – SILVER WINNER
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters + Dove: #KeepHerConfident
  • PLUS1: Mobilizing Artists to Protect LGBTQ+ Youth Through Crisis & Mental Health Support
  • Novartis + ZERO Prostate Cancer: Blitz the Barriers
  • Chick-fil-A, Inc.:  Chick-fil-A Shared Table
  • Alliance for a Healthier Generation + The Campbell’s Company: Full Futures: A School Nutrition Partnership – GOLD WINNER
  • Starbucks Coffee Company + Multiple Nonprofits: Partner-Inspired Giving: The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighborhood Grants and Global Community Impact Grants – SILVER WINNER
  • FedEx + Feed the Children: Delivering Dignity: FedEx and Feed the Children’s Holistic Model to Support Children and Families in Memphis
  • Macy’s + Multiple Nonprofits: Macy’s Social Impact Collaborative (SIC)
  • Active Minds + The Hartford: Send Silence Packing® Powered by The Hartford: Mobilizing Youth, Young Adults, & Communities to Take Mental Health Action
  • Flamingo + Girl Scouts of the USA: Body Appreciation Badges: Transforming how the next generation of girls thinks about their bodies – GOLD WINNER
  • FedEx + Orbis International: Delivering Sight Worldwide – SILVER WINNER
  • The JED Foundation + Spotify: Impact Award Program
  • Goodwill + Lyft: Lyft Round Up & Donated for Goodwill Jobs Access: Micro-Donations Driving Economic Mobility – SILVER WINNER
  • American Red Cross + Dutch Bros Coffee: Disaster Relief Giveback
  • Jack in the Box + No Kid Hungry: One Curly Fry at a Time – GOLD WINNER
  • Casey’s Retail Company + National 4-H Council: Connecting Communities Through Consumer Engagement
  • Samsung + Seatrees: Bring Coral into Focus – GOLD WINNER
  • Sunrise Banks: Net Zero Banking: Your Path to Net Zero Starts Here
  • Johnson Outdoors + The National Wildlife Federation: The Clean Earth Challenge
  • Ocean Conservancy + Stanley 1913: Take Back – SILVER WINNER
  • Dentsply Sirona + Smile Train: Advancing access to and quality of global cleft care through digital technologies and education – GOLD WINNER
  • IBM + Multiple Nonprofits: IBM Impact Accelerator
  • America’s Warrior Partnership + TikTok: America’s Warrior Partnership
  • Empower Work and SIRUM + PagerDuty: Scaling Health Access and Crisis Response with Operational Excellence
  • Yubico: Secure it Forward – SILVER WINNER

Join Us at #EFG2026 to Celebrate the Winners

The Gold and Silver winners will be announced at the The Halo Awards Gala at the 2026 Engage for Good Conference, on April 23 in Palm Springs.

Stay tuned for the full list of winners and more details on their groundbreaking initiatives.

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