Community Impact
What the coffee funds
Spiritus is a Lombard roastery whose whole point is what the coffee makes possible. For a roaster, great coffee is the entry fee; this page is the current picture of everything else, in the present tense.
Inside the school
The S.E.A.L. partnership
Our roastery lives inside the School of Expressive Arts and Learning in Lombard, and the school is the biggest part of the business.
- 7 employeesTeam members earning minimum wage and higher, for many their first paid job and a path to real employment.
- 12 internsLearning life skills hands on with the team, working from a rubric until the equipment feels like home.
- A cafe in the schoolWhere future baristas learn the craft, one drink at a time.
- FulfillmentThe back room packs every order that ships. Your coffee is packed by someone building their future.
The full story lives on our S.E.A.L. partnership page.
Still Here
100% of Still Here proceeds fund mental health care.
Still Here is where Spiritus began: coffee tied to second chances. Every dollar of its proceeds goes to NAMI DuPage. Read the story on the Still Here page.
Around town
Local partners
You can find Spiritus on the shelves at Prairie Food Co-op and in cafes, kitchens, and shops across DuPage County; local businesses supporting each other is the whole model. Meet them all on our community partners page.
To your door
Hand delivery
We hand deliver fresh roasted coffee free on orders of $35 or more across DuPage County. It keeps the coffee days from the roast and keeps us close to the neighbors who make all of this run.
Keep it going
Every bag you buy funds first jobs, mental health care, and a more connected Lombard.
The S.E.A.L. story Still Here Community partnersSpiritus Coffee Co., Lombard, Illinois. Consciously crafted, hand delivered fresh, roasted with intention.