Community Giving

Take Action

If there's an issue that directly affects the food we sell, then you can find out about it at our Take Action Center. Located at the front of the store, Take Action currently offers information for you to take home regarding the irradiation of food, genetic engineering, caring for and storing foods, and more. As space provides, the center will also keep you informed as to what our store is doing in the community.

Charitable Giving

Giving back to our community comes naturally.  As we find ourselves "on the border", the Brighton store is honored to participate in fundraising activities held in the Allston-Brighton and Brookline communities as well as areas of Boston.  We strive to support local organizations which focus on health and human services, education, environmental preservation, organic farming & sustainable agriculture, hunger relief, the arts and animal compassion. However, each Whole Foods Market location has budgetary constraints and can only approve a limited number of the many donation request applications received. Please help us serve you and our community better by submitting your applications according to the following required guidelines:

1. Complete the Whole Foods Market Donation Request Application.
2. Attach a copy of your organization's federally issued letter certifying non-profit 501(c)3 status.
3. Submit the application at least 30 days prior to the date the donation is needed. (If you wish to pick up an in-kind donation prior to the event date, please take the earlier deadline into consideration when submitting your request).
4. Return only one copy of the application to the store serving your community.
5. Submit your application by mail, fax, email or deliver to your nearest store's Customer Service Desk.

Please remember, applications which do not meet all five above requirements will not be considered.

Donation request forms are available at Customer Service or download below.

For more information, e-mail Marketing Team Leader lauren.klatsky@wholefoods.com

Download a copy of Brighton Donation Request Form

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Whole Foods Market location should receive my completed donation request application?
The address of the non-profit generally determines the store reviewing the request. Organizations which are regional should address their donation request application to the store nearest to the location of the event, fundraiser or program.

Which organizations are eligible to receive donations?
Whole Foods Market Brighton accepts donation request applications from local non-profit organizations with 501(c)3 status. The event, fundraiser or program must serve the local community. Whole Foods Market cannot make donations to political or religious organizations unless the donation will be used for a local, non-secular, community service-related event or program. Whole Foods Market Brighton does not donate food to individuals, individuals seeking pledges, multiple requests from the same organization or causes outside the Brookline and Boston areas. Past support does not guarantee future support.

What is acceptable documentation of my organization's non-profit status and why is this necessary?
In order to accept and review your donation request application, it must be accompanied by a copy of the federally issued statement of your organization's 501(c)3 status and your 9-digit Federal Identification Number. This letter is obtained from the Federal Treasury and is different from a tax-exempt form. For accounting purposes, documentation, including non-profit status, of every donation request application processed must be kept on record for 7 years.  

How will I know if my donation request application has been approved?
Correctly completed donation application requests are reviewed in a timely manner. If your application is approved for a donation, you will generally hear back from the Marketing Team Leader within 1 - 2 weeks after it has been received.

Our Community 5% Days are another meaningful way we give back to our community. On designated days throughout the year a total of 5% of the day's net sales are donated to local non-profit organizations. Customers help support our selected organizations just by shopping on these 5% Days.

Community Involvement

We also put our customers' dollars to work in the community through several programs.

Child Literacy
We make it easy for you to make a difference in the life of a child. We have partnered with the Magazine Publishers Family Literacy Project, Inc. to help launch the KinderHarvest magazine recycling drive for literacy. We invite customers and team members to drop off their gently used magazines in the wooden bin located in the exit of our store. The magazines will be given to children and families in nearby homeless and domestic violence shelters, as well as in bags of groceries picked up at food pantries.

Seasonal Promotions
This June, we will donate 50% of sales of our in-house Strawberry Parfaits to the Massachusetts Farmers Markets as part of their annual Strawberry Dessert Festival.  We love supporting the local community in creative ways which make your shopping experience more meaningful.

Lauren Klatsky
Marketing Team Leader
617.738.8187
lauren.klatsky@wholefoods.com