Community Giving

Donations to Your Non-Profit Organization

Thank you for thinking of Whole Foods Market in Jenkintown for support of your community event. Whole Foods Market has strong ties to our local communities and helps many organizations with donations of food, raffle items, or gift cards. To request a donation, please stop by our Customer Service desk and pick up a Donation Request Form. The completed form should be returned to Customer Service along with a copy of your 501c3 letter from the IRS verifying your non-profit status. If we are able to be of assistance, we will contact you before your event.

Here are some tips to help us process your application faster:

Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we regret that we cannot grant every request.  We evaluate applications based on the following guidelines:

• Complete a Donation Request Form available from our Customer Service desk. Requests by phone, e-mail, and fax are not accepted. Please submit a request to one store location only.  That store should be closest to the community that your organization serves.  Please do not turn in a donation request to multiple stores for consideration.
• The recipient must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.  A copy of the 501(c)3 letter from the IRS must accompany the application in order for your request to be considered.  This letter comes from the Treasury Department and is different from a state tax-exempt form.  If your application is not accompanied by a copy of the 501(c)3 letter, it will not be considered.
• Additionally, a letter of request on your organization's letterhead must accompany the request.  If it is a special event, please also include any flyers or mailers you may have promoting the event. You may also attach any additional literature you feel is important.
• The application and accompanying paperwork must be received at least six weeks prior to the "pick up" date in order to be considered.  Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Because the donation budget is limited, early submission of your application is recommended.
• We do not donate to individuals, individuals seeking pledges, multiple requests from the same organization or organizations and/or causes outside of the store area.  Past support of an organization or an event is not a guarantee of future support.

Although we would like to support every worthwhile cause, due to the volume of applications, it is not possible for Whole Foods Market to fulfill every request.  Each approved organization is eligible for no more than one donation per calendar year.

Recent donation recipients include:

• Communities in Schools of Philadelphia's Culinary & Hospitality Program
• Last Chance Ranch
• Abington Art Center
• Abington Township Joint Town Watch Council
• Abington YMCA
• Embracing the Child
• Enchantment Theatre
• Friends of Oak Lane Library
• Kenneseth Isreal
• Morris Arboretum of University of Pennsylvania
• Montgomery County SPCA

5% Giving Days

Our 5% Giving Days are one 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 special 5% Giving Days.

Non-profit 501(c)3organizations wishing to request a donation or consideration for a 5% Giving Day should pick up the appropriate form from Customer Service and fill them out completely and include the required proof of non-profit status. Applicants will be notified if they are a finalist for a 5% Giving Day.

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