Community Giving

Whole Foods Market is a company with a conscience. We believe passionately in supporting the communities we serve. We believe companies, like individuals, must assume their share of responsibility as tenants of Planet Earth. On a local basis, we are actively involved in our communities by:

• Supporting local food banks
• Sponsoring neighborhood events
• Donating goods and services to 501c3 not-for-profit organizations
• Educating adults with explanatory interactive tours of our stores
• Offering informative classes
• Hosting adult and child cooking classes
• Performing community service work; We recognize that our team members are dedicated to the improvement of their neighborhoods and compensate them for volunteering.

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.
Download our Community Support Day Application

Donations

We offer various donations to 501(c)3 organizations to help their needs and goals be met.
Download our Donation Application and mail to: Christine Doyle-Vincent, Whole Foods Market, 1000 W. North Ave. Chicago, Il 60622 or stop by our customer service desk to pick one up.  You can also send it electronically to c.doyle.vincent@wholefoods.com  We cannot accept faxes. Please be advised that due to the large volume of requests that we receive, we require a minimum of 6 weeks advanced notice for any donation.  Unfortunately, we can not honor every request and will only contact you if we can provide a donation for your organization.

• Association House of Chicago
• LUNAFEST at DePaul University benefitting Breast Cancer Fund and Females United for Action
• Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
• Peggy Notebaert Nature Musuem
• Organic School Project
• Francis Parker School
• St. Chrysostom
• Mystic Krewe of LAFF Mardi Gras Fundraiser benefitting Katrina Musicians Fund
• Chicago Children's Museum
• Common Threads
• Children’s Memorial Hospital
• Pancreatic Cancer Network
• Blessing Basket Project
• PAWS Marathon Training Team