Community Giving

Whole Foods Market is a company with a conscience. We believe companies, like individuals, must assume their share of responsibility as tenants of Planet Earth. We believe passionately in supporting the Madison community and are actively involved by:

• Supporting local food banks
• Sponsoring neighborhood events
• Donating goods and services to 501c3 not-for-profit organizations
• Educating adults and children with interactive tours of the store
• Hosting adult and child cooking classes
• Offering our Community Room as a free meeting space for community groups

Community Support Days

Our Community Support (5%) 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 5% Days.

If your non-profit organization is interested in having a 5% day, please fill out our Community Support Day Application and email to amanda.jahnkesauer@wholefoods.com or return it to the store.

Donations

We offer various donations to 501(c)3 organizations to help their needs and goals be met. If your non-profit organization is interested in receiving a donation, please fill out our Donation Request Form and email to amanda.jahnkesauer@wholefoods.com or return it to the store.

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.

Recent Madison donations include:

• AIDS Network
• Chazen Museum of Art
• Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
• Dane County Rape Crisis Center
• Food Allergy Association of Wisconsin
• Friends of the Arboretum
• Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service
• Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center 
• Sierra Club Foundation: John Muir Chapter
• Slow Food UW

One Dime at a Time

Whole Foods Market Madison is delighted to announce our newest program to help our community partners raise needed funds. Our One Dime at a Time program provides an incentive to our customers to eliminate single-use plastic bags and develop stronger communities all at the same time. At the register, customers will have the option to receive a 10 cent per bag refund as cash back off their receipt or they can choose to donate it to that month's selected charity organization.

To be a beneficiary of our One Dime at a Time program, please complete our One Dime at a Time Application and return it to the store.

Scrip

Our Scrip Gift Card program is another way for Whole Foods Market to support our community. Your 501c3 organization may purchase gift cards from Whole Foods Market for face value minus 5%. Your group may sell your Gift Cards for face value, keeping the 5% difference, providing an easy fundraising opportunity. Getting started is easy.  Simply return a completed Scrip Application to our store.

Art in the Cafe

Every two months, Whole Foods Market features the work an artist in our café and provide the opportunity to sell their work directly to the public. If interested in having your work displayed, please complete the Art in the Cafe Application and return it to the store.

Store Tours

Would you like to know more about our store? We offer free tours to groups of five to twenty adults or children. Learn about natural foods, earth-friendly household products, nutritional supplements and cruelty-free bodycare. Tours last about an hour and include free samples & recipes, as well as information on organics & food irradiation, genetically-modified foods, meat & poultry standards, soy products, natural convenience foods, and healthy snack ideas. To schedule your group's tour, please e-mail caitlin.way@wholefoods.com. 

Hosting a Meeting?

Why not meet at Whole Foods Market Madison? Our Community Room is a wonderful meeting place for all kinds of community functions: sports clubs, school programs, support groups (New Parent, Healthy Lifestyle, etc.) fundraising committees, neighborhood groups, and more! Catering is available for pickup from our Deli and Bakery. Due to capacity constraints, meetings are limited to 15 or fewer persons. Please email caitlin.way@wholefoods.com for more information.