Community Giving

Community Donations

Whole Foods Market has been a leader in community giving since our first store was opened in 1980! We love to support local non-profits that help support our core values as well as the community around us.

Look over the following criteria before submitting your request.

1.            Requests by phone are not accepted.

2.            Location - Your organization or event must be in the Seattle metro area. If you are located closer to our Westlake, Bellevue, or Redmond location please contact their Marketing Specialist.

3.            The recipient must be a 501c3 nonprofit organization. A copy of the 501c3 letter from the IRS must accompany the application. This letter comes from the Treasury Dept. and is different from a state tax-exempt form. Just providing the tax id number is not valid, it must be a copy of the actual 501c3 Letter.

4.            The application must be received at least 5 to 6 weeks before the event date and or the 'pick up' date in order to be considered. All applications are reviewed on a first come-first serve basis.

5.            Because the Donations Budget is limited, we are unable to fulfill all requests.

Due to the volume of requests we receive, we are unable to respond to all requests. If you have not heard back on a donation request two week prior to your event we unfortunately were unable to donate at the time.

Whole Foods Market has specific guidelines for the organizations we are able to support through donations. In addition to being a 501c3, you must fall must fall into one of the following categories:

• Environmental Preservation and Conservation
• Preventative Health Care
• Hunger Relief
• Organic Farming/Sustainable Food Resources
• Animal Compassion
• Or education on any of the above

 Because Whole Foods Market believes in being an active community member, requests from other civic and charitable groups will be considered if the organization is in the immediate vicinity of a store location, meets our core values, and funding is available.

 We do not donate foods to individuals, individuals seeking pledges, multiple requests from the same organization or organizations and/or causes. Each approved organization is restricted to one donation per year from any and all Whole Foods Market. Past support of an organization or an event is not a guarantee of future support.

Download the Donation Application (pdf)

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At Whole Foods Market, we are active participants in our community. We are extremely proud of our community involvement and the relationships that we continue to make each month! We strive to make a difference.

Our Community 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.

To be considered as a recipient of one of our 5% days please fill out the following form and turn it in to your local Whole Foods Market.  

Also be sure to take read our 5% day memorandum to see what is required of the chosen recipient.

5% Day Application
5% Day Memorandum of Understanding

Recent 5% Day Recipients

Roosevelt Neigborhood Association

Upcoming 5% days

Wednesday, October 28th - Solid Ground