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:
Donating goods and services to local organizations
Sponsoring community events
Educating adults and children with interactive tours of the store
Hosting adult and child cooking classes
5% 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 501c3 non-profit organizations. Customers help support our selected organizations just by shopping on these 5% Days.
ONE DIME AT A TIME
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.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
We are excited to be able to help the Madison community with a variety of partnership opportunities throughout the year, including:
Event Assistance (single event or a series of events)
Donations (usually product donation for charity purposes)
Project Support (community gardens, mural production, etc)
All requests are reviewed on a monthly basis and recipients will be notified as soon as possible. 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. If you are interesting in applying for any of the three donation programs listed above please download our Local Partnerships Donation Packet and email it to caitlin.way@wholefoods.com or drop it off at our Customer Service Desk.
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 our Art in the Cafe Application and submit it to caitlin.way@wholefoods.com.
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 & organic foods, earth-friendly household products, nutritional supplements and cruelty-free bodycare. Tours last about an hour and include free samples & recipes. To schedule your group’s tour, please e-mail caitlin.way@wholefoods.com. We typically need 6 weeks notice before the time of your tour for scheduling purposes. The earlier you contact us, the sooner we are able to accommodate your group.
