Community Giving

Whole Foods Market is an active member of the Gold Coast and Chicago Community. We regularly support and make donations to local charities and non-profit organizations.

Our Community Support 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.

One Dime at a Time (ODAAT) Program

Everytime you bring in a reusable bag while you are shopping at Whole Foods Market you are given the opportunity to donate one dime to a local charity for each bag that you bring in!

Donations

The Gold Coast Whole Foods Market is a proud partner of many local non-profits including: the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Newberry Library, the Rehabilitaion Institute of Chicago, Friends of the Parks, the Peapod Project, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Please follow these simple steps to request a donation:

1.  Download the Donation Application or apply online through our Online Donation Application.

2.  Review the application and confirm that you meet all the requirements

3.  Complete and submit the Donation Application to Lindsay Havlick, Store Marketing Specialist at least 6 weeks prior to the date you need the donation

Donation applications may be mailed to: Lindsay Havlick, Whole Foods Market, 30 W. Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60654.  You may also submit an application electronically to lindsay.havlick@wholefoods.com. Due to the large volume of requests we receive, we unfortunately cannot honor every request,  and will only contact you if we can provide a donation for your organization.

We do not donate to individuals, individuals seeking pledges, multiple requests from the same organization, or organizations and/or causes outside of Chicago city limits. 

If you have any questions, please contact Store Marketing Specialist Lindsay Havlick at lindsay.havlick@wholefoods.com.