Community Giving
At Whole Foods Market we give back to the community in many ways, from product donations, to our Community Support Day and Dimes for a Difference Program and Scrip through Great Lakes. Please read on for more information on these programs.
In response to the incredible interest we’ve had from our communities for a gift card fundraising program, our non-profit and school customers can now purchase WFM gift cards from Great Lakes. Here are the details:
- Qualifying schools and non-profits can purchase WFM cards at a 3% discount
- There is no cap, so organizations will not visit the site and find “sold-out” messaging
- To set up a program or purchase cards, simply fill out an enrollment form on Great Lakes website.
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
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.
5% COMMUNITY SUPPORT DAY
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 5% 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.
Thank you to everyone who came out on September 14th t0 support Vancouver Farmers Market! We’re proud to be donating $1932.05 to this amazing community organization!
We’ll be fundraised specifically to benefit their Harvest Dinner & Fundraiser on October 4th and scholarship funding to post-secondary students for the September 2011-June 2012 academic year. This funding is intended to support the education of students wishing to specialize in agriculture, agricultural marketing, and related topics and to encourage small-scale farming in the Pacific Northwest and the sale of farm products.
Download our 5% Community Support Day application here.
Dimes For a Difference
Each quarter, Whole Foods Market - Mill Plain selects three non-profits to be beneficiaries for our Bag Refund program. For each bag you re-use, you can claim a ten cent deduction off your grocery bill, or you can choose to apply your refund to one of the non-profits listed at the register.
Here are a list of some of the organizations that have benefited from our 5% Days and Dimes for a Difference Program :
- Columbia Springs
- Furry Friends
- Dove Lewis
- Vancouver Junior Symphony
- Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group
- Share Our Strength
- Whole Planet Foundation
- YMCA of Columbia Willamette
- The Parks Foundation of Clark County
- Camas Roots Garden
- Project Linus
- Wildlife Forever
- Camas Farmers Market
- NatureScaping
- Ecotrust
- Humane Society for Southwest Washington
For information on participating in a 5% Community Support Day and Dimes for a Difference, or for other donation requests, please click on one of the links above and email the completed application(s) and a copy of your charity’s 501c3 not for profit letter from the treasury to Megan Samples, Marketing & Community Relations Specialist at andrea.stafford@wholefoods.com
