Community Giving

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 Minneapolis community and are actively involved by:

• Supporting local food banks
• Sponsoring community events
• Donating goods and services to 501c3 non-profit organizations
• Educating adults and children with interactive tours of the store
• Hosting adult and child cooking classes

Since September 2010, Whole Foods Market, Lake Calhoun, has donated $217,497 to local non-profit organizations.

Community Support Days

Our Community Support (5%) Days are one meaningful way we give back to our community. On designated days, four times each year, a total of 5% of the day’s net sales are donated to a select local 501c3 non-profit organization. Customers help support our selected organizations just by shopping on these 5% Days.

The last Community Support Day we held was on September 15^th, 2010 for the Youth Farm and Market Project, raising $3,678 to support their organization.

If your non-profit organization is interested in having a 5% day, please submit a completed Community Support Day Application or email lauren.kebschull@wholefoods.com

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 submit a completed donation application to  lauren.kebschull at wholefoods.com

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 cannot honor every request and will only contact you if we can provide a donation for your organization.

Recent Minneapolis donations include:

• Neighborhood Involvement Program www.neighborhoodinvolve.org
• Cedar Isle Dean Neighborhood Association www.cidna.org
• Children’s Heartlink www.childrensheartlink.org
• Camfire USA www.campfireusa.org
• Mill City Commons www.millcitycommons.org
• Walking Shadow Theatre Company www.walkingshadowcompany.org
• Open Arms of Minnesota www.openarmsmn.org
• Team Ortho www.teamorthous.com

One Dime at a Time

Our One Dime at a Time program provides incentive to eliminate single-use plastic bags and develop stronger communities all at the same time. At the register, shoppers 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 submit a completed form to lauren.kebschull@wholefoods.com

Art in the Cafe

Every two months, Whole Foods Market features an artist in our café and provides the opportunity to sell their work directly to the public. If you are interested in having your work displayed, please complete the Art in the Café application and email it to  lauren.kebschull at 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 foods, earth-friendly household products, nutritional supplements and cruelty-free bodycare. Tours last 30-45 minutes and include free samples & recipes. To schedule your group’s tour, please e-mail lauren.kebschull@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.