Community Giving
Whole Foods Market is a company with a conscience. We believe passionately in supporting the communities we serve. We believe companies, like individuals, must assume their share of responsibility as tenants of Planet Earth. On a local basis, we are actively involved in our community by:
- Supporting local food banks
- Sponsoring neighborhood events
- Donating goods and services to 501(c)3 not-for-profit organizations
- Educating adults and kids with interactive tours of our stores
- Offering informative classes
Community Support Day
Whole Foods Market strongly believes in supporting the community. Once per quarter, we sponsor a non-profit organization as our Community Support Day beneficiary. On the designated day, this organization receives 5% of the days net sales from Whole Foods Market Sauganash. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to team up with organizations to help them achieve their fund-raising goals!
Organizations that have benefited from 5% days include:
- Albany Park Community Center Food Pantry
- Beaubien School
- Edgebrook School Foundation
- Goldie’s Place-A Support Center for the Homeless
- Independence Park Bungalow Renovation Project
- Sauganash Elementary School
- Sauganash Neighbors for a New Park
- Sustain and familyfarmed.org
- Turning Point Behavioral Health Care Center
- StoryBus
To apply to be a recipient of our next Community Support Day (PDF), please complete our Community Support Day Application and mail to: Jenn Hulbert, Whole Foods Market, 6020 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646, or email to jenn.hulbert@wholefoods.com. We do not accept faxes.
One Dime at a Time
At Whole Foods Market we believe in reuse of grocery bags to reduce waste in landfills and lower carbon footprints. If your non-profit organization is interested in the One Dime at a Time program, where customers donate their bag refund to a designated charity, please download and complete the application form below.
Organizations that have benefited from One Dime at a Time include:
- North Park Village Nature Center
- Sauganash Neighbors for a New Park
- Cubs Cares
- Albany Park Food Pantry
To apply to be a recipient of our One Dime at a Time program, please complete our One Dime at a Time Application (PDF) and mail to: Jenn Hulbert, Whole Foods Market, 6020 N. Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60646, or email to jenn.hulbert@wholefoods.com. We do not accept faxes.
In-Kind Donations
Whole Foods Market believes strongly in community service. We offer various annual donations to 501(c)3 organizations to help their needs and goals be met.
Organizations that have benefited from Whole Foods Market in-kind donations include:
- Accessible Contemporary Music
- Albany Park Community Center
- Albany Park Food Pantry
- American Epilepsy Foundation
- Edgebrook Elementary
- Emily Oaks Nature Center
- Fairview South School
- Galter Life Center
- Healthier Albany Park Coalition
- Korean American Resource & Cultural Center
- Lincolnwood School
- Mather Lifeways – More than a Café
- North Park Village Nature Center
- Northeastern Illinois University
- Partisan Arts International Committee
- Sauganash Elementary
- Skokie Park District
- Swedish Covenant Hospital
- Von Steuben High School
- Wright College
- YMCA High Ridge
To apply to be a recipient of an in-kind donation, please complete our online donation application or pick up an application in-store.
