Community Giving
Donation Requests
Thank you for your interest in including Whole Foods Market in your fund-raising efforts. We are dedicated to working closely with and supporting our local community. There are many organizations in this wonderful community that we would be proud to support! The majority of our donations are in-kind, Whole Foods Market® product. Please include brochures and informational pieces about the benefiting agency if possible.
Submit requests 6 weeks prior to the date needed, earlier if possible. In order to approve donation requests we need the following information submitted on letterhead from your organization:
- Name of Organization
- Name of Contact Person
- Address and Phone Numbers for Contact Person
- Specific Details as to:
- What you are requesting to be donated.
- How will the donation be used?
- Who will benefit from the donation?
- When do you need the donation?
- How many people will be participating in the event?
- How will Whole Foods Market Contribution be recognized?
Please include a copy of your 501(C)3 letter from the IRS granting your status as a non-profit organization. Requests without this letter will be denied.
Our Community 5% Days are another 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.
In order to give full consideration to your organization as a candidate for a Community Giving Day, please contact our store.
Community Partners
A Community Partner is a nonprofit organization that we feel matches our Core Values and with whom we want to build an ongoing, mutually beneficial relationship. We choose our Community Partners carefully as we choose our vendors and products for our stores. Our communities are filled to the brim with caring individuals who volunteer and work for many helpful, viable organizations.
Some of the community partners who received donations include:
- Bradley International Elementary School
- Elephant Talk
- Denver Urban Gardens
- Holm Elementary
- Hamilton Middle School
- Highline Accademy
- Women’s Bean Project
- Jewish Family Services
- Samuels Elementary
- Southmoor Elementary
- Share Our Strength
- American Heart Association
- Project Pave
- Denver Rescue Mission
- Dumb Friends League
- Holly Hills Elementary
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Americorp
- Boy Scout Troop 712
- MOPS of Aurora
- Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
- League of Women Voters
- Montessori School of Denver
- Montview Community PreSchool
- National Park Alliance
- Paddington Station
- Parzival Shield’s Waldorf School
- Senior Support Services
- St Anne’s Episcopal School
- Whole Planet Foundation
Community Relations Contact
All of our forms may be mailed, faxed or emailed to:
Whole Foods Market
Director of Marketing
Attn: Amy K. Wright
7400 E. Hampden Ave
Denver, CO. 80231
Fax 303.488.2008
