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. http://www.glscrip.com/index.aspx?gclid=CIGJh4ezr64CFWcbQgodLwToTA

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.

Bag Refund Program

Each quarter, Whole Foods Market Tanasbourne 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.

Growing our Community

Since 2008 Whole Foods Market Tanasbourne has, with your help, donated a combined total of $32,785 benefiting the following non-profit organizations:

 1000 friends of Oregon

Adelante Mujeres

American Cancer Society of Portland

Animal Aid Inc.

Ano’s Art Academy

Audubon Society of Portland

Autism Research and Resources of Oregon

Beaverton YMCA

Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA)

Bienestar

Cascadia Green Building Council

Christie Care

Columbia River Keepers

DEAR

DoveLewis Emergency Hospital

Edwards Center

EcoTrust

Friends of Trees

Friends of the Gorge

Growing Gardens

Healthy Waters Institute

Hillsboro Dog Association

Hillsboro Farmer’s Market

Hillsboro Senior Center

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Loaves and Fishes Centers

Mercy Corps

Non GMO Project

NW Land Conservancy

Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals

Oregon Environmental Council

Oregon Food Bank

Oregon Humane Society

Oregon Hunger Task Force

PDX Bridge Festial

Pixie Project

Pongo Fund

Portland Habitat for Humanity

Portland Rescue Mission

Portland Women’s Crisis Line

Red Cross-Portland

Quatama Elemantary School Coyote Club

Quest Center for Integrated Health

Quiet Waters

Resources for Health

SchoolHouse Supplies

SCRAP

Share our Strength – Portland

Sisters for Survivors

SOLV

Special Olympics Oregon

Springville Elementary School

St. Michael the Archangel

Swallowtail School

Sunshine Pantry

Tuality Health Care

Washington County Bicycle Transportation Alliance

Western Rivers Conservancy

 For information on participating in a 5% Community Support Day and Bag Refund, or for other donation requests, please pick up a donation application at customer service and return the completed application and a copy of your charity’s 501c3 not for profit letter from the treasury to the attention of Erin Rosvold, Marketing Team Leader,  erin.rosvold at wholefoods.com