Community Giving

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 day!

Our Community 5% Days are one meaningful way we give back. 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.

Community Events

One of our seven core values at Whole Foods Market is caring about our local communities and our environment. We understand the challenges that nonprofits face every day in their quest to help the members of their communities and we can offer various donations and partnerships to 501 (c) 3 organizations to help meet their goals.

To request a donation it is preferred that organizations use our Online Donation Application. We ask that completed application be submitted at least 8 weeks in advance. While submitting the application is a necessary first step in the process, it does not guarantee  that the donation request will be granted.

Organizations we have partnered with include:

• West Suburban Humane Society
• Wellness House
• DuPage P.A.D.S.
• Humanitarian Services Project
• Woodridge Community Pantry
• Fish Food Pantry
• Hinsdale Center for the Arts
• Darien Lions Club
• American Association of University Women
• Chicago Zoological Foundation
• West Suburban Symphony Orchestra

Some of the schools that have received donations:

• Whittier School of Downers Grove
• O’Neill Middle School
• District 181 Educational Foundation
• Community High School District 99
• Avery Coonley School
• Maercker School District

Some of  the organizations that have benefited from our Community Support 5% Days: