Community Giving

Whole Foods Market is excited to announce our Small Change Adds Up Charitable program! Bring your reusable bag and receive 10 cents off your purchase or donate your 10 cents to benefit the Food Bank For New York City. The Food Bank For New York City is the city’s major hunger-relief organization working to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs. So remember to bring your reusable bags, because small change adds up and gives way to change in our local community and global landscape. Thank you for your donation and for shopping with Whole Foods Market.

Community 5% Days

Our Community 5% 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.

Thank you for helping us raise more than $38,000 for Just Food's Fresh Food For all Program. For more information on this program that brings much needed fresh produce to New York City shelters and soup kitchens, please visit www.justfood.org.

Donations

• Download our Donation Guidelines & Application.

Charitable Giving

Whole Foods Market is passionately committed to making a difference in the communities we serve. A percentage of our sales are used to benefit non-profit organizations on a monthly basis, and four times a year Whole Foods Market joins forces with one organization for a 5% Day. These days consist of in-store events and demos, and end with five percent of the day's sales being donated to the benefiting organization. Our 5% Days are planned far in advance and fall into themed categories, including Farms & Harvest, Environment, Hunger & Homelessness, and Back to School. If you would like to be considered for a 5% Day, please send information about your organization, along with the donation application, to the Marketing Team Leader in the appropriate store.

We're thrilled to be a part of New York City and its diverse community. Some of the groups we have supported include:

Lincoln Square Business Improvement District

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

NY Sunworks

Food Bank For New York City
Whole Foods Market participates in Check Out Hunger campaign, our customers can add $1, $3, or $5 to their bill to help the hungry in New York City.

City Harvest
Since we opened our first New York City store in 2001, Whole Foods Market has donated over 205,698 pounds of food to City Harvest.

Lower East Side Girls Club
Sponsor of 10th Annual Willow Awards Benefit and the Lower East Side Girls Congress.

Girls and Boys Projects
5% Day recipient.

Council On The Environment of NYC
5% Day recipient: proceeds went to renovate the Miracle Garden, 3rd street and Avenue B.

Community Relations Contact
Meredith Petran
Marketing Team Leader
meredith.petran@wholefoods.com