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Community Support Program

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What is the Community
Support Program?

Whole Foods Co‑op supports our community with donations to a new recipient each month, including nine nonprofits elected by Co‑op Owners each fall in the annual ballot.

The GIVE! Community Support Program has supported Life House, Men as Peacemakers, CHUM, and many other important nonprofits doing critical work in our community, as well as programs that support Whole Foods Co-op Owners of limited means, such as the Whole Foods Co-op Access Discount Program.

Application Information
Three children in a library are seated at a table, working on a craft project involving green plant stems and tape. The child on the right wears a rainbow-striped hoodie from the Whole Foods Coop Duluth, the middle child has a rainbow headband, and the left child wears a white hoodie with rainbow patterns.

Community Recipient September 2025

St. Louis River Alliance

The St. Louis River Alliance is committed to connecting the community to the St. Louis River. Funds will help promote events and the St. Louis River Estuary National Water Trail,… Read More

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Multiple people and a dog canoeing and kayaking down a river.

2025 Community Recipients

A hand with painted nails holds a freshly harvested bunch of carrots by their green tops. The background consists of lush greenery, indicating this might be a garden or farm setting. It’s the perfect scene to imagine the benefits of a Whole Foods Coop Membership, connecting you to fresh produce from local farms.

Whole Foods Co-op Fran Skinner Memorial Matching Fund
January 2025

Four children each holding up a zucchini standing in front of a raised garden bed next to a playground.

Duluth Farm to School
February 2025

A woman and a man put nonperishable food into donation boxes.

Chum + Minnesota FoodShare
March 2025

A group of kids are seated on the floor of a classroom with their hands raised facing a teacher who is sitting in a chair.

First Witness Child Advocacy Center
April 2025

Three people wearing vegetable costumes including a tomato, carrot, and peapod stand next to a banner that says, "Lincoln Park Farmer's Market 3 – 6 pm Thursdays. There is a playground in the background.

Community Action Duluth Seeds of Success Program
May 2025

Several items on a grocery checkout conveyor including, a bag of apples, a carton of eggs, a box of crackers, a carton of milk, and a block of cheese. A cashier's arms can be seen holding the carton of eggs.

Whole Foods Co-op Access Discount Program
June 2025

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland kids gather around large sheet of paper that says "Pool of Kindness."

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland
July 2025

Urban garden raised beds.

Damiano Center
August 2025

Multiple people and a dog canoeing and kayaking down a river.

St. Louis River Alliance
September 2025

Three people sitting in camp chairs viewing overlook.

Superior Hiking Trail Association (SHTA)
October 2025

A group of people touring an urban farm.

Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota (SFA)
November 2025

Four people posing outside of a building in a garden plot with trowels and seedings. One person is wearing a Human Development Center t-shirt.

Human Development Center
December 2025

Three people are smiling at an outdoor market. The person on the left is wearing a blue shirt, the one in the middle is in a red T-shirt holding a box of cupcakes, and the person on the right is in a white shirt and hat holding an open container with a salad.

The Next Application Will Open Summer 2026

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