What is the Non-Profit
Support Program?
Whole Foods Co‑op supports our community with donations to a new non-profit each month, as elected by Co‑op Owners each fall in the annual ballot.
The GIVE! Non-profit Support Program has supported Life House, Men as Peacemakers, CHUM, WFC Access Discount, and many other important non-profits doing critical work in our community!
Non-Profit Recipient July 2024
Wildwoods
Promoting the understanding, appreciation, and well-being of wildlife and the world through compassion, care, and community involvement. Wildwoods will use funds to rehabilitate and release orphaned wildlife, give emergency support… Read More
2024 Non-Profit Recipients
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog
Lake Superior Community Health Center
CHUM + Minnesota FoodShare
Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
Whole Foods Co‑op Access Discount
Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness
Wildwoods
Friends of the Duluth Public Library
Life House
Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA)
Planned Parenthood Twin Ports Teen Council
Apply For GIVE! 2025
See What We’re Looking to Fund
Environmental Stewardship
Equity + Diversity
Food Access
Local Food Economy
2025 Non-Profit Support Program Application details
Funding Information: Featured organizations are predicted to receive approximately $4,000 – $6,000.
Submission Timeline: Submit the completed application, including required uploads, via the online form by July 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm.
Program Details:
- Selected non-profits will be featured during one calendar month through GIVE! register round-ups.
- Whole Foods Co-op reserves the right to preempt the GIVE! schedule to raise emergency or disaster relief funds.
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants are non-partisan and non-sectarian 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
- Priority is given to organizations serving the Twin Ports area of Duluth, MN, and Superior, WI, and those not funded in the prior year. Past funding does not guarantee future support.
- Applicants must be engaged in activities addressing one or more of the following funding priorities:
- Environmental Stewardship
- Equity and Diversity
- Food Access
- Local Food Economy
application requirements
Applications must be submitted online by July 31, 2024, and include the following documents:
- PDF of IRS Nonprofit Determination Letter
- Organization Logo
- Three high-resolution (at least 300 DPI) images illustrating the organization’s activities
Review Process
- Complete applications will be reviewed for eligibility by Whole Foods Co-op employees.
- A pool of finalists will be presented to Whole Foods Co-op Owners for voting as part of the Annual Owner Ballot.
- Applicants will be contacted in October with election results.
Publication Consent
- Recipients of the GIVE! Non-profit Support Program will be announced at the Annual Owner Meeting and highlighted in the Winter Issue of the Garbanzo Gazette newsletter.
- Content submitted in your application, including photos, may be used in Whole Foods Co-op (WFC) newsletters, promotional materials on the WFC website, WFC social media accounts, advertising, or similar publications.
- Your application answers may be printed or published word-for-word.