For two weeks from June 23 – July 6, Whole Foods Market raised $1,114,474 from generous shoppers for Whole Planet Foundation to alleviate poverty in countries supplying Whole Foods Market stores with products. Whole Planet Foundation is a Whole Foods Market nonprofit dedicated to funding microcredit – small loans usually less …
Cycling to Fund Her Essential Business: Thanking Bayan from WFM Richmond
As we prepare to wrap up this year’s Prosperity Campaign, our team wishes to appreciate the Whole Foods Market Team Members who support our mission. Team Members help us educate others about our work, inspire their teams to fundraise at the registers, and have been known to go above and …
Annual Prosperity Campaign Surpasses $4 Million for Microentrepreneurs
With the tremendous support of Whole Foods Market shoppers, team members and volunteers, donors, and corporate partners, the 2019 Whole Planet Foundation Annual Prosperity Campaign raised $4,249,706 during the month of March. These efforts will support more than 128,000 people with the chance to lift themselves out of poverty through microcredit. Each year, …
Whole Planet Foundation® Launches 2018 Prosperity Campaign
Partners Commit $1.2 Million for Microcredit AUSTIN, Texas (February 16, 2018) – On Thursday, March 1, Whole Planet Foundation launches its Annual Prosperity Campaign to alleviate poverty around the globe for the world’s poorest people – mostly women – living in communities where Whole Foods Market® sources products. This year’s …
2017 Prosperity Campaign Aims to Raise $3.2 Million
Alleviating Poverty around the Globe Today marks the first day of Whole Planet Foundation’s 12th Prosperity Campaign, which funds microfinance organizations and microcredit loans to alleviate poverty where Whole Foods Market® sources products. This year’s campaign goal is $3.2 million, which will give approximately 90,000 opportunities to those living in extreme poverty …