Whole Planet

Whole Planet, a pillar of Whole Foods Market Foundation, helps people living in poverty build long-term financial resilience through income growth, savings, and access to essential resources like food, shelter, water & sanitation.

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Whole Planet Foundation Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Honorees
Whole Planet Foundation’s Hall of Fame recognizes the volunteers, fundraisers, supporters and microfinance partners who have gone above and beyond to help us reach more entrepreneurs living in poverty.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation Aims To Empower an Additional 300,000 People To Strengthen Vulnerable Communities by 2030
October marks the annual celebration of the funding of Whole Planet Foundation. It is a time to appreciate and reflect on the mission milestones we have reached together, and a time to recalibrate and identify a path forward to continue the work we set out to do.

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation: Brands That Fund Microcredit
Whole Planet Foundation is proud to showcase top donating brands that support microentrepreneurs in our global communities through Whole Planet Foundation. 

Sustainable Finance & Socially Responsible Investment

Whole Planet Foundation: 2023 Top Supplier Donors Are Creating Income-Generating Opportunities Around the Globe
Whole Foods Market suppliers are funding income-generating opportunities to help alleviate global poverty through Whole Planet Foundation’s microlending programs.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

So Delicious Dairy Free Commits Another $25,000 This Year To Empower Microentrepreneurs
So Delicious Dairy Free, a Danone America brand, is a B Corporation company that strives to do more than the minimum.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

$25,000 Fund Donors Help Fund Income-Generating Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Smallholder Farmers Around the World
Suppliers of Whole Foods Market are empowering microentrepreneurs with economic opportunity. These generous brands fund microloans for entrepreneurs living in poverty so they can start or expand a small business, often home-based.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Connecting Smallholder Farmers in El Salvador to Reliable Markets
Acceso’s partnership with Whole Planet Foundation and Kasperick Foundation finances farmers taking loans to produce one or several of over 50 crops including tomatoes, beans, onions, and more.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Supporting 2,000 Rural Entrepreneurs in Southern Mexico, by 2026
Now through 2026, Whole Planet Foundation and one of its key partners, the Kasperick Foundation, are disbursing $850,000 to two organizations in Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico.

Environment

Moving for Microcredit with Whole Planet Foundation’s Virtual 5K
Whole Planet Foundation’s Virtual 5K aims to raise $45,000 to support an additional 1,200 people with income-generating opportunities.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Whole Planet Foundation Launches New Partnership With Skylight in the United Kingdom
The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) was launched in 2016 to recognize the failure of destination countries to include refugees in their labor and financial markets.
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