Whole Planet

Whole Planet was founded in 2005 to give back to places around the globe where Whole Foods Market sourced products. Since 2005, the project has disbursed over $110 million through our network of microfinance partners in over 79 countries. A microcredit loan is small: the average first microloan in Whole Planet Foundation's portfolio is under $500. With this capital, a micro-entrepreneur can start or expand her own home-based business, enabling her to create profits that can be spent improving her home, sending her children to school, or growing her business further. 100% of donations to Whole Planet fund microcredit loans to microentrepreneurs and smallholder farmers living in poverty, as Whole Foods Market covers the foundation's operating expenses.