Whole Foods Market

Grocery
Overall: A · 64.4/100

As of May 2026, TruNorth grades Whole Foods Market an overall A (64.4/100) across nine values categories. Via parent company Whole Foods: 5 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (2 amputations); 36 since 2015. (source: parent-inheritance). FEC: $128K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors. (source: exec-political-donations).

Last updated May 2026 · TruNorth (trunorthapp.com)

Political donations

FEC: $128K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 6 executive donors.

Source: exec-political-donations

Environment

MSC retail partner — all wild seafood at counter is MSC-certified or Seafood Watch best-choice. ASC-certified farmed salmon + shrimp across seafood counter. [MSC certified · ASC certified]

Source: farm-welfare

Labor

Via parent company Whole Foods: 5 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (2 amputations); 36 since 2015.

Source: parent-inheritance

DEI

No public record found.

Charity

$18M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.11% of revenue) via Whole Kids Foundation. Operates the Whole Foods Market Foundation: $5.4M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Source: corporate giving disclosures · irs990pf-foundations

Animal testing

BBFAW 2024 Tier 2 — meat counter standards require GAP Step rating for all fresh meat sold. All fresh meat sold at Whole Foods must carry a GAP Step rating; many SKUs are Step 4+ (pasture-centred). [BBFAW Tier 2 · GAP Step 1+ (in-store) · CIWF Award · Cage-free fulfilled · MSC certified · ASC certified]

Source: farm-welfare

Firearms

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Source: atf-ffl

Privacy

No public record found.

Executive pay

No public record found.

Data sources

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