Mar 22, 2019 · In 2018, The Chick-fil-A® Foundation was honored to donate a combined $1.23 million in grants to 22 not-for-profits, located in 18 states throughout the country. The grants were awarded to local organizations focused on fostering leadership and entrepreneurial spirit in children in the local communities where Chick-fil-A restaurants are located.
Today, more than 1,200 Chick-fil-A restaurants across 47 states donate surplus food to local soup kitchens, shelters and nonprofits through Chick-fil-A Shared Table, and that number continues to grow each year. To date, we have donated more than 10 million meals to serve those in need. Learn more about Chick-fil-A Shared Table
Jun 04, 2021 · —Cassie, Holder of the Sacred Chalice of Rixx (@CassieCeleste) June 3, 2021 . Chick-fil-A declined to comment on the backlash, and the company has not donated to the NCF in more than a decade ...
ATLANTA (March 2, 2021) – Applications are now open for the 2022 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards™ grant program. For the second year in a row, Chick-fil-A, Inc. will award $5 million in grants to 34 deserving nonprofits that are Black-led or impacting communities of color in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.
Since 1973, Chick-fil-A has helped over 66,000 Team Members achieve their remarkable futures through a total investment of $110 million in scholarships. Learn about scholarships and meet these scholars.
Chick-fil-A’s founder S. Truett Cathy believed a “great company is a caring company” and his vision of caring for others continues to inspire us today. We strive to put people first in all we do by cultivating a positive work environment where people feel known and cared for.
Scholarships at Chick-fil-A began when Truett Cathy set a mayonnaise jar on his first restaurant counter to help Team Member Eddie White pursue his dream of a college education. Through contributions from customers and Truett himself, Eddie’s dream came true.
To support education, the Foundation expanded its partnership with Junior Achievement USA, which offers kindergarten-12th grade programs that foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills to inspire nearly 5 million students each year to dream big and reach their potential.
In 2020, in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, Cathy wrote a letter to Chick-fil-A employees calling for them to "join together to build a world that reflects God's love for all of us.".
Chick-fil-A is under attack over its CEO's ties to a Christian charity accused of trying to squash proposed LGBTQ protections. Here's what we know about the chain's donations.
This week, The Daily Beast reported that the National Christian Charitable Foundation (NCF) has bankrolled opposition to The Equality Act, which would expand civil protections for LGBTQ people.
Among those are groups fighting legislation to protect LGBTQ rights, including the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation and legal advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom. The ADF and the Heritage Foundation both strongly oppose the Equality Act, and have supported attempts to ban transgender athletes from youth sports.
Tax documents from 2018 show that Chick-fil-A made two donations of $825,000 to the FCA and one donation of $115,000 to the Salvation Army, totaling the $1.8 million in question. The post claims the donations were made after the company promised to stop donating to anti-LGBTQ groups, which it never explicitly did.
Seven years later, in November 2019, Chick-fil-A's donations got attention again when the company announced its areas of charity focus for 2020 — education, homelessness and hunger — and expanded partnerships with Junior Achievement, Covenant House and local food banks.
Before 2012, the company consistently donated to anti-LGBTQ groups and CEO Dan Cathy said supporting same-sex marriage would invite God's judgment on the country.
Salvation Army and FCA weren't specifically defunded; instead, they were part of larger group that no longer received donations when Chick-fil-A changed focus. Headlines about the move at the time often overstated the shift.