Chick-fil-A Donates Record-Breaking Funding to 51 Nonprofits through 2024 True Inspiration Awards Program

Chick-fil-A, Inc. announced today the 51 nonprofit grant recipients of the 2024 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards® program. Established in 2015, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the program, which seeks to honor and support organizations that make a positive impact in their local communities. This year, Chick-fil-A celebrated the anniversary by awarding the most funding in the program's history and the highest number of nonprofit recipients.

2024 By the Numbers:

• $5.48 million in grants, ranging from $30,000 to $350,000.
• 51 nonprofit recipients, including five total nonprofits in Canada and Puerto Rico.
• Nearly 640,000 votes submitted by Chick-fil-A One^® Members through the Chick-fil-A^® App to help select regional recipients.

About the 2024 S. Truett Cathy Honoree:

• This year's top nonprofit recipient, Joy Meadows, received a $350,000 grant.
• Joy Meadows is an organization that provides foster families with community support, housing and other resources across the greater Kansas City area.
• The grant will help support the expansion of therapy, day camps, caregiver training and other programming for the organization.
• The S. Truett Cathy Honoree grant is awarded to an organization that embodies the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of Chick-fil-A's late founder.

"I've seen firsthand the good that Joy Meadows brings to the Kansas City area and the foster care community," said Drew Severns, local Owner-Operator of Chick-fil-A Lenexa who helped prepare the nomination. "From on-site therapy to a free clothing closet to day camps, this grant will allow Joy Meadows to continue impacting families across Kansas City."

Chick-fil-A also honored the program's milestone by making surprise donations to the nine previous S. Truett Cathy honorees, totaling more than $400,000. 

The Collective Impact:

• Since 2015, Chick-fil-A has awarded more than 300 True Inspiration Awards grants to nonprofits across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
• Collectively, the company has contributed over $27.8 million, impacting more than 500,000 people annually.

The True Inspiration Awards grants are given to organizations that make an impact by Caring for People, Caring for Others through Food, Caring for Our Communities and Caring for our Planet – falling within Chick-fil-A's corporate social responsibility pillars, which help guide overall giving efforts. Category winners, as well as regional winners, from across North America, including Canada and Puerto Rico, are recognized every year for bettering their communities.

"Across the communities Chick-fil-A serves, we strive to have a positive impact, and we are honored to support local nonprofits that are truly making a difference in their neighborhoods," said Brent Fielder, senior director of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc. "This year's True Inspiration Awards grant recipients are doing incredible work in their local communities - from feeding those in need to providing resources for military families to supporting the development of students and more. Chick-fil-A is thrilled to help further the impact of these nonprofits through our largest number of True Inspiration Awards to date."

The full list of 2024 True Inspiration Awards grant recipients is below. More information about the program can be found at Chick-fil-A.com/True-Inspiration-Awards.