- While Chick-fil-A stopped donations to most controversial groups in 2012, it continued to work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army on specific programs for under-served youth.
- "We made multiyear commitments to both organizations, and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018. Moving forward you will see that the Chick-fil-A Foundation will support the three specific initiatives of homelessness, hunger and education," the representative said in a statement to Business Insider.
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Chick-fil-A is ending donations criticized by LGBTQ activists after years of backlash
Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army, two groups that have criticized by LGBTQ advocates.
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On Monday, Chick-fil-A announced it was making a major change to perhaps the most controversial part of the company: its charitable giving arm.
In a press release, the company said it will "deepen its giving to a smaller number of organizations working exclusively in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger." A Chick-fil-A representative confirmed that the organization will no longer donate to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army, two organization that have been criticized by LGBTQ advocates .
"We made multiyear commitments to both organizations, and we fulfilled those obligations in 2018. Moving forward you will see that the Chick-fil-A Foundation will support the three specific initiatives of homelessness, hunger and education," the representative said in a statement to Business Insider.
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Chick-fil-A had previously worked with the groups to fundspecific programs such as summer camps that work directly with underprivileged children.
Chick-fil-A has faced backlash for its donations and those of its top executives for years. Prior to 2012, Chick-fil-A made significant donations to right-wing and religious organizations known for lobbying against LGBTQ rights through the WinShape Foundation.
Chick-fil-A stopped making donations to almost all controversial groups after facing backlash in 2012, when CEO Dan Cathy said he did not support same-sex marriage. However, the company continued its relationships with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army.
Rodney Bullard, the head of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, defended the donations in an interview with Business Insider earlier this year, saying they were "relevant and impactful in the community."
"For us, that's a much higher calling than any political or cultural war that's being waged," Bullard said.
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