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.
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2024 By the Numbers:
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$5.48 million in grants, ranging from $30,000 to $350,000.
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51 nonprofit recipients, including five total nonprofits in Canada and Puerto Rico.
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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:
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This year’s top nonprofit recipient, Joy Meadows, received a $350,000 grant.
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Joy Meadows is an organization that provides foster families with community support, housing and other resources across the greater Kansas City area.
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The grant will help support the expansion of therapy, day camps, caregiver training and other programming for the organization.
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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,…
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