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Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-21): AUSTIN, Texas (CBS Austin)- Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to groups that discriminate against the LGBTQ community, according to a report from ThinkProgress. The website points to the Chick-fil-A Foundation's 2017 tax filings, which list donations to three groups, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home, and The Salvation Army. ThinkProgress has accused them of being anti-LGBTQ. [...] "In 2017, the Chick-fil-A Foundation gave $9.9 million in donations to communities across America. In addition, the Chick-fil-A organization contributed $8.8 million to scholarships to support the college education of more than 3,000 team members. The sole focus of our donations was to support causes focused on youth and education. We are proud of the positive impact we are making in communities across America and have been transparent about our giving on our web site. To suggest our giving was done to support a political or non-inclusive agenda is inaccurate and misleading."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-22): AUSTIN, Texas — Chick-fil-A is once again in hot water with LGBTQ advocacy groups, after the fast food chain donated almost $2 million to groups with histories of LGBTQ discrimination. According to recently released tax filings, the chicken sandwich giant donated around $1.8 million among three groups: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home, and The Salvation Army. [...] Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce official Mike Hendrix says he is disappointed Chick-fil-A not only made these donations, but increased donations to such groups from the previous year.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-20): Chick-fil-A Donated $1.8 Million to Anti-LGBTQ+ Groups in 2017 [...] The Georgia-based fast-food chain, which has claimed in the past that is has no social or political agenda, has donated more than $1.8 million to a trio of groups who have records of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, according to newly released tax filings, ThinkProgress reports. [...] The company has claimed in the past that it would stay out of politics and focus on chicken and that they would cease donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. In a comment to ThinkProgress, Chick-Fil-A said that the company decided to no longer donate to Paul Anderson Youth Home after 2017.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-21): A recent ThinkProgress report has revealed that Chick-Fil-A donated $1.8 million to queer-phobic organizations, after years of insisting that the company doesn’t have a political agenda. In 2017, the Chick-Fil-A Foundation donated a total of $9.9 million to non-profit groups – $1.8 million of which went to a trifecta of homophobic organizations including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Georgia, and the Salvation Army. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which requires participating students to sign a Sexual Purity Statement, received $1,653,416 from the Chick-Fil-A Foundation. The Paul Anderson Youth Home holds that same-sex marriage is a "rage against Jesus Christ and His values" and received $6,000 from Chick-Fil-A (in June 2017 the company announced it will no longer support this group). And the Salvation Army received $150,000 despite its long history of queer-phobia.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-20): Newly released tax documents show that Chick-fil-A is still giving money to anti-LGBTQ organizations, years after promising to stop. Seven years ago, Chick-fil-A’s record of donating to anti-LGBTQ organizations came to light. The fast food chain had donated to the the SPLC-designated hate group Family Research Counsel and the conversion therapy group Exodus International. [...] The 2017 tax returns of the Chick-fil-a Foundation were just made public, and Josh Israel at ThinkProgress found several anti-LGBTQ organizations listed as receiving money: the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) got $1,653,416, the Paul Anderson Youth Home got $6,000, and the Salvation Army got $150,000.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-20): Chick-fil-A has taken great pains to downplay its anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and giving, seven years into a national boycott by LGBTQ and allied diners. But contrary to the company’s latest claims that it has no political or social agenda, newly released tax filings show that, in 2017, the Chick-fil-A Foundation gave more than $1.8 million to a trio of groups with a record of anti-LGBTQ discrimination. [...] In the wake of the bad publicity, the company posted a Facebook statement that it would focus on making chicken and "leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the government and political arena." Cathy wooed a prominent LGBTQ activist in 2013 and spun him into believing the company was scaling back its anti-equality giving. [...] Asked about the anti-LGBTQ donations in 2016, he added, "They said, after this year, there’s only gonna be one group left that some people in the LGBTQ community will object to — that’s the Salvation Army. They told us from now forward they are ceasing all the other contributions that have been deemed offensive." (Cathy’s name was removed from the event website prior to the September conference.)
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2023-05-02): FACT CHECK: Did Chick-fil-A Donate To Anti-LGBT Organizations After Promising Not To? A post shared on social media purports that the fast food chain Chick-fil-A has donated $1.8 million to anti-LGBT groups despite their previous claims to end donations to those organizations. [...] "After promising no to," the caption reads. "Chick-fil-A donates another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2024-10-03): Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has become synonymous with homophobia — and after millions in donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups, it's not hard to see why. But just how much of the company's dealings currently impact the queer community? [...] The Chick-fil-A Foundation donated $1.8 million to three anti-LGBTQ organizations in 2017, $1,653,416 going to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which enforces a "sexual purity" policy that bars "homosexual acts." The Salvation Army received $150,000, with the last $6,000 going to the Paul Anderson Youth Home, which provides housing for troubled youth, "teaches boys that homosexuality is wrong," and that same-sex marriage is a "rage against Jesus Christ and his values." [...] Chick-fil-A's continued support of anti-LGBTQ+ causes has motivated several colleges and other locations to cut ties with the company or not allow new franchises at their locations. However, some lawmakers have opted to take away the rights of businesses and consumers on behalf of the restaurant by prohibiting them from rejecting Chick-fil-A based on their values.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-11-19): The announcement follows previous Chick-fil-A attempts to stem ongoing backlash over its acknowledged support of anti-LGBTQ organizations. At one point, Exodus International and the Family Research Council were reportedly among the recipients of the chain’s contributions. [...] Since then, the company has tried to distance itself from Cathy’s comments, pledging publicly not to "have a political or social agenda." Chick-fil-A’s 2017 tax documents ― obtained by ThinkProgress in March ― told a different story, showing the company had donated $1.8 million to groups known to discriminate against LGBTQ people. [...] He continued: "In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2024-07-27): On the latest episode of VICE LIVE, host Fat Tony discussed Chick-fil-A’s stance against LGBTQ rights. Newly released tax filings show that the Chick-fil-A Foundation gave more than $1.8 million to three groups with discriminatory policies against LGBTQ people in 2017. Watch the full episode here.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-05-19): Chick-fil-A’s long history of supporting anti-LGBTQ positions has resurfaced as the head of the company’s charitable branch said the organization does not intend to stop donating to groups with a history of LGBTQ discrimination. [...] The company, which is headquartered in Georgia, has long drawn criticism over its donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations. Tax documents obtained in March by ThinkProgress found that the company donated about $1.8 million in 2017 to groups known to discriminate against the queer community, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, The Salvation Army and the Paul Anderson Youth Home. Chick-fil-A said it has since stopped donating to the latter organization after learning of its strict policy against same-sex marriage. [...] Some people on Twitter reacted to the Chick-fil-A Foundation’s dismissal of criticism over its donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations:
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-11-18): Chick-fil-A announced it will take a different approach to its charitable giving in 2020 following years of protests from LGBTQ groups that have taken issue with the Atlanta-based food chain’s donations to organizations that do not support gay rights. [...] Chick-fil-A has committed $9 million to Junior Achievement USA, which offers educational programs to K-12 students; Covenant House International, a shelter and supportive services organization for homeless youth; and more than 120 local food banks across the country. This more focused approach is a significant shift from the company's previous strategy of donating to an array of organizations, some of which have a history of anti-LGBTQ views. Monday's announcement, however, is reportedly not the first time Chick-fil-A has claimed it would cut ties with groups that have anti-gay views or policies. In 2016, the company reportedly told the progressive news site Think Progress that it was winding down contributions to such groups, but a report published earlier this year by the site found Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to discriminatory groups in 2017.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-11-18): Chick-fil-A is making major changes to its charitable foundation, ending donations to two organizations that have been criticized for being anti-LGBTQ. [...] "No organization will be excluded from future consideration — faith-based or non-faith-based," said Tim Tassopoulos, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A, in a statement. But that leaves open the opportunity that it could donate to foundations in the future that might hold anti-LGBTQ views. [...] "In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents," said Drew Anderson, GLAAD’s director of campaigns and rapid response.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2024-08-02): Despite vowing to stop financially supporting discriminatory groups, Chick-fil-A has continued to do so. According to ThinkProgress, an investigation into the brand's tax filings from 2017 revealed donations totaling $1.8 million that were given to organizations including Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Salvation Army, and Paul Anderson Youth Home—all of which have spoken out in opposition of the LGBTQ community. Nearly seven years ago, Chick-fil-A received massive backlash for their controversial role in the same-sex marriage debate. However, following CEO Dan Cathy's comments on the subject and public outrage over the donations, they backtracked. The company released a statement announcing their exit from the policy dispute and promised to stop giving to discriminatory organizations. But clearly, they forgot to follow through. [...] The fast food chain also gave a reported $150 thousand to Salvation Army, a charitable organization with an ongoing anti-LGBTQ stance. However, in 2016 when Chick-fil-A promised to stop supporting causes with a history of intolerance, they refused to cut ties with Salvation Army.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2023-04-20): "After Promising Not to, Chick-fil-A Donates Another $1.8 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Groups," said an April 20 Instagram post. [...] The WOW Report, After Promising Not to, Chick-fil-A Donates Another $1.8 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Groups, Dec. 13, 2019 [...] Vox, Chick-fil-A’s charitable foundation kept donating to anti-LGBTQ groups, March 22, 2019
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2024-07-29): The Atlanta-based fast food chain Chick-fil-a announced in late 2019 that it would stop making charitable donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations, and to be fair, it did. But the twist is that Cathy didn't, and that's a loophole worth gossiping about on Sunday. To say that Cathy isn't Chick-fil-a and that Chick-fil-a isn't Cathy is asinine, especially considering America's recent inability to separate man from business. A man's product is as good as the man himself. Beyond that, I don't have any more words for Chick-fil-a, to be honest, because as Maya Angelou famously said, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." I don't go to Red Lobster looking for Italian food, and I don't go to Chick-fil-a looking for moral high ground. I don't care how friendly they are. I don't care how "good" the chicken is (especially when Popeyes, Zaxby's, and Raising Cane's are right there). The people who own Chick-fil-a have an anti-LGBTQ agenda, and that was ingrained in the company for a good long while. [...] What chaps my hide is that Chick-fil-a is the third most profitable fast food chain in the United States, pulling in billions in revenue each year. It seems Americans are so horny and habitual for chicken and waffle fries that it's easier for them to "have a blessed day" than it is to take a stand against the aiding and abetting of discrimination toward LGBTQ people.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-21): Chick-fil-A came in the spotlight Wednesday afterThinkProgress released a report saying Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to groups that discriminate against the LGBTQ community. Related Story:Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to anti-LGBTQ groups in 2017, report states "Everyone has a place here, and everyone should feel welcome when they walk through our airport," Treviño said. "I look forward to the announcement of a suitable replacement by Paradies." "This is the first we’ve heard of this. It’s disappointing," Chick-fil-A said in a statement. "We would have liked to have had a dialogue with the city council before this decision was made. We agree with Councilmember Treviño that everyone is and should feel welcome at Chick-fil-A. We plan to reach out to the city council to gain a better understanding of this decision."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-05-21): Facing greater public scrutiny and negative coverage for its ongoing financial support for nonprofits that discriminate against LGBTQ persons, the Chick-fil-A Foundation used a statement on its website to clarify its position. The statement, however, may have made matters worse. According to the foundation, it does not matter if gift recipients themselves practice or promote discrimination so long as children are helped—as if one had no relationship to the other. Of course, Chick-fil-A’s statement ignores the fact that some of those children identify as LGBTQ themselves or are being raised by LGBTQ parents or caregivers. ThinkProgress reported in March that the Chick-fil-A Foundation distributed $1.8 million in 2017 to nonprofits with a history of anti-LGBTQ discrimination—contrary to repeated promises that it was winding down its giving to groups that discriminate. This included more than $1.6 million in contributions to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, a religious group that works to spread an anti-LGBTQ message to college athletes, requiring a strict "sexual purity" policy for its employees that bars any "homosexual acts." [...] Bullard expanded on the website statement, telling Business Insider that Chick-fil-A would consider donating to an LGBTQ organization if the partnership was "impactful" and "authentic."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-03-24): The agreement excluded Chick-Fil-A, which was in the spotlight Wednesday after ThinkProgress released a report saying Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to groups that discriminate against the LGBTQ community. [...] RELATED:Chick-fil-A donated nearly $2 million to anti-LGBTQ groups in 2017, report states [...] "Local governments targeting and banning private Christian businesses like Chick-Fil-A is a hostility to religion that Texans will not stand for," the organization said. "I thought Texas was ‘open for business.’ I guess that applies everywhere in Texas except for San Antonio, where the government demands that you renounce your religious beliefs."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-04-07): In 2017, the Chick-Fil-A Foundation donated a total of $9.9 million to nonprofit groups — $1.8 million of which went to organizations including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Georgia, and the Salvation Army, a report by ThinkProgress revealed. The concerns with funding these organizations is that by all appearance they are not supportive of the LGBTQ+ community. At the most, they could be seen as homophobic and harmful. Fellowship of Christian Athletes, who received the bulk of the funds at $1.6-plus million, requires participating students to sign a Sexual Purity Statement promising to not engage in "homosexual acts." The Paul Anderson Youth Home holds that same-sex marriage is a "rage against Jesus Christ and His values," and the Salvation Army has a long history of queerphobia. [...] The company has denied the claims against them in a statement, writing, "To suggest that our efforts in supporting these organizations was focused on suppressing a group of people is misleading and inaccurate."
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2021-06-02): Chick-fil-A has been assuring customers for nearly a decade that it has stopped donating to anti-LGBTQ causes, only to be caught doing so time and again. Now the fast food chain’s billionaire co-owner is using the company’s profits to fund hate groups that are passing anti-transgender bills all over the country and a campaign to stop the Equality Act from becoming law. Related: Chick-fil-A donated another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups [...] In 2019, the Chick-fil-A Foundation was caught once again donating to anti-LGBTQ groups and promised to stop, eliciting jeers from Evangelical leaders. Later that year, their 2018 IRS filings were made public and showed more donations to anti-LGBTQ groups, but the company said that those were just old commitments.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-06-12): That controversy has re-emerged again this spring, following a March report in the publication Think Progress that the Atlanta-based chain’s foundation donated $1.8 million in 2017 to groups critics say have anti-LGBTQ agendas. The bulk of that, nearly $1.7 million, went to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). The rest went to the Salvation Army and the Christian youth residential home Paul Anderson Youth Home. Chick-fil-A in a statement at the time explained that the donations were to support children’s’ camps and programs. "The narrative that our giving was done to support a political or non-inclusive agenda is inaccurate and misleading," the company said. [...] Its statement this spring defended its foundation’s donations, saying that its donation to FCA was targeted to summer sports camps for inner-city youth who are not required to sign one of the group’s sexual purity pledges. Its donation to the Salvation Army in 2017, the company said, was for children’s programs in Atlanta. Chick-fil-A said it has stopped making donations to the Paul Anderson Youth Home.
Claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to (Viral post, 2023-04-20)
Evidence (2019-11-19): On November 18, the fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A announced that it would cease donating to two noted anti-LGBTQ+ organizations, the Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). According to Chick-fil-A’s 2018 990 tax forms, it donated $115,000 to the Salvation Army and $1.65 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes last year. [...] Chik-fil-A has long courted controversy for a history of donations to anti-LGBTQ+ organizations and statements by top executives denouncing marriage equality. Still, yesterday’s press release fails to specify if the company’s new approach to charitable giving is directly related to LGBTQ+ issues. In a separate interview with Bisnow, a real estate publication, Chik-fil-A President and COO Tim Tassopoulos did specify that the change was partly inspired by boycotts and bad press as a result of the chain’s anti-LGBTQ+ stances. Yet critics contend that the company’s actions don’t go far enough. As GLAAD representative Drew Anderson told the Washington Post, "In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents."