Top Philanthropy News

Applebee’s Franchisee Launches ‘Sizzlin’ with Gratitude’ to Support Wounded Warrior Project

Potomac Family Dining Group, a proud Applebee’s franchisee, is launching Sizzlin’ with Gratitude, a community-focused campaign inviting guests to give back while dining in-restaurant. For every Sizzlin’ dessert ordered from the Applebee’s menu, $0.50 will be donated to Wounded Warrior Project. Guests at participating locations can also make direct in-restaurant donations to Wounded Warrior Project […]

Tech For Troops and Texas Inn Launch Multi-City E-Waste Drive to Support Veterans

Tech For Troops, a Richmond-based nonprofit focused on empowering Veterans through technology and workforce development, is partnering with the iconic Texas Inn to host a multi-city e-waste collection drive from May 1 at 8:00 AM through May 10 at 5:00 PM across all four Texas Inn locations. Donate old technology and receive a $5 gift […]

Puttshack in Dania Beach, Florida, Holds Giveback Campaign in Honor of Autism Acceptance Month

This April, Puttshack Dania Beach marks Autism Acceptance Month with a continued commitment to accessibility and inclusion, paired with a month-long giveback benefiting KultureCity, the nation’s leading nonprofit focused on sensory accessibility and acceptance. Throughout April, Puttshack will donate 20% of proceeds from all 9-hole mini golf games booked through www.puttshack.com/locations/dania-beach directly to KultureCity, extending the giveback across all 19 […]

CORE Adds Chef Adam Moore to Board of Directors

CORE, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing financial relief to food and beverage service employees and their families navigating life-altering hardships, announced the appointment of Chef Adam Moore to its Board of Directors. Chef Moore brings more than two decades of culinary and food innovation expertise to the CORE board. As the Founder and President […]

Dine Brands Releases 2025 Business Responsibility Report

Dine Brands Global, Inc., the parent company of Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, and IHOP restaurants, today released its 2025 Business Responsibility Report. The report reflects the continued evolution of Dine’s Business Responsibility strategy, highlighting progress and ongoing initiatives across its four strategic pillars and demonstrating how the company is strengthening performance, resilience, and […]

Dallas-Fort Worth’s Dock Local Launches ‘Lunches for Legends’ to Honor Community Heroes

Dock Local, the family-owned seafood restaurant based in DFW, known for its chef-driven coastal cuisine in Texas and Tennessee, is proud to announce the launch of Lunches for Legends, a year-long community initiative dedicated to honoring the everyday heroes who serve the restaurant’s neighborhoods. Lunches for Legends centers on a simple idea: sharing a meal as a meaningful […]

The Big Biscuit Announces Third Annual Teacher Appreciation Giveaway

The Big Biscuit is celebrating educators in a big way with its third-annual Teacher Appreciation Giveaway, recognizing the teachers who make a lasting impact in communities across the Midwest. To celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week, The Big Biscuit, an all-American breakfast and lunch concept, will award $4,000 in gift cards to 40 teachers across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, […]

FB Society Donates Over $148,000 to North Texas Food Bank

What started as a month of dining for good has delivered a major win for North Texans facing hunger. FB Society, the Dallas-based multi-brand restaurant group, today announced the results of its inaugural Food Bank February campaign, donating more than $148,000 to the North Texas Food Bank (NTFB). The campaign, which ran throughout February across 16 FB Society […]

Piesanos to Donate Pi Day Pizza Sales to Habitat for Humanity

This Pi Day, March 14, 2026, Piesanos Stone Fired Pizza is inviting guests to celebrate with purpose. For one day only, Piesanos will donate $3.14 from every large pizza sold at all 15 Piesanos locations to support select Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Florida. The initiative builds on the success of the 2025 Pi Day […]

Golden Corral Launches 15th Annual Fundraising Campaign for Military Children

As part of its ongoing commitment to the military community, Golden Corral will launch its 15th annual Camp Corral fundraising campaign on March 2, with this year’s goal of raising $1 million by May 10, 2026 to send thousands of military children to camp at no cost to their families. Camp Corral is a national nonprofit organization that provides […]

Black Tap Store in Anaheim to Raise Money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes, located in Anaheim’s Downtown Disney District, is partnering with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) to support their annual Make March Matter campaign. Throughout March, Black Tap will donate $1 for every special Make March Matter CrazyShake sold, with proceeds benefiting CHLA’s efforts to provide world-class, lifesaving care to its pediatric patients.  Available exclusively at […]

Milk & Honey Announces Partnership with Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute

Thompson Restaurants’ beloved Southern brunch concept Milk & Honey, is proud to announce a new community partnership with the Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute (Hampton Proton) to support cancer patients through its newly launched PATH (Patient Access to Help) program. The initiative underscores Milk & Honey’s ongoing commitment to hospitality with purpose by helping ease the everyday […]

Milk & Honey Partners with Divine Nine to Support Scholarships During Black History Month

Thompson Restaurants, subsidiary of Thompson Hospitality, the minority-owned Food Service Provider in the country, is proud to announce a new community partnership. The restaurant group’s beloved Southern brunch concept, Milk & Honey, is partnering with Washington D.C. ‘s Divine Nine during Black History Month reinforcing the brand’s longstanding commitment to service, scholarship and celebrating excellence.  […]

California Restaurant Foundation Closes 2025 With Record Relief, Resilience and Workforce Investment

The California Restaurant Foundation (CRF), a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening California’s restaurant community for 45 years, closed 2025 with a year of extraordinary impact, delivering urgent relief, reinforcing resilience and investing in the future of the state’s food and beverage workforce. Through Restaurants Care, CRF’s multifaceted relief initiative, the organization provided millions in direct assistance, earned […]

Cotton Patch Cafe Raises Over $50K to Support Giving Kitchen

This fall, Cotton Patch Cafe joined Giving Kitchen’s nationwide Dining With Gratitude 2025 campaign to spread hope and support to food service workers facing unanticipated crises. Giving Kitchen, the James Beard Award-winning nonprofit providing financial assistance and Stability Network resources to food service workers during times of crisis. For 30 days, our team came together with our community in a shared mission: to give back […]

Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33, and Jaggers to Raise Funds for American Tinnitus Association

On Monday, February 2, all Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33 and Jaggers locations invite the public to a fundraiser to support the American Tinnitus Association (ATA). To honor the company’s late founder, Kent Taylor, the restaurants will donate 100% of all profits on February 2 to the organization. More than 26 million adults in the United States battle tinnitus. While […]

Toast Awards $150,000 to Restaurant Fighting Food Insecurity

Toast announced today the 15 grant recipients of the Toast Changemakers Program, an initiative celebrating restaurants across the United States who have built exemplary programs and initiatives to address food insecurity in their communities. Hailing from 13 states, each of the selected small businesses have developed unique and creative ways of supporting some of the most […]

Wings Etc. Donates $100,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Wings Etc. presented St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a check for $100,000 at the 2025 Wings Etc. Brand Summit, held September 22–24 at Four Winds Casino Hotel in South Bend, Ind. The gift, powered by guest generosity and The Wings Etc. Foundation’s commitment to “improving children’s lives,” brings total donations since September 2023 to […]

Lou Malnati’s Raises $480,000 to Support Cancer Research

Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria raised over $480,000 in September to support the Lou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Gilda’s Club Chicago, and Pickles Group. The funds were raised through the 53rd Annual Cancer Research Benefit held on September 27 at The Matrix Club in Naperville, the month-long Dessert to Donate campaign, and […]

Ruby Slipper Offers Free Entrées to Federal Workers Impacted by Government Shutdown

Ruby Slipper, the beloved spot for everyday breakfast, brunch and lunch, is providing a complimentary entrée to federal employees impacted by the ongoing government shutdown. The offer is available Monday through Friday, with a maximum value of $20 per meal, at all Ruby Slipper locations nationwide. To redeem, guests must present a valid government-issued employee […]

Red Robin Franchise Group Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands Celebrates First YUMMM-Town Heroes Across Eastern and Central Pennsylvania

Lehigh Valley Restaurant Brands (LVRB), the locally owned and operated franchise group behind 20 Red Robin restaurants across Eastern and Central Pennsylvania, is celebrating the first recipients of its new YUMMM-Town Heroes program. Launched on August 1, seven inspiring individuals have been selected so far. Now, LVRB is hoping to spark some excitement by seeking nominations […]

Grumpy’s Restaurant Launches First Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Grumpy’s Restaurant, an award-winning full-service Americana diner serving breakfast, lunch, and brunch, is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, partnering with The DONNA Foundation as the exclusive charitable beneficiary. Taking place throughout National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), the initiative will be held across all five Northeast Florida Grumpy’s […]