After growing pressure and protests from the LGBTQ community, Chick-fil-A announced Monday it will move away from the charities it currently donates to and move toward organizations that focus on education, homelessness and hunger.
The Atlanta-based fast-food chain will no longer donate to organizations such as the Salvation Army, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Paul Anderson Youth Home, all of which caused outrage of LGBTQ groups which they say are anti-gay.
All of the changes come amid protests that barred the chain from several U.S. airports.
Chick-fil-A Foundation has pledged to give $9M to organizations such as Junior Achievement USA to support education, Covenant House International to fight homelessness and has dedicated $25K to a local food bank each time it opens a new location.
"There's no question we know that, as we go into new markets, we need to be clear about who we are," Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Tassopoulos said in an interview with Bisnow. "There are lots of articles and newscasts about Chick-fil-A, and we thought we needed to be clear about our message."
