ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A announced Thursday that it will give $5 million in grants to black-led nonprofits and those serving the black community as part of their annual giving commitment.
The company said in a news release that the figure quadruples last year’s True Inspiration Award grants.
“The recent highly publicized and horrific deaths of black men and women have rocked our nation and shed light on the injustice, systemic racism, and disparities that black people endure daily,” said Rodney Bullard, vice president of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A. “As a company, we are making a pledge to take action against racial injustice. The True Inspiration Awards have always been a platform to give back locally where our restaurants serve and by redirecting our grants to organizations supporting communities of color, we believe we can make an impact.”
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Nonprofits will be able to apply for the grants through Chick-fil-A’s website later this summer or can be nominated by a local Chick-fil-A restaurant operator based on the group’s work in its local community.
Chick-fil-A customers will then be able to vote online in October on which organizations will get the grants.
The recipients will then be awarded in December.
Last year the company’s True Inspiration Awards granted $1.2 million to nonprofits.
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