Keeping Our Promise
July 16, 2020
In June, we committed to donate $50,000 to support non-profit organizations - big and small - across the country in the cities we serve. Our Chefs & Team Members voted and chose more than 25 local organizations whose missions range from fighting social injustices to addressing food insecurity:
HOUSTON & DALLAS
ACLU TEXAS
Founded in 1920, the national ACLU includes more than 500,000 members in all 50 states, making it our country’s foremost advocate of individual rights. Through education, litigation, and lobbying the ACLU seeks to preserve civil liberties for each new generation. Learn more at: https://www.aclutx.org/en/about/about-us
INNOCENCE PROJECT OF TEXAS
Human service organization that provides legal and investigation assistance to low-income Texas citizens who were convicted of crimes they did not commit. Learn more at: https://innocencetexas.org/
HOUSTON NAACP
NAACP works to ensure political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. Learn more at: http://naacphouston.org/
DALLAS PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER
Dallas Peace and Justice Center works to promote a just and peaceful world through education, dialogue, reconciliation, advocacy, and constructive action. Learn more at: https://www.dpjc.org/
RESTORING JUSTICE
Restoring Justice works to assist marginalized communities with holistic legal support, bail bonds, social services and trauma care. Learn more at: https://www.restoringjustice.org/
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE DALLAS
Work to fight hatred and encourage diversity throughout North Texas and Oklahoma. Learn more at: https://dallas.adl.org/
MINNESOTA
ACLU MINNEAPOLIS/TWIN CITIES
Founded in 1920, the national ACLU includes more than 500,000 members in all 50 states, making it our country’s foremost advocate of individual rights. Through education, litigation, and lobbying the ACLU seeks to preserve civil liberties for each new generation. Learn more at: https://www.aclu-mn.org/
INNOCENCE PROJECT OF MINNESOTA
The Innocence Project is a human services organization that works to free the wrongfully convicted and prevent future wrongful convictions from occurring in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Learn more at: https://www.ipmn.org/
WE LOVE LAKE STREET
The Lake Street Council’s funds help rebuild Lake Street, starting with direct support to small businesses and nonprofits to help them rebuild their storefronts, reopen their businesses and serve our neighborhoods. Learn more at: https://www.welovelakestreet.com/
URBAN LEAGUE OF TWIN CITIES
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Learn more at: https://ultcmn.org/
MINNESOTA RAPID RESPONSE COALITION
MRRC is committed to rapidly responding to community crisis, specifically the local small businesses adversely impacted by the protests related to George Floyd. This coalition helps with the clean-up, in efforts to lower their unforeseen expenses so that they can get back to work and thrive. Learn more at: http://www.wearemrrc.com/
COLUMBUS
MID-OHIO FOOD BANK
Mid-Ohio Food Bank finds it unacceptable for thousands of our neighbors—most of them children and seniors—to go hungry. They aim to provide efficient, effective ways for hungry people to meet their basic food and nutrition needs. Learn more at: https://www.midohiofoodbank.org/
THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION
Their mission is to assist donors and others in strengthening and improving our community for the benefit of all its residents. Learn more at: https://columbusfoundation.org/
ACLU OHIO
Founded in 1920, the national ACLU includes more than 500,000 members in all 50 states, making it our country’s foremost advocate of individual rights. Through education, litigation, and lobbying the ACLU seeks to preserve civil liberties for each new generation. Learn more at: https://www.aclu.org/affiliate/ohio
OHIO ORGANIZING COLLABORATIVE
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative is an innovative statewide organization that unites community organizing groups, labor unions, faith organizations, and policy institutes across Ohio. The vision of OOC is to organize everyday Ohioans to build a transformative base of power for the purpose of achieving social, racial, and economic justice in Ohio. Learn more at: https://www.ohorganizing.org/
COLUMBUS URBAN LEAGUE
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Learn more at: https://nul.org/index.php/about
BLACK, OUT AND PROUD
Their purpose is to provide a safe space for and by Black LGBTQ+ individuals that advocates, educates, and inspires. Learn more at: https://www.blackoutandproud.com/
IMPACT COMMUNITY ACTION
IMPACT Community Action’s mission is “to fight poverty by providing hope-inspiring help and real opportunities for self-sufficiency.” IMPACT focuses its efforts and resources to move people from crisis to stability, from stability to empowerment, and from empowerment to self-sufficiency. Learn more at: https://www.impactca.org/aboutus/mission.html
CINCINNATI, DAYTON, FLORENCE & INDIANAPOLIS
URBAN LEAGUE GREATER SOUTHWESTERN OHIO
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Learn more at: https://nul.org/index.php/about
ACLU OHIO
Founded in 1920, the national ACLU includes more than 500,000 members in all 50 states, making it our country’s foremost advocate of individual rights. Through education, litigation, and lobbying the ACLU seeks to preserve civil liberties for each new generation. Learn more at: https://www.aclu.org/affiliate/ohio
NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES, CINCINNATI
Changing the world one street at a time... Helping individuals and families meet basic needs, impacting a large number of people, promoting equality and creating lasting positive change. A non-profit group of volunteers allied with our neighborhoods to aid those in need to improve their quality of life as well as that of our community in general. Serves the 513 area code. Learn more at: https://www.neighborhoodallies513.org/
CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY FUND OF INDIANAPOLIS
As the steward of over $825 million in charitable assets, they connect donors with causes they care about, serving as a catalyst for community change. The African American Legacy Fund of Indianapolis is a collective philanthropic initiative working to improve life-affirming outcomes for African Americans in the community. Learn more at: https://www.cicf.org/about-cicf/funds-and-foundations/special-focus-funds/african-american-legacy-fund-indianapolis/
CLEVELAND, PITTSBURGH & TOLEDO
URBAN LEAGUE OF GREATER CLEVELAND/PITTSBURGH
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. If chosen, donation will be split between these two affiliates. Learn more at: https://nul.org/index.php/about
UNITED BLACK FUND OF GREATER CLEVELAND INC.
The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc. is the only Black federated human service organization in the state of Ohio. They actively engage with agency partners to help them become sustainable, growth-oriented resources for their communities. We aid those in need by better preparing the nonprofits who serve them. Learn more at: https://www.unitedblackfund.org/
BLACK POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
The Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP) works to ensure that the Pittsburgh African-American community votes in every single election. B-PEP also oversees the Greater Pittsburgh Coalition Against Violence (CAV), and the Corporate Equity and Inclusion Roundtable (CEIR). Learn more at: https://www.b-pep.net/
THE CLEVELAND COUNCIL OF BLACK COLLEGES ALUMNI ASSOCIATON
The council is an alliance of local alumni, alumni chapters and supporters of the public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The primary purpose of the council is to enhance the awareness of HBCUs, provide HBCU student recruitment and scholarship opportunities, and offer alumni development, support and fundraising to the institutions we serve. Learn more at: https://www.hbcualumnicle.com/
NATIONWIDE
THE TREVOR PROJECT
The Trevor Project takes an intersectional approach to suicide prevention and crisis intervention, and helps to close this gap by providing free support via their 24/7 phone lifeline, chat and text. Learn more at: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/