Chick-Fil-A Foundation Drops Paul Anderson Youth Home, Salvation Army from List of Charities

Atlanta-based Chick-Fil-A has dropped the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, Georgia from its Foundation’s donation list for 2020.

According to a report in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Chick-fil-A President and COO Tim Tassopoulos told Bisnow the Paul Anderson Youth Home in Vidalia, Georgia, would no longer be funded by the company.

Anderson, a Toccoa, Georgia, native, started the home after he won Olympic weightlifting gold in the 1956, Melbourne, Australia, games.

Also dropped from next year’s list were The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

In a press release on its Web site Monday, the Company announced what they called “a more focused giving approach” to provide additional clarity and impact with the causes it supports.

They said the Chick-Fil-A Foundation will narrow its giving to two charities, Junior Achievement and Covenant House International and will be making donations to food banks where their new stores are located.

Chick-fil-A officials said $9 million will got to Junior Achievement and Covenant House International; and $25,000 to a local food bank at each new Chick-fil-A opening.

The company will also continue to provide scholarships to its employees.

Company officials say they plan to deepen giving to a smaller number of organizations working exclusively in the areas of education, homelessness and hunger.