November 01, 2011 8:19 am ET
Earlier this year, Chick-fil-A became embroiled in a controversy surrounding its donations to anti-gay groups. Though Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy denied having an “agenda against anyone,” an Equality Matters investigation discovered that Chick-fil-A donated more than $1 million to anti-gay causes between 2003 and 2008. Now, new IRS 990 forms reveal that the company donated nearly two million dollars to anti-gay groups in 2009 alone, the most recent year for which public records are available.
Chick-Fil-A’s Charitable Arm Gave Nearly $2 Million To Anti-Gay Groups In 2009
WinShape Is Chick-Fil-A’s Charitable Arm. The WinShape Foundation is Chick-fil-A’s charitable arm, created by Chick-fil-A founder and chairman S. Truett Cathy in 1984. WinShape has received a substantial amount of funding from Chick-fil-A: in 2009 alone, WinShape received $7,814,788 from Chick-fil-A Inc. [Winshape 2009 Publicly Available IRS 990 Form via Foundation Center, accessed 10/28/11]
WinShape Gave Over $1.7 Million To Anti-Gay Groups. In 2009 alone, WinShape donated $1,733,699 to multiple anti-gay groups:
- Marriage & Family Legacy Fund: $994,199
- Fellowship Of Christian Athletes: $480,000
- National Christian Foundation: $240,000
- Focus On The Family: $12,500
- Eagle Forum: $5,000
- Exodus International: $1,000
- Family Research Council: $1,000
[Winshape 2009 Publicly Available IRS 990 Form via Foundation Center, accessed 10/28/11]
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Why I stopped eating here…
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good ol Chick-Fil-A….
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It’s funny, because my best friend’s girlfriend works at Chick-fil-A…
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ARE YOU FUCKING ME. I LIKED THAT RESTAURANT…No respect anymore. I’ll refuse to eat it. :I I guess its not really the...
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Not eating there anymore…
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Good bye favorite restaurant ._. whydoeseverythingIlovehateme Just….HNNG
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and this is why I haven’t gone near it since
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I like the food, but if this is what they’re going to use my money for then I can easily give it up forever.
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sighs I love CFA but I don’t really want to eat there anymore unless they ~change their ways~ :C they sure had some...
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Fucking sick. My school sells Chick-Fil-A every week.
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Ayup. Told you. I wrote a draft about this ages ago, which I’m just going to put here in the comments. Why I Boycott...
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