FAT Brands Foundation

As a board composed of many women, we are so pleased support Stiletto Boss University, a dynamic organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of female leaders through entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship education. They recently hosted a symposium, providing young women with valuable insights, resources, and networking opportunities related to entrepreneurship and innovation which we were able to contribute to.

2024 has been an incredible year of growth. Through June, we have nearly surpassed the number of grants we awarded in 2023. Thank you to all of our donors and charitable partners who have helped us reach new heights this year. Also, congratulations to our 11 June grant recipients, Columbia Ability Alliance, Big Sunday, The Giving Spirit, Kids In Need Foundation, Special Needs Network, Inc., Miracle Flights, Scottsdale Arts, Polk County Bully Project Inc, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls and CORE, Inc.

We are so pleased to support The Gemini Foundation, helping promote financial literacy for local youth in the Florida area. With our grant, the foundation was able to provide young leaders with Bitcoin to begin investing in their futures.

For our May grant giving, several youth-centric organizations were supported in addition to other key causes, including animal welfare and education. Congratulations to Blessings in a Backpack, Youth Business Alliance, Gales Creek Camp Foundation, Career Sparks, Plateful, Marin Humane, Multiplying Good and Global Arts Corporation.

As a foundation, we continue to strive to reach greater heights and that also applies to our fundraising efforts to support deserving non-profits. At the April FAT Brands Summit, we had the ultimate silent auction item, the chance to ride in a real fighter jet. In partnership with Afterburner and No Fallen Heroes, we are so pleased to have given Chris Ludemann-Davis the ride of a lifetime while also helping assist with alternate therapies to treat veterans, first responders and their families recover from PTSD.

Every year, PRNEWS' Top Women Awards celebrate PR's most remarkable achievers. These women are supportive, innovative, inspiring women making an impact on their organization, whether that's leading the brand out of a crisis, breaking into new markets, engaging a new audience, or mentoring other colleagues. FAT Brands Foundation Board Member and FAT Brands Inc. Senior Director of Communications, Erin Mandzik, was named an Honoree for the 2024 PRNEWS Top Women In-House Innovators Category. Congratulations, Erin. Your work for the Foundation and FAT Brands is recognized, appreciated, and award-winning!  https://lnkd.in/gJGmSHTM

Through our January grant to Florida Impact, we helped provide over 400 individuals with essential food supplies. We are so pleased to continue to support organizations dedicated to ending hunger.

Congratulations to our seven April grant recipients. From youth development to veterans to food insecurity, we are pleased to support a wide variety of causes spanning coast to coast: The Shadow Project, Three Square Food Bank, Imua Family Services, No Fallen Heroes, Ability First, and Citizen Schools.

We are pleased to announce that we supported two education focused organizations in March, Junior Achievement of Southern California and Stiletto Boss University. Educating youth is integral for a brighter future and we are thrilled to help support these deserving organizations.

We are so proud of our President Jessica Wiederhorn, MBA for being named as Los Angeles Business Journal’s Emerging Non-Profit Executive of the Year, Award Honoree. Since the formation of the foundation, Jessica’s steadfast leadership has been integral in taking the FAT Brands Foundation to new heights! The foundation was also named as a nominee for Non-Profit of the Year. We are so grateful to be recognized for our efforts and commitment to making an impact in FAT Brands’ communities. Gina Soto Tuanya Reid Tisha Bartlett Jenn Johnston Erin Mandzik Mark Avery