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The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton
Charitable Foundation
On Thanksgiving Day staff members of The Cheesecake Factory and Grand Lux Cafe restaurants join forces for the annual Thanksgiving Day Feast for The Salvation Army. Volunteer staff members prepare and serve a very special "Cheesecake Factory" style holiday meal to disadvantaged individuals and families coast-to-coast.
Each June the Foundation host the annual charity golf tournament and auction raising money for the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California. City of Hope is an innovative biomedical research, treatment, and educational institution dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. In just eight years the Foundation has contributed nearly $1,500,000 to the City of Hope.
The Foundation sponsors staff member teams for fundraising or community service projects through a program called The Cheesecake Factory ‘Secret Ingredients.’ The purpose of this program is to inspire staff to get involved with the non-profit organizations they care about. Team shirts are provided and the Foundation makes a financial donation to the non-profit beneficiary based on the number of staff members on the team. The more ‘Secret Ingredients’ staff members, the larger the donation!
September is Hunger Action Month and we "Drive Out Hunger" with a staff food drive supporting local Feeding America network food banks. In 2009 our staff collected and donated 266,649 cans of soup. In 2008, we collected peanut butter and donated more than 43,515 jars of peanut butter to food banks in our communities.
The Foundation supports The Salvation Army's South Los Angeles Youth & Community Center, and has donated $40,000 each year since 2006. The Center is located in one of the most dangerous areas of Los Angeles. Before the Foundation stepped in to help, the Center did not have the funding to remain open on Saturdays. The Foundation’s donations have given these children a safe place to play every Saturday.
In times of great disaster our staff has shown an outpouring of support for those in need, and has contributed to relief efforts through the "$5 to Save Lives" program. The program is based on the simple idea that a contribution of any dollar amount greatly assists victims of disaster, particularly when presented collectively with other staff members' donations. The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation has proudly matched staff members’ contributions and collectively donated $84,000 for Haitian Earthquake Disaster Relief. In 2005, $62,000 was collected and donated for Tsunami Relief and $185,000 in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The Cheesecake Factory Foundation and our dedicated donors and volunteers are making a difference in our communities and the lives of many.
The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation hosted their First Annual Invitational Charity Golf Tournament on June 30, 2003 at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo, CA.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2003, more than 500 staff members in three cities across the country volunteered to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to homeless and low-income individuals and families in local shelters.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2005, more than 1,500 staff members in eight cities across the country graciously volunteered to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to 3,500 homeless and low-income individuals and families in local shelters.
In response to the devastating Tsunami that swept through South Asia on December 26, 2004, The Cheesecake Factory formed a Tsunami Relief Fund that provided staff members with a vehicle for donating to the relief efforts.
On Thanksgiving Day, 2004, more than 1,200 staff members in six cities across the country graciously volunteered to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to homeless and low-income individuals and families in local shelters.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, The Cheesecake Factory created a "$5 to Survive" fundraiser program for its staff members. The program was based on the simple idea that a donation of any dollar amount would greatly assist hurricane victims, particularly when presented collectively with other staff members' donations. The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation proudly matched all staff members’ donations.
For the past seven years, The Cheesecake Factory has prepared and served a Thanksgiving Day Feast at select Salvation Army Shelters. The mission of our Thanksgiving Day Feast is to offer staff members the opportunity to give back to their local communities by donating their time and energy in preparing a fine-dining Cheesecake Factory experience to those less fortunate. In 2008 more than 2,500 staff members in twelve cities across the country
On Thanksgiving Day in 2007, more than 2,000 staff members in ten cities across the country volunteered to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to 4,500 homeless and low-income individuals and families in local Salvation Army Centers.
The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation hosted their Second Annual Invitational Charity Golf Tournament on June 28, 2004 at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo, CA.
The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation hosted its fourth annual Invitational Charity Golf Tournament benefiting City of Hope at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake, CA.
The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation hosted its sixth annual Invitational Charity Golf Tournament benefiting City of Hope at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake, CA.
donations. Together, we contributed a total of $84,000 to the following disaster response organizations:
Doctors without Borders: $37,800
Hope for Haiti: $37,800
America Red Cross: $4,200
UNICEF: $4,200
On Thanksgiving Day 2006, more than 2,000 staff members in eight cities across the country volunteered to prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner to 4,000 homeless and low-income individuals and families in local shelters.