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Community Involvement
Since the day we opened our very first Cheesecake Factory restaurant in Beverly Hills, California back in 1978, a seed of giving was planted that has grown into a Core Value built upon ‘Sharing’ – both in terms of providing our guests with an opportunity to Share a memorable dining experience with family and friends as well as by encouraging our Staff Members to Share their time, talents and treasures to benefit the communities we serve and many worthwhile charitable causes around the world.
The Cheesecake Factory has inherited a tradition of excellence from our founders, Oscar and Evelyn Overton, whose values shaped our culture and continue to define the character of our Company today. It is with these values in mind that we proudly established The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation in their names in 2001.
The Foundation exists to fulfill its mission through enhancing the wellbeing of its surrounding communities. This non-profit organization was created not only as an instrument of financial support, but also as a way to unite our caring and conscientious staff members in charitable causes.
The Cheesecake Factory has inherited a tradition of excellence from our founders, Oscar and Evelyn Overton, whose values shaped our culture and continue to define the character of our Company today. It is with these values in mind that we proudly established The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation in their names in 2001.
The Foundation exists to fulfill its mission through enhancing the wellbeing of its surrounding communities. This non-profit organization was created not only as an instrument of financial support, but also as a way to unite our caring and conscientious staff members in charitable causes.
Feeding America
The Cheesecake Factory has partnered with Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity, to provide relief to children and adults in need. In 2008, all Cheesecake Factory restaurants & staff participated in a nationwide Peanut Butter Drive.
Over 43,000 pounds of peanut butter was collected and donated to Feeding America’s local network of Food Banks. In 2009, during September Hunger Action Month, The Cheesecake Factory embarked on a month long coast-to-coast "Drive Out Hunger" Tour™. Learn more.
Secret Ingredients
The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation sponsors staff member teams for fundraising or community service projects benefiting the charities of their choice through a program called The Cheesecake Factory ‘Secret Ingredients.’
The purpose of this program is to inspire staff, and their friends and families, to get involved with the non-profit organizations they care about and their local communities. Learn more.
The Salvation Army
On Thanksgiving Day staff members of The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. joins forces to volunteer for the annual Thanksgiving Day Feast in partnership with our Foundation and The Salvation Army. Volunteer staff members, their friends and families, create a special day of thanks by
preparing and serving an elaborate "Cheesecake Factory" traditional holiday meal to thousands of disadvantaged individuals and families at Salvation Army Community Centers across the country. Learn more.
Harvest Program
Did you know that more than 49 million people in America are considered "food insecure?" The Cheesecake Factory is doing its part to help.
The Harvest Food Donation Program encompasses the collection and donation of surplus food from our restaurants, to local feeding agencies for consumption. Learn more.
Gift Card Donations
To strengthen each restaurant’s relationship with its local community and to more closely align our donation policy with our commitment to server our guess and their
communities, a donation protocol has been established for The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. Learn more.
City of Hope
Each June, The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation hosts our annual charity golf tournament and auction fundraiser. Money raised expands Foundation programs and results in a substantial donation to the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California.
City of Hope is an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution, and is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Learn more.