The Cheesecake Factory inherited a tradition of excellence from our founders, Oscar and Evelyn Overton, whose values have shaped our culture and continue to define the character of our company. In their honor, in 2001, The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation was proudly created. We give back to the communities we serve, and we offer our staff members opportunities to give back, too.
Icon scale Atoms/Icon/Large Illustrative/Scalepounds of food for local Feeding America food banks
Icon money Atoms/Icon/Large Illustrative/Moneydonated to City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
*As of October, 2021
Icon giving Atoms/Icon/Large Illustrative/Givingto support Give Back Team Sponsorship
Your contribution to The Cheesecake Factory Oscar & Evelyn Overton Charitable Foundation helps us support non-profit organizations and unite our caring and conscientious staff members with volunteer opportunities to serve their communities. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law.
Our signature program, Give Back, sponsors teams of staff members who volunteer their time for fundraising and community service projects for the charities they care about the most. The larger the team, the larger our donation! Hundreds of non-profits are served each year.
September is Hunger Action Month, and our staff takes action by collecting dollars and jars of peanut butter for local Feeding America® food banks. Since 2008 we have donated more than one million pounds of food to Feeding America.
Since 2006, the Foundation has funded Saturday programing at The Salvation Army’s youth and community center in south-central Los Angeles, the Siemon Center. Giving the children of this neighborhood, and their families, a safe place to play and learn each Saturday.
