Fifteen layers. Fifteen milestones. One shared mission to end childhood hunger in America.
Arby’s Foundation became one of No Kid Hungry’s earliest corporate partners focused on summer hunger, funding pilot programs and priority initiatives when awareness and infrastructure around summer meals were still emerging.
Arby’s brought summer meals on the road with the first Hungry for Happiness Mobile Truck Tour — a branded 18-wheeler that created fun, family-friendly events at summer feeding sites across the country.
Building on early success, the Hungry for Happiness tour doubled its reach, visiting 30 cities and dramatically increasing community awareness of where kids could access free summer meals.
In its third year, the Mobile Tour reached 25 additional cities, reinforcing Arby’s long-term commitment to consistent, visible summer hunger solutions.
Arby’s Foundation deepened its impact by committing $4 million over four years to No Kid Hungry’s Summer Innovation Strategy, aligning funding with scalable, long-term solutions.
Since 2014, Inspire Brands Foundation and The Meat Peddlers have raised more than $510,000 through Chefs Cycle, with Inspire serving as a multi-year Presenting Sponsor and steadfast supporter.
In the first five years of partnership, the Arby’s Foundation directly funded 414 grants benefiting 313 local organizations, ensuring national investments translated into community-level impact.
As a major supporter of No Kid Hungry’s Dine Out campaign, Arby’s helped launch the #HANGRY mobile tour from New York City to Los Angeles, bringing hunger awareness to communities nationwide.
Through the #HANGRY campaign alone, Arby’s raised nearly $4 million for No Kid Hungry, demonstrating the power of integrated marketing, fundraising, and awareness.
The #HANGRY campaign earned a 2018 Halo Award for Best Experiential Marketing Campaign, validating the partnership’s innovative approach to cause marketing.
Within just six years, Arby’s Foundation surpassed $25 million in total giving, contributing more than $3 million annually and helping route critical funding to local summer meal priorities.
Arby’s Foundation served as presenting sponsor of STREAM for No Kid Hungry to Share Summer, helping a summer-long gaming initiative raise more than $60 million for childhood hunger efforts.
Their highly successful Summer and Holiday Match Campaigns are established as key moments in the year for raising awareness and funds for kids who are facing hunger in this country
Inspire Brands Foundation reaffirmed its dedication to ending childhood hunger by committing $1 million over five years to support No Kid Hungry’s summer programs. They announced this gift at Prosper Forum in 2023, challenging the industry to join them — planting the seeds for the CEO Pledge, which has engaged nearly 20 iconic corporate brands and leadership.
Arby’s Foundation and No Kid Hungry launched a high-impact PSA generating $3.42 million in media value, while Inspire CEO Paul Brown signed the CEO Pledge to cut child hunger in half by 2030, helping push total funds raised to more than $34 million over 15 years.
