BURGER KING FAMILY FUND: 2021 Year in Review

When tragedy strikes, the BURGER KINGSM Foundation acts quickly to assist our employees through the BURGER KING Family Fund, our emergency relief program. This is often a first line of defense to help ease the financial burden our team members face in these difficult times. In 2021 alone, the program awarded over $260,000 in grants to more than 150 families affected by COVID-19, natural disasters and other emergencies.

The BK Family Fund continues to operate thanks to the generosity of the BURGER KING® system. At the 2021 Foundation Gala in Las Vegas, our franchisees, vendor partners and leadership team came together to raise nearly $100,000 to ensure we can help any BK® employee in their time of need.

We were there for Alejandro Castro Leyva, a district manager from Sandy, Oregon, who contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and was hospitalized for over 299 days.

We were there for Delores Robinson, a crew trainer in Houma, Louisiana, whose home was ravaged with wind and water damage after Hurricane Ida devastated her hometown.

And we were there for Christopher Johnson, a team member in McDonald, Tennessee, who lost all his possessions and was left homeless after a house fire last year.

These are just some of the countless cases we receive and team members we’ve been able to help thanks to the support of the BURGER KING system. Between the pandemic and an endless string of natural disasters, our employees need us now more than ever.

Please consider donating to the BK Family Fund at: www.burgerkingfoundation.org/ donate/. Every dollar makes a difference and will help us continue to award grants to struggling families.

• $60 can feed an employee for a week.

• $500 can cover a deductible or help with insurance costs after a hospital visit.

• $1,500 can help employees secure housing after a natural disaster.

• $4,500 can fund a full emergency relief grant.

The BK Family Fund stands ready to lend a helping hand. We encourage you to share this information with your employees affected by unforeseen hardship. BK employees can apply for a grant at www.familyfundbk.com. Please note that a sponsor and appropriate evidence are required. n