Grubhub Celebrates 20 Years of Supporting Local Communities and Expands Impact Program

Grubhub invested more than $12 million last year in communities across the United States through the Grubhub Community Fund (GCF) and other impact programs, as revealed in our latest Community Impact Report. In addition to focusing on all of the initiatives and programs that we supported in 2024, the report looks back at how we positively impacted communities over the past two decades in honor of our 20th anniversary.

All of the work we do to support our communities is made possible through Grubhub corporate programs and the GCF, a donor-advised fund at a national sponsoring organization. The GCF is funded by diner donations through our Donate the Change round-up feature within the Grubhub app and website. Grubhub matches contributions up to $4 million each year on eligible Grubhub+ orders. 

To guide our community impact work, we focus our efforts on three key areas – helping close the hunger gap, creating opportunity in the hospitality industry, and supporting independent restaurants. This past year, we deepened our impact in key markets by: 

• Expanding Our Reach and Impact. We supported more than 140 new organizations through the GCF – a 58% increase from 2023.
• Adding Two New Grant Programs to Engage Drivers and Employees. We directed more than $300,000 in GCF support to nearly 70 organizations across the country.
• Holding Our First Ever Office Wide Volunteer Day for Hometown Employees. More than 100 employees repacked shipments of 25,000 pounds of food for the Greater Chicago Food Depository to distribute to local food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.

“Since Grubhub was founded in 2004, we have been committed to leaving the communities where we operate better than we found them,” said Dave Tovar, Senior Vice President of Communications & Government Relations at Grubhub. “Looking back on how we have evolved our community impact program over the past two decades, I am incredibly proud of where we are today – leveraging Grubhub’s expertise to support the neighborhoods we serve in ways that are unique to our business. There’s more work to be done, and we will continue to engage local, grassroots organizations, expand our employee volunteer efforts, and deepen community partnerships across the country.”

In its second year, we expanded Grubhub’s Full Plate Program from our hometown of Chicago to New York City to support organizations working to close the hunger gap. Made possible by the GCF and administered in partnership with Food Bank for New York City (FBNYC), grant recipients were eligible for up to $10,000, and are all nonprofits in FBNYC’s Member Network. Through Full Plate, $714,500 went to support more than 90 local, community-driven programs that deliver nutritious food and beverages to individuals and families in need.

“We are deeply grateful to the Grubhub Community Fund for empowering our network of food pantries and soup kitchens with this incredible grant opportunity,” said Zanita Tisdale, Vice President of Agency and Organizational Impact at Food Bank For New York City. “Our members are on the frontlines of New York City’s growing hunger crisis, and these funds will not only help them provide more food to their neighbors but also secure critical equipment, support staff with stipends, and, in some cases, keep the lights on. As we work to close the hunger gap across the five boroughs, we couldn’t be more thankful for the Grubhub team’s unwavering partnership.”

As we look to the future, we will continue identifying opportunities for new and deeper partnerships to strengthen our community impact. Read the 2024 Community Impact Report, and learn more about how we are engaging in strategic partnerships and funding impactful programs to drive meaningful change in the places where our employees, customers, restaurant partners, and delivery partners work and live: https://about.grubhub.com/community/. 

Full Plate NYC Grantees (Fully Funded) 

• Acts Community Development Corporation
• Apostolic Assembly Of Jesus Christ
• Bedford Central Presbyterian Church
• Bethany United Methodist Church
• Bethel Arverne Community Development Corporation
• Bethel Prayer Ministries International USA
• Bronx Bethany Community Corporation
• Brooklyn Rescue Mission Urban Harvest Center
• Calvary Fellowship AME Church
• Calvary Pentecostal Church
• Camp Friendship
• Christ Jesus Baptist Church
• Church of God in Christ
• Church of God of Prophecy
• COJO
• COMMUNITY SERVICES HDC
• Co-op City SDA Church Food Pantry
• Fraternite Notre Dame
• God’s Deliverance Temple Inc.
• Gotham Food Pantry Inc
• Grant House Unity Corp.
• Greater Springfield Community Church
• Health Essential Association
• Immanuel First Spanish United Methodist Church
• Inspirational Gospel Assembly
• International Pentecostal City Mission Food Program
• JESUS IS JUSTICE MISSION INC.
• Jewish Community Council of Canarsie, Inc.
• Leviticus Church
• Life Bridge NY
• Macedonia Community Development Corporation
• Morris Brown AME Church
• Mt. Zion Church of God 7th Day/ Mount Zion Feeding Program
• Newman Memorial United Methodist Church Community Development Corp.
• One Way Church of Christ Inc. Food Pantry
• OPIN (Other People In Need) Inc.
• Our Lady of Lourdes Food Pantry
• Project Lead
• Rauschenbusch Metro Ministries
• Recovery House of Worship
• Resurrection & Life Pentecostal Church
• Salem Community Service Council
• Second Chance Agape Worship Center, Inc.
• Sisters With Purpose, Inc.
• ST. JEROME H.A.N.D.S. COMMUNITY CENTER
• St. Peter’s Food Pantry
• Staten Island SDA Church Food Pantry
• Taurus Associates Inc.
• The Gospel Tabernacle Church, Inc.
• The Red Door Place, Inc.
• The Union Grove Baptist Church
• The United Church of Far Rockaway
• Transfiguration Food Pantry
• Treasures in Earthen Jars
• Trinity Human Services Corporation
• Trinity’s Services And Food for the Homeless, Inc.
• True Holy Church
• Unitarian Church of All Souls
• United Church Of Praise International Ministries ,Inc
• University Community Social Services, Inc.
• Vets Inc.
• Vineyard International Christian Ministries
• Zeina Lorraine Inc
• Zichron Acheinu Levy Menachem Tzion
• Zion Tabernacle FBH Church