Chick-Fil-A Made Donations to Anti-LGBTQ Groups in 2017 Tax documents reveal that the food chain sent $1.6 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The Kansas City-based group has said that "homosexual acts" are banned within its workplace. Paul Anderson Youth Home, a Christian second chance organization, also received $6,000. According to ThinkProgress, boys at Youth Home are taught that homosexuality is a sin. In a statement regarding the donations, Chick-Fil-A said there are no agendas behind them. Chick-Fil-A, via statement Back in 2012, the chain stirred controversy after CEO Dan Cathy blasted same-sex marriage rights. Following backlash, the company said it would stop issuing statements on social issues and focus on food.