“At Darden, we have a passion to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, which is captured in our core purpose: to nourish and delight everyone we serve. We work to achieve that goal by delivering great guest and employee experiences and by enhancing the quality of life in the communities where we do business through volunteer involvement and philanthropic support.”

Clarence Otis, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Darden Restaurants

The mission of the Darden Restaurants Foundation is to maintain a spirit of volunteerism, philanthropy and ethical business practices as defining characteristics of Darden Restaurants.

These values were inspired by our founder, Bill Darden. Thanks to his vision, Darden is committed to being an enduring and positive influence on the communities where we live and work because we believe that a company's worth cannot be measured in money alone.

 
 

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Being of Service 2008

Grantees 2004 - 2005

 

We carry out this mission by focusing our philanthropic efforts on four key program areas:

 
 Arts & Culture,
 Social Services & Nutrition,
 Education, and
 Preservation of Natural Resources.
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