HOW IT STARTED!

Our partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital began in 2002, when seven Memphis, Tennessee-area Chili’s restaurants started the first Create-a-Pepper—a coloring sheet promotion. This inspired our first national campaign, which launched in 2004.
We are proud to have the first named building on campus, the Chili’s Care Center, which houses diagnostic imaging and radiation treatment, bone marrow transplant programs and labs.

Our partnership expanded again with the Imagine Academy by Chili's, the St. Jude school program. This is an amazing facility and program hosting preschool through high school classes. It's where kids get the chance to just be kids...and the opportunity to keep up with their peers academically.   

HOW IT’S GOING!

Over the past 20 years, we have raised over $110 million and we couldn’t have done it without our amazing ChiliHeads.
In 2024, we are proud to be named the St. Jude Corporate Champion.