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title: "Farmer Boys Surpasses $170,000 Raised for Children’s Hospitals in 2025"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0dea5bbe-781c-4559-ae76-2247e08d5222
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260225_farmer_boys_surpasses_170000_raised_for_childrens_hospitals_in_2025.html
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2026-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:38:22.577Z
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# Farmer Boys Surpasses $170,000 Raised for Children’s Hospitals in 2025

**TL;DR:** Farmer Boys raised over $170,000 for children's hospitals in 2025 through community-driven initiatives. The company has donated over $1.4 million to advance pediatric care since its partnership with Loma Linda University Children's Hospital began in 1994.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-02-25. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260225_farmer_boys_surpasses_170000_raised_for_childrens_hospitals_in_2025.html).*

## Story

Through community-driven initiatives and the generosity of Farmer Boys guests, Farmer Boys continues its commitment to support children’s health through contributions that fund life-saving treatments, provide advanced medical equipment, and supply support for caregivers and nurses. In 2025, Farmer Boys expanded its community-driven initiatives, including donating portions of Grand Opening sales to local hospital partners, hosting canned food drives in collaboration with local food banks, and continuing promotional period fundraising programs. The 2025 results, raising $171,442.

04 in support of pediatric healthcare across its markets, reflect strong engagement across all markets and reinforce the brand’s long-standing commitment to children’s hospitals.

$141,044.41 raised for Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) in the brand’s 31st year of partnership $10,786.82 for UMC Children’s Hospital in Southern Nevada during its fifth year of support $19,610.81 for Phoenix Children’s (PCH), in its fourth year of partnership, experienced an especially notable year-over-year increase, highlighting growing community participation in Arizona.

“For more than three decades, championing children’s health has been at the heart of Farmer Boys,” said Joseph Ortiz, president and COO of Farmer Boys. “In 2025, our guests helped us achieve record-breaking donations for our hospital partners across California, Nevada, and Arizona. We are deeply grateful to our loyal guests and restaurant teams whose generosity continues to make a meaningful difference for families in the communities we serve.”

Farmer Boys began its journey with (LLUCH) in 1994, fostering a deep connection with the community it serves. Since then, Farmer Boys has donated over $1.4 million to advance pediatric care through innovative treatments and compassionate support. The company expanded its philanthropic efforts and started donating to UMC Children’s Hospital in 2018 and Phoenix Children’s in 2021, continuing its support of children and their families all throughout the Southwest.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- Farmer Boys (company)
- charitable giving (topic)
- community initiatives (topic)
- Joseph Ortiz (person)
- Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (company)
- Phoenix Children's (company)
- pediatric healthcare (topic)
- UMC Children's Hospital (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260225_farmer_boys_surpasses_170000_raised_for_childrens_hospitals_in_2025.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0dea5bbe-781c-4559-ae76-2247e08d5222).