Robert Irvine Foundation
About Us
Our Mission
The Robert Irvine Foundation supports and strengthens the physical and mental well-being of our service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. We provide these heroes with life-changing opportunities that unlock the potential in their personal and professional lives through food, wellness, community, and financial support.
Robert Irvine Foundation
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About Robert Irvine
Learn about Robert’s remarkable life, starting as a Navy cook and becoming a globally-known Celebrity Chef.
The Team
Meet the dedicated team who make our mission and outreach possible.
Financials
Explore our financial history and learn about our commitment to transparency and fiscal responsibility.
Partners
See all the corporate and nonprofit partnerships that are essential to making our outreach possible.
OUR HISTORY
Founded in 2014 as a grant-forward organization
A veteran himself, Robert has always carried a deep passion for the military and those who serve. His journey began as a cook in the Royal Navy, where he witnessed firsthand the dedication and sacrifices of service members. In 2014, he established the Robert Irvine Foundation to carry that passion forward. Initially, the Foundation focused on providing grants to like-minded organizations that shared his mission of supporting our nation’s heroes. From 2014 through 2020, these grants helped fuel critical programs across the veteran and first responder community, laying the groundwork for the Foundation’s growth and future impact
Outreach expands in 2020
Still issuing grants to those in need, the Robert Irvine Foundation began to provide our veterans and first responders with support directly. We raised money for a service dog’s training to then be matched with their forever hero and we provided a mobility device to a veteran in need. Over the next year, the Foundation started to raise money for its own outreach and began focusing on supporting the mental and physical well-being of our nation’s heroes and their families.
Official programs established in 2022
Inspired by Robert Irvine’s vision and his hands-on work with the military, veteran, and first responder communities, the Robert Irvine Foundation creates programs that empower our nation’s heroes and their families to unlock their full potential, personally and professionally, through Food, Wellness, Community, and Financial Support.
2023 and beyond
Every year, the Robert Irvine Foundation continues to expand its programs and outreach to better serve those who serve.
Our Food Programs bring people together through shared meals that strengthen bonds, combat food insecurity, and mentor veteran culinary entrepreneurs.
Our Wellness Programs provide pathways to healing, addressing both the visible and invisible wounds of service by reuniting combat units, pairing service dogs, and providing adaptive mobility devices. These programs also integrate life-saving suicide prevention strategies to ensure every hero has the tools and support to thrive.
Through our Community Programs, we foster connection and resilience with events, educational opportunities, and on-base engagements that remind our heroes they are never alone.
And through Financial Support, we ease burdens by providing grants and scholarships to service members, veterans, Gold Star Families, and surviving loved ones.
Together, these efforts have impacted more than one million heroes, their families, and civilians, creating lasting change and a legacy of service that continues to grow each year.