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Does Jack in the Box support Israel?
Jack in the Box Inc.
We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Jack in the Box. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.
Filed under: Fast food & restaurant chains · Companies that support Israel
Background
No documented tie between Jack in the Box and Israel was found. The San Diego company operates its Jack in the Box and Del Taco restaurants in the United States and has no Israeli locations, franchisees or suppliers on record. Its SEC filings mention Israel only inside beneficial-ownership reports filed by outside investor Millennium Management, whose principal is named Israel A. Englander — a person's name, not a country link. The Jack in the Box Foundation gives to US youth, hunger and employee-relief causes, and the company runs no political action committee. Viral TikTok posts and consumer boycott-advice sites list the chain among American brands 'suspected' of supporting Israel, but none cites a donation, contract or statement; the company has taken no public position on the conflict.
SEC EDGAR — Millennium Management SC 13G/A on Jack in the Box (the only "Israel" hits: Israel A. Englander) ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Jack in the Box Foundation (EIN 33-0776076)
What we checked
- News & official statements — 2026-07-30
- Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-30
- SEC filings — 2026-07-30
- Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-30OpenFEC committee search for "Jack in the Box" returns no registered or affiliated committee. The company has no corporate PAC, and therefore no disbursements to pro-Israel or any other political committees.
- Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-30No Snopes, Reuters, AFP or Logically Facts item addresses a Jack in the Box-Israel claim. The chain does not appear on the BDS movement's official target lists; it is listed only on unaffiliated consumer boycott-advice sites, which cite no source for any Israel connection.
- usaspending — 2026-09-25Queried the USAspending.gov award API on 2026-09-25 for US federal contracts, grants and other awards to this company whose award text mentions Israel. It returned no awards.
- lobbying — 2026-09-25Searched the US Lobbying Disclosure Act database at lda.gov on 2026-09-25 for filings naming this company as the client whose reported lobbying issues mention Israel. No filings matched.
- ohchr — 2026-09-25Checked the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, report A/HRC/60/19, on 2026-09-25. This company is not listed in it.
- whoprofits — 2026-09-25Searched the Who Profits company index on 2026-09-25 — the research centre that documents corporate involvement in the Israeli occupation. This company has no profile there.
- hebrew-arabic-press — 2026-09-25Searched Hebrew and Arabic news for this company on 2026-09-25 via Google News and Bing News. No headline mentioned a donation, aid, the war, an investment, an acquisition or a boycott.
Frequently asked questions
Did Jack in the Box donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
No records found. We searched 10 public source types — news and official statements, nonprofit tax filings, SEC filings, and federal election records — and found no donations from Jack in the Box. The dated search log on this page shows exactly where we looked.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 2 distinct sources are cited for Jack in the Box. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-09-25