Bear’s Foundation is a non-profit  501(c)(3) organization founded in 2020 by Bear’s Smokehouse LLC.  The Foundation seeks to further the restaurant group’s mission of serving the communities in which they are located and raising awareness to important issues affecting society on local and national levels.  Such issues include mental health, equity, animal welfare, and conservation of natural resources and protection of wildlife.  It's primary initiative, Linked4Life, focuses on raising mental health awareness especially in the Food and Beverage industry.