{"id":12259,"date":"2026-04-29T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/?p=12259"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:58:33","slug":"planet-fitness-named-to-americas-most-charitable-companies-2026-list-by-newsweek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/chains\/planet-fitness-named-to-americas-most-charitable-companies-2026-list-by-newsweek\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Fitness Named to America&#8217;s Most Charitable Companies 2026 List by Newsweek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planet-Fitness-300x358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planet-Fitness-300x358.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planet-Fitness-200x238.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planet-Fitness-800x954.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Planet-Fitness.jpg 839w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Planet Fitness<\/p>\n<p><strong>HAMPTON, N.H.<\/strong> &#8211; Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing fitness center operators with more members than any other fitness brand, was recognized in Newsweek&#8217;s 2026 America&#8217;s Most Charitable Companies list. Planet Fitness was the only gym brand included among the 300 companies recognized in the list, and ranked within the top 10 of the Hotels, Dining &#038; Leisure industry category. The annual ranking, developed in collaboration with Statista, recognizes companies for their charitable giving, community support and broader philanthropic impact.<\/p>\n<p>This recognition reflects Planet Fitness&#8217; ongoing commitment to supporting communities, expanding access to health and wellness, and demonstrating industry leadership in corporate philanthropy, including its longstanding partnership with Boys &#038; Girls Clubs of America. Since 2016, Planet Fitness has contributed more than $12 million to the organization as part of the Company&#8217;s initiative to advance youth wellbeing and empower the next generation to create kinder communities. Planet Fitness has also invested more than $300 million since 2019 to promote youth fitness and wellness through the High School Summer Pass\u00ae program, where teens can work out for free all summer long.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a brand built on purpose, enhancing people&#8217;s lives and supporting our communities is core to who we are. Through investments in community partnerships, youth-focused programs, and volunteerism, we continue to extend our values far beyond our clubs,&#8221; said McCall Gosselin, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Planet Fitness. &#8220;We&#8217;re incredibly proud of the collective efforts of our team members, franchisees, and members whose support has allowed us to deepen our impact in the communities we serve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek&#8217;s America&#8217;s Most Charitable Companies 2026 recognizes 300 companies selected through a multi-layered evaluation process, including a survey of 18,000+ U.S. respondents, media and social listening analysis, and KPI research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HAMPTON, N.H.<\/strong> &#8211; Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing fitness center operators with more members than any other fitness brand, was recognized in Newsweek&#8217;s 2026 America&#8217;s Most Charitable Companies list. Planet Fitness was the only gym brand included among the 300 companies recognized in the list, and ranked within the top 10 of the Hotels, Dining &#038; Leisure industry category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12259"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12260,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12259\/revisions\/12260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}