Funding search · EIN 454001403 · San Francisco, CA

The Yelp Foundation

Name: The Yelp Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

2,039
grants reported: $2.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $143
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

employee made matching yelp administration expense related

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “spot” · $155,000

$50,000
Seed Spot · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Seed Spot · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Seed Spot Srf · Chicago, IN · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Seed Spot · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
contribution to charitable organization

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Hot Bread Kitchen3 grants · $130,000
Seed Spot3 grants · $105,000
Fresh Start Womens Foundation2 grants · $100,000
Freedom of the Press Foundation2 grants · $100,000
Local First Arizona Foundation2 grants · $100,000
2022 Benevity Annual Fee2 grants · $91,853
Seed Spot Srf1 grant · $50,000
Start Small Think Big1 grant · $50,000
Innovation for Learning UK Ltd1 grant · $50,000
Raising a Reader1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$1.1M

2022

$861,519

2023

$885,878

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 2,039 grants.

$50,000
Building Pathways · Roxbury, MA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Freedom of the Press Foundation · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Inner City Computer Stars Fdn · Washington, DC · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
La Cocina · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Local First Arizona Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Ny Helmets Hardhat · New York, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Raising a Reader · New York, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Seed Spot · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Valencia · Orlando, FL · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Byte Back Inc Srf · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Freedom of the Press Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Fresh Start Womens Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Hot Bread Kitchen · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Inner City Computer Stars Fdn · Washington, DC · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
La Cocina Inc Srf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Local First Arizona Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Raising a Reader Srf · New York, NY · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Seed Spot Srf · Chicago, IN · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Valencia Inc Srf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Washington Area Community Investment · Washington, DC · 2023
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
826 Valencia · San Francisco, CA · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
826nyc · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Byteback · Washington, DC · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Freedom of the Press Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Fresh Start Womens Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Hot Bread Kitchen · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Ic Stars · Chicago, IL · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Innovation for Learning UK Ltd · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
La Cocina · San Francisco, CA · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Local First Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Raising a Reader · Milpitas, CA · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Seed Spot · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Start Small Think Big · New York, NY · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
The Literacy Lab · Washington, DC · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$50,000
Washington Area Community Investment Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
contribution to charitable organization
$46,050
2022 Benevity Annual Fee · Chicago, IL · 2022
Administration Expense Related to Charitable Contribution.
$45,803
2022 Benevity Annual Fee · Chicago, IL · 2023
Administration Expense Related to Charitable
$30,000
Cards for Hospitalized Kids · Chicago, IL · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$30,000
Fresh Start Women'S Foundatio · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$30,000
Girls Garage · Milpitas, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$30,000
Hot Bread Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$30,000
Nexstar Legacy Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$30,000
Washington Area Community Investme · Washington, DC · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$24,298
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$19,744
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$13,387
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$12,178
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$11,622
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$9,504
Philanthropic Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2023
Other Donation
$8,950
US Association for Unhcr (Un Refugee Agency) · Washington, DC · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$8,894
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$7,639
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$7,500
Techforce Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$6,061
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$5,974
Doctors Without Bordersmdecins Sans Frontires ( · New York, NY · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$5,735
Nova Ukraine · Stanford, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$5,577
International Medical Corps · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$5,000
Empoweranch · Chicago, IL · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Larkin Street Youth Services · Washington, DC · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Mindsmatter · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Seed Spot · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Sojourner Center · Washington, DC · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
St Mary'S Food Bank Alliance Depository · San Francisco, CA · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
The Honeycomb Project · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$5,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Other Donation
$4,800
The Little Charity · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$4,784
Razom · New York, NY · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$4,557
Bridge To Turkiye Fund · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$4,050
Hands of Gratitude · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$3,790
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$3,689
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$3,444
Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$3,425
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$3,265
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$3,188
Edward Carpenter Community Trust · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$3,000
The Little Charity · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,838
United Jewish Appeal Federation of Jewish Philanth · New York, NY · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,638
San Francisco AIDS Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,602
Choose Love · New York, NY · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,600
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,541
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,500
The Shoebox Project for Shelters · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
contribution to charitable organization
$2,500
Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation · Belmont, CA · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,423
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,269
Internews Network · Washington, DC · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,263
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,170
Islamic Relief USA · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,143
Save the Children Federation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,125
Can Do Education Foundation · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,100
Aniclover Charitable Council · San Jose, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,073
Islamic Relief - Ir Canada · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,050
Compassion International · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,000
Animal Friends Alliance · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
Close the Gap Foundation · Mountain View, CA · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
International School of Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
Willowdale Pentecostal Church · 2024
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
St Kevin Church · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
University of Maryland Foundation · Adelphi, MD · 2023
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in
$2,000
Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School Foundation · Belmont, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.
$2,000
Friends of Lums-USA Association · San Jose, CA · 2022
Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc.

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