Funding search · EIN 611327140 · Louisville, KY

Yum Brands Foundation

Name: Yum Brands Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

202
grants reported: $46.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $13,938
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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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.

Top recipients

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

Caf America3 grants · $8.1M
Emergency Assistance Foundation4 grants · $6.5M
Ashoka2 grants · $4.7M
The Giving Kitchen Initiative3 grants · $2.5M
Oneten2 grants · $2.3M
University of Louisville Foundation2 grants · $2.1M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation3 grants · $1.8M
Hatch1 grant · $1.5M
Dare To Care4 grants · $1.3M
Yum - Employee Medical Relief Fund1 grant · $1.2M

Giving over time

$12.4M

2022

$12.1M

2023

$11.9M

2024

$10.3M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 202 grants.

$4.3M
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$3.3M
Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$3.0M
Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$2.3M
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$2.0M
Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$1.7M
Ashoka · Arlington, VA · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$1.6M
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$1.5M
Hatch · Carmel, IN · 2022
Unrestricted contributions to 501(c)(3)
$1.5M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$1.5M
Caf America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$1.2M
Yum - Employee Medical Relief Fund · Louisville, KY · 2022
Individual Contributions
$1.2M
The Giving Kitchen Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$1.1M
Oneten · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$1.1M
Oneten · Norfolk, VA · 2022
Unrestricted contributions to 501(c)(3)
$1.0M
Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$1.0M
American Red Cross - Louisville Ky · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$830,000
The Giving Kitchen Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$750,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$700,000
Hatch Enterprise · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$683,000
Initiative for Competitive Inner City · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$597,000
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$555,585
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$530,000
The Giving Kitchen Initiative · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$500,000
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City · Roxbury, MA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$500,000
West End Opportunity Partnership · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$484,898
Cafamerica · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution of 501(c)3
$426,000
University of Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$400,000
Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$393,500
Yes4youth · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$380,000
University of Louisville College of Business · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$375,182
Americam Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$323,035
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$310,000
Taco Bell Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$305,000
Fareshare · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$302,477
Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$300,000
Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$300,000
Boys and Girls Club · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$300,000
Dare To Care · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$250,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$250,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$250,000
Evolve502 · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$250,000
Taco Bell Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$239,424
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$225,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted contributions to 501(c)(3)
$210,000
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$200,500
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$200,000
Funds for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$200,000
Emergency Assistance Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$200,000
Funds for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$200,000
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$200,000
University of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$175,000
Sevalanka Foundation · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$150,000
Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$150,000
Arizona State University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$150,000
Fund for the Arts · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$150,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$150,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$128,610
Proliteracy Worldiwde · Syracuse, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$126,610
Feeding Minds Youth Literacy Program (Proliteracy) · Syracuse, NY · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$125,300
Norton Healthcare · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$125,000
Evolve502 · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$125,000
Metro United Way · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$125,000
Evolve 502 · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$119,780
Proliteracy Worldwide · Syracuse, NY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$114,000
Champions Education Association · Harlan, IA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$107,000
Gerando Falcoes · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$100,000
Adventurous Minds Produce Extraordinary Dreams · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$100,000
Initiative for Competitive Inner City · Roxbury, MA · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Oneten Coalition · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Russell Business Tech Incubator · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Simmons College · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Kfc Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$100,000
Simmons College of Kentucky · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$80,000
Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$75,000
Norton Healthcare · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$72,000
Ocean Plastics Leadership Network · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$55,000
Legal Aid Society · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$50,000
Inspire Access · Potomac, MD · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$50,000
Home of the Innocents · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$50,000
Vineyard Conservation Society · Vineyard Haven, MA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$50,000
Amped (Adventurous Minds Produce Extraordinary Dre · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$50,000
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$50,000
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research · Wsahington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution 501(c)3
$50,000
Seattle Children'S Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2022
Unrestricted contributions to 501(c)(3)
$43,750
Greater Louisville Pride Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$43,750
Greater Louisville Pride Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$40,000
Kfc US Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$25,000
The Als Association · Arlington, VA · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$25,000
Friends of Solar Prep · Dallas, TX · 2024
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$25,000
Oxford Academy · Cypress, CA · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$25,000
Stage One · Louisville, KY · 2024
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$25,000
Citysquare · Dallas, TX · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$25,000
Community Action Partnership of Orange County · Garden Grove, CA · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$25,000
Community Foundation of Louisville · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3
$15,543
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$15,000
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana · Louisville, KY · 2025
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3
$15,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)
$15,000
Greater Louisville Foundation · Louisville, KY · 2022
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3)

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