Taco Bell Foundation Inc
Irvine, CA · EIN 33-0523542. Reported 73 grants totalling $64.9M to 56 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. The IRS has no activity classification on file for this one, so we cannot tell you whether it is a community foundation or a single-institution support fund. The recipient list below is the better guide.
- How spread out its giving is. 56 distinct organizations, with 37% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 46% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $28,660. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $5,500 and the largest $17.4M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yourcause LLC | Plano, TX | $24.0M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast | Clearwater, FL | $17.4M | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kaleidoscope Scholarship Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $8,050,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay Inc | Tampa, FL | $2,596,570 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ja Worldwide | Colorado Spgs, CO | $2,539,441 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $2,449,102 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Valdosta Inc | Valdosta, GA | $1,457,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA (local Offices - List Available Upon Request) | Multiple Locations, CA | $1,415,933 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National College Advising Corps Inc | Raleigh, NC | $1,355,640 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Whittier Inc | Whittier, CA | $1,157,020 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $276,217 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $260,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego | San Diego, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moneythink | Berkeley, CA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iola Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $206,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $201,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Mentoring Partnership Incorporated | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uaspire Inc | Boston, MA | $126,900 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| C5 Youth Foundation of Southern California Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Capistrano Valley | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $61,952 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notes for Notes Incorporated | Santa Barbara, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Braven Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crisis Text Line Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morrys Camp Inc | Port Chester, NY | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $28,660 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America (local Offices - List Available Upon Request) | Multiple Locations, CA | $27,363 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Educational Assistance Foundation Inc | Nashville, TN | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc | Bradenton, FL | $14,177 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yesshecancampaign | Edgewater Prk, NJ | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley | Santa Paula, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Dumplin Valley Inc | White Pine, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio | Lorain, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Conejo Valley Inc | Westlake Vlg, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brackens Kitchen Inc | Garden Grove, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Builders Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chill Foundation a Nonprofit Corporation | Burlington, VT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clemson University Foundation | Clemson, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Inc | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Empire Future Leaders Program | Grand Terrace, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Auburn, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidworks Community Development Corporation | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orange Countys United Way | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rightway Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Kids Inc | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Nashville and Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youthbuild Collaborative of Southern California | Compton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rapid City Y M C a | Rapid City, SD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
11 of 56 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, THE LOCAL CLUBS USE THESE FUNDS TO HELP TEENAGERS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL BY PROVIDING RESOURCES AND A SAFE LOCATION IN WHICH TO STUDY. - Yourcause LLC
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, TO HELP THEM GROW UP TO BE PRODUCTIVE ADULTS, AND TO PROVIDE THEM A SAFE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH TO LEARN AND PLAY. - Kaleidoscope
TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH THROUGH CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY - Junior Achievement USA (local Offices - List Available Upon Request)
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, TO HELP THEM GROW UP - National College Advising Corps Inc
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDRE, TO HELP THEM GROW UP - Iola Foundation Dba It Gets Better Project
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 of 56 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10 | $9,813,222 | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 13 | $15.9M | $201,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $15.7M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 38 | $23.6M | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
37% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $28,660 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Taco Bell Foundation Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 450 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: One Glen Bell Way, Irvine, CA, 92618.
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