Yum Brands Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · EIN 61-1327140. Reported 192 grants totalling $53.2M to 141 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Yum Brands Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $225,000; the smallest was $200 and the largest $9,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Assistance Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $14.5M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ashoka | Arlington, VA | $4,690,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caf America | Alexandria, VA | $3,795,370 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Yum - Employee Medical Relief Fund | Louisville, KY | $3,703,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oneten | Norfolk, VA | $2,625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hatch | Carmel, IN | $2,125,485 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Giving Kitchen Initiative Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,985,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Cincinnati, OH | $1,549,999 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dare to Care | Louisville, KY | $1,202,477 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oneten | Washington, DC | $1,125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Initiative for a Competitive Inner City | Roxbury, MA | $1,097,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Online Giving Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $1,063,947 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross - Louisville Ky | Louisville, KY | $1,020,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Metro United Way | Louisville, KY | $993,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hatch Enterprise | London | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Initiative for Competitive Inner City | Roxbury, MA | $683,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Simmons College of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Funds for the Arts | Louisville, KY | $610,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Taco Bell Foundation | Irvine, CA | $560,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West End Opportunity Partnership | Louisville, KY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cafamerica | Alexandria, VA | $484,898 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | $431,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YES4YOUTH | Rosebank, Johannesburg | $393,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Louisville College of Business | Louisville, KY | $380,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Americam Online Giving Foundation | Clearwater, FL | $375,182 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fareshare | Abbotsford, Victoria | $305,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Louisville, KY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inner City Capital Connections | Roxbury, MA | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Responsenet | Vasant Kunj New Delhi, Delhi | $270,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| EVOLVE502 | Louisville, KY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Norton Healthcare Inc | Louisville, KY | $200,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sevalanka Foundation | Boralesgamuwa, Western Province | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fund for the Arts | Louisville, KY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Smile Foundation | New Delhi, Delhi | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Proliteracy Worldiwde | Syracuse, NY | $128,610 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Minds Youth Literacy Program (proliteracy) | Syracuse, NY | $126,610 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evolve 502 | Louisville, KY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Champions Education Association | Harlan, IA | $114,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gerando Falcoes | Vila Santa Helena, Poa - Sp | $107,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Academy of Music Production Education | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kfc Foundation | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Russell Business Tech Incubator | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Foundation | Seattle, WA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Simmons College | Louisville, KY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Louisville Foundation | Louisville, KY | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ocean Plastics Leadership Network | New York, NY | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Legal Aid Society | Louisville, KY | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amped (adventurous Minds Produce Extraordinary Dre | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Texas | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | Wsahington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Home of the Innocents | Louisville, KY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | Vineyard Haven, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Are All Human | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Louisville Pride Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $43,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uk Online Giving Foundation | Tetburry Rd | $42,496 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Carlsbad Foundation | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Citysquare | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Action Partnership of Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Louisville | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Solar Prep | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Holy Savior Catholic Academy | Wichita, KS | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxford Academy | Cypress, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Speed Art Museum | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stage One | Louisville, KY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood House Inc | Louisville, KY | $18,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana Inc | Louisville, KY | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jonathan's Place | Dallas, TX | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | $12,477 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Asian American Justice Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alpha Light Fund | Tenafly, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heron Ac | Bellevue, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf Indiana & Kentucky Chapter | Louisville, KY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uplift Education | Dallas, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wake Forest University | Winston Salem, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Louisville Zoo | Louisville, KY | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic Fund | State College, PA | $7,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turtle Creek Chorale | Dallas, TX | $6,201 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| I Would Rather Be Reading | Louisville, KY | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Foundation | Louisville, KY | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Afwb Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cal Ripken SR Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elder Serve | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kentucky State University | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Louisville Downtown Partnership | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisville Soccer Foundation | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| March of Dimes Inc | Arlington, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ovarian Awareness of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seed Project | Wellesley, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sarcoma Foundation of America | Damascus, MD | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Parklands of Floyds Fork | Louisville, KY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity High School Foundation | Louisville, KY | $4,959 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hildegard House | Louisville, KY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Summit Academy | Louisville, KY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Orange County & the Inland Empire | Irvine, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Partners of Dallas | Dallas, TX | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Healthcare Foundation | Pennington, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Change Today Change Tomorrow | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corinth Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association | Corinth, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dallas Holocaust Museum | Dallas, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund | Northbrook, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sarabande Books Inc | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St George's Scholar Institute | Louisville, KY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Partnership for Gender Equity | Frederick, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodlands High School Scholarship Funds | Woodland, WA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dakshini Bengali Association of California | Torrance, CA | $2,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Blessings in a Backpack | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sowing Seeds With Faith | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ladera Elementary School PTO | Tustin, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alex R Kennedy PTA | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interfaith Paths to Peace | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lincoln Heritage Council BSA | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norton Childrens Hospital Foundation | Louisville, KY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Revcomm Foundation | Riverside, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Gentlemen's Network Nfp | Evergreen, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lesley and Rhyan Prather Foundation | Louisville, KY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| On My Honor | Jeffersonvlle, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| On My Honor Inc Aka Troop 10 | Jeffersonville, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sigma Pi Educational Foundation | Smyrna, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky | Louisville, KY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Whodunnit Inc | Louisville, KY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Encouragement Services | Aurora, IN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norton Healthcare Foundation | Louisville, KY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heuser Hearing and Language Academy | Louisville, KY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ballard Alumni Association | Louisville, KY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
36 of 141 (26%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Emergency Assistance Foundation
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(C)(3) - Ashoka
Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3 - Hatch Enterprise
Unrestricted Contribution to 501(c)3 - Cafamerica
Unrestricted Contribution of 501(c)3 - Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
Unrestricted Contribution 501(c)3
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 113 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 31 | $16.8M | $65,000 |
| 2022 | 55 | $12.4M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 50 | $12.1M | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 56 | $11.9M | $6,475 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 30% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Yum Brands Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: C/O Yum Tax Dept Po Box 35910, Louisville, KY, 40232. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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