Donors
Join us in breaking down barriers to education!
The Taco Bell Foundation is primarily funded by Taco Bell Corp, Taco Bell’s Franchisees, Taco Bell vendors & suppliers, and Taco Bell’s loyal customers and fans. Franchisees support the Taco Bell Foundation through participation in Owners’ Giving Circle, personal giving at private events, and by promoting the Round Up program. Vendors and suppliers support the Taco Bell Foundation through membership in the TBF Champions program and customers and fans of the brand support the Taco Bell Foundation by rounding up their order total when they visit a Taco Bell restaurant.
Round Up
The Taco Bell Foundation’s Round Up program supports youth nationwide with scholarships, educational experiences, and community support! Through Round Up, customers and fans of the brand can donate to the Taco Bell Foundation all year long by rounding up their total to the nearest dollar at the front counter, kiosk, at the drive-thru, and on the web and mobile app. In 2024, the Round Up program raised nearly $50 million for students nationwide. Taco Bell Franchise Owners play a large role in motivating their restaurant teams to share the Taco Bell Foundation’s mission with customers and encourage them to round up.
Thank you to the Franchise Owners whose restaurants helped raise an average of $5,000 or more per restaurant location that they own or raised a total of $1 million or more last year.
$1mm+
Alvarado Restaurant Nation | B & G Food Enterprises | Bell American | Border Foods | Charter Foods | Desert de Oro Foods | Diversified Restaurant Group | KMAC Enterprises | Luihn VantEdge Partners | MAS Restaurant Group | Northwest Restaurants | Pacific Bells | Tacala Companies | Taco Bell Corporate | Team Lyders
$5K Per Restaurant Average
ADT Taco | Albor Restaurant Group | Alvarado Restaurant Nation | Ampex Brands West Texas | B & G Food Enterprises | Ball Industries | Bell American | Bell of Mountain View | Border Foods | Bravo Foods | C&M Smith Restaurants | C&R Restaurant Group | Clawson Management TB | CLC Restaurants | ColCal Colorado | CTI Restaurants | D. G. Smith Enterprises | David Sparks | Davmik, LLC | DeClerck Enterprises | Delectabell Management | Delight TB Indiana | Denali Foods | Desert de Oro Foods | Diversified Restaurant Group | DJ Enterprises of Panama City | Engen Enterprises | ES-O-EN Corporation | F.W. Englefield IV | Fast Food | Feeders | Four Corners Tacos | Gary Lyon | Great Lakes Taco | Hooshang Tafazoli | Hospitality Syracuse | Indus TBNY | J.A. Sutherland | J.E.M. Restaurant Group | J.P.M., Inc. | JJC Foods | KBP Bells | KC Bell | Keith Sherman Enterprises | KMAC Enterprises | LucWork Enterprises | Luihn VantEdge Partners | LynnRich | Mahamitra | Marble USA | MAS Restaurant Group | Matt Arthur | Mayer Management | MMC Enterprises | MRCO | MTB Management | Natron Corporation | North Texas Bells | Northwest Restaurants | O&M TB | Ocean Bell, Inc. | P J Enterprises | R2 Restaurants | Savannah Service & Food (YUM) | SERJ Taco California | Seth Skogen | Sonar | Source Foods | Southern Multifoods | Summit Franchise Management | T&T Taco | Tacala Companies | Taco Aloha | Taco Bell Corporate | Taco Bucks | Taco Management Solutions | TacoBocci | Team Lyders | U.S. Leader Restaurants | V2 | W & M Restaurants | Weber Coastal Bells | WMM, Inc.
Champions
The Taco Bell Foundation Champion program is comprised of socially conscious businesses that invest in the Taco Bell Foundation’s mission to break down barriers to educate and inspire the next generation of leaders through scholarships, mentorship, community support, and experiences. Become a Taco Bell Foundation Champion and make a difference in the lives of thousands of young people while bringing employee engagement and alignment as a socially-conscious company to your brand. For more information on the TBF Champion program and benefits click here.
We would like to thank our 2025 TBF Champions who made an impact on the lives of thousands of young people this year!
Cravings Partners
SUPREME TACO Partners
Burrito PARTY Partners
Taco Party Partners
Accuserv | AK Johnson | CartonCraft LLC | Citizens | Golden State Foods | Lowes Coronado Bay Resort | McLane | SenovvA | Simmons Prepared Foods | Viper | Keurig Dr Pepper | Mission Foods | Sacramento Kings
Major Event Partners
Event Partners
AFP Advanced Food Products LLC | Birchwood Foods | Capital Insight | CartonCraft Inc. | Custom Seating | Deloitte | FBD Partnership | First Horizon Development | Fortinet | FRANMAC | Golden State Foods | Keurig Dr Pepper | Masters Gallery Foods | McEntire Produce A Foodservice Division of Fresh Express | McLane | PepsiCo | ProAmpac | Simmons Prepared Foods | Solina | Stewart Sutherland | SugarFoods | USSI Global
Owners’ Giving Circle
Taco Bell franchise owners can join the Owners’ Giving Circle by making a gift of $350 per Taco Bell restaurant that they own. Owners’ Giving Circle members are like-minded Taco Bell franchise leaders who believe every young person deserves to pursue their passion and achieve their dreams.
In 2024, Owners’ Giving Circle members contributed over $2.5 million in Live Más Scholarships for Taco Bell Team Members.
Grande Givers
Grande Givers is a group of passionate, philanthropic individuals that chose to invest in the future of our youth and fuel their boldest ambitions. With an annual contribution of $25,000 or more, their generosity makes an extraordinary difference in the lives of our students nationwide. Funds support the Taco Bell Foundation’s mission to break down barriers to education through scholarships, grants, and experiences. For more information on the Grande Givers program, email Brittany.Bachmann@yum.com.
Event Support
The Taco Bell Foundation fundraises at private Taco Bell Corporate events and at the annual TBF Golf Tournament. In addition to fundraising events, the Taco Bell Foundation hosts annual conferences and workshops for the next generation of leaders and changemakers.
Taco Bell Corporate partners (franchisees and approved vendors and suppliers of the brand) are invited to support through private Taco Bell Corporate events. External socially conscious businesses interested in supporting the annual Taco Bell Foundation Golf Classic, event silent and live auctions and/or youth conferences and workshops can connect with the Taco Bell Foundation events team at tacobellfoundation@tacobell.org.
Thank you to our top 2024 franchisee event supporters!
K-MAC | Diversified Restaurant Group | Alvarado Restaurant Nation | Tacala | Desert De Oro Foods | Border Foods | MRCO | HAZA Bell | Natron Corporation | Peters Group | Taco Bell Corporate | Pacific Bells