Your Change Can Change Lives

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. 

 

Donate

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 2023, the Round Up program raised nearly $42 million 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+

Taco Bell Corporate | Tacala Companies | Border Foods | Alvarado Restaurant Nation | Diversified Restaurant Group | Desert de Oro Foods | Team Lyders | B&G Food Enterprises | MAS Restaurant Group | Bell American | Charter Foods | Pacific Bells

$5K Per Restaurant Average

A&W Tacos | Alvarado Restaurant Nation | Ampex Brands West Texas | B & G Food Enterprises | Border Foods | C&R Restaurant Group | Clawson Management TB | CLC Restaurants | ColCal Colorado | David Sparks | Davmik, LLC | DeClerck Enterprises | Delight TB Indiana | Denali Foods | Desert de Oro Foods | Diversified Restaurant Group | Engen Enterprises | ES-O-EN Corporation | F.W. Englefield IV | Four Corners Tacos | Great Lakes Taco | Indus TBNY | J.E.M. Restaurant Group | J.P.M. | JJC Foods | LucWork Enterprises | LynnRich | Mahamitra | MAS Restaurant Group | Matt Arthur | Mayer Management | MRCO | MTB Management | Northwest Restaurants | O&M TB | Ocean Bell, Inc. | P J Enterprises | Plattsburgh Taco | Ryan Wilber | Seth Skogen | SHAASHWAT | SOMA Enterprises | Southern Multifoods | Summit Franchise Management | Sun Culinary| Tacala Companies | Taco Bell Corporate | Taco Bucks | TacoBocci | Team Lyders | Travel Centers of the Ozarks | U.S. Leader Restaurants | W & M Restaurants | WMM, Inc. 

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 2022 TBF Champions who made an impact on the lives of thousands of young people this year!   

Cravings Partners

 

       

 

Supreme Taco Party PartnerS

       

 

Burrito PARTY Partners

   

 

Taco Party Parners

CartonCraft | Edelman | Flavor Reddy Foods | Kaleidoscope | Keurig Dr Pepper
Magical Dude Consulting | Sacramento Kings | TalentReef, a Miratech Company
Unbridled Capital  

 

Major Event partners

 

Event Supporters

AGI | Brandwell | Capital Insight | Custom Seating Inc. | FBD Partnership L.P. | Fortinet
Keurig Dr Pepper | McLane Foodservice | Ronpak Inc. | Saratoga Food Specialties
Taylor Farms Produce

 

 

 

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 2023, Owners’ Giving Circle members contributed nearly $2.5 million in Live Más Scholarships for Taco Bell Team Members.  

The Taco Bell Foundation also garners support from the public through personal giving, corporate giving, and sponsorships.

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 and benefits click here.

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 2023 franchisee event supporters!

Tacala Companies | KMAC | Desert de Oro Foods | Pacific Bells | Diversified Restaurant Group

Congrats to our
2024 Live Más Scholarship recipients!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR 2024 RECIPIENTS