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The Yelp Foundation

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San Francisco, California · EIN 45-4001403 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$886K
Organizations funded644
Typical grant$150
Total assets$6.2M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $52 and $500.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Education63
  • Human Services49
  • Health41
  • Animal Welfare31
  • Arts & Culture26
  • Environment24

Where it gives

69% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Freedom of The Press FoundationLondon, UKcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Seed SpotSan Francisco, CAcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Inner City Computer Stars FdnWashington, DCcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
LA Cocina IncSan Francisco, CAcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Raising A ReaderNew York, NYcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Local First Arizona FoundationPhoenix, AZcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
ValenciaOrlando, FLcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Building Pathways IncRoxbury, MAcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
NY Helmets HardhatNew York, NYcontribution to charitable organization$50,000
Girls GarageMilpitas, CAcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Nexstar Legacy Foundation IncBrooklyn, NYcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Hot Bread KitchenWashington, DCcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Washington Area Community InvestmeWashington, DCcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Fresh Start Women's FoundatioPhoenix, AZcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Cards for Hospitalized Kids IncChicago, ILcontribution to charitable organization$30,000
Techforce FoundationNew York, NYcontribution to charitable organization$7,500
The HoneyComb ProjectBrooklyn, NYcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
EmpoweranchChicago, ILcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
Sojourner CenterWashington, DCcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
Larkin Street Youth ServicesWashington, DCcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
Seed SpotSan Francisco, CAcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance DepositorySan Francisco, CAcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
MindsmatterBrooklyn, NYcontribution to charitable organization$5,000
The Little CharityLas Vegas, NVMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$4,800
Hands of GratitudePhoenix, AZcontribution to charitable organization$4,050
Palestine Childrens Relief FundLos Angeles, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$3,790
Edward Carpenter Community TrustLondon, UKMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$3,188
The Shoebox Project for SheltersPhoenix, AZcontribution to charitable organization$2,500
Animal Friends AllianceFort Collins, COMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$2,000
Close the Gap FoundationMountain View, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$2,000
International School of ArizonaScottsdale, AZMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$2,000
Willowdale Pentecostal ChurchWillowdale, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$2,000
Creative MindsPhoenix, AZcontribution to charitable organization$1,700
Mystic Krewe of Apollo de New OrleansNew Orleans, LAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,650
SF-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,650
PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & StudSan Francisco, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,600
The Alameda County Community Food Bank IncOakland, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,600
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,578
University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,540
Belmont-Redwood Shores Public School FoundationBelmont, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,500
Islamic Relief USAAlexandria, VAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,451
R&r Boxer RescueCosta Mesa, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,325
Robert Louis Stevenson PTASan Francisco, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,300
Unicef USANew York, NYMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,235
Phoenix Childrens Hospital FoundationPhoenix, AZMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,200
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,162
Plan International Canada IncToronto, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc$1,147
Help Ukraine NowSan Diego, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,137
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund IncNew York, NYMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,116
Tenth Avenue Alliance Church of the Christian & MiVancouver, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, inc$1,106
Zakat Foundation of AmericaWorth, ILMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,100
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,086
San Francisco AIDS FoundationSan Francisco, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,056
Ella Baker Center for Human RightsOakland, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,050
Indian Muslim Relief and CharitiesMountain View, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,050
Nova UkrainePalo Alto, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,003
American Film Institute IncLos Angeles, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,000
Arizona Tuition ConnectionScottsdale, AZMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,000
Asylum AccessOakland, CAMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,000
Baila TulsaTulsa, OKMatching contribution made by employee of yelp, in$1,000

Showing the 60 largest of 644 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2024$885,878659
2023$861,519678
2022$1,112,763703

Sources

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