MRCO is where community meets opportunity, which is exactly where the Taco Bell Foundation comes in! In 2024, the Taco Bell Foundation awarded $23 million to nearly 450 youth-serving nonprofit organizations. MRCO was fortunate enough to coordinate our favorite local organizations receiving $969,700 in community grants.
We believe everyone deserves a chance to grow to their full potential. That’s why we center our community efforts around the young adults in our restaurants and surrounding towns, helping to provide access to quality education, a positive environment and lots of opportunity. Below is a complete list of funds designated to local organizations. Thank you to all who helped pay it forward. The future is ours to shape!
| Designated Market Area (DMA) | 2024 Grant | Nonprofit Partner |
| ATLANTA | $50,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta |
| ATLANTA | $30,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens |
| ATLANTA | $50,000 | College Advising Corps University of Georgia |
| ATLANTA | $50,000 | OneGoal Metro Atlanta |
| ATLANTA | $30,000 | Junior Achievement of Georgia |
| ATLANTA | $30,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of East Central Alabama – Atlanta Unit |
| ATLANTA | $10,000 | Bridging the Gap Educational Services INC |
| ATLANTA | $25,000 | Clemson University Foundation |
| ATLANTA | $67,100 | Notes for Notes |
| BOWLING GREEN | $20,000 | Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green |
| BOWLING GREEN | $9,100 | Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky |
| BUFFALO | $21,100 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo |
| BUFFALO | $10,100 | Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation |
| EVANSVILLE | $40,900 | Boys & Girls Club of Evansville |
| LOUISVILLE | $40,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana |
| LOUISVILLE | $25,000 | Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson County (Lide White Memorial Boys & Girls Club) |
| LOUISVILLE | $25,000 | Boys & Girls Club of Seymour |
| LOUISVILLE | $25,000 | Boys & Girls Club of Harrison-Crawford Counties |
| LOUISVILLE | $43,200 | Louisville Free Public Library Foundation |
| MACON | $45,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia |
| MACON | $17,200 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Laurens & Johnson Counties |
| NASHVILLE | $120,000 | Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee |
| NASHVILLE | $21,000 | Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee |
| NASHVILLE | $15,000 | Notes for Notes |
| NASHVILLE | $15,000 | Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee |
| NASHVILLE | $10,000 | Build Up Foundation |
| NASHVILLE | $10,000 | Local Live Más Scholarship Program |
| NASHVILLE | $100,000 | YMCA of Middle Tennessee |
| NASHVILLE | $15,000 | Nashville Public Library Foundation |