The KFC Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grants to 25 community-based non-profit organization projects focused on expanding access to food and shelter.
Kentucky Fried Wishes, one of the KFC Foundation’s community giving programs, invites non-profit organizations to apply for a grant to fund a project on their wish list. This year, the KFC Foundation will fund $1 million in Kentucky Fried Wishes to 100 non-profits nationwide, with grants awarded quarterly based on different project categories.
This cycle’s grant recipients span over 20 different states and support a variety of causes and communities, including:
GreenRoots, located in Chelsea, MA, works to achieve environmental justice and greater quality of life through collective action, unity, education, and youth leadership across neighborhoods and communities. With the support of their Kentucky Fried Wishes grant, GreenRoots will create a hydroponic container farm to promote year-round planting despite below-freezing New England winters.
Heartland Hope Mission, located in Omaha, NE, is more than a pantry – the organization provides clients with resources to be food secure and self-sufficient and responds to natural disasters, helping those affected rebuild. With their Kentucky Fried Wishes grant, Heartland Hope Mission will expand its capacity with additional storage space, ensuring they can continue providing essential resources to families in need.
New Moms, located in Chicago, IL, strengthens families by partnering with young moms as they progress toward housing stability, economic mobility, and family well-being. Their Kentucky Fried Wishes project is to replace stoves and ovens in several apartments in their housing facility, allowing young moms to prepare healthy meals for their children with dignity.
Kentucky Fried Wishes, Cycle 3, grant recipients:
- Bennington Project Independence (Bennington, VT)
- Buckhorn Child and Family Services (Buckhorn, KY)
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington (Washington, WA)
- Centro Cultural del Condado de Washington (Cornelius, OR)
- City Care(Oklahoma City, OK)
- City Greens Market (St. Louis, MO)
- First Presbyterian Church of Hayward (Castro Valley, CA)
- Global Kids (New York City, NY)
- Great Falls Rescue Mission (Great Falls, MT)
- GreenRoots (Chelsea, MA)
- Heartland Hope Mission (Omaha, NE)
- Jean’s Angels (Mocks Corner, SC)
- KC Healthy Kids (Kansas City, KS)
- Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services (Kenosha, WI)
- Lighthouse Ministries (Lexington, KY)
- Mary’s River Gleaners Association (Alsea, OR)
- New Moms (Chicago, IL)
- New Village Girls Academy (Los Angeles, CA)
- Ordinarie Heroes (Philadelphia, PA)
- Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana (Muncie, IN)
- Starve Poverty International (Forked River, NJ)
- The Haven of Grace (St. Louis, MO)
- Vince Jetter Community Center (Clinton, IA)
- Virginia Peninsula Foodbank (Hampton, VA)
- YWCA Northcentral PA (Williamsport, PA)
Kentucky Fried Wishes is just one way the KFC Foundation supports, empowers, and serves joy to KFC restaurant employees and communities. The KFC Foundation also provides programs focused on education, financial literacy, and hardship assistance for KFC restaurant employees, as well as a food donation program to fight hunger and food waste.
The next Kentucky Fried Wishes grant cycle will open in early 2025. Non-profit organizations seeking funding for a project can learn more and apply for a grant at kfcfoundation.org/wishes.
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