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KFC Foundation donates $1M for community projects

Runway to Hope received $10,000 from the Kentucky Fried Wishes program. Photo provided by KFC.

August 30, 2023

The KFC Foundation is donating $1 million in community projects for 100 non-profit organizations, according to a press release.

"We're so inspired by the work of these incredible non-profits and honored to help serve joy by positively impacting hundreds of communities across the country with this funding," Emma Horn, executive director of the KFC Foundation, said in the release. "With our Kentucky Fried Wishes program in its third year, we're proud to double last year's donation amount and help fund more community projects than ever before."

The foundation's Kentucky Fried Wishes program has invested more than $1.6 million to support more than 160 local non-profit organizations to date. Among this year's recipients are the Anson County Partnership for Children in Wadesboro, North Carolina, the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio in Macedonia, Ohio, Runway to Hope based in Orlando, Florida and Peer 1 on 1 in Cypress, California.

Money is raised by inviting guests to round up their orders during designated times. The next time frame is Sept. 10 through Nov. 12 at participating restaurants.