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The Yelp Foundation's mission is to support charitable organizations and activities addressing the needs of local communities, including access to information, education, local economic development, and freedom of expression, and to promote a culture of philanthropy among employees of Yelp Inc.

MISSION

About the Yelp Foundation

In 2011 Yelp Inc. established the Yelp Foundation with one percent of company equity to support charitable organizations and activities addressing the needs of local communities, including access to information, education, local economic development, and freedom of expression, and to promote a culture of philanthropy among employees of Yelp Inc. The Foundation accomplishes its charitable goals by making grants to deserving nonprofits throughout the U.S. and matching donations made to charities by Yelp employees up to $1,000 per person per year. The Foundation has given more than $5 million to charity since it was founded in 2011.

By funding the Foundation through a gift of Yelp stock, the impact of the Foundation’s endowment continues to multiply. While it started small, the Foundation now has millions of dollars in assets, which allows it to make substantial grants each year that can create significant impact on local issues.

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Members of the board

Miriam Warren
(Chairperson)
Jeremy Stoppelman
Jed Nachman

 

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TESTIMONIALS

Community Impact

“Local First Arizona Foundation is a proud recipient of the 2014 Yelp Foundation grant, which is an absolutely amazing gift that will help us do extensive outreach and programming around our Be a Localist campaign. Our Be a Localist campaign, which is less than a year old, includes exclusive events at locally owned businesses that are curated to create special experiences for both the business owners and customers. When you're a Localist, you get to meet the chef, be the DJ, or tour the show behind the scenes. Localists support our mission, which is to celebrate and support entrepreneurship, which helps build prosperity for communities everywhere. The more local a place is, the more people love it! We are proud to partner with Yelp Foundation to bring more people into a sustainable and Localist lifestyle.” Kimber Lanning
Director, Local First Arizona

“This grant was a critical boost at a time of growth for 826 Valencia. A general operating grant of this magnitude is magical, affording us fiscal flexibility and headway to deepen our work and impact. With the Yelp Foundation’s support, we worked with 4,500 students in the Bay Area and provided 1,700 hours of student programming with the assistance of 500 trained volunteers— all focused on building writing skills, confidence, creativity, and self-expression. In addition, these funds enabled us to launch a brand new after school program at Buena Vista Horace Mann K-8 school, where over 75% of our students made more than a year's growth in reading skills over the course of five months. We are eternally grateful!” Bita Nazarian
Executive Director, 826 Valencia

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2022 Grantees

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