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IRVINE CA - Maybe you patronized a Taco Bell restaurant in the past 12 months. If you rounded-up the value of your purchase to a whole-dollar amount as a donation, it was felt nationwide during August (2025). It was put to use in Pennsylvania, too, and specifically in Montgomery County.
The Taco Bell Foundation Inc., the fast-food company’s charitable arm, this month distributed a combined total of $28 million in community grants to nearly 500 non-profit organizations. That’s a $5 million increase over the previous year. Much of the boost is being attributed to diners’ spare change.
The foundation reports that Taco Bell’s hungry donors raised their purchase values by an average of 44 cents. Its fund-raising campaign even won national recognition for the achievement.
The award winner in Montgomery County was the Bala Cynwyd-based Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Other Pennsylvania recipients were in Lancaster, Philadelphia, Erie, Pittsburgh (2), Bridgeville, and Altoona PA. Specific amounts for each recipient were not identified.
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