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Burger King Foundation

Miami, FL · EIN 06-1765327 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Burger King Foundation reported $10.3 million in revenue and $9.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.00 went to program services, $3.80 to management and general costs and $5.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 83.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $214,734 (EXECUTIVE DI). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 34% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.1M

Program services$91.00 $8.3M
Management & general$3.80 $345K
Fundraising$5.20 $473K

For context, the median across 3,633 covered human services charities: $88.24 programs, $11.54 management, $0.22 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$83.05 $8.6M
Investment income$8.32 $861K
Other revenue$8.63 $893K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 3,633 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	91.0%	87.1%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.8%	11.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	5.2%	0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.06	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	83.0%	21.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	2.4%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	69.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$214,734	$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.36%	1.19%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	55.0	6.9
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	16 of 16	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$8.3M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $7.0M

The Burger King Foundation provides access to education and emergency relief focusing on scholarships and school supplies. In 2025 we awarded over 3.9m in scholarships and over 1.6m in school supplies in north america. In addition, we provided over 890k in emergency relief grants to Burger King employees during times of hardship

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$214,734	$0	$0	$214,734

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Burger King Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$10M	$9.1M	91.0%	$42M	$214,734
2024 ⓘ	$9.4M	$9.5M	92.1%	$36M	$239,855
2023 ⓘ	$8.7M	$6.5M	87.0%	$34M	$210,630
2022 ⓘ	$6.7M	$6.8M	89.4%	$29M	$125,435
2021 ⓘ	$7.1M	$6.3M	90.0%	$34M	$126,927
2020 ⓘ	$7.2M	$6.6M	91.7%	$31M	$162,708
2019 ⓘ	$7.7M	$5.4M	91.2%	$28M	$147,141

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 50
Volunteers Part I, line 6300

Private foundation grants it received

3 private foundations reported grants to Burger King Foundation totaling $189K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Burger King Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Burger King Foundation reported that 91.0% of its $9.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.8% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Burger King Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Burger King Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $214,734, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Burger King Foundation get its money?

Of $10.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 83.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Burger King Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 06-1765327 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612319349300536 · read the filing · XML
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502189349301875 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422629349301332 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341779349300419 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349306064 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132379349301418 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042249349301214 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 06-1765327: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.