The mission of Wingstop Charities is to engage youth in the pursuit of their passions and to provide direct support to team members experiencing emergency financial hardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$590K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$590K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$449K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$590K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$400K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$590K
FY2021▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$465K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$693K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.8M
Net assets
$449K
FY2021+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$448K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$621K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$823K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $487K Management & general 8% · $45K Fundraising 10% · $58K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Nia Simmons’s $96K as Vice President/Executive D is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Nia Simmons$96,484$96,484

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps young people follow their dreams and supports team members facing financial emergencies.

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3 programs · $487K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Wingstop charities provides opportunities for youth engagement in communities throughout the united states through education, arts, sports, and career.

$328Kprogram expense
02

Wingstop charities, through wingstop foundation, provides relief of the distressed through a team member assistance fund to help team members and their eligibile dependents who have been victims of natural disasters or otherwise face severe financial hardship due to personal emergencies.

$160Kprogram expense
03

Wingstop charities through the morrison family scholarship will create opportunities for first generation wingstop and brand partner team members to apply for postsecondary education scholarships.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 72 grants · $2.6M · 2020–2024
St Jude INCTX · FY2024$365,809
No Child Hungry INCFL · FY2024$316,671
Unitemized GrantFY2024$200,719
Special Olympics Texas INCTX · FY2024$50,000
Industrial Isd Track and FieldFY2024$20,000
North Texas Food BankTX · FY2024$20,000
Hearts of RescueTX · FY2024$20,000
Lake Highlands ElementaryTX · FY2024$20,000
Human Options INCCA · FY2024$20,000
Change Our Future FoundationPA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$174,407
Project Scientist INCCA · FY2023$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$590K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Money outPt IX
$590K
Ln 25
Programscol B$487K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$449K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$374K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$590K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Total revenueLn 12$590K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$374K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$374K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$449K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K$374K
Total assetsLn 16$469K$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$448K$449K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$327K$327K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$159K$159K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$7K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$2K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K$487K$45K$58K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.8M−$231K$823K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.0M$434K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $865K$693K$172K$621K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $590K$590K$933$449K 990 PDF
FY2020 $400K$465K−$64K$448K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $590,490 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $403,630$590,490
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,565$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $400,065$590,490
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $386,075$485,454
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,448$104,103
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $464,523$589,557
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,458$933
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $590,490 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$590,490
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$590,490
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$590,490
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $589,557 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $326,725$326,725
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $158,729$158,729
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,007$36,007
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $36,531$36,531
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,884 · Fundraising $19,407$26,291
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,758 · Management $1,758 · Fundraising $1,758$5,274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $487,212 · Management $44,649 · Fundraising $57,696$589,557
Part X · Balance sheet $486,021 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $465,669$374,099
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,953$107,817
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,105
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $468,622$486,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,521$7,487
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $7,500$30,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,021$37,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $447,601$386,534
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$62,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $447,601$448,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $468,622$486,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $448,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$590,490
XI-2 Total expenses$589,557
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$933
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$447,601
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$448,534

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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