Wingstop Charities EIN 81-2579902

Wingstop Charities FY2021 filing

EIN  81-2579902 Public foundation / grantmaker Dallas, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps young people follow their dreams and supports team members facing financial emergencies.
Leadership
Tina Howell · Director
Money in and out
$590K revenue, $590K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency

Helps young people follow their dreams and supports team members facing financial emergencies. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $590K in revenue, $590K in expenses, and $449K in net assets.Pt I

Grants paid & assets · FY2021
Total revenue
$590K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$590K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$449K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $933
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$590K
FY2021▲ +48%
Expenses
$590K
FY2021▲ +27%
Total assets
$486K
FY2021▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$37K
FY2021▲ +78%
Total revenue
$590K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$590K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$449K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$933
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$486K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $487K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWingstop Charities
EINHdr · item D81-2579902
Principal addressHdr · item CDallas, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwingstopcharities.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nia Simmons’s $96K as Vice President/Executive D is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$590K
Total revenueLn 12$590K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.10
Program services83%$487K
Management & general8%$45K
Fundraising10%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$590K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$374K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$37K
Total net assetsLn 32$449K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $374K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $590K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $580K
7.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $487K · Total expenses $590K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $45K · Total expenses $590K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $590K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $43K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $497K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $590K · Total revenue $590K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $590K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $590K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $590K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $590K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $590K · Prior year $400K
+48%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $449K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $590K · Expenses $590K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $486K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $449K · Total assets $486K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $486K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tina Howell · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $590K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $590K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 48%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$865K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$590K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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