Waffle House Foundation Inc
Norcross, GA · EIN 58-1477023. Reported 159 grants totalling $1,305,700 to 128 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Waffle House Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $25,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Southern Grounds | Fayetteville, GA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breakthrough Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Warm | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Must Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $33,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Focused Community Strategies | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Agape Youth and Family Center | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian City | Union City, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Twin Lakes | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feed the Children Inc | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giving Kitchen | Atlanta, GA | $23,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grady Health Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Across the Bridge Inc | Lawrenceville, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catalyst Sports | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lighthouse Family Retreat | Alpharetta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lekotek of Georgia Inc | Tucker, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| No Longer Bound Inc | Cumming, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Songs for Kids Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent Depaul Society | Atlanta, GA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angel Flight | Chamblee, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League Atlanta | Chamblee, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Auditory Verbal Center of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aurora Day Camp | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boy With a Ball | Buford, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Break Through Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Clubhouse Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hands on Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jumpstart Automotive Training Center | East Point, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals By Grace | Cumming, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metro Atlanta Salvation Army | Atlanta, GA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sunshine on a Ranney Day | Roswell, GA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | East Point, GA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Breakthru House Inc | Decatur, GA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp to Belong - Georgia | Young Harris, GA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The Hope Box | Acworth, GA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families of Children Under Stress | Atlanta, GA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Akilah Dasilva Foundation | Antioch, TN | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Mission | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Auditory Verbal Center | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Angels | Alpharetta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Partners for Education | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookhaven Innovation Academy | Norcross, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caringworks Inc | Decatur, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Outreach and Advocacy Center | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Development Academy | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clarkston Community Health Center | Clarkston, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Community Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Families 4 Families | Loganville, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Hall County | Oakwood, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foster Care Support Foundation | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Disabled Adults and Children | Stone Mountain, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Georgia Agape | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Council on Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Growers Network | Decatur, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homestretch | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heirborn Servants | Winder, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inroads Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Intown Cares | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Marr Metro Atlanta Recovery Residence | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Metro Miracle League | Alpharetta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Incarceration Association | Roswell, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries | Norcross, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Meals on Wheels | Norcross, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Gwinnett Co-Op | Buford, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Healthy Grandparents | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quality Growth Institute | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Standup for Kids | Decatur, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southwest Christian Care | Union City, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stand Up for Kids Atlanta | Stone Mountain, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sweet Relief Musicians Fund | Fullerton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Bedford School | Fairburn, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Elaine Clark Center | Chamblee, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Serenade Heights | Woodstock, GA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hirsh Academy | Decatur, GA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eagle Ranch | Flowery Branch, GA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eagles Ranch | Flowery Branch, GA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Atlanta Children's Shelter | Atlanta, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl's Inc of Greater Atlanta | Marietta, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goshen Valley Foundation | Canton, GA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fernbank Museum Natural History | Atlanta, GA | $6,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Breathestrong Cf | Tucker, GA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Braves Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Outreach in Action | Jonesboro, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Out Reach in Action | Jonesboro, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Childhood Cancer | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everybody Wins Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gilgal | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb | Marietta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Inc | Duluth, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lead Inc | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lawrenceville Co-Op Ministry | Lawrenceville, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lift Up Atlanta Inc | Hampton, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ser Familia Inc | Norcross, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South Fulton Institute | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The King Center | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Community Ministries | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jambos | Buford, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Youth Ambassadors Program | Atlanta, GA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Georgia | Norcross, GA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance | Sandy Springs, GA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Georgia 4H Foundation | Athens, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Georgia Council of Economic Development | Atlanta, GA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Atlanta Youth Rugby | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Restoration Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Deebony Groves Foundation | Gallatin, TN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics Georiga | Norcross, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Special Olympics of Georgia | Norcross, GA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University System of Georgia Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| By His Stripes Ministry | Cape Coral, FL | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mountain Park First Baptist Church | Stone Mountain, GA | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Development Disabilities Ministries | Norcross, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gulf Coast Kid's House Inc | Pensacola, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Henry Arther Callis Education Foundation | Marietta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mayors Youth Scholarship Program Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Thrive Together | Cumming, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willie Watkins Funeral Home | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ga Alliance for Breast Cancer | Peachtree Corners, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Lions Lighthouse | Chamblee, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America | Atlanta, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Point Parents Club of Ga | Carrollton, GA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
22 of 128 (17%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 14%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 92 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | $98,600 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 40 | $342,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $255,000 | $9,250 |
| 2023 | 39 | $321,600 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $288,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
93% of its giving went to organizations in Georgia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Georgia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Waffle House Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5986 Financial Drive, Norcross, GA, 30071. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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