WFA Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chickamauga, GA EIN: 45-5407668

WFA Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Chickamauga, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $124K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.

WFA Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: WFA Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
-50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$124,352
-7.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Tennessee (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who WFA Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Chambliss Center for Children: $10KChambliss Center for Children$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chambliss Center for Children ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkBirminghamBooneChattanoogaClarkstonFolly BeachNew WilmingtonPonte VedraRomeSmyrnaSpokaneTallahassee

How WFA Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 184% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $20K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chambliss Center for Children Chattanooga, TNEnriching lives of children and families$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$124,352—$10,530$10,0001—$6,602
2024$134,882—$20,530$20,0003—$7,508
2023$155,412$57,000$10,530$10,0001$10,000$5,441
2022$108,942—$10,496$9,9664$9,966$5,843
2021$119,438—$10,530$10,0003$10,000$6,362
2020$129,968$53,485$10,380$10,0005—$4,358

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, WFA Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

WFA Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Courtney White

    Officer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shari White

    Officer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about WFA Foundation Inc

How much does WFA Foundation Inc give each year?

WFA Foundation Inc gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 3 grants.

How large is WFA Foundation Inc?

WFA Foundation Inc reported $124K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does WFA Foundation Inc operate?

WFA Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington.

How much is WFA Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, WFA Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is WFA Foundation Inc's EIN?

WFA Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5407668. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 4, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 17, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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