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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DINEEQUITY FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$247,434
Total expenses
$203,359
Contributions and grants received
$247,434
Grants paid
$202,335
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$364,729
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$364,729
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$202,335
Management and general expenses
$1,024
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$202,335

Program services were 99.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $247,434

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $199,835 · program services $199,835

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,500 · program services $2,500

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $1,024 · program services $0 · management and general $1,024 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $320,654 · end of year $364,729

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $320,654 · end of year $364,729

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE DINE BRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, INC. PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC., DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC., AND IHOP, LLC ASSOCIATES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES/HOUSEHOLDS WHO DEMONSTRATE DIRE NEED IN CASE OF A CATASTROPHIC LIFE EVENT, SUCH AS MEDICAL EMERGENCY, HOUSE FIRE, NATURAL DISASTER OR OTHER HARDSHIP AND PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER 501(c) ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC., DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC., & IHOP, LLC ASSOCIATES AND THEIR FAMILIES/HOUSEHOLDS WHO DEMONSTRATE DIRE NEED IN CASE OF CATASTROPHIC LIFE EVENTS AND MAKES GRANTS TO 501(c) ORGANIZATIONS.

  • IN 2024, DINE BRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, INC. MADE GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC., DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC., AND INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, LLC ASSOCIATES AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES/HOUSEHOLDS WHO DEMONSTRATED DIRE NEED AS A RESULT OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY, FIRE, FLOOD, NATURAL DISASTER, OR OTHER EMERGENCY/HARDSHIP.

    Expenses $2,500 · Grants $2,500 · Revenue $8,491

  • IN 2024, DINE BRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, INC. MADE GRANTS TO OTHER 501(c) ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $199,835 · Grants $199,835 · Revenue $238,943

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Nelson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $636,478
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $589,353
    Other
    $47,125
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $326,813 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $141,244 related
    Other
    $0 + $121,296 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $47,125 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $636,478 related

  • Christie Cook

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $491,857
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $424,906
    Other
    $66,951
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $272,195 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $88,009 related
    Other
    $0 + $64,702 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $55,116 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,835 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $491,857 related

  • Jim Darby

    Board Member/President

    Total calculated
    $401,810
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $377,256
    Other
    $24,554
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $249,144 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $75,021 related
    Other
    $0 + $53,091 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,984 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $10,570 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $401,810 related

  • Maurice Edwards

    Board Member/Vice President

    Total calculated
    $344,972
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $323,362
    Other
    $21,610
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $118,345 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $40,297 related
    Other
    $0 + $164,720 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $9,822 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,788 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $344,972 related

  • Melissa Hariri

    Board Member/Vice President

    Total calculated
    $330,653
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $290,461
    Other
    $40,192
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $210,776 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $39,504 related
    Other
    $0 + $40,181 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,192 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $330,653 related

  • Pam Hughes

    Board Member/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $127,217
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $106,321
    Other
    $20,896
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Ashley Malone

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $121,286
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $111,694
    Other
    $9,592
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

  • Claudia Ramirez

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $106,623
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $95,259
    Other
    $11,364
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 4
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4 - SUSAN NELSON PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN.
Schedule J, Part II
ALL OF THE OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS OF DINE BRANDS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, INC. ("THE FOUNDATION") ARE EMPLOYEES OF APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC. (48-1142588), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. (95-3038279), OR INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, LLC. (95-2054061). NONE OF THEM RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS OF ANY KIND FOR THEIR WORK WITH THE FOUNDATION. NO OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS OF THE FOUNDATION WERE OFFICERS OR BOARD MEMBERS OF APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC., DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC., OR INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, LLC. ROLES AT THE FOUNDATION ARE COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY, UNPAID AND INDEPENDENT OF THE EMPLOYEES' ROLES AT APPLEBEE'S SERVICES, INC., DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. AND INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES, LLC.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • APPLEBEE'S SERVICES INC

    C · RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT · KS · 0% owned

  • DINE BRANDS GLOBAL INC

    C · RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT · DE · 0% owned

  • INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES LLC

    C · RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT · DE · 0% owned

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533169349301823

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