Our Mission
Good Food Restaurants Charities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting human services organizations and causes in the communities in which Good Food Restaurants operate. Good Food Restaurants Charities makes grants in three focus areas:
Social services for veterans, especially hunger relief
Shelter and services for the homeless
And emergency assistance for families in crisis
History and Current Projects
In November 2014, Good Food Restaurants announced the formation of Happy Daz (now Good Food Restaurants) Charities to support, among other causes, the operations of the Blue Star Mothers Veterans Food Pantry in Lima, Ohio. The food pantry, which had lost its former home in Allen County’s Memorial Hall, received a five-year lease at $1 per month to operate in a building owned by Good Food Restaurants owners John and Aimee Heaphy. Since 2014, Good Food Restaurants Charities has been proud to make donations to many organizations in the communities in which it serves.
Some of the organizations that Good Food Restaurants Charities has provided funding to:
Veteran's Food Pantry • Lima Rescue Mission • Kathy's House • Mercy Unlimited • City Mission of Findlay • Lima Community Foundation • Agape Ministries • Lots for Soldiers • "MASH" Food Pantry • Save a Warrior Foundation • HOOVES • Salvation Army • Guiding Light
Funding Requests
Grants are made on an ongoing basis by the organization’s independent board of trustees. We accept grant applications and award grants during (2) time periods throughout the year. The current time frame for accepting applications is July 1, 2024 - August 30, 2024. We will review all applications that come in during this time period and will notify and award chosen applicants by September 30, 2024.
All monies and proceeds are governed by a third party.
Donations to GFR Charities can be sent to:
Good Food Restaurants Charities
1860 South Dixie Highway
Lima, OH 45804
