Public Charity

DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION

DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION is a Public Charity headquartered in DUBLIN, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $61.6M revenue, $52.9M expenses, $117.3M total assets. 122 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $88.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311356151 DUBLIN, OH Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$61.6M
Total Expenses$52.9M
Total Assets$117.3M
Grant Records122
Funding Total$88.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT PUBLIC CHARITY DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO FINDING PERMANENT HOMES FOR MORE THAN 150,000 CHILDREN WAITING IN NORTH AMERICA'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL NARRATIVE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.CREATED BY WENDY'S FOUNDER DAVE THOMAS, WHO WAS ADOPTED, THE FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTS EVIDENCE-BASED, RESULTS-DRIVEN NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE ADOPTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND INNOVATIVE GRANTMAKING INITIATIVES, AND OFFERS FREE RESOURCES TO ORGANIZATIONS AND PROSPECTIVE PARENTS.

Where $100 goes at Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

How Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$69
Wendy's wonderful kids:wendy's wonderful kids, a signature program of the foundation, is making a difference for thousands of children across the nation - one child at a time
80% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 15,529 children
$14
Adoption awareness & advocacy:the foundation is committed to nationally communicating the urgency of foster care adoption and to encouraging everyone to become an ambassador for waiting children
16% of program spending
$2
Post adoption:robust post-adoption services are critical for many families who adopt from foster care and other venues
3% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VP, PROGRAMS Andrea Glass
VP, TRAINING Andrea Williams
TRUSTEE Blair Miller
TRUSTEE (ENTER 1/25) Carlos Ribas
SVP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT(EXIT 9/24) David Frissora
VP, DEVELOPMENT Dean Bring

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$59,832,532 80 grants
Human & Social Services
$28,469,297 30 grants
Health & Medicine
$45,300 2 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$20,000 2 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $61.6M $52.9M $117.3M
2024 $56.1M $44.6M $107.3M
2023 $52.4M $40.5M $94.1M
2021 $39.2M $28.8M $65.4M
2020 $28.2M $30.3M $50.1M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $28.2M to $61.6M (+118%), with total assets most recently reported at $117.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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