The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit public charity founded by Wendy's founder Dave Thomas that works to find permanent, loving families for children in foster care by funding targeted recruitment, supporting adoption professionals, and promoting best practices to increase permanency for older children and sibling groups.
Advocacy and programmatic work on child welfare and adoption policy, increased funding for foster‑care adoption services, recruitment and training of adoption professionals (e.g., Wendy's Wonderful Kids), permanency and post‑adoption support, and policies that promote family‑based care and sibling placement.
Primarily supported by charitable donations and grants — including significant corporate support from The Wendy's Company and related donors — plus individual contributions, foundation grants, and fundraising revenue.
The Wendy's Company; Dave Thomas (founder); the Wendy's Wonderful Kids program; partner local adoption agencies and state child‑welfare departments.
Non-profit public charity (501(c)(3))
