Adoption-Friendly Workplaces Breakout Lists

The Foundation partnered with RTI International to rank organizations that participated in our 2026 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace survey by size, industry, impact, paid leave and foster care benefits.

Best by Size

Organizations that offer the best overall adoption benefits, based on the 100 Best list methodology and categorized by number of employees in the U.S.

Large
(1,000+ employees)

  1.   NVIDIA
  2.   MongoDB, Inc.
  3.   KPMG LLP
  4.   NBA (National Basketball  Association)
  5.   The Walt Disney Company
  6.   Akin
  7.   Ally Financial
  8.   Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer  LLP
  9.   Alston & Bird LLP
  10.   Capital One Financial  Corporation

Medium
(101 to 1,000 employees)

  1.   Ferring Pharmaceuticals
  2.   Fiducient Advisors
  3.   DWS Investment Management  Americas
  4.   Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
  5.   Barilla America, Inc.
  6.   TCG, Inc.
  7.   Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
  8.   American Academy of Pediatrics
  9.   Navient Corporation
  10.   Development Dimensions  International

Small
(1 to 100 employees)

  1.   The Fetzer Institute
  2.   Quality Supply Chain Co-op
  3.   CauseLabs
  4.   Northwoods Consulting Partners
  5.   Next PR
  6.   Bridges Homeward, Inc
  7.   Aster Brands

Best by Industry

Organizations that offer the best overall adoption benefits, based on the 100 Best list methodology and categorized by industry.

1.  VML
2.  Next PR
3.  Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc.

1.  Robins & Morton
2.  Lennar Corporation
3.  Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
4.  Burns & McDonnell, Inc.

1.  KPMG LLP
2.  Akin
3.  Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
4.  Alston & Bird LLP
5.  Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

1.  Barilla America, Inc.
2.  Newly Weds Foods
3.  Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
4.  Kao USA, Inc.
5.  E. & J. Gallo Winery

1.  Baylor University
2.  University of Notre Dame
3.  University of Dayton
4.  Emory University
5.  Northwestern College

1.  Expand Energy Corporation
2.  PJM Interconnection
3.  NorthWestern Energy
4.  Marathon Petroleum Corporation
5.  Salt River Project

1.  The Walt Disney Company
2.  Sony Music Entertainment
3.  Hasbro, Inc.
4.  AMC Networks Inc.
5.  Highlights for Children, Inc.

1.  Ally Financial
2.  Capital One Financial Corporation
3.  Fiducient Advisors
4.  Bank of America
5.  DWS Investment Management Americas*
5.  Deutsche Bank*

1.  Quality Supply Chain Co-op
2.  Antunes

1.  TCG, Inc.
2.  Commonwealth of Kentucky

  1.   Northwell Health, Inc.
  2.   Children’s Health
  3.   Nemours Children
  4.   Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  5.   Wellstar Health System

1.  Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV)

1.  GAF Materials LLC
2.  Corning Incorporated
3.  Boston Scientific
4.  Henkel
5.  Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.

1.  Crum & Forster
2.  MetLife, Inc.
3.  Safety National Casualty Corporation
4.  Wellmark Inc
5.  Erie Indemnity Company

1.  The Fetzer Institute
2.  American Academy of Pediatrics
3.  Enterprise Community Partners
4.  Bridges Homeward, Inc
5.  National Futures Association

1.  Ferring Pharmaceuticals
2.  Sanofi
3.  Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
4.  Novo Nordisk Inc.

1.  Prologis, Inc.
2.  Taylor Morrison, Inc.

1.  Family Dollar Stores LLC
2.  Domino
3.  Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.  Carter’s Inc.
5.  Ulta Beauty, Inc.

1.  NBA (National Basketball Association)

1.  NVIDIA
2.  MongoDB, Inc.
3.  ServiceTitan
4.  Nielsen
5.  HP Inc.

Best Impact

Organizations with more than 1,000 employees in the U.S. that provide the largest overall financial reimbursement for adoption costs to the largest number of employees.

  1.   NVIDIA
  2.   The Walt Disney Company
  3.   Bank of America
  4.   Capital One Financial Corporation
  5.   Northwell Health, Inc.
  6.   KPMG LLP
  7.   Microsoft Corporation
  8.   Dollar Tree, Inc.
  9.   Fifth Third Bancorp
  10.   Boston Scientific

Best Leave

Top-ranking organizations that give paid leave designated specifically for adoption.

*1.  MongoDB, Inc.  [20 weeks max]
*1.  NVIDIA  [20 weeks max]
*1.  Ferring Pharmaceuticals  [20 weeks max]
*4.  Alston & Bird LLP  [18 weeks max]
*4.  Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP  [18 weeks max]
*4.  Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP  [18 weeks max]
*7.  KPMG LLP  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Fiducient Advisors  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP  [16 weeks max]
*7.  The Fetzer Institute  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Bank of America  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Sallie Mae  [16 weeks max]
*7.  ServiceTitan  [16 weeks max]
*7.  Deutsche Bank  [16 weeks max]
*7.  DWS Investment Management Americas  [16 weeks max]

Foster Care Benefits

Organizations that offer paid parental leave to foster parents.

Akin
Ally Financial
Alston & Bird LLP
AMC Networks Inc.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Analog Devices, Inc.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Baker Tilly Advisory Group
Baylor University
Blackbaud, Inc.
Boston Scientific
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Byline Bank
Capital One Financial Corporation
Carter’s
CauseLabs
Children’s Mercy
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Corning Incorporated
Crum & Forster
Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc.
Domino
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Enterprise Community Partners
Erie Family Health Centers
ESAB Corporation
Fiducient Advisors
Fifth Third Bancorp
First Horizon Corporation
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
Franklin International
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
Hasbro, Inc.
Henkel


Highlights for Children, Inc.
HP Inc.
Hyland
Kao USA, Inc.
KPMG LLP
ManpowerGroup Inc.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Microsoft Corporation
MongoDB, Inc.
Navient Corporation
NBA (National Basketball Association)
Nemours Children
Newly Weds Foods
Nielsen
NorthWestern Energy
Northwoods Consulting Partners
Novo Nordisk Inc.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
NYU Langone Health
OhioHealth Corporation
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Protiviti
Sony Music Entertainment
Strata-G, LLC
TCG, Inc.
The Marzetti Company
The Walt Disney Company
University of Dayton
University of Notre Dame
VML
Wellmark Inc
Worthington Steel

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