Supporters
We are so grateful for our growing community of dedicated partners and donors. Because of your continued generosity, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has helped find permanent homes for more than 10,000 children across the United States.
The Dave Thomas Lifetime of Giving Society
The cumulative giving of the following individuals and organizations has reached or exceeded $1 million to the Foundation.
James Annenberg La Vea Charitable Foundation
Aramark Uniform Services / Crest Uniform
Barco Uniforms, Inc.
Blue Meridian Partners
Briad Wenco, LLC
Bridgeman Foods, Inc.
Calhoun Management Corporation
Carolina Restaurant Group
Cedar Enterprises, Inc.
The Coca-Cola Company
Jeffrey and Sandi Coghlan
Cotti Foods
DavCo Restaurants, Inc.
The Dave / Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge
Dave Thomas Family Companies, LLC
The Duke Endowment
First Sun Management Corporation
FourCrown, Inc.
Fox Group
Freddie Mac Foundation
Donna J. Gustafson Trust
Hamra Enterprises
Haza Foods, LLC
JAE Restaurant Group
James & Eileen Manning Charitable Trust
Meritage Hospitality Group
MUY! Hamburger Partners, LLC
NPC Quality Burgers, Inc.
Parco, Ltd.
Pennant Foods Corporation
Primary Aim, LLC / Wendy’s Management Group, Inc.
Quality Supply Chain Co-Op, Inc.
Stanton & Associates, Inc.
Starboard Group
SWBG Operations Group
Tar Heel Capital / FFC Limited Partnership
I. Lorraine Thomas
Thomas 5 Limited
Valenti Mid-Atlantic / Mid-South Management, LLC
Wenco Wendy’s Franchises
Wendelta, Inc. / Carlisle Corporation
WendPartners
Wendy’s Advertising Fund, Inc. (NY DMA Co-Op)
The Wendy’s Company
Wendy’s National Advertising Program, Inc.
Wendy’s of Bowling Green, Inc.
Wendy’s of Montana, Inc. / Wendy’s of Montana Foundation
Wendy’s Philadelphia ADI Co-Op
Forever Home Society
The following individuals have made their intentions known to include the Foundation in their estate plans.
Estate of Robert Paul Anderson
James Annenberg La Vea Charitable Foundation
Anonymous
Mildred A. Arnett Revocable Trust
Robert Carothers
Estate of Albert G. Ebner
Donna J. Gustafson Trust
Denny and Pam Lynch Family
James & Eileen Manning Charitable Trust
Anne E. Ranta
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Rath
Lois M. Roycraft
James J. Silvin
I. Lorraine Thomas
Constance Trapp MacCrate
Joseph J. and Cathy C. Turner
Endowment
The following individuals and organizations have made generous donations to the Foundation’s Endowment Fund.
Coghlan Family Endowed Fund
Andres and Jennifer Garcia Endowed Fund
Donna J. Gustafson Trust
Denny and Pam Lynch Family Fund
James & Eileen Manning Charitable Trust
R.L. and Barbara Richards Fund
The Russell Fund for Adoption
Shore Morgan Young Wealth Strategies
I. Lorraine Thomas Fund