Annual Report

Building Brighter Futures

More than 30 years ago, our founder, Dave Thomas, created the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption with a singular mission: to dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North America’s foster care systems.

To advance this mission, the Foundation is aggressively working with states, agencies, courts and policymakers to advocate for policies that promote equitable opportunities for every waiting child.

Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, more than 13,000 children across the United States and Canada now have a loving, forever family with help from Wendy’s Wonderful Kids — including more than 1,000 finalizations over the last year.

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