Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace Survey Results
The Foundation partners with RTI International — an independent, nonprofit research institute — to conduct the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplace survey.
Participating companies offer an average of $16,716 in financial reimbursement for adoption costs — up 6% from 2025. The average amount of paid leave is 8.9 weeks for adoptive parents, which is an increase of 1% from 2025.
The amount of paid leave offered to foster parents was an average of 9 weeks, a 2% increase from 2025.
How organizations are recognized:
100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces = 
Highest-scoring employers based on financial reimbursement (45%), paid leave (45%) and employee eligibility (10%)
Adoption Advocates = 
Employers that offer financial reimbursement, paid leave or both but did not meet 100 Best thresholds
Certified Adoption-Friendly Workplaces = 
Offer a minimum of $5,000 in reimbursement for adoption costs and 6 weeks of paid leave
Certified Foster-Friendly Workplaces = 
Offer a minimum of 2 weeks of paid leave for foster parents
*Indicates a tie
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ACI Worldwide, Inc.
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7Akin
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8Ally Financial
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10Alston & Bird LLP
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95AMC Networks Inc.
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41American Academy of Pediatrics
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72American Century Investments
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95Analog Devices, Inc.
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Arkansas Children
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9Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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78Atlantic Union Bank
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55Baker Tilly Advisory Group
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14Bank of America
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22Barilla America, Inc.
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Baylor University
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68Blackbaud, Inc.
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32Boston Scientific
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29Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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76Bridges Homeward, Inc
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64Byline Bank
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11Capital One Financial Corporation
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98Carter’s Inc.
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49CauseLabs
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Charles River Labs
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54Children’s Health
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60Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
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Commonwealth of Kentucky
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22Corning Incorporated
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44Crum & Forster
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91Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc.
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15Deutsche Bank
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61Development Dimensions International
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89Dollar Tree, Inc.
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84Domino
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31Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
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15DWS Investment Management Americas
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80E. & J. Gallo Winery
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Elevance Health
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Emory University
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45Enterprise Community Partners
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83Family Dollar Stores LLC
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1Ferring Pharmaceuticals
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13Fiducient Advisors
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87First Horizon Corporation
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67First Reliance Bank
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79Franklin International
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39Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
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22Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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19GAF Materials LLC
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63Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.
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49HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated
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58Hasbro, Inc.
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37Henkel
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Highlights for Children, Inc.
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66Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV)
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88Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
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33HP Inc.
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38Hyland
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62Kao USA, Inc.
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56Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
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4KPMG LLP
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74ManpowerGroup Inc.
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40Maximus, Inc.
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68MetLife, Inc.
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49Microsoft Corporation
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3MongoDB, Inc.
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77National Futures Association
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59Navient Corporation
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5NBA (National Basketball Association)
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82Nemours Children
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46Newly Weds Foods
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71Next PR
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22Nielsen
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17Northwell Health, Inc.
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65Northwoods Consulting Partners
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30Novo Nordisk Inc.
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21Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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1NVIDIA
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22Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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73PeoplesBank
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68Prologis, Inc.
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53Protiviti
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43Quality Supply Chain Co-op
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95Qualtrics, LLC
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48Robins & Morton
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47Ryan, LLC
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75Safety National Casualty Corporation
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28Sallie Mae
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20Sanofi
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12ServiceTitan
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36Sony Music Entertainment
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St. Jude Children
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57Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
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33TCG, Inc.
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18The Fetzer Institute
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81The Marzetti Company
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6The Walt Disney Company
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49TransUnion
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University of Dayton
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University of Notre Dame
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27Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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33VML
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86Wellmark Inc
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Forever Family
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