The DAVE thomas foundation for adoption is a national nonprofit public charity dedicated exclusively to finding permanent homes for more than 140,000 children waiting in north america's foster care systems. Created by wendy's founder DAVE thomas, who was adopted, the foundation implements evidence-based, results-driven national service programs, foster care adoption awareness campaigns and innovative grantmaking initiatives, and offers free resources to organizations and prospective parents.
Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
68
Volunteers
50
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$52.4M
Expenses
$40.5M
Assets
$94.1M
Liabilities
$9.5M
Financial history
$52.4M$26.2M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $52.4M · Avg: $35.8M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$143K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
Activity
Spent
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.