1. family and parenting
2. children

2009
Annual
Report
FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2008
TO JUNE 30, 2009
Every Child
Deserves a Family
2009
Annual
Report
Vision
Every child will have a permanent home
and a loving family.
Mission
The Foundation will dramatically
increase the number of adoptions of
waiting children from North America’s
foster care systems.
Core Values
The Dave Thomas Foundation for
Adoption exists to be an agent of change
in the lives of children in North America
waiting to be adopted out of foster
care. The Foundation views the urgency
of this issue through the eyes of these
children, and is dedicated to three
critical core beliefs:
Letter from
Executive Director and President
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Signature Programs
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Awareness and Advocacy
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National Grants
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• Every child deserves to live in a safe,
loving and permanent family.
Special Events
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Donor Recognition
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• No child should linger in foster care or
leave the system at age 18 without a
family of their own.
Auction Participants
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Statement of Financial Position
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Statement of Activities
and Changes in Net Assets
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• Every child is adoptable.
Dear Friends
Our founder, Dave Thomas, often said of our work, “If we get one child adopted, it will be worth it.” In 2009,
we celebrated not one, but thousands of adoptions of children from foster care as a result of our signature
programs and awareness efforts, as the Foundation:
• Reached the milestone of 1,000 adoptions through our signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, which
finds families for the most vulnerable children in more than 120 cities across the United States and Canada
with an investment of more than $7 million annually.
• Celebrated the finalization of 4,500 adoptions of children from foster care as a leader and founding
member of the National Adoption Day initiative.
• Moved people to consider adoption and dispelled misperceptions about waiting children with a powerful
new public service announcement, “I’m Just a Kid.”
• Used posters, media relations efforts, electronic and social media campaigns and foster care adoption
awareness toolkits to share information with millions of viewers, readers and listeners.
• Provided a new educational resource for the adoption community, adoptive parents and waiting teens with
the video, “Every Child Is Adoptable.”
• Gave our free publication, A Child is Waiting: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption, to more than 90,000
potential adoptive parents.
• Worked with Wendy’s restaurants, and a host of national partners, to engage Americans in the cause of
foster care adoption, including Wendy’s coin canisters, Halloween Coupon Books, 3-Tour Challenge Golf
Tournament and Father’s Day Frosty Weekend with actress Eva Longoria.
• Partnered with CBS on the annual foster care adoption television special, “A Home for the Holidays,” which
featured Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, Mary J. Blige and Nia Vardalos and moved thousand to action.
• Helped employers establish adoption benefits for 457,000 employees and recognized the nation’s best
employers through the third annual 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List.
On behalf of the children who now have forever families, and those we continue to serve, we thank you. It is
with your support that we come closer each day to our vision of a family for every child.
All good wishes,
Rita L. Soronen
Executive Director
Denny Lynch
President, Board of Trustees
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Our Signature Programs Focus
SIGNATURE PROGRAMS
“These children are not
someone else’s responsibility.
They are our responsibility.”
— Dave Thomas
WENDY’S WONDERFUL KIDS
Finding families – one child at a time
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the
Foundation, is making a difference for thousands of
children – one child at a time. This year, the Foundation
awarded more than $7 million in grants to public and
private adoption agencies to hire adoption professionals
who execute aggressive, child-focused recruitment
programs targeted exclusively on moving children from
foster care into adoptive families. Since the program
began in 2004, more than 4,800 children have been
served. This year, 122 Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters
worked for children in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia and throughout Canada, and we celebrated
the milestone of more than 1,000 children adopted as
a result of Wendy’s Wonderful Kids.
on Finding a Family for
Every Child
NATIONAL GRANTMAKING
Supporting innovation on behalf of children
“A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” TELEVISION SPECIAL
Moving viewers to adopt
The Foundation awards grants to support programs that
aggressively promote the adoption of foster care children in
the United States. This year, the Dave Thomas Foundation
for Adoption distributed $405,000 in critical funds to five
national organizations.
This powerful special on CBS features foster care
adoption stories, children who are waiting to be adopted,
and musical performances by some of America’s most
popular artists. The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption,
Wendy’s®, Children’s Action Network and Triage Productions
were proud to present the 10th anniversary telecast this
year. Since 1999, this heartwarming holiday special has
generated tens of thousands of calls to the Foundation
from viewers moved to action.
ADOPTION-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE
Removing barriers to adoption
The Adoption-Friendly Workplace program makes it
possible for parents to have the time and support they
need to adopt. This signature program, launched in 1992
by Dave Thomas, encourages employers to offer adoption
benefits such as financial reimbursement and paid leave
to employees who adopt, and celebrates those employers
who offer benefits. The Foundation provides free toolkits
and expert technical assistance to establish an adoption
benefits policy, and issues an annual list of the nation’s “100
Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces.” This year, the program
resulted in employers making adoption benefits available to
a total of 457,000 employees.
“When I was adopted,
I felt like I was given a
second chance on life”
— Daniel, age 16
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FOSTER CARE ADOPTION AWARENESS
Foster Care Adoption
Awareness and Advocacy
The Foundation provides more than 150,000
free booklets, posters, toolkits, public service
announcements and videos to potential adoptive
parents, adoption professionals, corporations and
community groups each year; promotes foster
care adoption through the media and in Wendy’s
restaurants; and promotes policies and practices
that make the adoption process more streamlined,
accessible and affordable.
Highlighting the urgent need for foster care
adoption and providing free resources to inform
and persuade
A Child is Waiting: A Step-by-Step Guide
to Adoption
This year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
distributed, free of charge, more than 90,000 copies
to those considering adoption. The guide provides
a user-friendly road map to navigate the process
of adoption, and is available in Spanish and for
prospective Canadian adoptive parents.
Foster Care Adoption Videos and Public Service
Announcements
The Foundation distributed more than 16,000 free videos
and public service announcements this year to inform and
educate professionals, parents, the media and the public on
foster care adoption. The Foundation currently offers five
different educational videos and five powerful public service
announcements. This year, the Foundation released “I’m
Just a Kid!,” a new broadcast public service announcement
highlighting the dreams of children in foster care and
dispelling misperceptions about adoption.
National Adoption Month
November has been designated by the U.S. Congress
as National Adoption Awareness Month. The Foundation
leads a national grass roots effort to raise awareness
about foster care adoption by providing tools, ideas
and expertise to individuals and organizations to spread
the word in their local communities. The Foundation
produced and distributed 11,000 “Foster Care Adoption
Awareness Toolkits” free of charge. The toolkit contains a
CD-ROM with templates and resources, two new posters,
and the Foundation’s Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption.
National Adoption Day
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption works with
a six-member Coalition to lead National Adoption Day, a
day of celebration of adoptive families and an opportunity
for courts to open their doors and finalize the adoptions of
children from foster care. Since 2000, more than 25,000
children have had their adoptions finalized on National
Adoption Day. This year, 4,500 children were adopted as
more than 350 events were held in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia and Puerto Rico, bringing families, adoption
advocates, policy makers, judges and volunteers together
to celebrate adoption and draw Americans’ attention to the
129,000 children still waiting for families.
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Grantmaking: Funding Aggressive Efforts to Find
NATIONAL GRANTEES
This year, the Foundation awarded $405,000
in critical funds to five national organizations
working to move children from foster care
into loving, permanent families.
Adopt America Network
(Toledo, OH) for national recruitment
of adoptive families for children with
complex needs.
Congressional Coalition on
Adoption Institute (McLean, VA)
to place college students, formerly
in foster care, with members of
Congress as summer interns.
National Center for Adoption
Law & Policy (Columbus, OH)
for adoption law curriculum
development and national
adoption initiatives.
WENDY’S WONDERFUL KIDS PROGRAM
GRANTEES
The Foundation issued $7,045,000 in
grants to the following local adoption
agencies this fiscal year. The grants fund
the dedicated recruitment efforts of
adoption professionals to find families
for the most vulnerable waiting children:
The University of Maryland
Baltimore Foundation, Inc.
(Baltimore, MD) to evaluate the SAFE
Home Study method in the context
of child-focused recruitment.
Adoption Center of Delaware Valley
FLORIDA
CHARLEE of Dade County
CHARLEE of Dade County, 2nd Recruiter
Children’s Home Society of Florida
Family Services of Metro Orlando, Inc.
Family Services of Metro Orlando, Inc.
2nd Recruiter
Family Support Services of North Florida, Inc.
Hillsborough Kids, Inc.
Hillsborough Kids, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
ALABAMA
State of Alabama Department of Human
Resources
ALASKA
State of Alaska Department of Health &
Social Services
GEORGIA
Bethany Christian Services, Atlanta
Bethany Christian Services, Columbus
ROOTS… Planting Seeds to Secure Our
Future, Inc.
ROOTS… Planting Seeds to Secure Our
Future, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
ARIZONA
Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK)
Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK),
2nd Recruiter
Catholic Community Services of Southern
Arizona, Inc.
ARKANSAS
North American Council on
Adoptable Children (St. Paul, MN)
for an adoption subsidy resource
center and advocacy for adoption
assistance in the U.S. and Canada.
DELAWARE
Arkansas Department of Health and
Human Services
CALIFORNIA
Family Builders By Adoption
Kinship Center
Kinship Center, 2nd Recruiter
Sierra Adoption Services, Inc.
COLORADO
HAWAII
Catholic Charities Hawaii
IDAHO
Special Needs Adoptive Parent Services. Inc.
Special Needs Adoptive Parent Services. Inc.,
2nd Recruiter
ILLINOIS
ChildServ
Casa Central Social Service Corporation
INDIANA
Children’s Bureau, Inc.
The Villages of Indiana, Inc.
IOWA
The Adoption Exchange
The Adoption Exchange, 2nd Recruiter
Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services
CONNECTICUT
Kansas Children’s Service League
Klingberg Family Centers
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Child and Family Services Agency,
The Center for Adoption Support and
Education, fiscal agent
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
Department for Community Based Services,
Special Needs Adoption Program
Department for Community Based Services,
Special Needs Adoption Program, 2nd Recruiter
Families for Waiting Children
LOUISIANA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans
Volunteers of America of North Louisiana
Bethany Christian Services
MAINE
Children’s Aid and Family Services
Adoption Center of Delaware Valley
International Adoption Services Centre
doing business as A Family for ME
MARYLAND
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc.
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
MICHIGAN
Family Service and Children’s Aid
Spaulding for Children
Spaulding for Children, 2nd Recruiter
St. Vincent Catholic Charities
MINNESOTA
HOPE Adoption & Family Services
International, Inc.
HOPE Adoption & Family Services
International, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
PATH Minnesota
PATH Minnesota, 2nd Recruiter
MISSISSIPPI
Southern Christian Services for Children and
Youth/Harden House Adoption Services
Mississippi Families for Kids
MISSOURI
Cornerstones of Care
Cornerstones of Care, 2nd Recruiter
Foster Care Coalition of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Foster Care Coalition of Greater St. Louis, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
MONTANA
St. John’s Lutheran Ministries
Catholic Social Services of Montana, Inc.
NEBRASKA
Adoption Links Worldwide
Adoption Links Worldwide, 2nd Recruiter
NEVADA
Clark County Department of Family Services
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
The Adoption Exchange
NEW YORK
Children Awaiting Parents, Inc.
Children’s Home of the Wyoming Conference
Hillside Children’s Center
Jewish Child Care Association
New Yorkers for Children
You Gotta Believe!
You Gotta Believe!, 2nd Recruiter
NORTH CAROLINA
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc.
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina, Inc., 3rd Recruiter
NORTH DAKOTA
Catholic Charities North Dakota - AASK
OHIO
Adopt America Network
Beech Brook
Franklin County Children Services
Franklin County Children Services, 2nd Recruiter
Hamilton County Department of Job and
Family Services
Montgomery County Job and Family Services
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services
OKLAHOMA
RHODE ISLAND
Adoption Rhode Island
SOUTH CAROLINA
Family Service Center
Family Service Center, 2nd Recruiter
SOUTH DAKOTA
Children’s Home Society of South Dakota
TENNESSEE
Family and Children’s Service
Family and Children’s Service, 2nd Recruiter
TEXAS
Adoption Coalition of Texas
Lutheran Social Services of the South
Lutheran Social Services of the South,
2nd Recruiter
Spaulding for Children
Spaulding for Children, 2nd Recruiter
UTAH
The Adoption Exchange
VERMONT
Lund Family Center
VIRGINIA
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
DePaul Community Resources
United Methodist Family Services of Virginia
WASHINGTON
Children’s Home Society of Washington
Children’s Home Society of Washington,
2nd Recruiter
WEST VIRGINIA
One Church, One Child, Inc.
Mission West Virginia, Inc.
Mission West Virginia, Inc., 2nd Recruiter
OREGON
WISCONSIN
Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon
Boys and Girls Aid Society of Oregon,
2nd Recruiter
PENNSYLVANIA
Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley, Inc.
Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
Tabor Children’s Services, Inc.
Tabor Children’s Services, Inc., 2nd Recruitor
Three Rivers Adoption Council
Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
WYOMING
Wyoming Department of Family Services
NOTE: The Foundation also managed five Wendy’s
Wonderful Kids grantees in two Canadian provinces.
Funding for these grants is provided by the Dave
Thomas Foundation for Adoption Canada.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
HELPING THE FOUNDATION
CHANGE A CHILD’S LIFE
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
is profoundly grateful for the efforts
of Wendy’s and the generosity of its
customers. Wendy’s franchisees and
company-owned stores raised awareness
of foster care adoption with in-store
posters and trayliners, and collaborated
with customers to raise funds through coin
canisters, Halloween Coupon Books and
Father’s Day Frosty Weekend. We thank
each organization and individual who
supported these initiatives to change the
life of a child.
Organizations across the nation
supported the mission of the Dave
Thomas Foundation for Adoption
by hosting events to raise funds
and awareness.
We extend our deep appreciation
for their hard work and commitment to changing the lives of
waiting children.
A Waiting Child Golf Classic
(Billings, MT)
Wendy’s of Montana
Wendy’s Champions Skins Game
(Maui, HI)
PGA Tour, Inc.
The Briad Group Charity Golf Outing
(Livingston, NJ)
The Briad Group
Wendy’s Charity Classic
(Jackson, MI)
Stanton & Associates, Inc.
Charity Golf Tournament
(Columbus, GA)
Wendbus Corporation
Wendy’s Chili Open
(Columbus, OH)
Westerville Sunrise Rotary
Dave Thomas Celebrity Cook-Off
(Cleveland, OH)
Northeast Ohio Adoption Services
Wendy’s Walk for Kids
(Binghamton, NY)
WendPartners
Dave Thomas Golf Classic
(Columbus, OH)
Columbus DMA
Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge
(Las Vegas, NV)
Dave Thomas Memorial Classic
(Minneapolis, MN)
FourCrown, Inc.
Italian Gathering Car Show
(Dublin, OH)
Wend Management Inc.
DONORS
The Dave Thomas Foundation for
Adoption deeply appreciates these
individuals and organizations
for their generous support this
fiscal year:
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Kerrii and Doug Anderson
Aramark Uniform Services /
Crest Uniform
Sandi and Jeff Coghlan
Marx Survivor’s Trust
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group
$50,000 AND ABOVE
James Annenberg La Vea Charitable Foundation
Marzetti Company
Nestlé
PGA Tour, Inc. / Transworld IMG
Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation
Schreiber Foods, Inc.
The Southard Foundation
Wendy’s International Foundation
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Dill-Egelhoff Fund
Jockey International
Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Foundation
Gordon Yocom
$10,000 AND ABOVE
Delphi Display Systems, Inc.
Fresh Mark, Inc. / Sugardale Foods
Italian Gathering
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
LegoLand Calfornia
Pam and Denny Lynch
Mary and Will Osborne
$5,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous Donor
Boise Baseball LLC
City of Dublin
Darifair Foods, Inc.
Dave Thomas Celebrity Cookoff
Bill Fairl
Hicks Sports Group, LLC
International Paper
Kansas City Brigade, Inc.
Liebert Corporation /
Emerson Network Power
Macys.com, Inc.
Sygma Network
Matthew Terstriep
Westerville Sunrise Rotary Foundation
Rob Whittington
$1,500 AND ABOVE
Todd Casey
The Danford Foundation, Inc.
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Christopher Ferguson
Donald Gaertner
William Lewis
Patricia Meid
Randall Mummert
National Sign Systems
Porchworthy Productions, LLC
Priority Foundation
Amy and Bob Quinn
Relay Gear
Rita L. Soronen
Valley of the Sun United Way
Wendy’s of Bowling Green Inc.
Wild Adventures
$1,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous Donor
Carla and Edward L. Austin
Barry Baker
Bloomingdale’s Inc.
Robert Bolton
Fashion Food Corp.
Fitzgerald+Co.
David P. Lauer
Phillies Florida
I. Lorraine Thomas
Sarah and Alex Watson
Wendy’s of Missouri, Inc.
John R. and Maria PV Young
Family Foundation
$500 AND ABOVE
Debra Alloway
Art Working
Sharee and John Barker
Kate and Jason Bartalon
Penny Black
Kenneth Blair
Gary Blumsohn
Cheryl Bowman
Thomas Christ
Gary Cordner
Curam Software
Cynthia and Jeffrey DeGroff
Guillermo Del Solar
Mona Desandro, the Estate of
Gamma Mu Chapeter of Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity
Eva Graham
Marcie R. Hanes
John Johnson
Judith Krivak
Richard Laciano
Cynthia and William Lancaster
M Squared Consulting, Inc.
MacInnis Family Foundation
Angela and Keith Marshall
Steve Meier
Wendy Morse
Paul Nagai
New York Yankees Tampa Foundation
Piedmont Operating Partnership
Pisces Foods, L.P.
Jose Sanchez
Joe Solano
St. Sebastian Parish School
Sara Studer
Cathy and Joe Turner
Makeda Wallace
Erik Walschek
Deanne Witt
Barbara York
$250 AND ABOVE
Connie and Lawrence Ackert
Ackroyd Family Foundation, Inc.
Akwen, LTD
Madeline Blobe
Carrie and John Boerio
Amer Boukai
Bowerston Shale Company
Lorraine and Thomas Chamberlin
Colleen Craven
Brittanie Davis
Lori and Kent Deimeke
Nancy G. DeMuch
Sheryl Doran
Michelle Dueringer
Michael A. Dyda
Lorrie and John Feeman
Johnathan R. Freeman
Roberto Gonzalez
Travis Hartman
Karen and Ronald Ickes
Mary and Mark James
Anita and Robert Jennings
Margaret King
Alan Lecrone
Laura Lemons
Craig Madanick
Michael McClure
Melvin Morgan
Karen and Thomas Mueller
Colin Myron
Christie Robinson
Rocky Mountain Festivals, Inc.
Nancy Salyers
Thomas and Mary L. Seitz
Jon Stipanovich
Judson L. Streicher
Strictly Spanish
Heidi and Benjamin Sylvester
The Buccino Foundation
Jeanne Theis
Paul Walters
Jon Warbeck
John P. Westgate
William Wieninger
Alicia Willis
World Courier Ground
Wyandot, Inc.
Renaissance Academy
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$100 AND ABOVE
Matthew A’Hearn
Jill Albano
Michael Angelo
Nina Arceneaux
Nicole Arens
Stephen Baclini
Lance Bagley
Randy Balamut
Tim Baldwin
Bank of America, NA
Lettree Battey
Tanya and Ronald Baugh
Eleanora Bazile
Janet M. Belden
Benfield Group
Mark Bernthal
Mary Bickers
Grace Bileta
Kimberly Bingle
Bionetics Charitable Trust
Ray Blackburn
Laura Bohn
Emi Brade
Roberta Brandt
Janice and Thomas Brennan
Linda D. Brown
Aaron Bucklew
Deborah Burdette
Farzana and Cyrus Cama
Robin and Joel Campbell
Chance Carlisle
Kathleen Chait
Peggy and Randolph Chekouras
Richard Chover
Amanda Christian
Roger Cole
David Condo
Keli and Michael Cooper
Barbara and Ernest Cortegiano
Timothy Cowns
Susan Crawford
Kristina Cummins
Beth Ann Davis
Mary J. Davis
Allison and Matthew Dee
James Dehnert
Kelly Dehnert
Charlene and Paul Dent
Michael and Joni Dingledine
Lee Anne Dobson
James Doe
Kevin Donnelly
Gregory Dunn
William K. Durham
Stephanie Edens
Margot Edwards
Robbin and Jim Edwards
Angela Ellis
Emerald Foods Inc.
Alissa English
Envirosystems Management, Inc.
Sarah Evangelista
Christian Fernandes
Amber Ferrell
Florida Association of Meetings
& Events Inc.
Stephen Frank
Ashley Frazer
Stephen Fredricks
Angelo Freites
Deborah and Alex Friedman
Elizabeth Geraghty
Sandra Gray
John Griswold
Angel L. Grubb
Carlos Gutierrez
Greg Haggis
Chris Haid
Susan Jane Hambey
Michael Hancock
Berenice Hardin
Scott Harris
Joshua Hatch
Scott Hatten
Glenda and Jerry Hedden
Sue and Walter Hempfling
Ronald B. Hensl
Ray Himmelberg
Carol and David Hinrichs
Candace Hodge
Mary Jo Holck
Shelta Holman
Laura and Robert Horvat
Wendy Huang
Mel Huang
Debbie and James Huber
Margaret D. Hughes
Carolyn Ingram
Adam Iskander
Pamela Jasper
Patricia and Milan Jeffers
Michael Johnson
Denise and Paul Johnson
Free Johnson
Kelly and Tom Johnson
Marty Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Tara and Chad Jordan
Charlotte Joseph
Mark D. Kalinowski
Lynn and Bill Kelley
James Kelly
Chandra Keyser
Debbie Koenig
Lynne and Walter Korpman
James W. Krueck
Lawrence Kruguer
Susan and Daniel Kucenski
Angie and Rosario Labrado
Daniel Lau
Fion Lee
Constantine Lenas
L. Robert Lieb
Dawn List
Gail and Norm Lowe
L. Ruth Lowrey
Chris Manning
Phillip Mantz
Dora Martinez
Allison McDonough
Dennis McDougle
Ed Medlock
Helen Mesko
Metaformers, Inc.
Meyer Bennett Creative
Kenneth C. Minton
Amber Morgan
Trina and Anthony Multon
Kitty Munger
Frances and Daniel Myers
Susan M. Myers
Lynn and Richard Nadler
National Computer Liquidators Inc.
Jason Near
Adam Newberry
Sean Niklas
Anne Nipp
David Norman
Robert Noseworthy
Mary Oakley
Charles Ocarz
Michael O’Malley
Cynthia Ottavio
Folashade Otuyelu
Alfred Owings
Walter Ozello
Judith and Robert Parsons
Adriene and Thom Pfanner
Gloria Plescher
James Plummer
Ponce 3 Seventh Day
Adventist Church
Katherine Porter
Pullman & Comley
Carolann Randall
Bryan Ray
Michele L. Reinhart
David Rice
Rosemarie Rinaldo
Thomas Risse
Stanley Rubenstein
Jeffrey Ruppel
Tamara Ryan
Schottenstein, Zox &
Dunn CO LPA
Deanna Schrader
Doug Schwartz
Chris Sealy
Charles Sechrist
Walter Sedlazek
Darlene and William Selling
Pamela Shannon
Shugoll Research Inc.
John Sicklick
Jean Sims
Vonchelle Singleton
Janice Smith
Beth and Adam Smith
Christine Smith
Cheryl and Gregory Smith
Mary and Michael Smith
Sharon and Brian Sorensen
Rojeanne and Richard Soronen
Donald Speck
Margaret and Ron Spiers
William Spratt
Maria Staedler
Mary Lou Stallcup
Lou Stea
Becki Stock
Laura Stratton
Pamela Temple
Tim Tenniswood
Molly Thomas
Leslie Thorne
Time Warner Cable
Michael Tobin
Ann and John Tonti
Randall Traugott
Brian Tucker
Lisa D. Turner
Frank Vamos
Carmine Versaci
Michael Villacres
Marianne C. Walck
Darice Warren
Michael Watson
Roberta and Michael Watson
Molly and Peter Weinberger
Penny Westfall
Jack C. Whiting
Heidi Wilensky
Ellen Willis
Troy A. Wilson
Peter and Mark Wilson
Frances Wright
Susan Zemanek
Monica and Todd Zubler
We would like to thank the following individuals for participating
in live and silent auctions to benefit the Foundation this fiscal year
at the Wendy’s Update Meeting and Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge:
Rob Andreski
Carla and Edward Austin
Jeff Baker
Sharee and John Barker
Mark Behm
Richard Bond
Barry Boyles
Brent Burchard
Robert Cappelloni
Matt Carroll
Rosalind and Robert Cauffman
Julie Clark
Sandi and Jeff Coghlan
Roger Cole
Gail and Jan Collins
Jim Coyne
Bryan Crowley
Yvonne Daboul
Badruddin Damani
Tad Dolbier
Gene Ferraro
Larry Fleming
Tim Frawley
Jim Furman
Gene Gentili
Kristin and Josh Gibbs
Linda and Mike Givens
Cheryl and Peter Gosselin
Joyce and Peter Grant
Duane Hickerson
Kenneth Jastrow
Kelly and Tom Johnson
Phil Kafarakis
Rob Kirkpatrick
Kirk Kowalewski
John Lawrence
Bernard Leonard
Steve Lowery
Thomas Ludwick
John Manni
Steve McClanahan
Tom McHugh
Ronald McMillan
Kenneth C. Minton
Steve Nesbitt
Peter Nisbet
Michael Nugent
John O’Connor
Bruce Obenour
Peter Olsen
Jayme Owens
Steve Parise
Peter Pascuzzi
John Peters
Mark Pickard
Ronald Reinke
Matt Schimpf
Stephen Shelley
Mark Slaughter
Dan Sullivan
I. Lorraine Thomas
John Tietzen
Lewis E. Topper
Chris Tsavovssis
Peter Viento
Anne-Marie von Tiesenhausen
Roberta and Michael Watson
WendPartners
Steve Wilburn
Kirk Williams
Richard Williamson
Jason Wiot
Fred Younker
Please note that every effort has been made to
assure the accuracy of our records. If we have
inadvertently excluded your name, please accept
our apology and call our development department
at 1-800-ASK-DTFA.
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2009
A N N UAL R E PO RT
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2009
JUNE 30, 2008
$2,342,450 $2,509,599
Investments
6,762,404 8,814,523
Contributions Receivable
2,653,578 1,861,706
Prepaids and Other Assets
75,383 62,230
Property and Equipment, Net
53,191 36,097
$11,887,006 $13,284,155
403,007 491,621
5,333,950 4,790,750
160,114 119,638
$5,897,071 $5,402,009
5,743,215 7,509,778
246,720 372,368
$5,989,935 $7,882,146
$11,887,006 $13,284,155
Cash and Cash Equivalents
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable
Grants Payable
Accrued Liabilities
TOTAL LIABILITIES
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TOTAL NET ASSETS
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2009
A N N UAL R E PO RT
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
REVENUES
FOR TWELVE MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, 2009
FOR TWELVE MONTHS
ENDED JUNE 30, 2008
Contributions
$10,777,430 $1,480,734
Special Events
247,167 7,980,921
Investment Income <Loss>
TOTAL REVENUES
<1,397,430>
<102,856 >
$9,627,167 $9,358,799
10,282,975 8,955,431
Management and General
502,120 468,721
Fundraising
734,283 343,380
TOTAL EXPENSES
$11,519,378 $9,767,532
Change in Net Assets
<1,892,211>
EXPENSES
Program Grants and Program Services <408,733>
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
$7,882,146
$8,290,879
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
$5,989,935 $7,882,146
90% Program Grants and Program Services
6% Fundraising
4% Management and General
The numbers above do not reflect $3,610,060
and $3,895,431 of donated advertising and
services from Wendy’s International in 2009
and 2008, respectively, that are included
in our audited financial statements as both
revenue and expense.
Program Services is broken down among the
following programs: Wendy’s Wonderful Kids
$7,987,870; Program Grants and Awareness
Programs $1,733,129; National Adoption
Day/Awareness Month $371,544; AdoptionFriendly Workplace $109,155; Post Adoption
$81,277.
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About us
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national
nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to dramatically
increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000
children waiting in North America’s foster care systems.
The Dave Thomas Foundation
Created by Wendy’s® founder, Dave Thomas, who was
for Adoption is accredited by the
adopted, the Foundation implements results-driven national
United States Better Business
Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance for
adherence to national standards
of accountability and the
Ohio Association of Nonprofit
Organization’s Standards for
signature programs, foster care adoption awareness
initiatives and research-based advocacy efforts. Our work
aggressively moves children into adoptive homes, increases
consideration of foster care adoption, and strengthens
the families formed. As the only foundation dedicated
Excellence for exceptional ethics
exclusively to foster care adoption, we are driven by Dave’s
and accountability.
simple value: Do what’s best for the child.
1-800-ASK-DTFA
www.DaveThomasFoundationForAdoption.org
© 2010 Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
2008/2009
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Denny Lynch, President
Joyce Eufemi, Vice President
Mary Schell, Secretary
Ed Austin, Treasurer
Kerrii Anderson
John Barker
Donald Calhoon
Jeffrey Coghlan
Mike Givens
David Karam
Thomas Ludwick
Roland Smith
Honorable Evelyn Stratton
Lorraine Thomas
Molly Thomas
Joe Turner
Debra Waller
Rita Soronen, Executive Director