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DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION (CANADA)
DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION FOR ADOPTION (CANADA) is a Canadian public foundation based in Burlington, Ontario. It reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.5 million a year, mostly to human services and philanthropic organizations in Ontario and British Columbia.
Giving: Over $1M a year
Facts
- Reported gifts to qualified donees in each of the last five reporting years, averaging about $1.5 million a year. The most recent was 2023, at about $1.3 million.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- Reported 63 gifts in total. The typical gift (median) was about $85,000 and the largest was about $338,000.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- Gave to 20 different organizations. The largest recipients by dollars included THE CATHOLIC CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF TORONTO, Children's Aid Foundation of Canada and THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICTS OF SUDBURY AND MANITOULIN.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- By dollars, gifts went mostly to human services (65%) and philanthropic (35%) organizations, based on each recipient's registered charity category.CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- By dollars, gifts went to recipients in Ontario (80%), British Columbia (11%) and Nova Scotia (6%).CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- Describes its charitable programs in its CRA return as: “EXPAND PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ADOPTION AND WAITING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. EDUCATE AND ENCOURAGE ACTION ON BEHALF OF WAITING CHILDREN WITHIN THE CANADIAN FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. FUND, THROUGH GRANT-MAKING, WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS ADOPTION RECRUITERS TO FIND PERMANENT HOMES FOR CROWN WARDS.”CRA T3010 charity information returns · 2025-01-31
- Website: https://www.davethomasfoundation.org/canada/. Last checked 2026-10-25.Funder website · 2026-10-25
Sources
CRA T3010 charity information returns. Last updated 2025-01-31.
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