The Wendys Foundation

What they fund

childrencarefosteryouthcommunityfamiliespeoplethrough

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption2 grants · $375,000
• The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption2 grants · $350,000
• Columbus Urban League4 grants · $125,000
• Wecare1 grant · $55,800
• Ywca Columbus2 grants · $50,000
• Midohio Food Collective2 grants · $50,000
• Mid-Ohio Foodbank2 grants · $50,000
• Raise the Future3 grants · $17,500
• Casa Valentina4 grants · $17,500
• Columbus Urban League Empowerment1 grant · $15,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 97 reported grants, largest first.

• $200,000

  Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Dublin, OH · 2024

  To dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North Americas foster care system.

• $175,000

  Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Dublin, OH · 2025

  To dramatically increase the number of adoptions of children waiting in North Americas foster care system.

• $175,000

  The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Dublin, OH · 2023

  To contribute towards expenses incurred to support a foster care adoption agency dedicated to finding adoptive homes for children waiting in North America's foster care system.

• $175,000

  The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption · Columbus, OH · 2022

  To contribute towards expenses incurred to support a foster care adoption agency dedicated to finding adoptive homes for children waiting in North America's foster care system.

• $75,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2022

  To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $55,800

  Wecare · Tulsa, OK · 2024

  To provide short-term financial assistance to Wendys employees who have been negatively impacted by natural disasters or states of emergency .

• $25,000

  Midohio Food Collective · Grove City, OH · 2025

  To end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating sustainable communities where everyone thrives.

• $25,000

  Midohio Food Collective · Grove City, OH · 2024

  To end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating sustainable communities where everyone thrives.

• $25,000

  Ywca Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To eliminate racism empower women and promote peace justice freedom and dignity for all.

• $25,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2023

  To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $25,000

  Mid-Ohio Foodbank · Grove City, OH · 2023

  This organization works to end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating sustainable communities where everyone thrives.

• $25,000

  Mid-Ohio Foodbank · Grove City, OH · 2022

  This organization works to end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating sustainable communities where everyone thrives.

• $25,000

  Ywca Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022

  Dedicated to eliminating racism empowering women and promoting peace justice freedom and dignity for all.

• $15,000

  Columbus Urban League Empowerment · Columbus, OH · 2025

  To empower African Americans and underrepresented groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $15,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To empower African Americans and disenfranchised groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $10,000

  Alicias Closet · Dublin, OH · 2025

  To create a brighter future for families affected by foster care by building community of support to provide essential resources and responsive programming.

• $10,000

  Columbus Urban League Herstory · Columbus, OH · 2025

  To empower African Americans and underrepresented groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $10,000

  Columbus Urban League · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To empower African Americans and underrepresented groups through economic educational and social progress.

• $10,000

  Project Woman of Springfield & Clark County · Springfield, OH · 2024

  To end domestic violence and sexual assault by providing services and programs to protect educate and empower.

• $10,000

  Roc Solid Foundation · Chesapeake, VA · 2023

  To build hope for every child and family fighting pediatric cancer.

• $10,000

  Caterina'S Club · Anaheim, CA · 2022

  To provide warm meals affordable housing assistance and job training to homeless and low-income families throughout Orange County.

• $10,000

  Raise the Future · Denver, CO · 2022

  To connect youth waiting in foster care with the adults who become stable forces in their lives and to support those relationships so that they last for a lifetime.

• $7,500

  Northern Illinois Foodbank · Geneva, IL · 2025

  To provide nutritious food and resources for our neighbors with dignity equity and convenience through partnerships and innovation.

• $7,500

  Tumbleweed Program · Billings, MT · 2024

  To provide safety assistance and hope to our communitys vulnerable and homeless youth creating lasting life changes.

• $7,500

  Casa Valentina · Miami, FL · 2023

  Their mission is to provide at-risk and former foster care youth with safe affordable housing life skills and continued support so that they can achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.

• $7,500

  Common Ground Free Store Ministries · Delaware, OH · 2022

  Their mission is to share God's loving gifts with all by providing basic needs in a caring compassionate environment of unconditional acceptance and dignity.

• $7,500

  Foster Source · Thornton, CO · 2022

  To provide relevant training resources and support to foster parents from a trauma-informed approach giving them the skills and confidence to spark healing in vulnerable children. We serve the state of Colorado.

• $7,500

  The Ashville Food Pantry · Ashville, OH · 2022

  To provide food to people that need help feeding their families.

• $5,000

  Central Community House · Columbus, OH · 2025

  This organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach … read allThis organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach their full potential to be self-supporting and to live cooperatively with all others. less
• $5,000

  Forkids · Chesapeake, VA · 2025

  Breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty.

• $5,000

  Harvest To Hope · Fort Worth, TX · 2025

  Serves kids and families in Title I schools in Fort Worth TX. They provide snack packs to kids in school and focus on their development.

• $5,000

  Honor Flight Columbus · Worthington, OH · 2025

  To honor Americas senior veterans with a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the nations memorials. To help them share their stories. To celebrate and affirm their service and homecoming.

• $5,000

  Kaleidoscope Youth Center · Columbus, OH · 2025

  For youth across the spectrums of sexual orientation and gender identity to live healthy whole lives with acceptance and freedom from oppression.

• $5,000

  Kids Mental Health Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  To give expert-created resources and tools to all U.S. communities so that everyone can understand and promote mental health for children.

• $5,000

  My Project USA · Columbus, OH · 2025

  To be a catalyst for protecting and empowering youth by uplifting families througheducation social services civic engagement and advocacy.

• $5,000

  Proyecto Mariposas · Westerville, OH · 2025

  Provides an environment of learning sharing and support to Latina Girls and their mothers.

• $5,000

  Shepherds Corner Ecology Center · Blacklick, OH · 2025

  Invites others to join with us in experiencing the joys and responsibilities of caring for land life and spirit. Inspiring others to become shepherds of creation in their own corners of the world.

• $5,000

  Star House Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Do whatever it takes to lift youth out of homelessness and into a community of hope.

• $5,000

  The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025

  To raise funds and manage endowments and planned gifts for the benefit of The Ohio State University

• $5,000

  Flying Horse Farms · Mt Gilead, OH · 2024

  To make it possible for children with serious illnesses to heal grow and thrive.

• $5,000

  Keep Ohio Beautiful · Fairlawn, OH · 2024

  To empower Ohio communities to take greater responsibility for improving the local environment through litter prevention beautification community greening waste reduction and recycling.

• $5,000

  My Project USA · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To be a catalyst for protecting and empowering youth by uplifting families througheducation social services civic engagement and advocacy.

• $5,000

  Northern Rhode Island Food Pantry · Cumberland, RI · 2024

  To provide high-quality foods and services to individuals and families in the Northern Rhode Island area to sustain and enrich our neighbors in need so they can become as self-sufficient as possible and to improve their… read allTo provide high-quality foods and services to individuals and families in the Northern Rhode Island area to sustain and enrich our neighbors in need so they can become as self-sufficient as possible and to improve their quality of life. less
• $5,000

  The Childhood League Center · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To change the trajectory of a childs life through innovative early childhood education transdisciplinary teams and family-centered partnerships.

• $5,000

  Alvis · Columbus, OH · 2023

  Serves families especially children impacted by their loved one's justice involvement developmental disability and or behavioral healthcare needs.

• $5,000

  Alzheimers Assoc of Central Ohio · Chicago, IL · 2023

  Leads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research driving risk reduction and early detection and maximizing quality care and support. A world without Alzheimer's and all other demen… read allLeads the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research driving risk reduction and early detection and maximizing quality care and support. A world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia. less
• $5,000

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023

  Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better forever.

• $5,000

  Central Community House · Columbus, OH · 2023

  This organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach … read allThis organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach their full potential to be self-supporting and to live cooperatively with all others. less
• $5,000

  Children and Family Advocacy Center · Boulder, CO · 2023

  Fosters safe communities healing and justice in order to end child abuse.

• $5,000

  Children'S Hunger Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2023

  Ensures that children without access receive healthy food nutrition education and physical activity.

• $5,000

  Glaad · Pasadena, CA · 2023

  LGBT media advocacy organization promoting and ensuring fair accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means to build a culture that embraces full acceptance of the LGBT community ther… read allLGBT media advocacy organization promoting and ensuring fair accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means to build a culture that embraces full acceptance of the LGBT community thereby eliminating homophobia transphobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. less
• $5,000

  Golden Girl Group Home · Ceredo, WV · 2023

  Provides residential child care support and protective services to girls age 12 to 20.

• $5,000

  My Project USA · Columbus, OH · 2023

  Aims to protect and empower American youth. It is committed to address the issues including drugs gangs sex-trafficking bullying drinking violence radicalization and others that are faced by our youth in the contemporar… read allAims to protect and empower American youth. It is committed to address the issues including drugs gangs sex-trafficking bullying drinking violence radicalization and others that are faced by our youth in the contemporary American society. It also aims to empower the youth by creating opportunities for them to become productive citizens and strong community leaders of the United States of America. less
• $5,000

  Nia Cultural Center · Galveston, TX · 2023

  Providing cultural and education activities through collaborative cooperation communication and coordination with other organizations with similar goals and objectives

• $5,000

  One Dublin · Dublin, OH · 2023

  To share hope and help with one another in times of need. When we lift one another up with compassion and dignity we rise together.

• $5,000

  Proyecto Mariposa · Westerville, OH · 2023

  Provides an environment of learning sharing and support to Latina Girls and their mothers.

• $5,000

  Raise the Future · Denver, CO · 2023

  To connect youth waiting in foster care with the adults who become stable forces in their lives and to support those relationships so that they last for a lifetime.

• $5,000

  Star House Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023

  Provide youth experiencing homelessness with a safe respite from the streets and connect them with a chance to thrive.

• $5,000

  Uso of Northern Ohio · Cleveland, OH · 2023

  To strengthen America's military service members by keeping them connected to family home and country throughout their service to the nation.

• $5,000

  Azcaar - Arizona Center for African American Resources · Phoenix, AZ · 2022

  Improve the life challenges facing African Americans in Arizona and to act as a resource for those serving the African American community.

• $5,000

  Camp Sunshine · Decatur, GA · 2022

  Camp Sunshine enriches the lives of Georgia's children with cancer and their families through recreational educational and support programs.

• $5,000

  Casa Valentina · Miami, FL · 2022

  Their mission is to provide at-risk and former foster care youth with safe affordable housing life skills and continued support so that they can achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.

• $5,000

  Central Community House · Columbus, OH · 2022

  This organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach … read allThis organization is a comprehensive neighborhood-based community center that has been serving the near east side of Columbus Ohio in the settlement house tradition since 1936. Our mission is to empower people to reach their full potential to be self-supporting and to live cooperatively with all others. less
• $5,000

  Children'S Hunger Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2022

  Ensures that children without access receive healthy food nutrition education and physical activity.

• $5,000

  Crisis Text Line · New York, NY · 2022

  Serves anyone in any type of mental health crisis providing access to free 24 7 support via a medium people already use and trust: text.

• $5,000

  Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2022

  To support families promote community involvement and encourage a lifetime of opportunities for people with down syndrome.

• $5,000

  Dublin Food Pantry · Dublin, OH · 2022

  Dedicated to providing for the needs of hungry people by collecting and distributing food and grocery products educating the community about hunger and collaborating with others who address basic human needs.

• $5,000

  Feed the Kids Columbus · Dublin, OH · 2022

  Works to serve and advocate for children in Central Ohio with food insecurities. In partnership with the community local schools & businesses we provide meals and snacks to fight childhood hunger.

• $5,000

  Gahanna Residents in Need Grin · Gahanna, OH · 2022

  To alleviate hunger in the Gahanna-Jefferson School district and 43230 zip code.

• $5,000

  Mississippi Families for Kids · Jackson, MS · 2022

  To ensure the permanency and well-being of children and families through the development of educational services and specialized training.

• $5,000

  Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency · Traverse City, MI · 2022

  To help people by linking services resources and opportunities through developing and providing resources for the purposes of assisting low-income individuals through a variety of programs in Antrim Benzie Charlevoix Em… read allTo help people by linking services resources and opportunities through developing and providing resources for the purposes of assisting low-income individuals through a variety of programs in Antrim Benzie Charlevoix Emmet Grand Traverse Kalkaska Leelanau Missaukee Roscommon and Wexford counties in Michigan. less
• $5,000

  Ohio Uso · Cleveland, OH · 2022

  To strengthen America's military service members by keeping them connected to family home and country throughout their service to the nation.

• $5,000

  One Dublin · Dublin, OH · 2022

  To share hope and help with one another in times of need. When we lift one another up with compassion and dignity we rise together.

• $5,000

  Operation Food Search · St Louis, MO · 2022

  Heal hunger with innovative and collaborative solutions that provide food today and help create a hunger-free tomorrow.

• $2,500

  Canine Companions North Central Training Center · New Albany, OH · 2025

  A national organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained service dogs at no charge to the recipient.

• $2,500

  Casa Valentina · Miami, FL · 2025

  To provide at-risk and former foster care youth with safe affordable housing life skills and continued support so that they can achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.

• $2,500

  Families Flourish · Columbus, OH · 2025

  Offers a 3-year program that transforms the lives of low-wage working families and their children by providing a comprehensive path to economic mobility and wellness. This is accomplished through life coaching rent supp… read allOffers a 3-year program that transforms the lives of low-wage working families and their children by providing a comprehensive path to economic mobility and wellness. This is accomplished through life coaching rent support and monthly required programs that promote housing and economic stability career advancement and generational change for their children. less
• $2,500

  Go Pantry · Florence, KY · 2025

  To provide food to Northern Kentucky children on days schools are not open.As a secondary mission we have found a way to involve many people with volunteer and giving opportunities.

• $2,500

  Raise the Future · Denver, CO · 2025

  To connect youth waiting in foster care with the adults who become stable forces in their lives and to support those relationships so that they last for a lifetime.

• $2,500

  Urban Peak · Denver, CO · 2025

  To ignite the potential in youth to exit homelessness and create self-determined fulfilled lives.

• $2,500

  Casa Valentina · Miami, FL · 2024

  To provide at-risk and former foster care youth with safe affordable housing life skills and continued support so that they can achieve and maintain self-sufficiency.

• $2,500

  Church and Community Assistance Program · Kissimmee, FL · 2024

  To aid and assist individuals and their families to achieve self-sufficiency.

• $2,500

  Empowering Latinas Leadership Academy · Westerville, OH · 2024

  To provide Latinas with the knowledge skills and resources they need to succeed in their chosen careers and become leaders in their fields.

• $2,500

  Law and Leadership Institute · Columbus, OH · 2024

  To work with high school students from underserved communities to educate them about and prepare them for careers in the legal profession.

• $2,500

  Licking County Coalition of Care · Newark, OH · 2024

  To break the cycle of poverty in Licking County OH

• $2,500

  One Dublin · Dublin, OH · 2024

  To impact the community with expanded programs and services that help families who are temporarily in need.

• $2,500

  United Way of Delaware County · Delaware, OH · 2024

  To affirm support and enhance the resilience and growth of Delaware County residents by increasing behavioral social and emotional development opportunities for children birth to 5 years old and afterschool activities a… read allTo affirm support and enhance the resilience and growth of Delaware County residents by increasing behavioral social and emotional development opportunities for children birth to 5 years old and afterschool activities and programming for middle school students. less
• $2,500

  Zebra Youth · Orlando, FL · 2024

  To assist young people facing homelessness bullying isolation from their families and physical sexual and drug abuse with individualized programs to guide them to recovery and stability.

• $2,500

  Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023

  To transform the lives of homeless men women and children by providing crucial services to end their crisis of homelessness.

• $2,500

  Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2023

  To deliver a more informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners volunteers and supporters throughout Connecticut.

• $2,500

  Final Third Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023

  Hopes to expose young people to the excitement and competitive experiences that football soccer offers. LCFL's coaches act as mentors to foster the development of leaders within the community. LCFL uses football as a pl… read allHopes to expose young people to the excitement and competitive experiences that football soccer offers. LCFL's coaches act as mentors to foster the development of leaders within the community. LCFL uses football as a platform to educate and enrich the lives of thousands of Likoni's children. less
• $2,500

  Honor Flight Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023

  To honor America's senior veterans with a trip to Washington DC to visit the nation's memorials. To help them share their stories. To celebrate and affirm their service and homecoming.

• $2,500

  Ja Worldwide · Boston, MA · 2023

  Inspires & prepares young people to succeed in a global economy.

• $2,500

  Compassion Planet · Rocklin, CA · 2022

  Help aged-out foster and at-risk youth overcome personal obstacles in order to achieve independence and reach their fullest potential.

• $2,500

  Heroes Landing · Logan, UT · 2022

  Empowers child abuse survivors by providing multidisciplinary evaluations and coordination of advocacy and care at our child-friendly facility.

• $2,500

  Northwest Arkansas Childrens Shelter · Bentonville, AR · 2022

  Our mission is to provide Arkansas children in crisis with a safe haven high-quality care and hope for the future.

• $2,500

  South Shore Foster Closet · Kingston, MA · 2022

  Provide free clothing shoes diapers and other essential items to South Shore Massachusetts foster children

Who else funds this kind of work