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Private foundation (trust)EIN 311807834Est. 2002-03

THE WENDYS FOUNDATION

DUBLIN, OH 43017

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$516K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$393K

FY 2024

Grants Made

21

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$132K

Total Expenses

$397K

Qualifying Distributions

$397K

Distributable Amount

$36K

Min. Investment Return

$37K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

21 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $5K to maximum $200K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $965K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

131 grants

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
$550K
2 grants
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
$350K
2 grants
Columbus Urban League
$300K
6 grants
Wendys We Care Fund
$200K
1 grant
YWCA Columbus
$175K
3 grants
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adop
$175K
1 grant
WeCare
$56K
1 grant
Mid-Ohio Foodbank
$50K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants

<$10K
107
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

Ohio
$1.9M
76% of total
Oklahoma
$256K
10% of total
Florida
$60K
2% of total
Georgia
$33K
1% of total
Colorado
$28K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$25K
1% of total
Missouri
$20K
1% of total
California
$18K
1% of total
Mississippi
$15K
1% of total
Arizona
$15K
1% of total

+19 more states

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