Hilton Grand Vacations Named One of Nation’s Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces by Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

By: Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. via Business Wire

June 09, 2025 at 10:05 AM EDT

Vacation-ownership company leads Hotel and Travel Industry in adoption benefits category for sixth consecutive year

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE: HGV), the premier vacation ownership and experiences company, has yet again been ranked among the top 100 companies on Dave Thomas Foundation’s “Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces” list, which honors organizations that support its employees in building their families through adoption and foster care. For the sixth consecutive year, HGV leads in the hotel and travel industry on the Foundation’s “Best By Industry” list.

“It’s an incredible honor to be recognized once again by the Dave Thomas Foundation for our exceptional adoption assistance benefits,” said Mark Wang, CEO of Hilton Grand Vacations. “This award underscores our unwavering commitment to supporting our team members at every stage of life. Our adoption assistance and parental leave programs exemplifies our family-first culture and our dedication to helping team members achieve their personal goals and dreams outside of work.”

The company offers corporate, hourly and resort-based team members an adoption assistance benefit of up to $10,000 per child to help offset the cost of adoption. HGV also provides 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all eligible U.S. team members who have been with the company for 90 days. The parental leave program applies to birth and adoptive mothers and fathers, as well as team members who have a child via surrogacy.

“We know that these benefits can play a role in a family’s decision to grow through foster care or adoption,” said Rita Soronen, president and CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. “The organizations recognized this year demonstrate that these supports are not optional perks — they are essential elements of a workplace that values and strengthens families.”

The Foundation partnered with RTI International, an independent, nonprofit research institute, to survey employers across the U.S. and score participants based on three criteria: financial reimbursement, paid leave and the percentage of employees eligible for those benefits. In addition to the 100 Best and Adoption Advocates lists, the Foundation ranks employers by size, industry, paid leave, foster care benefits and impact. View the complete 2025 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces list at davethomasfoundation.org/AFW.

To learn more about HGV's culture, benefits and available openings, visit hgv.com/careers.

About Hilton Grand Vacations Inc.

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (NYSE: HGV) is recognized as a leading global timeshare company and is the exclusive vacation ownership partner of Hilton. With headquarters in Orlando, Florida, Hilton Grand Vacations develops, markets, and operates a system of brand-name, high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select vacation destinations. Hilton Grand Vacations has a reputation for delivering a consistently exceptional standard of service, and unforgettable vacation experiences for guests and nearly 725,000 Club Members. Membership with the Company provides best-in-class programs, exclusive services and maximum flexibility for our Members around the world.

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About the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit public charity dedicated to finding permanent homes for the 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.

Through its signature program, Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, the Foundation supports the hiring of adoption professionals who implement the Foundation’s evidence-based, child-focused recruitment model. This model has been proven up to three times more effective at serving youth who have been in foster care the longest, including teenagers, children with special needs and siblings. More than 12,000 children now have loving homes and permanent families thanks to the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program and the Foundation’s generous donors. To learn more, visit davethomasfoundation.org.