Adoption Circle INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 1993UnclassifiedEIN 31-1338270

The agency facilitates the adoption process by bringing prospective adoptive parents and birthparents together.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$171K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$730K
Spent
$527K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$796K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$730K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$730K
FY2021$796K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$747K
FY2024$675K
Expenses
$527K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$726K
FY2024$776K
FY2024$778K
Net assets
$796K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$952K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$981K
FY2024$885K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $467K Management & general 11% · $60K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Dir
$71,357Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pamela Hook$101,631$86,675$92,700$81,975$70,851$71,357
Kimberly Blajsczak—$82,793$97,307———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects children with adoptive families and supports birth parents.

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1 program service account for $467K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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During the fiscal year ended 9/30/2020, the agency started the adoption process for 33 children and finalized 30 placements of children. The finalized placements include adoption that were started in prior years.

$467Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$730K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$652K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Money outPt IX
$527K
Ln 25
Programscol B$467K
Managementcol C$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$796K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$652K
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Total revenueLn 12$730K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$782K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$782K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$128K
Total assetsLn 16$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$796K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 645
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$481K$782K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$628K$967K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$593K$796K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$54K$17K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$198K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$15K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$12K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$14K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$9K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$17K$2K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K$600
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$212$212
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$427$427
InsuranceLn 23$16K$14K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$32K$31K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$527K$467K$60K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $747K$776K−$28K$981K 990 PDF
FY2023 $784K$726K$57K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $589K$638K−$49K$952K 990 PDF
FY2021 $796K$591K$205K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $730K$527K$203K$796K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $730,052 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,855
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,855
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$652,397
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$67,800
VIII-12 Total revenue$730,052
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $527,039 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,290 · Management $17,067$71,357
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,035$198,035
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,774$5,774
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,324$35,324
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,305 · Management $1,306$16,611
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,056 · Management $3,567$15,623
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $42,588$42,588
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,748 · Management $1,527$15,275
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,247 · Management $1,027$10,274
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,632 · Management $1,848$18,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,788 · Management $600$18,388
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $212$212
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $427$427
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,369 · Management $1,597$15,966
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,542 · Management $31,163$62,705
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $467,337 · Management $59,702 · Fundraising $0$527,039
Part X · Balance sheet $967,282 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $481,324$782,100
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,848$52,550
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,837$4,410
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $64,203$128,222
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $628,212$967,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,858$5,228
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,310$171,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $592,902$795,915
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $628,212$967,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $795,915 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$730,052
XI-2 Total expenses$527,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$203,013
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$592,902
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$795,915

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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