Facilitate international adoptions and assist homeless children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $245K a year · 71% 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
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
99 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 98.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $61
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$612K
+110% vs prior year
Spent
$182K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$612K
FY2022▲ +110%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$292K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$89K
FY2024$93K
Expenses
$182K
FY2022▲ ×70
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$3K
FY2022$182K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$187K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1988.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $69K Management & general 62% · $112K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Helberg’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 166 <$100K international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Cara Helberg$76,500$68,850$67,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Connects families with children needing homes abroad and domestically.

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3 programs · $69K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Organization assists US families in adopting children from other countries in need of a home. The organization pairs children with families and works with both the adoptive families and foreign adoptive countries. Unfortunately, due to domestic and international Covid restrictions, all adoptions were indefinitely placed on hold.

$54Kprogram expense
02

Organization pairs orphaned children from around the world with families that are willing to host them in their homes for several weeks at a time. This enables the orphaned children to gain a better understanding of American life.

$8Kprogram expense
03

Organization provides pre- and post-placement services for international adoptions.

$7Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$61

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$612K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$561K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Money outPt IX
$182K
Ln 25
Programscol B$69K
Managementcol C$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$561K
Total revenueLn 12$612K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7K$7K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$14K$14K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$84K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$1K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$147$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$125$125
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$49
Advertising and promotionLn 12$275$275
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$31K$31K$75
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$48$48
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$8K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1$1
Total functional expensesLn 25$182K$69K$112K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $93K$187K−$94K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $89K$130K−$41K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $612K$182K$431K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $292K$3K$289K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $642K$0$642K$798K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $612,127 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,542$69,968
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,420$561,308
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$19,149
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $291,962$612,127
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$21,026
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$95,265
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,606$65,321
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,606$181,612
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $289,356$430,515
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $612,127 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$14,404 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,968
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$69,968
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $556,563$556,563
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $542,159$612,127
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $181,612 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,116$7,116
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $13,910$13,910
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $84,375$84,375
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,317 · Management $3,614$4,931
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $147 · Management $5,812$5,959
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $125$125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,323$4,323
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,820 · Management $49$5,869
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $275$275
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,896 · Management $2,219$4,115
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,508$1,508
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,420$6,420
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,788 · Management $75$30,863
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $48$48
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,154$1,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,000 · Management $2,620$10,620
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1$1
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,270 · Management $112,342 · Fundraising $0$181,612
Part X · Balance sheet $1,545,206 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,533,568$1,493,756
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,432$51,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,535,000$1,545,206
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $105$324
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $447,633$27,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,087,367$1,517,882
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,535,000$1,545,206
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,517,882 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$612,127
XI-2 Total expenses$181,612
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$430,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,087,367
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,517,882

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