Adoption Network Cleveland EIN 34-1603766

Adoption Network Cleveland

EIN  34-1603766 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cleveland, OH
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Connects and empowers those impacted by adoption, kinship, and foster care, offering healing.
Leadership
Betsie Norris · Executive Director · $96K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $976K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Connects and empowers those impacted by adoption, kinship, and foster care, offering healing. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $976K in expenses, and $2.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$976K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $96K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +182% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +17%
Expenses
$976K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$174K
FY2025▲ +98%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$976K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$96K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 320
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 420
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $710K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Families & Youth

Our families & youth programs focus on strenghthening families, nurturing resiliency, and creating strong social connections to address children's unique needs for healing. Programs take a holistic approach to serving adoptive, kinship, and foster families raising children through strategies that meet the family's needs and focus on…

$495Kprogram expense
02

Adult Adoptees, Birth Family, and Dna Surprises

Our adult adoptee & birth parent programs provide information, support, education, and advocacy for adoptees and birth parents, sibilings, and other impacted family members, as well as those discovering new dna connections.

$138Kprogram expense
03

Education and Community Outreach

Our education and community outreach services create a community for professional training, development, and collaboration for all those working with adoption, kinship, and foster care populations.

$77Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAdoption Network Cleveland
EINHdr · item D34-1603766
Principal addressHdr · item CCleveland, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.adoptionnetwork.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P31Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1991

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a20
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b20
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$95,891Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betsie Norris’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3863 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Betsie Norris$95,891$87,184$93,250$84,581$90,708
Nicole Cheraso$66,031

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.1M · 99%
Investment income$40K · 4%
Program service revenue$19K · 2%
Contributions & grants99%$1.1M
Investment income4%$40K
Program service revenue2%$19K
— government grantsLn 1e$304K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.13
Program services77%$754K
Management & general9%$91K
Fundraising13%$131K
Total functional expensesLn 25$976K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$943K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$174K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $943K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $976K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $957K
11.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $754K · Total expenses $976K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $91K · Total expenses $976K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $131K · Total expenses $976K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $139K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $518K
$0.27 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $304K · Total revenue $1.1M
28%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $19K · Total revenue $1.1M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $40K · Total revenue $1.1M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $19K · Total expenses $976K
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $920K
+17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $961K · FY2024 $1.1M
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $976K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.7M · Total assets $2.9M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Betsie Norris · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $976K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $728K · Total expenses $976K
75%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth 17%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $251K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$45,870
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,119
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,708
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,065
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,708
Unitemized GrantFY2024$100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$70,190
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,027
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,050
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,550
Unitemized GrantFY2023$494
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,395
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,466
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,041
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,068
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,387
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,609
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,220
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$920K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$636K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$831K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$913K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$961K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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