The sole mission and charitable purpose of Open Door Adoption Services is to promote, facilitate, and maintain adoptions of children in michigan.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$203K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$317K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$171K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$203K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$285K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$299K
FY2025$335K
Expenses
$317K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$319K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$171K
FY2023▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$311K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $172K Management & general 46% · $146K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Admini
$61,074Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lawrence Zolman’s $50K as Chief Admini is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lawrence Zolman$50,074$61,074$61,074$60,074$60,074$57,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps children find permanent homes through adoption, foster care, and pregnancy support.

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2 programs · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Adoption Services

During this fiscal year, we completed 15 home studies for prospective adoptive parents. We completed 10 adoptions for state ward children. We performed adoption case management services for 14 state ward children. We provided 28 adoption orientation sessions for parents interested in adoption.

$172Kprogram expense
02

Pregnancy Counseling

During this fiscal year, we provided 20 hours of pregnancy counseling to mothers considering placing their child for adoption.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$203K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$212
Other incomeLn 4–11$117
Money outPt IX
$317K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$171K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Government grantsLn 1e$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$212
Other incomeLn 4–11$117
Total revenueLn 12$203K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$171K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$275K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$286K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$286K$171K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50$50
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$145K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$317K$172K$146K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $335K$265K$70K$311K 990 PDF
FY2024 $299K$280K$19K$190K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $203K$317K−$114K$171K 990 PDF
FY2022 $285K$326K−$41K$286K 990 PDF
FY2021 $424K$333K$91K$326K 990 PDF
FY2020 $350K$319K$31K$235K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $203,059 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,141$202,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,911$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $250$212
I-11 Other revenue$117
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $285,302$203,059
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$50
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $235,576$225,300
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $88,331$91,894
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $325,907$317,244
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$40,605−$114,185
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $203,059 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$202,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $212$212
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $117$117
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $329$203,059
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $317,244 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50$50
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $61,074$61,074
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $145,129$145,129
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,480$3,480
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,945 · Management $4,672$15,617
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,417$8,417
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,620 · Management $1,551$5,171
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,700$6,700
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,094$20,094
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,074$7,074
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $29,870$29,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,284 · Management $1,284$2,568
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,582 · Management $145,662 · Fundraising $0$317,244
Part X · Balance sheet $171,382 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $274,709$160,522
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,858$10,858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $285,567$171,382
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $285,567$171,382
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $285,567$171,382
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,567$171,382
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,382 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$203,059
XI-2 Total expenses$317,244
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$114,185
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$285,567
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,382

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