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Open Arms Adoptions INC FY2023 filing

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Kent, OH501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 47-3674005Revenue $1.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRSopenarmsadopt.com11 River Street, 44240-3581 · Kent, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Open Arms Adoptions works with women in crisis over an unplanned pregnancy as well as families hoping to adopt newborn babies. Our services to women/couples whose infants are diagnosed (either prenatally or at birth) with complex medical conditions has also continued and culminated in the placement of 4 medically complex children during the past fiscal year. Oaa provides pre and post-adoption counseling, case management services and education services regarding options and ohio rules and regulations surrounding adoption. Additionally, we gather information necessary to complete a report of social/medical background related to birth families. We assume custody of children voluntarily placed with US for adoption and facilitate an adoptive placement. Oaa works with birth parents and adoptive parents on creating a plan all are comfortable with and that meets the needs of each individual child. For adopting families, we provide ongoing support and post-placement services as well as assistan

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $141K a year · 13% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$795K
149% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 149% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$262K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
−$262K
FY2023▼ -329%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2022−$61K
FY2023−$262K
FY2024−$530K
FY2024$5K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $230K Fundraising 4% · $59K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $79K 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
Jacqueline Smigel
Executive Di
$78,923Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Cheslock
Trustee, Res
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Copel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leighann Fink
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Crystal Harper
Trustee, Res
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqueline Smigel’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Jacqueline Smigel$75,408$73,100$78,923$62,577$62,543

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects women facing unplanned pregnancies with adoptive families, including those with medically complex children.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Open arms adoptions provides a full range of services to families hoping to adopt from the foster care system. Specifically, we provide families with education and homestudy services to assist in preparing families to adopt from foster care.

$554Kprogram expense
02

Open arms adoptions works with women in crisis over an unplanned pregnancy as well as families hoping to adopt newborn babies. Our services to WOMEN/COUPLES whose infants are diagnosed (either prenatally or at birth) with complex medical conditions has also continued and culminated in the placement of 4 medically complex children during…

$535Kprogram expense
03

Oaa provides both pre-service and ongoing training to foster and adoptive parents. Our pre-service training exceeds that which is required by ohio rules for both adoptive and licensed foster parents.

$219Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Swagelok FoundationFY2025$55
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$230K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
−$262K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$101K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$299K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
Net assetsLn 32−$262K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K$299K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$584K$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$645K$795K
Net assetsLn 32−$61K−$262K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$69K$2K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$775K$704K$30K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$14K$414$828
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$14K$422$843
Payroll taxesLn 10$75K$69K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$8K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$36K$2K$687
Office expensesLn 13$15K$684$15K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$29K$12K$4K
TravelLn 17$61K$47K$14K$115
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$15K$783
InsuranceLn 23$34K$22K$9K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$274K$263K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$17K$6K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$230K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.3M$1.5M−$287K−$530K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.6M−$201K−$262K 990 PDF
FY2022 $988K$1.1M−$136K−$61K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $582K$521K$60K$89K 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 I · Summary $1,395,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,207$142,109
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $862,731$1,153,350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $43,560$100,533
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $988,498$1,395,992
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $620,158$955,714
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,822$641,466
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,124,980$1,597,180
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$136,482−$201,188
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,395,992 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,774
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$131,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,109
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,153,350$1,153,350
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $86,927$86,927
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,606$13,606
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,153,350 · Excluded from tax $100,533$1,395,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,597,180 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,625 · Management $2,011 · Fundraising $4,023$74,659
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $703,721 · Management $30,415 · Fundraising $41,008$775,144
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,123 · Management $414 · Fundraising $828$15,365
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,390 · Management $422 · Fundraising $843$15,655
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $68,838 · Management $2,018 · Fundraising $4,035$74,891
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,483$40,483
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,349 · Management $58,367$66,716
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,146 · Management $2,474 · Fundraising $687$39,307
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $684 · Management $14,535$15,219
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,731$12,731
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,769 · Management $11,950 · Fundraising $3,541$44,260
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,749 · Management $14,261 · Fundraising $115$61,125
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,039$13,039
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,873 · Management $783$15,656
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,344 · Management $9,281 · Fundraising $2,750$34,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $263,313 · Management $11,108$274,421
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,335 · Management $5,617 · Fundraising $1,182$24,134
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,308,259 · Management $229,909 · Fundraising $59,012$1,597,180
Part X · Balance sheet $533,076 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $468,601$298,949
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $57,171$104,199
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,468$5,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,116$124,608
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $584,356$533,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $80,709$120,310
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,700$35,200
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$113,869
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $645,419$795,327
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$68,263−$295,186
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,200$32,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$61,063−$262,251
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $584,356$533,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$262,251 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,395,992
XI-2 Total expenses$1,597,180
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$201,188
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$61,063
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$262,251

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