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.
$73K 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
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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
$73K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 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
$803K
294% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 294% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
82%
Net assets
−$530K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
−$530K
FY2024▼ -102%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2022−$61K
FY2023−$262K
FY2024−$530K
FY2024$5K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.3M Management & general 14% · $209K Fundraising 4% · $62K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$73,100Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Res
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Res
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee, Res
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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  • 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 · FY2023
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.

$538Kprogram expense
02

Open arms adoptions works with women in crisis over an unplanned pregnancy as well as families hoping to adopt newborn babies. Oaa provides post- adoption counseling, case management services and education services regarding options and ohio rules and regulations surrounding adoption.

$519Kprogram 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.

$213Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$209K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
−$530K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$132K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$860
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$132K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K
Net assetsLn 32−$530K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K$132K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$533K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K$803K
Net assetsLn 32−$262K−$530K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$76K$69K$2K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$772K$671K$59K$43K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$5K$13K$625
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$6K$15K$687
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$66K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$32K$1K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$32K$305$31K$281
Advertising and promotionLn 12$80K$74K$6K$24
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$925$13K$64
OccupancyLn 16$45K$29K$12K$4K
TravelLn 17$36K$16K$20K$190
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$250
InsuranceLn 23$24K$16K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$270K$267K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$12K$79$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$209K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$287K−$530K 990 PDF
FY2023 $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 $1,254,318 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,109$92,891
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,153,350$1,052,731
I-10 Investment income$860
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,533$107,836
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,395,992$1,254,318
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $955,714$960,122
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $641,466$581,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,597,180$1,541,313
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$201,188−$286,995
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,254,318 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$92,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,891
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,052,731$1,052,731
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $860$860
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $99,309$99,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,527$8,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,052,731 · Excluded from tax $108,696$1,254,318
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,541,313 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,017 · Management $2,221 · Fundraising $4,442$75,680
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $670,916 · Management $58,534 · Fundraising $42,910$772,360
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,091 · Management $13,470 · Fundraising $625$19,186
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,588 · Management $14,788 · Fundraising $687$21,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,533 · Management $2,083 · Fundraising $4,217$71,833
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,341 · Management $1,028 · Fundraising $2,080$35,449
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $305 · Management $30,990 · Fundraising $281$31,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $73,833 · Management $5,835 · Fundraising $24$79,692
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,562 · Management $7,805$9,367
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $925 · Management $12,536 · Fundraising $64$13,525
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,412 · Management $12,217 · Fundraising $3,646$45,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,515 · Management $20,136 · Fundraising $190$35,841
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,809$17,809
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,749 · Management $250$4,999
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,780 · Management $6,555 · Fundraising $1,942$24,277
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $267,127 · Management $2,977$270,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,176 · Management $79 · Fundraising $1,022$13,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,269,870 · Management $209,313 · Fundraising $62,130$1,541,313
Part X · Balance sheet $272,623 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $298,949$131,502
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $104,199$60,074
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,320$6,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $124,608$74,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $533,076$272,623
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,310$124,674
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,200$105,350
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $113,869$69,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $795,327$802,820
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$295,186−$548,799
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,935$18,602
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$262,251−$530,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $533,076$272,623
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$530,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,254,318
XI-2 Total expenses$1,541,313
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$286,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$262,251
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,049
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$530,197

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