The organization assists families in the permanent adoption of foreign children who are desperately in need of parents and provides ongoing services to those families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $86K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$226K
132% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 132% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$671K
Spent
$881K
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$671K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$659K
FY2022$842K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$881K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$881K
FY2021$762K
FY2022$996K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$757K
Net assets
−$55K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$55K
FY2021−$158K
FY2022−$317K
FY2023$21K
FY2024−$52K
FY2025−$48K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1978.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $703K Management & general 12% · $108K Fundraising 8% · $70K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO/Founder
$86,792Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marylee Lane’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marylee Lane$65,094$86,792$87,592$73,200$73,200$86,792

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Facilitates permanent adoption of foreign children and supports adoptive families.

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1 program · $703K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Working with foreign representatives to facilitate international adoptions, the organization has placed more than 10,000 children in loving homes throughout the united states. The organization provides adopting families thorough training about the international adoption process as well as the issues surrounding the children's emotional…

$703Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$647K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Money outPt IX
$881K
Ln 25
Programscol B$703K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
−$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$647K
Investment incomeLn 3$77
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K
Net assetsLn 32−$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K$139K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$342K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K$226K
Net assetsLn 32$177K−$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$58K$27K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$260K$175K$31K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$15K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$19K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$3K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$44K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$606$982
OccupancyLn 16$19K$17K$937$937
TravelLn 17$23K$22K$1K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$115
InsuranceLn 23$15K$12K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$324K$323K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$881K$703K$108K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $572K$757K−$184K−$48K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$73K−$52K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.2M$210K$21K 990 PDF
FY2022 $842K$996K−$154K−$317K 990 PDF
FY2021 $659K$762K−$103K−$158K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $671K$881K−$209K−$55K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $671,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $21,272$23,876
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $429,745$647,319
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9$77
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $451,026$671,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $275,650$401,205
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $247,965$479,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $523,615$880,738
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$72,589−$209,466
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $671,272 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,876
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $647,319$647,319
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $77$77
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $647,319 · Excluded from tax $77$671,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $880,738 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,136 · Management $26,832 · Fundraising $4,472$89,440
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $174,506 · Management $31,040 · Fundraising $54,747$260,293
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,180 · Management $3,242 · Fundraising $4,157$22,579
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,358 · Management $4,623 · Fundraising $4,912$28,893
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,813 · Management $25,321$28,134
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,156 · Management $8,305$52,461
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,292 · Management $606 · Fundraising $982$15,880
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,868 · Management $937 · Fundraising $937$18,742
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,036 · Management $1,160$23,196
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,288$1,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,032 · Management $115$1,147
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,674 · Management $2,919$14,593
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $322,755 · Management $1,337$324,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $702,806 · Management $107,725 · Fundraising $70,207$880,738
Part X · Balance sheet $171,046 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,235$88,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,568$50,645
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,637$11,877
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,337$5,270
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,453$4,793
X-15 Other assets$9,839
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,230$171,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,492$60,800
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,450$123,792
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $116,073$6,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,015$225,792
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $171,135−$60,601
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,080$5,855
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $177,215−$54,746
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,230$171,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$54,746 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$671,272
XI-2 Total expenses$880,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$209,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$177,215
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$22,495
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$54,746

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