To make a postive difference in the lives of children and families through the adoption process. To help ensure successful adoptions, we counsel, educate , and provide care to birth families, identify and educate prospective parents, and facilitae matching parents with children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$53K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$506K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$588K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$317K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$506K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$649K
FY2024$552K
FY2025$506K
Expenses
$588K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$473K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$558K
FY2023$531K
FY2024$575K
FY2025$588K
Net assets
$317K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$317K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 1990.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $588K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$126,094Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Warren’s $126K as Executive Director is at the 94th 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
Stephanie Warren$126,094$95,885$76,562$85,951$80,185$69,618

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

Facilitates full-service domestic adoptions for families.

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1 program · $588K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Facilitation of domestic adoptions. Provide birthmothers counseling, legal assistance,education in addition to necessary medical and living expenses. Provide adopting families home screening, post placement studies, education, and adoption finalization services.

$588Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $943K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$123,352
Unitemized GrantFY2024$197,874
Unitemized GrantFY2023$195,313
Unitemized GrantFY2022$181,922
Unitemized GrantFY2021$147,332
Unitemized GrantFY2020$97,525

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$506K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Money outPt IX
$588K
Ln 25
Programscol B$588K
Owns and owesPt X
$317K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$282K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$458K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Total revenueLn 12$506K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$282K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$282K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$317K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K$282K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$435K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$399K$317K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$123K$123K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$95K
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K$588K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $506K$588K−$82K$317K 990 PDF
FY2024 $552K$575K−$23K$399K 990 PDF
FY2023 $649K$531K$119K$388K 990 PDF
FY2022 $540K$558K−$17K$369K 990 PDF
FY2021 $614K$519K$95K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020 $524K$473K$50K$273K 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
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Part I · Summary $505,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,800$12,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $513,579$458,006
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,148$35,503
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $601$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $552,128$505,709
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $197,874$123,352
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $198,502$265,685
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $178,412$199,018
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $574,788$588,055
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,660−$82,346
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $505,709 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $458,006$458,006
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35,503$35,503
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $493,509 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$505,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $588,055 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $123,352$123,352
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,094$126,094
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,344$106,344
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,465$15,465
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,782$17,782
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,667$7,667
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,268$17,268
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,272$40,272
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,145$16,145
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,111$2,111
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,297$2,297
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,426$18,426
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $94,832$94,832
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $588,055 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$588,055
Part X · Balance sheet $370,028 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372,382$282,008
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $41,281$52,611
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,578$7,578
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,337$27,831
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $435,065$370,028
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,802$12,358
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,802$53,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $399,263$316,917
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $435,065$370,028
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,917 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,709
XI-2 Total expenses$588,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$399,263
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,917

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