Caring Adoptions EIN 76-0314849

Caring Adoptions

EIN  76-0314849 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 1990
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Facilitates full-service domestic adoptions for families.
Leadership
Stephanie Warren · Executive Director · $126K
Money in and out
$506K revenue, $588K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Facilitates full-service domestic adoptions for families. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $506K in revenue, $588K in expenses, and $317K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$506K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$588K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$82K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs▲ +25% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -297% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$506K
FY2025▼ -8%
Expenses
$588K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$370K
FY2025▼ -15%
Total liabilities
$53K
FY2025▲ +48%
Total revenue
$506K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$588K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$317K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$82K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$370K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $588K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

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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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCaring Adoptions
EINHdr · item D76-0314849
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jcaringadoptions.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P70B)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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 2165 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$458K · 91%
Investment income$36K · 7%
Contributions & grants$12K · 2%
Program service revenue91%$458K
Investment income7%$36K
Contributions & grants2%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$506K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$588K
Total functional expensesLn 25$588K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$282K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53K
Total net assetsLn 32$317K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $310K · Operating expenses/yr $588K
6.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $588K · Total expenses $588K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $588K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $588K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $661 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $12K · Total revenue $506K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $506K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $458K · Total revenue $506K
91%
Investment reliance
Investment income $36K · Total revenue $506K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $458K · Total expenses $588K
78%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $506K · Prior year $552K
-8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $524K · FY2025 $506K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $317K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $506K · Expenses $588K
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $370K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $317K · Total assets $370K
86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $28K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $370K
8%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephanie Warren · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $126K · Total expenses $588K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $266K · Total expenses $588K
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Revenue growth -8%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$506K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$552K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$649K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$540K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$614K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$524K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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