To Support Transracial and Transnational Adoptees as they explore their identity, birthland, and adoption stories.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $115
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$214K
+90% vs prior year
Spent
$224K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$214K
FY2023▲ +90%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$113K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$12K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$224K
FY2023▲ +127%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$99K
FY2023$224K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$13K
Net assets
$23K
FY2023▼ -59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20K
FY2021$41K
FY2022$55K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$14K
FY2025$1K

From the FY2023 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 Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $212K Management & general 5% · $12K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,725Pt VII · Sec A
President & CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Heimann’s $3K as CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Christine Heimann$2,725$4,459$2,160

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps transracial and transnational adoptees explore their identity, birthland, and adoption stories.

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3 programs · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Birthland tours to korea. Supports korean adoptees who wish to explore their family connections and connections to the land and culture of their birth by leading tours and supporting them as they explore their personal story.

$199Kprogram expense
02

Ourhistory support group for transracial and transnational adults. This group became more diverse racially which was one of our goals. It moved to a virtual format due to the pandemic. That opened it to people form other parts of the country, but the relationship building was not as good.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Mentorship program (ourroots). A group of youth mentees and adult mentors, all of whom are TRANSRACIAL/TRANSNATIONAL adoptees, gather for social activities and discussions of interest to them.

$2Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$115

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$214K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$545
Money outPt IX
$224K
Ln 25
Programscol B$212K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$545
Gains on assetsLn 7−$52K
Total revenueLn 12$214K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$23K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$0
Total assetsLn 16$66K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$241
Net assetsLn 32$55K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$298$298
Accounting feesLn 11c$37$37
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$5K$559
Advertising and promotionLn 12$732$732
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$355$355
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$204K$202K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$224K$212K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $0$13K−$13K$1K 990 PDF
FY2024 $12K$14K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $214K$224K−$10K$23K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$99K$14K$55K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$44K$21K$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $31K$25K$6K$20K 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 $214,037 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,805$3,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,980$261,676
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$51,230
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $112,785$214,037
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,797$4,096
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,827$219,678
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $98,624$223,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,161−$9,737
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $214,037 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,591
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $261,676$261,676
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $545$545
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$51,775−$51,775
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $261,676 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$51,230$214,037
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $223,774 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,725$2,725
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,073$1,073
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $298$298
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37$37
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,293 · Management $559$5,852
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $732$732
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,869$1,869
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,674$1,674
IX-17 TravelPrograms $355$355
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,749$4,749
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $201,830 · Management $2,580$204,410
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,574 · Management $12,200 · Fundraising $0$223,774
Part X · Balance sheet $22,825 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,051$22,825
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $11,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,051$22,825
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$600$241
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $848$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,248$241
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,803$22,584
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,051$22,825
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,584 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$214,037
XI-2 Total expenses$223,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,737
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$22,482
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,584

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