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Adoption Options FY2020 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 84-0867014Revenue $1.8M in FY2020

On file with the IRSadoption-options.com1355 S Colorado Blvd Ste 501, 80222-3322 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Jul 1983Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Adoption Options is a non-profit,colorado corporation, dedicated to providing the state of colorado with a range of private, non-secretarian child placement services. Using qualified professionals our goal is to facilitate services for all members of the Adoption circle, adoptee,birthparents and adoptive parents, through decision-making counseling of birthparents considering relinquishment, and the placement of infants and special needs children with adoptive families. Each year services are provided to over 100 birthparents considering relinquishment and to approximately 100 couples seeking to build a family through Adoption. Over 3,000 volunteer hours are donated, the major part of these by foster families providing in-home care for children and volunteers involved in fundraising events and office related activities.Adoption Options serves adoptive parents through counseling, emotional support during the waiting time, placement services, post-placement supervision, educational worksh

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $122K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
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
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $221K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $269K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$394K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$394K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$619K
FY2024$769K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1983.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $200K Fundraising 14% · $221K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Adrienne Elliott
Ed (thru April 2020)
$40,848Pt VII · Sec A
Megan McLean
Ed (effective August 2020)
$31,548Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Flynn
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Beal
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan McLean’s $113K as Executive Director is at the 48th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Meghan McLean$113,429————
Megan McLean—$95,711$92,929$88,543$31,548
Adrienne Elliott————$40,848

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

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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

Facilitates child placements for adoptive families, birth parents, and adoptees.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Foster Care/Flexible Family

Adoption options administers placement of children with approved adoptive families who are in the care and custody of the local departments of human services. Provide adoption services for families seeking older children and children with special needs.

$585Kprogram expense
02

Infant Adoptions

Provides services for adoptive families seeking an infant, and provides counseling to birthparents seeking adoption.

$361Kprogram expense
03

Designated Adoptions

Provides adoption services for families waiting for a child from a designated birth mother.

$141Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Caring for Denver FoundationFY2024$237K
The Denver Children's FoundationFY2024$15K
Community First FoundationFY2024$10K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$269K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$200K
Fundraisingcol D$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$394K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K
Government grantsLn 1e$235K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$394K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 615
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$146K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K$221K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$288K$495K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$394K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$54K$11K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$722K$440K$141K$142K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$10K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$26K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$74K$48K$12K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K$275
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$5K$850$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$30K$2K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$27K$3K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$71K$8K$13K
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$52$789
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$878$190$656$32
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$383
InsuranceLn 23$21K$17K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$317K$3K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$17K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$200K$221K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.6M$160K$769K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.6M−$215K$619K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.7M$271K$802K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.6M$166K$560K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$226K$394K 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 $1,754,790 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $139,245$338,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,483,629$1,380,339
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,818$13,276
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,925$22,225
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,633,617$1,754,790
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 $1,071,954$927,388
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $767,461$601,780
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,839,415$1,529,168
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$205,798$225,622
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,754,790 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,750 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,355
VIII-1e Government grants$234,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$338,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,363,589$1,363,589
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,686$5,686
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $22,225$22,225
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,590$7,590
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,380,339 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,501$1,754,790
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,529,168 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,397 · Management $10,859 · Fundraising $7,140$72,396
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $439,656 · Management $140,563 · Fundraising $142,026$722,245
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,320 · Management $3,329 · Fundraising $2,996$16,645
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,450 · Management $7,979 · Fundraising $8,153$42,582
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,613 · Management $11,514 · Fundraising $14,393$73,520
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,673 · Management $275$21,948
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,350 · Management $850 · Fundraising $1,200$7,400
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,087$1,087
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,343 · Fundraising $2,094$3,437
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $29,990 · Management $1,727 · Fundraising $8,085$39,802
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,474 · Management $1,616 · Fundraising $1,930$11,020
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $26,970 · Management $2,883 · Fundraising $6,335$36,188
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,587 · Management $7,505 · Fundraising $12,515$90,607
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,717 · Management $52 · Fundraising $789$11,558
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $190 · Management $656 · Fundraising $32$878
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,444 · Management $383$3,827
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,855 · Management $1,368 · Fundraising $2,950$21,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $317,442 · Management $2,576 · Fundraising $5,816$325,834
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,174 · Management $4,888 · Fundraising $4,959$27,021
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,107,645 · Management $200,110 · Fundraising $221,413$1,529,168
Part X · Balance sheet $495,325 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,175$145,772
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,009$15,058
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $94,230$83,612
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,091$25,520
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,210$4,383
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $86,867$220,980
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,900$495,325
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,043$96,605
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,560$4,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $121,603$101,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,288$378,812
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,009$15,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,297$393,870
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,900$495,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $393,870 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,754,790
XI-2 Total expenses$1,529,168
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$225,622
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,297
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,951
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$393,870

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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