To provide compassionate service to families through adoption and to provide stability and permanency for infants and children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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 $118K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $168K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$281K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$608K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$723K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$608K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$608K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 2020.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $140K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Exec Dire
$90,888Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tami Watson’s $91K as Co-Exec Dire is at the 26th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tami Watson$90,888$84,092$77,931$68,157—
Tami Jo Watson————$23,372

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects families with children through adoption, ensuring stable futures.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adoption guardianship home studies for resource families (aghsrf) - alaska adoption services was awarded this grant through the state of alaska office of children services. Aas receives home study referrals for all children in foster care who are in the process of adoption or guardianship with their foster PARENTS/KINSHIP placement.

$661Kprogram expense
02

Infant Placement

Alaska adoption services matches prospective adoptive families with expectant parents to safely place infants in their forever families. We work to ensure expectant parents are provided with education, support, compassion and empathy as they choose whether to parent or make an adoption plan.

$242Kprogram expense
03

Community Diaper Pantry

Alaska adoption services saw the necessity in the community to provide diapers free-of-charge to families in need. The pantry is open one to two days a week and provides 50 diapers and one package of wipes per family.

$165Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$168K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2022–2022
Catholic Social ServicesAK · FY2022$16,077

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$140K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$608K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$409K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$851K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$349K
Investment incomeLn 3$207
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$409K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$409K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K
Other assetsLn 15$232K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
Net assetsLn 32$608K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K$409K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$73K
Total assetsLn 16$546K$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$281K
Net assetsLn 32$471K$608K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$139K$47K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$201K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K$14
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K$25$63
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$32K$40
Legal feesLn 11b$28K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$4K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$350K$350K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$32K$11K$545
Office expensesLn 13$37K$18K$19K$108
OccupancyLn 16$63K$47K$16K$70
TravelLn 17$132K$132K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$88K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$140K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$130K$608K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$67K$471K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.1M$284K$404K 990 PDF
FY2021 $702K$723K−$21K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$118K$130K$141K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,431,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,017,227$1,073,266
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $321,086$348,510
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $221$207
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$818$9,697
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,337,716$1,431,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $466,029$478,158
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $804,626$823,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,270,655$1,301,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,061$130,000
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,431,680 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,385
VIII-1e Government grants$850,868
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,013
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,962
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,073,266
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,510$348,510
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $207$207
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,602$2,602
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,095$7,095
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $355,605 · Excluded from tax $2,809$1,431,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,301,680 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,739 · Management $46,871 · Fundraising $1,875$187,485
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $200,711$200,711
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,818 · Fundraising $14$8,832
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,365 · Management $25 · Fundraising $63$49,453
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,637 · Fundraising $40$31,677
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $27,600$27,600
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,299 · Management $38,689$42,988
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $350,171$350,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,608 · Management $10,718 · Fundraising $545$42,871
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,105 · Management $18,559 · Fundraising $108$36,772
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,240 · Management $15,771 · Fundraising $70$63,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $132,497$132,497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,512$6,512
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,280$16,280
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,579 · Management $2,526$10,105
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,301 · Management $6,344$94,645
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,159,462 · Management $139,503 · Fundraising $2,715$1,301,680
Part X · Balance sheet $889,474 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $352,876$409,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $58,531$13,461
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,343$19,082
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,595$28,162
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,704
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,500$73,317
X-12 Other securities$110,082
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,702$232,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $545,547$889,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,246$47,477
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $7,989$4,556
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,475$229,111
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $74,710$281,144
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $430,878$517,976
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,959$90,354
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $470,837$608,330
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $545,547$889,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $608,330 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,431,680
XI-2 Total expenses$1,301,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,000
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$470,837
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,493
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$608,330

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