Choice Adoptions EIN 93-0801542 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Choice Adoptions FY2020 filing

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Supports, educates, and advocates for everyone involved in adoption. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $580K in revenue, $465K in expenses, and $214K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1987
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Portland, OR
Website
choiceadoptions.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$580KFY2020
Expenses
$465K
Net assets
$214K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  93-0801542 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR Founded 1987
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports, educates, and advocates for everyone involved in adoption.
Leadership
Gayle Fidanzo · Executive Director · $98K
Money in and out
$580K revenue, $465K expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$465K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$214K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $114K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$580K
FY2020
Expenses
$465K
FY2020
Total assets
$322K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$108K
FY2020
Total revenue
$580K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$465K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$214K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$114K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$322K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $408K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Promote adoption to the general public crisis pregnancy counseling assistance with adoptive placements for birth parents.

$221Kprogram expense
02

Pre-adoption counceling adoption home studies adoptive placements and supervision preparing necessary documents for adoptions.

$187Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChoice Adoptions
EINHdr · item D93-0801542
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jchoiceadoptions.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$98,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Taryn O' Flynn$113,595
Gayle Fidanzo$21,698$87,550$98,500
Taryn O' Flynn$95,358
Taryn O'Flynn$90,358
Taryn O Flynn$82,800
Taryn O Flynn$82,383

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$414K · 71%
Contributions & grants$146K · 25%
Other revenue$20K · 3%
Program service revenue71%$414K
Contributions & grants25%$146K
Other revenue3%$20K
— government grantsLn 1e$8K
Total revenueLn 12$580K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.01
Program services88%$408K
Management & general12%$54K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$465K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$304K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$108K
Total net assetsLn 32$214K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $304K · Operating expenses/yr $465K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $408K · Total expenses $465K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $465K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $465K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $138K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $146K · Total revenue $580K
25%
Government reliance
Government grants $8K · Total revenue $580K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $414K · Total revenue $580K
71%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-554 · Total revenue $580K
-0.10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $414K · Total expenses $465K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $580K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $214K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $580K · Expenses $465K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $322K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $214K · Total assets $322K
67%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $322K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gayle Fidanzo · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $465K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $324K · Total expenses $465K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$23K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $73K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,412
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,175
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,256
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,383
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,667
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,230

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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)$442K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$487K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$576K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$490K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$580K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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