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Choice Adoptions FY2023 filing

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Supports, educates, and advocates for everyone involved in adoption. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $576K in revenue, $437K in expenses, and $478K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1987
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Portland, OR
Website
choiceadoptions.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$576KFY2023
Expenses
$437K
Net assets
$478K
People
9
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
Taryn O Flynn · Executive Director · $83K
Money in and out
$576K revenue, $437K expenses
Bottom line
86% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$576K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$437K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$478K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $139K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$576K
FY2023▲ +7%
Expenses
$437K
FY2023▼ -1%
Total assets
$487K
FY2023▲ +44%
Total liabilities
$9K
FY2023▲ ×31
Total revenue
$576K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$437K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$478K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$139K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$487K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

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 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
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
$82,800Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $374K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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

$225Kprogram expense
02

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

$149Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$341K · 59%
Contributions & grants$234K · 41%
Program service revenue59%$341K
Contributions & grants41%$234K
Investment income$21
— government grantsLn 1e$103K
Total revenueLn 12$576K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.14
Program services86%$374K
Management & general14%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$437K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$480K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$9K
Total net assetsLn 32$478K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $480K · Operating expenses/yr $437K
13.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $374K · Total expenses $437K
86%
Management & General
Management & general $62K · Total expenses $437K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $437K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $107K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $234K · Total revenue $576K
41%
Government reliance
Government grants $103K · Total revenue $576K
18%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $341K · Total revenue $576K
59%
Investment reliance
Investment income $21 · Total revenue $576K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $341K · Total expenses $437K
78%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $576K · Prior year $537K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $478K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $576K · Expenses $437K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $487K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $478K · Total assets $487K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $487K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Taryn O Flynn · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $437K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $279K · Total expenses $437K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 86%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$490K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$580K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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