Perform home studies, post placement supervision, provide adoption services, provide educational classes on adoption, birth parent counseling, training for hospital staff on adoption and finalization assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$142K
81% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 81% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$703K
Spent
$867K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$33K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$703K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$963K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$830K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$718K
Expenses
$867K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$833K
FY2022$805K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$686K
Net assets
$33K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$202K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1997.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $670K Management & general 19% · $166K Fundraising 4% · $31K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$113,458Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Clark’s $127K as Executive Director is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Clark$126,750$122,150$119,575$127,632$126,100$113,458

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

Facilitate adoptions through home studies, counseling, and educational support for families and birth parents.

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1 program · $670K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization provides counseling and other services to facilitate the international and domestic adoption of children by U.S. Residents.

$670Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$703K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$640K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Money outPt IX
$867K
Ln 25
Programscol B$670K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$33K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$640K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$703K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$9K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$142K
Net assetsLn 32$33K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 68
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$42K$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$71K$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$135K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$142K
Net assetsLn 32$99K$33K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$113K$79K$28K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$368K$282K$68K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$25K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$809$202
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$13K$13K$530
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$910$228
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$30K$8K$2K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$293$293
InsuranceLn 23$34K$10K$24K$245
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$192K$187K$4K$241
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$867K$670K$166K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $718K$686K$32K$202K 990 PDF
FY2024 $580K$644K−$64K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 $830K$697K$133K$244K 990 PDF
FY2022 $759K$805K−$46K$110K 990 PDF
FY2021 $963K$833K$130K$157K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $703K$867K−$164K$33K 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 $702,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $48,482$28,672
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $503,966$640,372
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1,601
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,792$31,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $540,657$702,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $368,125$555,461
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,473$311,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $518,598$866,920
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,059−$164,289
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $702,631 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,672
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,672
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $640,372$640,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,601$1,601
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$31,986
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $640,372 · Excluded from tax $1,601$702,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $866,920 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,421 · Management $28,364 · Fundraising $5,673$113,458
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,506 · Management $67,883 · Fundraising $18,389$367,778
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,211 · Management $7,528 · Fundraising $1,659$34,398
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,870 · Management $7,966 · Fundraising $1,991$39,827
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,735 · Management $809 · Fundraising $202$4,746
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,319 · Management $13,044 · Fundraising $530$26,893
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,414 · Management $910 · Fundraising $228$4,552
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,118 · Management $8,032 · Fundraising $2,008$40,158
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,829$3,829
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,384$2,384
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $293$293
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,729 · Management $23,970 · Fundraising $245$33,944
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $187,062 · Management $4,357 · Fundraising $241$191,660
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $669,598 · Management $166,156 · Fundraising $31,166$866,920
Part X · Balance sheet $175,233 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,701−$9,012
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,560$110,387
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $21,376$10,533
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,670
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,660
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $71,234$53,970
X-15 Other assets$1,025
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,871$175,233
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,838$46,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,780$11,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$85,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,618$142,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,253$33,233
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,253$33,233
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,871$175,233
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,233 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$702,631
XI-2 Total expenses$866,920
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$164,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,253
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$98,269
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,233

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