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.
$122K 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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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
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
$122K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 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
$36K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$580K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$644K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$580K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$703K
FY2021$963K
FY2022$759K
FY2023$830K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$718K
Expenses
$644K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$833K
FY2022$805K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$644K
FY2025$686K
Net assets
$170K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$170K
FY2025$202K

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: 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% · $499K Management & general 21% · $135K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$122,150Pt VII · Sec A
President and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides counseling and other services to facilitate the international and domestic adoption of children by U.S. Residents.

$499Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$519K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$644K
Ln 25
Programscol B$499K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$519K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$884
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$74K$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$884
Total assetsLn 16$290K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$244K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$92K$24K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$334K$264K$68K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$9K$2K$212
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$27K$7K$651
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$555$51
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$8K$5K$220
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$786$73
OccupancyLn 16$26K$21K$5K$496
TravelLn 17$1K$914$392
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$677$287$390
InsuranceLn 23$23K$6K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$51K$3K$132
Total functional expensesLn 25$644K$499K$135K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $718K$686K$32K$202K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $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 $580,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $248,967$37,888
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $554,486$519,024
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,556$8,895
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,462$14,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $830,471$580,145
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 $543,574$502,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $153,762$141,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $697,336$644,359
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,135−$64,214
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $580,145 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,888
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,888
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $519,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$519,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,895$8,895
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,338$14,338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $519,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,233$580,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $644,359 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $91,613 · Management $24,430 · Fundraising $6,107$122,150
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $263,619 · Management $68,327 · Fundraising $2,467$334,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,799 · Management $2,298 · Fundraising $212$11,309
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,959 · Management $7,040 · Fundraising $651$34,650
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,123 · Management $555 · Fundraising $51$2,729
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,063$10,063
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,207 · Management $5,357 · Fundraising $220$13,784
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,010 · Management $786 · Fundraising $73$3,869
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,541 · Management $5,363 · Fundraising $496$26,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $914 · Management $392$1,306
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,130$6,130
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $287 · Management $390$677
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,701 · Management $17,232$22,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,658 · Management $3,156 · Fundraising $132$53,946
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $498,624 · Management $135,326 · Fundraising $10,409$644,359
Part X · Balance sheet $205,510 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,224$61,454
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,891$51,086
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,018$5,908
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,868$8,116
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,561$884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $73,513$78,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $290,075$205,510
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,611$8,610
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,450$27,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,061$35,710
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $244,014$169,800
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $244,014$169,800
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $290,075$205,510
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,800 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$580,145
XI-2 Total expenses$644,359
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,214
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$244,014
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,800

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