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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Gift of Adoption Fund

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(847) 205-2784
1200 Shermer Road, Suite 111
Northbrook, IL, 60062
https://giftofadoption.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Gift of Adoption Fund meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Child Sponsorship

The Gift of Adoption Fund reports that for a one-time gift or 4-year pledge of $6,000 (in annual or monthly payments), a donor may sponsor an adoption grant to support another individual or family in the process of child adoption. Sponsors will receive a story and photo of the child(ren) whose adoption(s) their support helped to complete, and will receive periodic updates on the child or children’s progress as they grow.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide grants to complete the adoptions of children in vulnerable circumstances - giving them a permanent family and the chance to thrive."

Year, State Incorporated:
1996, WI

The Gift of Adoption Fund (GOAF) reports that it provides financial assistance in the form of grants to families and parents in the process of child adoption. According to the organization, priority is placed on helping children at risk of separation from siblings, entering foster care, aging-out of an orphanage, or with special needs. GOAF states that it provides grants to complete both domestic and international adoptions and relative/kinship adoptions.

For the year ended December 30, 2024, Gift of Adoption Fund's program expenses were:

Program services $3,485,491
Total Program Expenses $3,485,491

Chief Executive
Pam Devereux, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$141,626

Chair of the Board
John Tilson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Managing Director, Brown Gibbons Lang and Company

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
11

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,440,676, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Gift of Adoption Fund's audited financial statements for the year ended December 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $3,298,298
Special events, net $1,142,378
Investment income, net $275,636
Grant application fees $50,508
Total Income $4,766,820

Programs: 79% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 12%

Total Income $4,766,820
Total expenses: $4,397,635
  Program expenses $3,485,491
  Fundraising expenses $370,370
  Administrative expenses $541,774
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $369,185
Beginning Net Assets $3,063,449
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,432,634
Total Liabilities $1,689,798
Total Assets $5,122,432

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance