Gladney Center for Adoption
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Gladney Center for Adoption does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
Gladney does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2026 budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.
- Included total projected program service expenses, however, did not break these expenses down by major program category (Domestic Infant adoption program, New Beginnings adoption program, Intercountry adoption program, Gladney home residential foster care, family services, and communication and outreach).
Gladney Center for Adoption meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
“to create bright futures through adoption.”
Year, State Incorporated:
1887, TX
Gladney Center for Adoption (Gladney) facilitates domestic infant, international, and Texas foster care adoptions, and provides a residential group home and adoption advocacy for teen girls in foster care. The organization also offers international humanitarian aid, post adoption support, and ongoing education and public support. As reported by Gladney, during 2023, the organization helped place 133 children with adoptive families and offered 651 counseling sessions.
For the year ended August 30, 2024, Gladney Center for Adoption's program expenses were:
| Domestic Infant adoption program | $3,986,297 |
| Gladney home residential foster care | $1,439,013 |
| Communication and outreach | $1,428,736 |
| Family services | $1,294,144 |
| Intercountry adoption program | $810,985 |
| New Beginnings adoption program | $744,554 |
| Total Program Expenses | $9,703,729 |
Chief Executive
Mark Melson, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$300,000
Chair of the Board
Dr. Stephanie Perdue
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Pediatrician, Primary Pediatrics
Board Size
20
Paid Staff Size
115
*2024 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 21% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,745,027, 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 Gladney Center for Adoption's audited financial statements for the year ended August 30, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Investment income, net | $5,166,809 |
| Domestic Infant adoption program | $4,192,161 |
| Contributions | $3,644,771 |
| Special events, net | $1,092,630 |
| New Beginnings adoption program | $428,775 |
| Intercountry adoption program | $274,317 |
| Website advertising revenue | $167,301 |
| In-kind contributions | $7,626 |
| Total Income | $14,970,865 |
Programs: 73% Fundraising: 8% Administrative: 19%
| Total Income | $14,970,865 |
| Total expenses: | $13,272,786 |
| Program expenses | $9,703,729 |
| Fundraising expenses | $1,011,135 |
| Administrative expenses | $2,557,922 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,698,079 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $45,826,113 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $47,524,192 |
| Total Liabilities | $7,192,008 |
| Total Assets | $54,716,200 |
Note: According to Gladney’s audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2024, the organization received in-kind contributions of $7,626 in household items.
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