Gladney Center for Adoption meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Gladney Center for Adoption (Gladney Center) reports that it promotes and provides adoption services. The organization's domestic adoption program places children in adoptive homes and provides medical care, counseling, and living assistance to young women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. The International Adoption program places children from Asia and Latin American in adoptive homes. Gladney Center also works to educate parents, teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers, and other professionals across the United States about adoption. In 2020, the organization states that it assisted in the adoption of 267 children domestically and internationally, including infants and children within the Texas foster system. In addition, Gladney Center reports that it assisted 2,107 adoptive parents, birth parents, and adult adoptees with post adoption connections and that 78 mothers placed their children for adoption through its programs.
For the year ended August 31, 2020, Gladney Center for Adoption's program expenses were:
Domestic Infant adoption program |
$3,060,982 |
Communication and outreach |
$1,939,116 |
New Beginnings adoption program |
$823,809 |
Gladney Home residential foster care |
$770,623 |
Intercountry adoption program |
$599,311 |
Family services |
$573,161 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$7,767,002 |
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Chief Executive
Mark Melson, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Compensation*
$227,756
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Chair of the Board
Laura Wheat
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Co-Owner, Wheat Investments, LLC
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Board Size
21
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Paid Staff Size
88
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,186,461 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 - combined for the year ended August 31, 2020.
Source of Funds |
Domestic Infant adoption program |
$3,670,375 |
Contributions |
$2,675,234 |
Investment income, net |
$2,609,906 |
Conditional contributions |
$823,800 |
Special events, net |
$687,427 |
New Beginnings adoption program |
$551,777 |
Website advertising income |
$300,549 |
Intercountry adoption program |
$284,455 |
Other income |
$8,577 |
Total Income |
$11,612,100 |
- Programs: 75%
- Administrative: 18%
- Fundraising: 7%
Total Income |
$11,612,100 |
Program expenses |
$7,767,002 |
Fundraising expenses |
$780,713 |
Administrative expenses |
$1,831,670 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$10,379,385 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$1,232,715 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$34,463,158 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$35,695,873 |
Total Liabilities |
$5,743,168 |
Total Assets |
$41,439,041 |
Note: Gladney Center reports that for the year ended August 31, 2020, the organization received $12,533 in donated office space.