Adoptions Unlimited Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364420360
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3123461516
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Adoption

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,730,015
Expenses
$1,208,230
Assets
$977,304
Liabilities
$95,349

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Heather Feltman (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Heather Feltman (Executive Director): $69,448 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To facilitate the adoptive placement of children and to assist families created by adoption.

What it reported doing in 2014

Adoption Listing Services/800 Inquiry Line - The Organization operates the Illinois Adoption Listing Service which provides photolistings in publications, media and the internet for youth in foster care awaiting permanent loving homes; administers the Heart Gallery of Illinois; and provides information and referral services to families wishing to either adopt or foster.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.6%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 30.2%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.6% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $69K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2010 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.