ADOPTION OPTIONS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: ADOPTION OPTIONS (EIN 84-0867014)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-06-06
IRS object ID: 201901579349301215
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-06-06T19:43:35-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390758449	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIPFLI LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7887 E BELLEVIEW AVE SUITE 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	840867014	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADOPTION OPTIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ADOP	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3036951601	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 S COLORADO BLVD SUITE 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80222	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ADRIENNE ELLIOTT	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3036951601	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-06-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT E FABRY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00757821	PTIN
Phone	3037590089	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-06-05	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.225.135.84	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-06-05	IPDt
IP Tm	11:23:52	IPTm
IP Timezone	MD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	D6D023FF5968838D9F7315FBD23D5FD0313DB4A1	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ADRIENNE ELLIOTT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 S COLORADO BLVD SUITE 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80222	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,728,951	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ADOPTION-OPTIONS.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1981	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$1,645	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$133,260	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$188,417	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,402,206	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,475,916	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$301	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,331	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$12,463	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,548,230	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,667,664	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$861,379	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$955,456	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$145,972	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$614,031	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$714,998	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,475,410	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,670,454	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$72,820	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,790	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$474,973	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$482,842	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$106,682	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$125,132	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$368,291	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$357,710	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	ADOPTION OPTIONS IS A NON-PROFIT, COLORADO CORPORATION, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE STATE OF COLORADO WITH A RANGE OF PRIVATE, NON-SECTARIAN CHILD PLACEMENT SERVICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$504,949	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$749,679	RevenueAmt
Desc	INFANT ADOPTIONS - PROVIDES SERVICES FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES SEEKING AN INFANT, AND PROVIDES COUNSELING TO BIRTHPARENTS SEEKING ADOPTION.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$558,331	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$705,592	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOSTER CARE/FLEXIBLE FAMILY - ADOPTION OPTIONS ADMINISTERS PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH APPROVED ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHO ARE IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVVICES. PROVIDE ADOPTION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES SEEKING OLDER CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$211,277	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DESIGNATED ADOPTIONS - PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WAITING FOR A CHILD FROM A DESIGNATED BIRTH MOTHER.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$26,962	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$20,645	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER ADOPTION PROGRAMS - ADOPTION OPTIONS PROVIDES BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY ASSESSMENTS IN CASES WHERE THE AGENCY WAS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$26,962	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$20,645	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,301,519	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADRIENNE ELLIOTT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3036951601	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1355 S COLORADO BLVD SUITE 501	AddressLine1Txt
City	DENVER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80222	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
HELEN GIBSON
CHAIR	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOCIA MICHAELS MYER
SECRETARY	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL FLYNN
TREASURER	2.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX BEARDSLEY
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE LOUX
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KELLIE CONRAD
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM BEAL
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LOGAN LEWIS
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TYRA LITZAU
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROB BARBER
MEMBER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADRIENNE ELLIOTT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$85,917	$0	$5,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$85,917	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$5,150	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$98,049	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$90,368	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$3,623	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$188,417	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FOSTER CARE	624110	$530,542	$530,542
ADOPTION/PLACEMENT FEE	624110	$529,287	$529,287
HOME STUDY FEES	624110	$175,050	$175,050
COUNSELING FEES	624110	$166,647	$166,647
TRAINING FEES	624110	$53,745	$53,745

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,645	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,645	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,475,916	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,331	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,331	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$61,287	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$98,049	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$61,287	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,667,664	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,475,916	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,331	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,112	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,220	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$737,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$526,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$125,798	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$85,667	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,071	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,353	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,465	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,428	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,855	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,652	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,950	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,044	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,715	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,626	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,801	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,648	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,746	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,061	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,807	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,140	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,267	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,391	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,855	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,755	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,079	TotalAmt
Program Services	$64,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,988	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,673	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,041	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,106	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,388	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$273	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,651	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,885	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,915	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,300	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS	$306,789	$306,789
BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES	$21,051	$13,208	$1,050	$6,793
BIRTH PARENT COSTS	$16,792	$16,792
TELEPHONE	$16,265	$14,425	$710	$1,130

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,981	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,716	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,403	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,670,454	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,301,519	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$222,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$145,972	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$99,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,469	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,433	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$7,419	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,361	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,719	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$49,216	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$35,862	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,066	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,354	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$144,087	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$474,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$482,842	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,152	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,696	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,400	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,036	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$106,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,132	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$368,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,291	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$7,419	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$368,291	BOYAmt
EOY	$357,710	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$474,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$482,842	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,790	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$7,791	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,205	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$97,502	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$133,260	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$188,417	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$464,101	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,259,184	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,172,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,206,852	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,450,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,475,916	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,564,690	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,279,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,196,878	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,304,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,583,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,664,333	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,028,791	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$7,028,791	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$198	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$409	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,020	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$198	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$73	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$409	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$32,020	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,279,587	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,196,951	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,322,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,596,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,664,742	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,060,811	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99550	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99500	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00450	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$49,216	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$35,862	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$13,354	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$13,354	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION	$427
CLIENT DEPOSITS	$4,609

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,036	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,691,952	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$7,791	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$33,123	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$25,332	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,666,620	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$1,044	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$1,044	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,667,664	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,702,533	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$33,123	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$33,123	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,669,410	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$1,044	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$1,044	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,670,454	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE AGENCY'S MANAGEMENT EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF UNCERTAINTIES, AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR WHICH MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$121,378	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$73,403	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$47,975	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$17,087	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$3,000	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$27,888	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	OTHER	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$23,474	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$14,812	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$8,662	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$4,920	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$3,742	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$14,484	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$9,834	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$4,650	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$4,650	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$159,336	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$98,049	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$61,287	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$4,920	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$17,087	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,000	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$36,280	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$61,287	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	ADOPTION OPTIONS IS A NON-PROFIT, COLORADO CORPORATION, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE STATE OF COLORADO WITH A RANGE OF PRIVATE, NON-SECTARIAN CHILD PLACEMENT SERVICES. USING QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS OUR GOAL IS TO FACILITATE SERVICES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE ADOPTION CIRCLE, ADOPTEE, BIRTHPARENTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS, THROUGH DECISION-MAKING COUNSELING OF BIRTHPARENTS CONSIDERING RELINQUISHMENT, AND THE PLACEMENT OF INFANTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. EACH YEAR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO OVER 100 BIRTHPARENTS CONSIDERING RELINQUISHMENT AND TO APPROXIMATELY 100 COUPLES SEEKING TO BUILD A FAMILY THROUGH ADOPTION. OVER 3,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE DONATED, THE MAJOR PART OF THESE BY FOSTER FAMILIES PROVIDING IN-HOME CARE FOR CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED IN FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND OFFICE RELATED ACTIVITIES. ADOPTION OPTIONS SERVES ADOPTIVE PARENTS THROUGH COUNSELING, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE WAITING TIME, PLACEMENT SERVICES, POST-PLACEMENT SUPERVISION, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE FAMILIES DURING THE ADOPTION PROCESS. SERVICES TO BIRTHPARENTS CONSIDERING RELINQUISHMENT INCLUDE COUNSELING, PLACEMENT SERVICES, REASONABLE EXPENSES RELATED TO THE PREGNANCY, WHICH MAY INCLUDE SOME LIVING EXPENSES, REFERRALS TO COUNSELING IN OTHER AREAS, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND OCCASIONALLY, FOOD AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. ADOPTION OPTIONS PROVIDES COUNSELING ON ALL THE OPTIONS FOR BIRTHPARENTS FACED WITH AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY. IN THE EVENT A BIRTHPARENT CHOOSES TO PARENT HER CHILD, FOLLOW-UP SERVICES AND REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED. ADOPTION OPTIONS SEEKS TO COUNSEL ALL PARTIES IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THEM REVIEW THEIR CHOICES AND MAKE A DECISION WHICH WORKS FOR THEM AND THEIR CHILD. DURING THE LATTER PART OF 2007, ADOPTION OPTIONS PURSUED BEING ACCREDITED UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND COOPERATION IN RESPECT OF INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS APPLICATION PROCESS, ADOPTION OPTIONS WAS ACCREDITED ON FEBRUARY 29, 2008, BEING AMONG THE FIRST 120 AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY TO ACHIEVE THIS DISTINCTION. FOLLOWING THIS SUCCESSFUL ACCREDITATION, ADOPTION OPTIONS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HOME STUDIES FOR FAMILIES RESIDING IN COLORADO BUT CONTRACTED WITH OTHER AGENCIES OUT OF STATE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN INTERNATIONALLY. ALL FEES FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE PAID BY THE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. ADOPTION OPTIONS ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES, POST-LEGALIZATION, TO FAMILIES TOUCHED BY ADOPTION. THIS CAN INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, COUNSELING FOR ADULT ADOPTEES, MEETINGS WITH BIRTH AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, FAMILY COUNSELING, AND SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES. ADOPTION OPTIONS MAKES THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THOSE NOT READY TO PARENT AND THOSE READY BUT BIOLOGICALLY UNABLE TO DO SO. THROUGH ITS WORK, ADOPTION OPTIONS STRIVES TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH THE STABILITY AND LOVE OF A WAITING, CARING FAMILY AND TO FULFILL ITS MISSION STATEMENT OF BEING "A RESOURCE FOR FULFILLING HOPES AND DREAMS THROUGH EDUCATION, CARING AND SUPPORT".
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE GOVERNING BODY MONITORS COMPLIANCE ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, KEY POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE UPON REASONABLE REQUEST.