2016-09-08T16:03:38-05:00 2015-12-31 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2015-01-01 840867014 ADOPTION OPTIONS ADOP 3036951601 13900 E HARVARD AVE SUITE 200 AURORA CO 80014 ADRIENNE ELLIOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3036951601 2016-09-08 KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2016-09-08 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z ADRIENNE ELLIOTT 13900 EAST HARVARD AVENUE SUITE 200 AURORA CO 80014 1274484 false X WWW.ADOPTION-OPTIONS.COM X 1981 CO 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 WORKS 10 10 29 0 20205 24717 1214072 1166202 198 73 27276 54573 1261751 1245565 0 0 864152 720824 0 2634 501011 443983 1365163 1164807 -103412 80758 196121 246102 108180 77635 87941 168467 X 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. 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OUR PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED TRAINERS HAVE SPECIFIC, RELEVANT, AND REAL-WORLD SKILLS THAT ENABLE OUR TRAINING SESSIONS TO OFFER EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION QUESTIONS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES. 2015 EXPENSE: 45,751 OTHER PROGRAMS - INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICE FOR FAMILIES SEEKING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD; OTHER ADOPTION SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDES BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY ASSESSMENTS IN CASES WHERE THE AGENCY WAS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED; AND INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN, WHICH APPROVES AND PROCESSES OUT OF STATE ADOPTIONS FOR OTHER AGENCIES. 2015 EXPENSE: 29,304 200494 297777 995538 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 29 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X ADRIENNE ELLIOTT 3036951601 13900 E HARVARD AVE SUITE 200 AURORA CO 80014 ROBERT SHIKIAR CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOCIA MICHAELS MYER VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BENEDICT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TYLER S BARLETTA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TYRA LITZAU TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE LOUX MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTY DAVIDSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA EWING MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI FURSTENBURG MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TARA ROESENER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS SHAW MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX BEARDSLEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DICKSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN GIBSON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE ELLIOTT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 73273 0 0 73273 false false false 24717 24717 INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM 624110 665825 665825 FOSTER CARE 624110 223842 223842 DESIGNATED ADOPTION PROGRAM 624110 112750 112750 FLEXIBLE FAMILY 624110 89850 89850 REAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS 624110 53606 53606 20329 20329 1166202 73 73 77533 28919 48614 48614 OTHER INCOME 900099 5959 5959 5959 1245565 1172161 48687 73273 63161 9819 293 560964 483922 74995 2047 40806 33143 7663 45781 43009 2642 130 30379 30379 5352 4446 906 16735 16735 27453 21578 5875 22995 19338 3603 54 25375 19116 6259 84624 65742 18882 20301 18488 1736 77 3082 2236 846 1412 504 908 7471 6655 816 26441 21159 5282 FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS 124639 124639 BIRTH PARENT 17284 17266 18 BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES 11027 8492 2502 33 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 7472 7472 11941 4793 7148 1164807 995538 166635 2634 1495 64074 102864 115162 43320 25867 34020 18275 35679 12955 14422 22724 196121 246102 70818 43144 25142 14599 12220 19892 108180 77635 X 87941 168467 87941 168467 196121 246102 X 80758 -232 X false true X true false X 12326 21178 11801 20205 24717 90227 555543 690413 975091 1259184 1172161 4652392 567869 711591 986892 1279389 1196878 4742619 3690 970 4660 3690 970 4660 4737959 3460 1781 501 198 73 6013 3460 1781 501 198 73 6013 571329 713372 987393 1279587 1196951 4748632 0.99780 0.99600 0.00000 0.00000 X 35679 12955 22724 22724 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 14622 CLIENT DEPOSITS 3673 SECURITY DEPOSIT 1597 19892 1245565 1245565 1245565 1164807 1164807 1164807 GALA/WINE TASTI 77533 77533 28919 77533 77533 28919 28919 48614 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, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FOSTER CARE - THE AGENCY ADMINISTERS TEMPORARY PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH APPROVED FAMILIES WHO ARE IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF HUMAN SERVICES. 2015 EXPENSE: 125,439 REAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS PROGRAM - PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SESSIONS, CONSULTATIONS AND COACHING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED TRAINERS HAVE SPECIFIC, RELEVANT, AND REAL-WORLD SKILLS THAT ENABLE OUR TRAINING SESSIONS TO OFFER EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION QUESTIONS, ISSUES, AND CHALLENGES. 2015 EXPENSE: 45,751 OTHER PROGRAMS - INCLUDE THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICE FOR FAMILIES SEEKING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD; OTHER ADOPTION SERVICES, WHICH PROVIDES BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY ASSESSMENTS IN CASES WHERE THE AGENCY WAS NOT DIRECTLY AFFECTED; AND INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN, WHICH APPROVES AND PROCESSES OUT OF STATE ADOPTIONS FOR OTHER AGENCIES. 2015 EXPENSE: 29,304 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEWED BY BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE GOVERNING BODY MONITORS COMPLIANCE ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ANNUAL REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY OFFICERS OF THE AGENCY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE CAPITAL COPIER LEASE. THIS HAD AN EFFECT ON THE CURRENT YEAR BY DECREASING BEGINNING UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS BY 232. THIS ADJUSTMENT ALSO HAD AN EFFECT ON THE PRIOR YEAR BY DECREASING THE CHANGE IN NET ASSETS BY 232, INCREASING NET PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT BY 14,336, AND INCREASING THE CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION BY 14,568.