2016-01-13T09:56:50-06:00 2015-06-30 411532347 HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES 563 PHALEN BLVD SAINT PAUL MN 55130 990 2014-07-01 411296959 EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES EVOL 6514392446 5850 OMAHA AVENUE NORTH OAK PARK HEIGHTS MN 55082 NICOLE DETERS SPADER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6514392446 2015-12-10 BRYAN SWARTZ P01391375 6514811128 2016-01-13 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z NICOLE DETERS SPADER 5850 OMAHA AVENUE NORTH OAK PARK HEIGHTS MN 55082 1370383 false X WWW.EVOLVESERVICES.ORG X 1978 MN EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, PREGNANCY SERVICES AND CHILD-FOCUSED RECRUITMENT. LIFE-LONG EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. EVOLVE'S MISSION IS FOR EVERY CHILD TO GROW UP IN A LOVING, STABLE FAMILY. 11 11 30 96 0 299219 360965 691704 991648 51 -1649 0 990974 1350964 0 0 758550 1076735 0 56168 230233 491952 988783 1568687 2191 -217723 927580 935186 132861 147842 794719 787344 X EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, PREGNANCY SERVICES AND CHILD-FOCUSED RECRUITMENT. LIFE-LONG EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. EVOLVE'S MISSION IS FOR EVERY CHILD TO GROW UP IN A LOVING, STABLE FAMILY. false false 1358841 RECRUIT AND PREPARE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHO WILL PROVIDE FOR THE EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND MATERIAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN NEEDING FAMILIES. EVOLVE FACILITATES ADOPTIONS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN INTO LOVING AND STABLE MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN FAMILIES. EVOLVE IS ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT PLACING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: THOSE WITH EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL HANDICAPS, SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN IN MULTIPLE FOSTER HOMES, SIBLING GROUPS, AND U.S.-BORN MINORITY CHILDREN. APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH OF THE CHILDREN JOINING EVOLVE FAMILIES SINCE 1978 HAVE HAD SPECIAL NEEDS. SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE ADOPTION PROCESS AND THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE. EVOLVE BUILDS AND STRENGTHENS ADOPTIVE FAMILIES BY PROVIDING: INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES , ADOPTIVE HOME STUDIES, ASSISTANCE AS PARENTS DECIDE WHICH CHILDREN WILL JOIN THEIR FAMILY, SUPPORT AFTER THE CHILD'S ARRIVAL, AND HELP WITH PAPERWORK AND PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER COUNTRIES. AFTER THE ADOPTION AND THROUGHOUT THE FAMILY'S LIFE CYCLE, EVOLVE OFFERS EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, CULTURAL EVENTS, ACCESS TO SOCIAL WORKERS, AND REFERRALS FOR FURTHER COUNSELING WHEN NECESSARY. ALL SERVICES ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. EMPOWER AND ASSIST BIRTH PARENTS MAKING AN ADOPTION PLAN FOR THEIR CHILD. EVOLVE ENSURES THAT THE BIRTH PARENTS' RIGHTS ARE PROTECTED; PROVIDES ALL ITS SERVICES WITHOUT COST TO BIRTH PARENTS; AND REFERS BIRTH PARENTS TO ASSISTANCE IF THEY NEED HELP PAYING EXPENSES OR IF THEY DECIDE TO RAISE THEIR CHILD. EVOLVE ALSO PROVIDES BIRTH PARENTS WITH LIFE AND CAREER COUNSELING AND ASSISTANCE IN CREATING A "LIFE PLAN", AND HELPS BIRTH PARENTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS CREATE AN OPENNESS AGREEMENT TO GUIDE FUTURE CONTACT. FOSTER CARE FAMILIES CAN PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SHELTER AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN WHO NEED THE RESPITE OF A FAMILY OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. WITH EVOLVE'S EXPANSION, FOSTER CARE HAS BEEN ADDED TO ITS LIST OF PROGRAMS WHERE THESE FAMILIES COMMIT TO SERVE CHILREN THROUGH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE FOSTER CARE PROVIDED IS TWO TYPES: TRADITIONAL AND CONCURRENT. TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE WILL SERVE AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WHILE REMAINING CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY, PEERS AND BIRTH FAMILIES. THEY WILL PROTECT THE CHILD'S SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND IDENTITY UNTIL THAT CHILD CAN BE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR FAMILY. CONCURRENT FOSTER CARE IS A PROGRAM WHERE THE FOSTER FAMILY NOT ONLY ASSISTS IN REUNIFICATION WITH THE BIRTH FAMILY, BUT ALSO IS PREPARING TO BE THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY SHOULD REUNIFICATION BE IMPOSSIBLE OR NOT IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; THUS OFFERING THE LEAST DISRUPTIONS FOR FOSTER CARE CHILDREN. EVOLVE STAFFS ITS OWN FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO NOT ONLY PREPARE FAMILIES BUT SUPPORT THEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. 1358841 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false 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 true true true false false true 6 0 true 30 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MN X THE ORGANIZATION 6514392446 5850 OMAHA AVE NO OAK PARK HEIGHTS MN 55082 KATHERINE WILSON CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATIE DECOSSE VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 RON HANSEN TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHY KUEHN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SCHWANDT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE SOBELMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOREEN CORDOVA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE PHANTHAVONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BAKALARS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANIS BRIESEMEISTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NISHA ADAMIETZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE DETERS SPADER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 89749 0 811 89749 811 false false false 32307 328658 360965 ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE 991648 991648 991648 -1649 -1649 19419 32307 19419 1350964 991648 -1649 90560 78636 8391 3533 846686 741846 71505 33335 65733 58305 4808 2620 73756 64508 6197 3051 40527 29174 10447 906 21015 11412 6385 3218 64025 48581 12898 2546 55476 43096 10418 1962 43959 38717 5232 10 3621 1936 1685 1522 1522 37753 34894 1590 1269 7102 5481 1495 126 ADOPTION FEES AND RELATED 178337 178004 282 51 COMMUNICATION 22316 14077 5899 2340 BANKING 11358 9654 568 1136 MISCELLANEOUS 4941 520 4356 65 1568687 1358841 153678 56168 60 89696 55456 5000 87800 102902 22088 17732 1356968 628191 727936 728777 25319 927580 935186 43861 87842 89000 60000 132861 147842 X 794719 787344 794719 787344 927580 935186 -217723 210348 X false true X true false X 220640 240708 273862 240000 131000 1106210 220640 240708 273862 240000 131000 1106210 305602 800608 117 150 71 51 -1649 -1260 19419 19419 1124369 2997570 0.71210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 47148 47148 993902 341441 652461 315918 286750 29168 728777 1350964 1350964 1350964 1568687 1568687 1568687 DINNER AUCTION 51726 32307 19419 19419 51726 32307 19419 19419 19419 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION, FOSTER CARE, PREGNANCY SERVICES AND CHILD-FOCUSED RECRUITMENT. LIFE-LONG EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO ALL FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS. EVOLVE'S MISSION IS FOR EVERY CHILD TO GROW UP IN A LOVING, STABLE FAMILY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FOSTER CARE FAMILIES CAN PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SHELTER AND FAMILY ENVIRONMENT TO CHILDREN WHO NEED THE RESPITE OF A FAMILY OTHER THAN THEIR OWN. WITH EVOLVE'S EXPANSION, FOSTER CARE HAS BEEN ADDED TO ITS LIST OF PROGRAMS WHERE THESE FAMILIES COMMIT TO SERVE CHILREN THROUGH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE FOSTER CARE PROVIDED IS TWO TYPES: TRADITIONAL AND CONCURRENT. TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE WILL SERVE AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN WHILE REMAINING CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITY, PEERS AND BIRTH FAMILIES. THEY WILL PROTECT THE CHILD'S SECURITY, DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND IDENTITY UNTIL THAT CHILD CAN BE REUNIFIED WITH THEIR FAMILY. CONCURRENT FOSTER CARE IS A PROGRAM WHERE THE FOSTER FAMILY NOT ONLY ASSISTS IN REUNIFICATION WITH THE BIRTH FAMILY, BUT ALSO IS PREPARING TO BE THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY SHOULD REUNIFICATION BE IMPOSSIBLE OR NOT IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; THUS OFFERING THE LEAST DISRUPTIONS FOR FOSTER CARE CHILDREN. EVOLVE STAFFS ITS OWN FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO NOT ONLY PREPARE FAMILIES BUT SUPPORT THEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AFTER THE AUDIT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE AUDIT, THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE 990 AS DOES THE FULL BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IF CONFLICTS WERE TO ARISE, THE ISSUE WOULD BE PUT ON THE BOARD MEETING AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND DECISION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A MNC SALARY SURVEY IS USED TO TRY TO KEEP SALARIES COMPARABLE TO OTHER MN NON-PROFIT STAFF FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM CROSSROADS ADOPTION MERGER 210,348 CROSSROADS ADOPTION SERVICES INC 7600 PARKLAWN AVE 352 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55435 411325998 ADOPTION MN 501 C3 11A 41-1296959 true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false CROSSROADS ADOPTION SERVICES INC C 210348 FAIR MARKET VALUE