2015-11-03T11:51:01-06:00 2014-12-31 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2014-01-01 840867014 ADOPTION OPTIONS ADOP 3036951601 13900 E HARVARD AVE SUITE 200 AURORA CO 80014 ADRIENNE ELLIOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3036951601 2015-10-29 KEN ROTH P01389203 3038308109 2015-11-03 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ADRIENNE ELLIOTT 13900 E HARVARD AVE SUITE 200 AURORA CO 80014 1279587 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 7 7 33 0 11801 20205 921226 1214072 501 198 26840 27276 960368 1261751 0 0 687976 864152 0 59802 372203 501011 1060179 1365163 -99811 -103412 288180 196121 96827 108180 191353 87941 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. 89,910 INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (IPAC) - THE AGENCY APPROVES AND PROCESSES OUT OF STATE ADOPTIONS FOR OTHER AGENCIES. 10,464 INTERNATIONAL - PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES SEEKING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD. THE AGENCY WAS HAGUE ACCREDITED IN FEBRUARY 2008. 20,635 NON-AGENCY PRIVATE ADOPTION SERVICES (NAPAS) - THE AGENCY PROVIDES BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY ASSESSMENTS IN CASES WHERE THE AGENCY WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED. 11,342 248461 252207 1061483 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 11 0 true 33 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 7 7 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 PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN SCOTT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BENEDICT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARCUS SHAW 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 ADRIENNE ELLIOTT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 79341 0 5428 79341 5428 false false false 20205 20205 INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM 624110 709237 709237 DESIGNATED ADOPTION PROGRAM 624110 154416 154416 FOSTER CARE 624110 139518 139518 FLEXIBLE FAMILY 624110 113110 113110 REAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS 624110 66786 66786 31005 31005 1214072 198 198 36599 17836 18763 18763 OTHER INCOME 900099 8513 8513 8513 1261751 1222585 18961 79341 62679 13488 3174 676519 533349 115311 27859 48689 37797 5380 5512 59603 42934 16669 53766 44094 7738 1934 5227 2762 1972 493 24550 19640 4910 35396 29468 4742 1186 47905 38796 7288 1821 36434 27720 6971 1743 83256 64957 14639 3660 45487 37169 6654 1664 7466 3958 2806 702 396 195 161 40 7716 6182 1227 307 26528 20370 4926 1232 FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS 66554 66554 BIRTH PARENT 20546 20237 247 62 CONTINUING EDUCATION 10859 4889 4776 1194 OTHER EXPENSES 9338 2356 5586 1396 19587 15017 3657 913 1365163 1061483 243878 59802 86687 1495 40281 102864 34462 43320 14519 34020 40734 26312 10728 14422 101503 288180 196121 43876 70818 36501 25142 16450 12220 96827 108180 X 191353 87941 191353 87941 288180 196121 -103412 X false true X true false X 24146 12326 21178 11801 20205 89656 700006 555543 690413 975091 1259184 4180237 724152 567869 711591 986892 1279389 4269893 3690 970 4660 3690 970 4660 4265233 6495 3460 1781 501 198 12435 6495 3460 1781 501 198 12435 730647 571329 713372 987393 1279587 4282328 0.99600 0.99340 0.00000 0.01000 X 36221 21799 14422 4513 4513 14422 CLIENT DEPOSITS 7887 LEASED EQUIPMENT LIABILITY 4333 12220 1261751 1261751 1261751 1365163 1365163 1365163 GALA/WINE TASTI 16086 16086 5591 GOLF TOURNEY 14531 14531 6976 30617 30617 12567 12567 18050 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 DESIGNATED ADOPTION PROGRAM - PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WAITING FOR A CHILD FROM A DESIGNATED BIRTH MOTHER. 116,021 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. 89,910 INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN (IPAC) - THE AGENCY APPROVES AND PROCESSES OUT OF STATE ADOPTIONS FOR OTHER AGENCIES. 10,464 INTERNATIONAL - PROVIDES ADOPTION SERVICES FOR FAMILIES SEEKING AN INTERNATIONAL CHILD. THE AGENCY WAS HAGUE ACCREDITED IN FEBRUARY 2008. 20,635 NON-AGENCY PRIVATE ADOPTION SERVICES (NAPAS) - THE AGENCY PROVIDES BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY ASSESSMENTS IN CASES WHERE THE AGENCY WAS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED. 11,342 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.