GEORGIA ADOPTION SPECIALISTS INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $310K · expenses $385K · assets $24K

EIN
46-5437281
Address
235 PONCE DE LEON PL, DECATUR, GA 30030-3258
NTEE code
P31
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

To respect birth parents right to decide if adoption is the best option for them and their baby. If that choice is adoption, to provide supportive counseling, help find an adoptive family that meets their expectations and to help them plan an adoption that meets their needs. To educate adoptive parents to they are informed, supported and guided through the adoption process. To match adoptive parents with an appropriate birth mother and provide expertise and they navigate their adoption journey.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Wendy Willman Key Employee2024-2025 $154,808$332,500 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Sharon Willman Board Chair2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Glenn Willman Board Member2014-2025 1 $0 reported 1
David Sickles Board Member2014-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amelie Davis (former) Board Member2014-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Pat Lawson (former) Board Member2014-2023 1 $0 reported 1
None (former) 02019-2020 0 $0 reported 1
Sharon Willam (former) Board Chair2014-2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $155K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wendy Willman Key Employee40 $154,808$0$0 $154,8081
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $178K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wendy Willman Key Employee40 $177,692$0$0 $177,6921
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Amelie Davis Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Lawson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Willman 1 $0$0$0 $01
Amelie Davis 1 $0$0$0 $01
David Sickles 1 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Lawson 1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Glenn Willman 1 $0$0$0 $01
Amelie Davis 1 $0$0$0 $01
David Sickles 1 $0$0$0 $01
Pat Lawson 1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Amelie Davis Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Lawson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
None 00 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willman Board Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Amelie Davis Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Lawson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
None NA0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sharon Willam Board Chair1 $0-$0 $01
Glenn Willman Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Amelie Davis Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
David Sickles Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Pat Lawson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON WILLAM Board Chair1 $0-- $01
GLENN WILLMAN Board Member1 $0-- $01
AMELIE DAVIS Board Member1 $0-- $01
DAVID SICKLES Board Member1 $0-- $01
PAT LAWSON Board Member1 $0-- $01
2016 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON WILLAM Board Chair1 $0-- $01
GLENN WILLMAN Board Member1 $0-- $01
AMELIE DAVIS Board Member1 $0-- $01
DAVID SICKLES Board Member1 $0-- $01
PAT LAWSON Board Member1 $0-- $01
2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON WILLAM Board Chair1 $0-- $01
GLENN WILLMAN Board Member1 $0-- $01
AMELIE DAVIS Board Member1 $0-- $01
DAVID SICKLES Board Member1 $0-- $01
PAT LAWSON Board Member1 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHARON WILLAM Board Chair1 $0-- $01
GLENN WILLMAN Board Member1 $0-- $01
AMELIE DAVIS Board Member1 $0-- $01
DAVID SICKLES Board Member1 $0-- $01
PAT LAWSON Board Member1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$309,985$384,932 $24,201$24,201 $0$309,985 $154,8081-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$495,400$421,263 $99,148$99,148 $0$495,400 $177,6921-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$123,639$152,203 $25,011$25,011 $0$123,639 $01-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$172,101$151,841 $53,575$53,575 $0$172,101 $012
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,424$109,086 $33,315$33,315 $0$110,424 $02-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,253$120,579 $9,477$9,477 -$77,753 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$133,629$140,982 $29,803$29,803 -$133,629 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$156,317$145,619 $37,156$37,156 $0$156,317 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,955$144,411 $19,108$19,108 $0$145,955 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,977$113,413 $17,564$17,564 $0$130,977 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,250$119,970 $0-$720 $0$119,250 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,675$20,245 $0$6,430 $0$26,675 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ADOPTION SOLUTIONS OF MAINEAZP31 $178,029$159,597 TREASURER$72,000 Same NTEE code P31, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,330,15684 282016–2024 BOSTON POST ADOPTION RESOURCES INC; CHILDREN FED; REECES RAINBOW INC; MISSION 823 INC and 24 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,263,805163 382012–2024 HOPE 1312 COLLECTIVE INC; ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION; HOPEFUL HEARTS FOUNDATION; KATELYNS FUND - ORPHAN MINISTRY INC and 34 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$692,84430 82013–2024 HOPE 1312 COLLECTIVE INC; HOPSCOTCH ADOPTIONS INC; ONE HEART FAMILY MINISTRIES INC; HOPE CENTER ADOPTION AND FAMILY SERVICES and 4 more
TEN TALENTS FOUNDATION Private foundation$622,1093 12022–2024 HOPE FOR ORPHANS USA INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$472,95434 162019–2025 REECES RAINBOW INC; ELIJAH FOUNDATION; HOPE ADOPTION INC; SHARED BEGINNINGS and 12 more
CHARLES P WILSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$397,3605 12015–2022 COVENANT RANCH INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $384,932 spent · pay $167,211 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $154,808$154,808-- 40.2%
All other expenses $134,690$134,690$0$0 35.0%
Advertising and promotion $38,693$38,693-- 10.1%
Insurance $15,636$15,636-- 4.1%
Travel $13,357$13,357-- 3.5%
Payroll taxes $12,403$12,403-- 3.2%
Office expenses $6,608$6,608-- 1.7%
Other (as described)Telephone Fax Internet $5,364$5,364-- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,621$1,621-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Birth Certificates Medical Records $990$990-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Postage Delivery $637$637-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Notary/Witness Fee $125$125-- 0.0%
Total$384,932100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $421,263 spent · pay $196,266 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $177,692$177,692-- 42.2%
All other expenses $141,067$141,067$0$0 33.5%
Advertising and promotion $38,693$38,693-- 9.2%
Payroll taxes $18,574$18,574-- 4.4%
Travel $16,013$16,013-- 3.8%
Insurance $13,301$13,301-- 3.2%
Office expenses $6,664$6,664-- 1.6%
Other (as described)Telephone Fax Internet $5,364$5,364-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $1,617$1,617-- 0.4%
Other (as described)Birth Certificates Medical Records $1,190$1,190-- 0.3%
Other (as described)Postage Delivery $963$963-- 0.2%
Other (as described)Notary/Witness Fees $125$125-- 0.0%
Total$421,263100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $152,203 spent · pay $117,032 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $108,846--- 71.5%
Travel $9,691--- 6.4%
Insurance $9,381--- 6.2%
Payroll taxes $8,186--- 5.4%
Other (as described)Telephone Fax Internet $6,382--- 4.2%
Office expenses $3,656--- 2.4%
Advertising and promotion $2,927--- 1.9%
Other (as described)Witness Notaries $1,325--- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,005--- 0.7%
Other (as described)Postage Delivery $524--- 0.3%
Other (as described)Birth Certificates Medical Records $280--- 0.2%
Total$152,203100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $151,841 spent · pay $118,927 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $112,000--- 73.8%
Other (as described)Phone Internet Fax $10,767--- 7.1%
Travel $8,890--- 5.9%
Payroll taxes $6,927--- 4.6%
Office expenses $4,384--- 2.9%
Other (as described)Notary Birth Cert Witness $2,770--- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,522--- 1.7%
Insurance $2,117--- 1.4%
Fees: accounting $978--- 0.6%
Other (as described)Postage Delivery $486--- 0.3%
Total$151,841100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $109,086 spent · pay $92,889 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $87,039--- 79.8%
Payroll taxes $5,850--- 5.4%
Travel $5,066--- 4.6%
Office expenses $3,143--- 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,466--- 2.3%
Insurance $1,818--- 1.7%
Other (as described)Phone Internet $1,381--- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $969--- 0.9%
Other (as described)Notary Birth Cert Witness $817--- 0.7%
Other (as described)Postage Delivery $537$0-- 0.5%
Total$109,086100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $120,579 spent · pay $102,155 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $102,155 84.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,343 11.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,670 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,871 1.6%
Printing, publications, postage $540 0.4%
Total$120,579100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $140,982 spent · pay $116,899 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $116,899 82.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,370 11.6%
Fees to independent contractors $4,852 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,671 1.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,190 0.8%
Total$140,982100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $145,619 spent · pay $116,609 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $116,609 80.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,430 10.6%
Fees to independent contractors $10,018 6.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,119 1.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,443 1.0%
Total$145,619100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $144,411 spent · pay $116,047 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $116,047 80.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,578 13.6%
Fees to independent contractors $5,394 3.7%
Printing, publications, postage $2,607 1.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $785 0.5%
Total$144,411100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $113,413 spent · pay $86,423 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $86,423 76.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,461 16.3%
Fees to independent contractors $6,627 5.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,214 1.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $688 0.6%
Total$113,413100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $119,970 spent · pay $96,664 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $96,664 80.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,686 13.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,411 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $2,394 2.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $815 0.7%
Total$119,970100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $20,245 spent · pay $13,944 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $13,944 68.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,612 22.8%
Fees to independent contractors $683 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $664 3.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $342 1.7%
Total$20,245100%

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