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Center for Adoption Support and Education
Center for Adoption Support and Education reported $13.9 million in revenue and $13.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.43 went to program services, $9.78 to management and general costs and $3.79 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.9% of the total. Government grants made up 69.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $311,401 (CEO). 16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 90% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.4% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.9% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 69.7% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 6.9% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $311,401 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.25% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 16 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.1 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNational initiatives - the national adoption competency mental health training initiative (nti) (#90co1144) aims to enhance the capacity of child welfare professionals and mental health practitioners to better understand and address the mental health and developmental needs of children moving to or having achieved permanency through adoption, kinship, or guardianship. Through this initiative, child welfare professionals and mental health practitioners in all states, tribes, and territories will have access to two state of the art, evidence-informed, standardized web-based trainings to provide…
Counseling - as a private, nonprofit mental health Support Center for adoptive, kinship, and foster youth and their families, each year c.a.s.e. Provides adoption competent mental health services to over 1,300 foster, kinship, and adoptive families and adoptive youth/teens, adult adoptee's and their families, in maryland, northern virginia, and washington, d.c. C.a.s.e. Addresses common developmental issues and social-emotional challenges frequently shared by foster/kinship youth, adoptee's, and their families. Post-adoption care involves early intervention measures to ensure that children…
Training for adoption competency (tac) - tac is a national evidence-informed, accredited, rigorously evaluated, manualized training program, developed and owned by c.a.s.e. To provide licensed mental health professionals with the clinical skills they need to provide quality clinical services to adopted persons, birth families, prospective adoptive parents, and adoptive families and kinship families. Tac curriculum is based on 18 clinical competencies vetted nationally with a national advisory board of experts with lived and professional expertise. These competencies also provide the…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $267,823 | $0 | $43,578 | $311,401 |
| CFO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,244 | $0 | $21,240 | $231,484 |
| COO Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,331 | $0 | $11,312 | $229,643 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL INITIATIVE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $180,978 | $0 | $36,545 | $217,523 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER NATIONAL INITIATIVE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,045 | $0 | $37,336 | $210,381 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $172,782 | $0 | $4,669 | $177,451 |
| CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,579 | $0 | $8,163 | $173,742 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,781 | $0 | $4,018 | $160,799 |
16 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Adoption Support and Education (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $773K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 596
- Volunteers Part I, line 679
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN Evaluation services | $968,714 |
| JUDGE BAKER CHILDREN'S CENTER Technical assistance | $564,189 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Training | $553,454 |
| POLICY WORKS Evaluation/advisory services | $246,030 |
| BIT TRANSFORMATION It services | $166,484 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Center for Adoption Support and Education totaling $809K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Center for Adoption Support and Education's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Center for Adoption Support and Education, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Center for Adoption Support and Education spent in 2025, $86.43 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Center for Adoption Support and Education's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Center for Adoption Support and Education reported that 86.4% of its $13.9 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 3.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Center for Adoption Support and Education pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Center for Adoption Support and Education reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $311,401, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Center for Adoption Support and Education get its money?
Of $13.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 90.9% came from contributions and grants (including 69.7% from government grants) and 6.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Center for Adoption Support and Education a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-2100734 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612439349301446 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532259349302808 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442159349300239 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342869349302229 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202799349300300 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132809349300813 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202002659349300020 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-2100734: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.