2026-02-27T14:09:30-07:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 132914318 ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIAL WORKERS CHILD ADOPTION COUNSELING AND REFERRAL SERVICES ASSO 2128315181 1969 Madison Avenue New York NY 10035 LEORA NEAL DIRECTOR 2128315181 2026-02-19 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X X X 24736 X 0 3100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21636 24736 0 0 590 450 1845 0 41429 44314 -19578 29468 1 9891 X 29468 9891 0 0 0 0 29468 9891 0 0 29468 9891 Our organization is an authorized adoption agency under the auspices of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services. We facilitate the placement of legally free children with adoptive families. Our agency provides home studies for prospective adoptive parents and works with public and voluntary foster care agencies to identify children to place with our approved families. Since 1975, we have placed over 4000 children in adoptive homes. The program also provides home studies for intercountry adoptions of minor relatives. This fiscal year we received 50 inquiries from the public. We hosted 11 info sessions and 30 prospective families attended. This resulted in 10 applications and 6 families were approved. Post adoption services include individual/family counseling and community referrals. The administrative staff are Social Workers who volunteer their time. Income is obtained through contracts with foster care and intercountry adoption agencies, fundraising, parent fees and donations. Agency accomplishments include: 50 inquiries regarding more information on the process for adoptions. 11 information session held this fiscal year. 30 families actually attending and participating in the information session. 10 applications obtained for serious inquiry into becoming eligible, 6 families determined eligible after completion of home studies. One adoptive placement was made with an out of state child. 0 44314 44314 Leora Neal Director 40 0 0 0 Janice Shindler ABSW Adoption Coordinator 35 0 0 0 Terrell Tate ABSW Board President 35 0 0 0 Allison Niles ABSW 1st Vice President 15 0 0 0 Lemeekque Woods ABSW 2nd Vice President 10 0 0 0 Annette Cintron ABSW Secretary 10 0 0 0 Marlienne Christian ABSW Treasurer 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY Association of Black Social Workers Child Adoption Counseling and Referral Services 1969 Madison Avenue New York NY 10035 2128315181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 24736 24736 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24736 24736 0 24736 0 0 0 0 0 0 24736 0 1 1 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 Besides Revenue from client fees for Home Studies and childcare agency fees paid for the placement and services rendered to children adoptively placed, we took in OTHER REVENUE for the fundraiser we held to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard which are located in Massachusetts. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 OTHER EXPENSES include those connected to the Fundraiser for the trip to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts during this current fiscal year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) and the downpayments and advertising connected to the 50th Anniversary Gala to be held in the subsequent fiscal year (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Additional Assets came from payments for the Fundraiser to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts and contractual payments from a childcare agency in New Jersey from which we adoptively placed a child. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 There were no other assets than those enumerated. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 There were no Liabilities other than the expenses mentioned. Our Director who prepared this report was experiencing health challenges which culminated in physical and occupational therapy and subsequent hospitalization at the time that the report was due. The Board has subsequently resolved to assign the Treasurer and another Board member to keep track of the filing due date going forward and to prepare the tax return if the Director cannot do so.