FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1528 COLUMBIA TPKE STE 202, CASTLETON, NY 12033-9584

Signed the 990

JOHN BRENNAN, Executive Director

Phone

(718) 224-1919

Website

FAMILYFOCUSADOPTION.ORG

Return prepared by

Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC

Mission

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES ("FAMILY FOCUS") WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 BY A GROUP OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ADOPTIVE PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER ADOPTION ADVOCATES, OUT OF THE BELEF THAT EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS A PERMANENT ADOPTIVE FAMILY, AND EVERY FAMILY LOOKING TO ADOPT, DESERVES TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION SERVICES. THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY, WHICH IS FULLY CERIFIED BY NEW YORK STATE, DEFINES ITSELF AS HIGH ENERGY LEVEL MULTI-SERVICE NON-TRADITIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY.FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, FAMILY FOCUS IS CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX LAWS.

Program accomplishments

• AGENCY PROGRAM INCLUDE:DIRECT PLACEMENT PROGRAM - OFFERING COUNSELING AND ADOPTION INFORMATION TO PREGNANT WOMEN OR NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SHOULD THE PARENTS DECIDE TO PLACE THEIR BABY FOR ADOPTION THROUGH FAMILY FOCUS, THE AGANCY PROVIDES THE ACTUAL PLACEMENT PROCESS AND FOLLOW UP SERVICES, WITH PARTICULAR SENSITIVITY TO THE SURRENDER DYNAMICS. FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM - OFFERING LOCAL FAMILY EVALUATIONS AND POST-PLACEMENT REPORTS FOR FAMILIES ADOPTING INTERNATIONALLY OR INTERSTATE. FAMILY FOCUS IS HAGUE ACCREDITED, AND ABLE TO HELP FAMILIES ADOPTING FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.CHILD WELFARE TRAINING PROGRAM - OFFERING THE WIDELY-KNOW AND WELL-RESPECTED TRAINING SERVICES OF SENIOR AGENCY STAFF, AS REQUESTED, TO SOCIAL WORK AGENCIES AND FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. FAMILY FOCUS IS REGULARLY ASKED TO PRESENT OUR FORWARD-LOOKING NON-BUREAUCRATIC ADOPTION PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES AT MAJOR CONFERENCES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED A WEBINAR FOR THE NATIONAL OLDER CHILD ADOPTION EFFORT OF THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION, KNOW AS WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS, AND HAVE DONE MULTI-DAY TRAINING IN NEW YORK, LOUISIANA, AND MASSACHUSETTS, AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION ON ADOPTION COMPETENCE GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON PERMANENCY AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS, HOUSED AT THE HUNTER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. FAMILY FOCUS PROVIDES TRAINING ON MORE THAN TWENTY DIFFERENT TOPICS DEALING WITH CONTEMPORARY ADOPTION ISSUES AND REALTIES, AND IS NOW DEVELOPING ITS OWN FOURTEEN-WEEK CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADOPTIVE AND POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.WAITING CHILD PROGRAM - WORKING TO RECRUIT POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR THE CHILDREN IN GREATEST NEED, THE OLDER FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO LANGUISH FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS IN LOCAL FOSTER CARE, AND THEN EFFECTUATING SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS FOR A LIFETIME, THIS PROGRAM IS THE HEART OF FAMILY FOCUS, AND REPRESENTS THE AGENCY'S MISSION. AT A TIME WHEN MOST OF SOCIETY STILL DISREGARDS THE NECESSITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE PERMANENT FAMILIES BEFORE THEY AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE, AT EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY-ONE, FAMILY FOCUS HAS DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES THAT HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER, AND THEN CHOOSE TO BE A PERMANENT FAMILY. THE AGENCY'S SUCCESS RATE WITH THE ADOPTINS OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE TWENTY IS NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT, COMPARED WITH A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT. MOST CHILDREN PLACED ARE FROM NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES, BUT, TO MEET CURRENT NEEDS, THE AGENCY HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE ADOPTING CHILDREN FROM MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. AS PART OF ITS OLDER CHILD ADOPTION WORK, FAMILY FOCUS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED SPECIAL WAYS OF RECOGNIZING THE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT, AND THERE ARE NOW AGENCIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATESWHO HAVE BEGUN TO USE THESE TECHNIQUES. RAD! - THE "RELATIONSHIPS ARE DECISIONS" PROGRAM IS A LONG TERM PILOT PROGRAM. IT WAS CREATED FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM TO KEEP IN ADOPTIVE HOMES. EACH CHILD IS ASSIGNED ONE WORKER AND EACH WORKER HAS ONLY ONE CHILD. THE WORKER, FUTURE WORKERS, THEY ARE CALLED, TEACHES THE CHILDREN THE FAMILIAL AND COMMUNITY CONCEPTS THAT THEY WILL NEED IN ORDER TO SUCCEED IN FAMILIES. THEY MEET TWISE A MONTH FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE CHILDREN ARE CONNECTED TO PRE-ADOPTIVE HOMES, WHERE THEY VISIT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, WHILE STILL MEETING TWICE A MONTH WITH THEIR FUTURE WORKER. DURING THE THIRD YEAR THE CHILDREN MOVE IN WITH THE FAMILY, STILL SEEING THAT SAME FUTURE WORKER, AND MOVE THROUGH A SERIES OF GRADATED STEPS TO ADOPTION FINALIZATION.
  Expenses $1,627,041

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

11-2869661

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1988

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P31Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$226,844

Income (IRS master file)

$1,782,053

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 11-2869661).

Questions about FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES

What is the EIN of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES?

The employer identification number (EIN) of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES is 11-2869661.

Is FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.

Are donations to FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who are the officers and directors of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,713 (JACK BRENNAN, Executive Dir.).

How much revenue does FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,782,053, expenses of $1,781,452 and total assets of $226,844 at year end.

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