Nonprofit · EIN 41-1296959
EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES
Tax-exempt · STILLWATER, MN 55082
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,532,249 | $2,337,514 | $194,735 | $1,169,034 | $171,892 | $997,142 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,756,985 | $2,370,006 | $386,979 | $1,362,556 | $560,149 | $802,407 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $2,656,768 | $2,891,703 | -$234,935 | $1,355,119 | $939,691 | $415,428 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $181,187
- Program service revenue
- $2,347,283
- Investment income
- $272
- Other revenue
- $3,507
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $117,467
- Other salaries and wages
- $974,171
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,276,970
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $103,661
- Occupancy
- $132,648
- Travel
- $28,899
- Depreciation
- $31,519
- Program services (functional)
- $1,879,779
- Management and general (functional)
- $393,384
- Fundraising (functional)
- $64,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,362,556
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,169,034
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $171,892
- Net assets, end of year
- $997,142
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $508,885
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $997,142
- Gross receipts
- $2,532,249
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Barnes | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $107,343 | $10,124 |
| Jill Kuykendall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Sainsbury | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Torrion Amie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leona Vann | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kelli Kroneman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betsy Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Zarnoti | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Colleen Madison | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine McComb | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Niswanger | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Barnes | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $102,519 | $7,700 |
| Torion Amie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betsy Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Sainsbury | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Kuykendall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tori Hensley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Saolia Tucker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Zarnoti | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Colleen Madison | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine McComb | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Niswanger | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susannah Barnes | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $102,503 | $7,673 |
| Amy Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Mobius | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Mackley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mam Inthasone | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Saolia Tucker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tori Hensley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Zarnoti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betsy Williams | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jill Kuykendall | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Torion Amie | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Sainsbury | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Colleen Madison | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine McComb | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsey Niswanger | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5850 OMAHA AVE N, STILLWATER, MN 55082-6330
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Susannah Barnes, 5850 Omaha Avenue North, Stillwater, MN 55082
- Signed the 990
- Elisabeth Zarnoti, Board Chair
- Phone
- (651) 439-2446
- Website
- www.evolveservices.org
- Return prepared by
- BWK Rogers PC
Mission
To achieve a world where everyone has nurturing, permanent, and supportive familial relationships by providing a full breadth of inclusive, ethical programming in: adoption, foster care, pregnancy support, youth services, cultural support and education.
Program accomplishments
- Foster Care: EVOLVE's Foster Care Programs include traditional foster care, kinship care, respite care, and emergency shelter care. We specialize in kinship care, working to keep children within their extended family and kin network to reduce the trauma of out of home care whenever possible. In non-relative foster care, we work to recruit and prepare families who are willing and able to provide a nurturing, supporting and affirming environment for children and youth, many who have experienced significant trauma, usually between the ages of 10-18 years old. We conduct thorough home studies to ensure that the families we license are safe and prepared to support the children and youth that will be in their care. We also provide individual and group training and classes that educate families on trauma informed care, the impacts of abuse and neglect, and supporting children's culture, beliefs, identity, emotional, physical, and behavioral needs. Placement support is ongoing until transition or permanency is achieved. The ultimate goal of foster care is high quality temporary care while the children's birth family gets the help that is needed for their children to be returned to their care.Expenses $990,571 · revenue $1,502,119
- Family Support: EVOLVE provides a variety of family connection and cultural support programming through UMOJA MN, including two weekend-long family camps annually to empower and educate adoptive, foster and kinship families raising Black youth; connecting them with their culture and larger community. We provide a four-week Culturally Responsive Parenting Class for caregivers twice annually, Caregiver Connection meetings throughout the year, teach textured haircare support, hold multi-week youth support groups for youth age 9-17, and host a Black Teens in Action group where youth plan and execute a service project to give back to the community and earn a stipend.Expenses $367,311 · revenue $417,124
- Adoption Services and Related: EVOLVE's programs include the Minnesota Adoption Permanency Program (MAPP), focusing on the adoption of children in the foster care system, with an emphasis on older youth and teens, large sibling groups and children with special needs. We also provide ethical private adoption programming in domestic infant open adoption, and home study and post-placement services for families who are adopting internationally. We conduct thorough home studies to ensure that the families are safe and prepared to support the children and youth that will be in their care. We also provide individual and group training and classes that educate families on trauma informed care, the impacts of abuse, neglect, orphanage care, and supporting children's culture, beliefs, identity, emotional, physical, and behavioral needs. We provide Post-Adoption Services, which includes short term case management support for families in need after permanency, as well as assistance to adult adoptees in search and records retrieval. In Pregnancy Services we provide free, non-coercive and non-directive support to individuals and couples experiencing unplanned pregnancy. This includes all options: counseling, assistance with applying for medical assistance, provision of infant care items, parenting education and support, referrals to resources for housing, chemical dependency and mental health services, resource connection for termination support and aftercare, voluntary open adoption planning and placement services, and post-natal/post-adoption counseling and support.Expenses $273,472 · revenue $164,056
- Youth Services: EVOLVE has two core areas of youth services. EVOLVE's Child-Specific Recruitment (CSR) program is provided for youth in foster care who are in need of a permanent family. Our child-centered approach leads with the unique strengths and needs of each youth, developing a trusting relationship through meaningful engagement, and prioritizing their voice and preferences. We work to identify and assess appropriate adoption matches, engage in Lifebook work, prepare youth for permanency and support them through transition into their adoptive family, from placement through finalization. Our Successful Transitions to Adulthood for Youth (STAY) programming serves youth in foster care aged 14-23, who are at risk of aging out or who have already transitioned out of foster care without a permanent family. These services include individual case management, independent living skills groups and development, assistance with housing and limited material support, as well as Youth Leadership Councils where youth can share their voice and help address concerns within the system. EVOLVE is the designated provider of this service for 13 Minnesota counties.Expenses $248,425 · revenue $263,984
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1296959
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,169,034
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,532,249
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,532,249 | $2,337,514 | $1,169,034 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,756,985 | $2,370,006 | $1,362,556 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,656,768 | $2,891,703 | $1,355,119 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,134,814 | $3,076,310 | $1,304,116 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 41-1296959).
Questions about EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES
- What is the EIN of EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES is 41-1296959.
- Is EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY 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 EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY 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 EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Susannah Barnes.
- Who are the officers and directors of EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,343 (Susannah Barnes, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does EVOLVE ADOPTION & FAMILY SERVICES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,532,249, expenses of $2,337,514 and total assets of $1,169,034 at year end.
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