Nonprofit · EIN 75-1721671
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
Also known as ADOPTION NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,709,179 | $1,527,685 | $181,494 | $2,556,294 | $393,425 | $2,162,869 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $984,094 | $1,137,256 | -$153,162 | $2,322,010 | $340,635 | $1,981,375 |
| April 30, 2022 | 990 | $2,796,994 | $1,230,060 | $1,566,934 | $2,504,494 | $376,265 | $2,128,229 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,183,373
- of which government grants
- $324,160
- Program service revenue
- $478,611
- Investment income
- $45,353
- Other revenue
- $1,842
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $117,930
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,806
- Other salaries and wages
- $509,825
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $822,998
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $48,667
- Occupancy
- $2,879
- Travel
- $42,835
- Depreciation
- $15,038
- Program services (functional)
- $1,098,300
- Management and general (functional)
- $248,788
- Fundraising (functional)
- $180,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,322,010
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,556,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $393,425
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,162,869
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,100,881
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,773,536
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $389,333
- Gross receipts
- $1,709,179
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hanlon | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $158,221 | $35,890 |
| Andrea T Vavonese | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Clark | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Castanias | Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Curtis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Sinclair | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Yekaterina Kate Trambitskaya | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Renee Alexander | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Cooch | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Firschein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Jackson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Celeste Liversidge | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Melson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Evamarie Pisani | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Rosen | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Spicer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Pamela Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Sunday | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ashley Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hanlon | President & CEO Officer | 45 | $161,842 | $30,573 |
| Andrea T Vavonese | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jane Castanias | Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lisa Sinclair | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Yekaterina Kate Trambitskaya | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kyle Clark | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Curtis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ashley Wilson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dana Johnson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Evamarie Pisani | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Cooch | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Firschein | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Melson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Jackson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pamela Stevenson | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Spicer | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Renee Alexander | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Sunday | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| William Rosen | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2022: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES JOHNSON | FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO Former | 40 | $131,488 | $30,661 |
| RYAN HANLON | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,146 | $30,849 |
| ANDREA T VAVONESE | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH NONTE RUSSELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI BRUEGEL COX | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CASTANIAS JD | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FIRSCHEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE CLARK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA SINCLAIR | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE THORNE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA STEVENSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILLIP LITTLETON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA SPICER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN A SUNDAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE W SHARP PHD CFP | AMBASSADOR FOR ADOPTION Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM P ROSEN ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE TRAMBITSKAYA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CURTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EVAMARIE PISANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SCHEER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 431 N LEE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2301
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ryan Hanlon, 431 N Lee Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
- Signed the 990
- Ryan Hanlon, President and CEO
- Phone
- (703) 299-6633
- Website
- www.adoptioncouncil.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
Passionately committed to the belief that every child deserves to thrive in a nurturing, permanent family. National Council for Adoption's mission is to meet the diverse needs of children, expectant parents, birth parents, adopted individuals, adoptive families, and all those touched by adoption through global advocacy, education, research, legislative action, and collaboration.
Program accomplishments
- Conference - NCFA through its annual conference offers continuing education and high-caliber training to professionals from the adoption, social work, and child welfare communities who all share a common commitment to helping children thrive in nurturing, permanent families. The annual conference is an opportunity to highlight NCFA's research projects and findings done in cooperation with adoption researchers across the country.Expenses $284,616 · revenue $310,273
- Adoption-Sensitive Clinical Care project - This grant program is designed to help hospital-based staff understand and support the complex needs of expectant parents facing unintended pregnancies as well as those in the process of making an adoption plan for their child. With the guidance of a national advisory committee and the oversight of the federal Children's Bureau, the project team has updated and delivered the Understanding Infant Adoption curriculum online in the first of four different training lengths, as well as developed recommendations for three shorter training lengths, all of which will confer continuing medical education and social work continuing education credits for those who complete the training. The project team has updated and received federal approval to deliver six supplemental deep-dives into adoption-related topics and drafted two new supplemental modules. Data is being collected throughout the project to measure its effectiveness.Expenses $198,451 · grants $117,930
- Education and communication - NCFA offers free and low-cost webinars to expectant and current adoptive parents, adoption professionals, and other interested parties, training more than 3,000 people each year. NCFA also carries out communications campaigns to help the public better understand adoption and the needs of adoption families, communicating through national, regional, local, and special-interest media. NCFA provides social work CE through webinars and our conference, equipping social workers with high-quality, adoption-competent material. NCFA's e-publication of topical articles, the adoption advocate, offers critical information on relevant topics for those connected to adoption.Expenses $146,008 · revenue $30,880
- Various other programs including: Research, Legislative Action, National Training and Development Curriculum, and General Programs.Expenses $409,289 · revenue $138,850
- Constituent Services- NCFA serves our member adoption agencies and attorneys, with education, networking, and advocacy resources. We participated in meetings with congressional staff, federal government personnel, think-tanks, institutions of higher learning, and others in the education and child welfare-oriented community.Expenses $59,936
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 75-1721671
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P31M)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,556,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,709,179
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $1,709,179 | $1,527,685 | $2,556,294 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2024 | $984,094 | $1,137,256 | $2,322,010 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $956,674 | $1,166,519 | $2,267,494 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | $2,796,994 | $1,230,060 | $2,504,494 | XML |
| 990-T | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 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 75-1721671).
Questions about NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION is 75-1721671.
- Is NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION 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 NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names Ryan Hanlon.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,221 (Ryan Hanlon, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,709,179, expenses of $1,527,685 and total assets of $2,556,294 at year end.
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