Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2017July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017

Scottie,with her grandpa.Adopted from U.S.A. Grant Awarded 2017

to Heidi and Travisof Lyman, WY

Dear FriendsThis fall we received a grant application that was thoroughly

soaked from a family who was applying from Houston, Texas. The family received an emergency placement of a child who

was born in a local hospital with exposure to drugs. The family had not expected to receive a placement so soon but could not let a lack of funding or a hurricane stop them from saying, ”yes” and risk their child going into foster care. The following week, a Naples, Florida, family sent us a photo of their hurricane-ravaged home with their application, insisting that they wouldn’t waver on their promise to do whatever was necessary to meet the swift timeline for travel to China to bring their waiting daughter, Mujin, home. Your commitment to Gift of Adoption is what makes each family’s promise both possible and true. And this year alone, 307 children have been able to rely on this very same promise. Life’s most difficult circumstances can separate children from families, but we don’t accept that this is the end of the story for these kids. We don’t believe that the final cost of an adoption should keep a child on the margin. It’s precisely because life throws curveballs and because children are born on dramatically uneven playing fields that Gift of Adoption exists. Your belief in and support of the Gift of Adoption mission has positively impacted thousands of lives, with $6.2 million in grants awarded since inception to unite 2,127 children with their families. Thank you for your generosity. Your gift is a promise kept. It’s an embrace like the one given by Scottie’s grandpa on the front cover – the kind that protects, that endures, and helps a child triumph over life’s curveballs.

With deep gratitude,

Pam DevereuxChief Executive Officer

Meg Gibson Revord National Board President

JaxonAdopted from ChinaGrant Awarded 2017to Connie & Donaldof Kansas City, MO

ASSETSCash $609,236Investments 174,106Pledges and contributions receivable 422,323Adoption loans receivable 826Prepaid expenses 3,539Property and equipment, net 9,343Other assets 500Total Assets $1,219,873

LIABILITIESGrants payable $252,769Accounts Payable 30,504Accrued expenses 19,563Deferred revenue 21,350Total liabilities $324,186

NET ASSETSUnrestricted $445,564Temporarily restricted 450,123Total net assets 895,687Total liabilities and net assets $1,219,873

SUPPORT AND REVENUEContributions $1,139,411Special events revenue 990,392Special events expense (433,506)In-kind donations 21,702Program service fees 34,064Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 15,344Interest, dividends and capital gain distributions 4,353Net assets released from restrictions 0Total support and revenue $1,771,760

EXPENSESProgram $1,269,385Management and General 117,609Fundraising 250,697Total expenses $1,637,691

CHANGE IN NET ASSETSNet assets:Beginning of year $761,618

End of year $895,687

Statement of FinancialPosition

June 30, 2017

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Fundraising

Management& General

Program Services Jordan, Adopted from U.S.A.Grant Awarded 2016 to Jennifer of Cordova, TN

Gift of Adoption is a volunteer-driven charity that provides grants to complete the adoptions of

vulnerable children – giving them a permanent family and the chance to thrive.

15%

7%

78%

Number of Children Adopted

307

Average Grant Amount

$3,602

Number of countries served by grants

24

Total Amount of Grant Awards

$896,848

U.S.A.Bulgaria

Burkina FasoChina

ColombiaEcuadorEthiopia

GhanaHaiti

HungaryIndia

JamaicaKyrgyzstan

LatviaLiberiaMexico

PhilippinesPoland

South KoreaTaiwan

ThailandUgandaUkraineVietnam

15%

Grants that helpedchildren with serious

medical conditions 35%

46% 54%Domestic International

Types of Adoptions Facilitated

Grants that prevented a child from aging

out of an international orphanage

17%

Grants uniting or preserving biological siblings in the same family

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TheaAdopted from IndiaGrant Awarded 2017

to Carolineof Denver, CO

2020 VISION: Double our Impact over 5 years

1997 2020

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1996 to 2015: 20 Years 1565 Children

2016 to 2020: 5 Year Goal 1857 Children

2016

Through June 30, 2017, Gift of Adoptionhas awarded over

2,127 childrento give

permanent families.

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$6.2 million

To reach our goal of 500 children each year by 2020, our plan calls for growing the number and impact of Gift of Adoption chapters substantially over the coming three years.

Gift of Adoption established seven new chapters in fiscal year 2017 (Arizona, Capital Region, Georgia, Nebraska & Iowa, Metro New York, Pennsylvania, Washington), bringing the total number of chapters to 20.

SeanAdopted from ChinaGrant Awarded 2016

to Anna and Adamof Simsbury, CT

... to be confident about finances in the midst of adding a little person to

your family - a person who has experienced trauma and loss

and need. Thank you for taking so much of that

stress out of our adoption.

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Arizona Chapter BoardMichell BauerJavier CamposCynthia LedbetterSusan PerlmanBrian PetersonKalah VillagranaKatherine Zimmerman

Capital Region Chapter BoardMarni BarronPatrice DavenportDamon DavisDarnell DrummondRachel FirscheinRay Herras Michele LevyJoseph MendralaIris OvadiyaCynthia QuartermanRichard Rome

Carolinas Chapter BoardJason CiprianiKelly CiprianiAndrew DelamielleureBryan HodgensJim LovellMuhsin Muhammad IIKimberly PorterKristie RadfordCheryl RossBrian SchroederChad ShieldsRJ SweeneyJordan Washburn

Colorado Chapter BoardAkash BhallaMichael DolanVirginia L. FrankShideh KermanTerri OrenPhillip PembertonJohnathan RhodesJane Day RichAndrea RodriguezMandra RyanRyan ThurberScott Vanderpool

Connecticut Chapter BoardJeff CahoonAnn FeinbergJanice JosephJohn K. McDonaldPaige MolderKathie NitzMolly A. ParkerJohn StewartJames Wilhelm

Florida Chapter BoardDavid AlexanderMindy BudzynskiDavid ConnSean DoughertyTom HandDavid JonesEric KudzinskiMike LoparcoTravis GodwinLoreen SpencerJeanne Tate

Georgia Chapter BoardAli BurchfieldTodd HarlickaAndreas JonesJamila Mack-KingNancy MillerDoug MunsterKecia TomlinLynn UmsteadKevin UmsteadEthan Schwartz

Illinois Chapter BoardAndrea ArmstrongRoberta BorstJeremy CastleKelly ChesneyAbby CooperKate GibbonsAmanda JacobowskiDavid KnightJeff NemcherKimberly K. PorterMatt SmithHeather TarczanMonica ThompsonMichael WalshMichael Webber

Chapter Boards

Milwaukee Walk

All Board rosters reflect membership as of November 1, 2017.

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Carolinas Corn Hole Tournament

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Michigan Chapter BoardDavid AdlerTara AldeaMatt AllgeierJames BerkemeierAlex DudickErica FosterClarence GleesonNathan LundstenDr. Eboni MathisAkemi MitchellMichele Oliveto-Hill

Minnestoa Chapter BoardCory BorthwickEric HoffmanLynn HoffmanTom MurphyPam SimonsRod Simons – In Memoriam

Nebraska & Iowa Chapter BoardDoug BrandstetterRyan KunhartBailey KnudtsonKatherine McCarvilleMatthew McCarvilleJill PerkinsBenjamin Shepard

New Hampshire Chapter BoardLinda BoucherShannon BuskeyRobert DeNicola, Jr.James GoodrichLori KeyLynn Kochanek

Metro New York Chapter BoardNichole CiprianiCheryl KaeserChristopher OhmachtJeff RamsonAndrew Smith

Ohio Chapter BoardJarid FitchBob GavlakHeather GavlakSandra HendersonJimmie IrbyDavid LukasColleen Saunders-Chukwu

OR / Columbia River Chapter BoardTony AndeAmanda HowardJoseph JakubekWendy LarimerGary StachlowskiLana StachlowskiMatt Thorp

Pennsylvania Chapter BoardTodd FornellaClay HillinGloria KrotecSusan McAuliffeRyan SkilesLaura StemberLinda Sumner

Tennessee Chapter BoardSeth AlexanderJoshua CarterTiffany GardnerChelsea JohnsonTracy KempfDonovan ManleyBlake SniderMatt StrickrootScott Womer

Texas Chapter BoardConnie BellAndrea Y. CarterThomas ColbertSusan FennemaMichael FlemingNeil KatzKishalyn MartinJeremy Morton Sanjay MunkaRaechel PetersAdam Pfeil Cassondra RedmondPenelope RobertsTamira SamuelErica Shoemake Lisa SpurrKatie ValdezLori WalkerAngele White

Washington Chapter Board Mary DunawayLilly Ghahremani Pinky Gupta Natausha HortonJayme MacKenzieKristy MendelsonRagan White

Wisconsin Chapter BoardBen BanasikJim BaumanCheryl GreenSteve HayesJulie HalversonDeb HoltorfCathy JamesJeff KrygielLola LawalChristine LoyolaPia OreskovichElizabeth PrestineJohn Teevan

Investor Board &

Campaign Donors

Gift of Adoption would like to recognize the donors who are helping to fund our “500 in 5” vision of serving 500 children annually by 2020. Investor Board members donate $2,500 annually for three years to fund core operations. Growth Campaign donors fund grants for one to ten children annually for three years, allowing us to serve 20% more children each year while building the infrastructure and chapter network to serve 500 children annually.

AnonymousParker, Gemma, Jack and MariannaAnn G. AireyClaire and Bud BachSol and Angela BahngCyn and Ray BarretteBhavana BartholfMr. Jim Bauman and Ms. Candace MooreChris and Terry BlakeRobert and Maureen Bland Mr. and Mrs. Daniel BurnsTatia CaldwellJames and Judith CallanKath M. CarterStephen and Kim ChipmanMichael ConwayKeith CrowPam Devereux and John BrassilGreg DiDomenicoGloria and Joseph DiMarioMr. and Mrs. Jack DowningGreg EwaldMr. and Mrs. Luke FletcherRandi FriedmanJohn and Melanie FurlanJeff and Joanne GerthWilliam and Christine GuthrieDidi HaaseDebbie HogateTim and Nancy HoyingHouse of HuckleberryMaureen and Ben IvoryJerry James and Kitty BlissCheryl Kaeser and Bill SorabellaSharon and Gerry KomlofskeMr. and Mrs. Steve KoppelMr. and Mrs. David Lauder

Investor Board and 500 in 5 Growth Campaign Donors

Mr. Glen MangoldKevin and Lynn McDonaldKeith and Judy McNiffDaniel and Tiffany NeelyElizabeth and Ben O’ConnorChristopher and Linda OhmachtMichael and Suzanne ParksMr. and Mrs. Richard PorterJeff Ramson William and Anne RankinMeg Gibson Revord and Mike RevordJim and Laura RothLydia and Patrick RyanRobert and Louise SanbornAndrew and Megan SandquistStephanie Shelley and Ronald WhiteMike and Abby SmerkloAndrew Thomas SmithLeslie Smith and Michael UzerTom and Janet SouthallGary and Lana StachlowskiMatthew SteinmetzGreg and Cynthia StemlerBrad and Paige SullivanTim and Sue SullivanChrista and Vernon SumwaltRalph and Eileen Swett FoundationJohn and Mary TilsonJill and Jim VintSusan and Tom Wenzel,in memory of Jim and Betty GarnerSam WijesekeraLucy WykaAllyson and Richard ZakRenato and Gina ZanichelliIn Memoriam: Peter S. Gutrich

Bold indicates those funding grants to help 5 or more children annually.

William

Calvary and Amanda

Joey (right) with his siblings Ben, Allie, Sam, and Maggie

3rd Home Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors Brown, Gibbons, Lang & Company, LLC CBRE Chicago Stock Exchange Corrum Capital Management, LLC DaVitaDoubleRadius, Inc. Ecolab Foundation EY FedEx Google.orgThe Grainger Foundation Horizon Pharma Jabil Jenner and Block Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Madison Dearborn Partners Microsoft Minnesota Twins Navigant Consulting Tech Data Corporation TradeForecaster Global Markets LLC The Private Client Reserve of U.S. BankU.S. Bancorp Foundation ValueAct Capital Management L.P.

Anonymous (2)Barrette Family FundBirdies of Tampa BayCherry Creek Has Heart FoundationChurch of the Eleven 22Craftworks FoundationDorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc.Emory T. Clark Family Charitable FoundationFred B. Snite FoundationFriesen Foundation, Inc.Genesee Mountain FoundationGeorge Lucas Family FoundationGeorge O'Brien and Joseph Linberg Charitable FoundationHillsborough County Bar FoundationHoward & Nell E. Miller FoundationInnovating Worthy Projects FoundationJack and Dorothy Byrne FoundationJohn & Carol Walter Family Foundation, IncKastory Family FoundationThe Kathleen L. Morrison Charitable FoundationThe Keller FoundationKrewe of Queen Anne’s RevengeModern WoodmenThe Montei Foundation

Moritz Family Foundation of The Columbus FoundationNew York Yankees Tampa FoundationThe Ralph and Eileen Swett FoundationRoger and Susan Stone Family FoundationThe Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable FoundationTaproot FoundationTriad FoundationWilliam and Ruth Scott Family Foundation

Corporate Sponsors ($5,000+)

Family and Community Foundations($2,500+)

Paul AllvinBhavana BartholfMichael ConwayGreg DiDomenicoRussell EvansGreg EwaldRandi FriedmanJeff Gerth, SecretaryTimothy HoyingGlen Mangold, Treasurer

Molly ParkerMeg Gibson Revord, PresidentAndrew SandquistStefanie ShelleyAbby SmerkloTom SouthallJohn TilsonPaula Van NessJim Vint, Vice President

National Board of Governors

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Joseph DiMarioGary StachlowskiTim Swett

EmeritusGene WykaLucy Wyka

Founders

Pam Devereux

Chief Executive Officer

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Gather for the GiftNational Board Members John Tilson (BGLC), Abby Smerklo, and Meg Gibson Revord (K&E), Mike Revord (Aldine).

THANKYOU!

Note: National Board of Governors roster includes those who served on the Board in FY17 and those who joined in FY18 prior to November 1, 2017.

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Lily (with sister, Carla)Adopted from ChinaGrant Awarded 2016

to Christineof Gifford, IL