Annual Report

Fiscal Year 2018July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018

This year we celebrate the milestone of reaching a child-a-day with the gift of a family. Every day for 365 days a child

moved from vulnerability to a place of stability, loving care, and hope.

The power of a day for a child who is adopted is expressed beautifully in the 1959 hit by Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dinah Washington:

“What a difference a day makesTwenty-four little hoursBrought the sun and the flowersWhere there used to be rain”

Our grants unite children with families who will help them navigate rain, but also, bring the sun and the flowers. We see this in the hallowed cover photo of Lynlee as she’s readying to blow out her very first birthday candle. And, we see this in the inside photo of Lynlee, at 31/2, posing on the front porch for her family’s 2018 Christmas card. Her mom shares, “No doubt she made this face to get a laugh. Lynlee is a character who has brought a new sense of silly into our home.” We are all richer for having seen Lynlee happily being herself! That is the impact of Gift of Adoption. For Lynlee, and each of the 365 children we’ve reached this year, now have the foundation that makes it possible for them, day in and day out, to grow up becoming themselves – through childhoods that belong to them.

Thank you for being a difference maker in these children’s lives. Continuing the song,

“What a difference a day made … and the difference is you.”

To listen, visit youtu.be/OmBxVfQTuvI

With gratitude,

Dear Friends

Pam DevereuxChief Executive Officer

Meg Gibson RevordNational Board President

Lynlee, 2018 (also cover).

Adopted from U.S.A. Grant Awarded 2015

to Holly & Derekof Spring Hill, FL

ASSETSCash $665,404Investments 244,121Pledges and contributions receivable 630,669Prepaid expenses 3,539Property and equipment, net 2,843Other assets 500Total Assets $1,547,076

LIABILITIESGrants payable $425,185Accounts Payable 40,224Accrued expenses 14,572Deferred revenue 21,910Total liabilities $501,891

NET ASSETSUnrestricted $387,516Temporarily restricted 657,669Total net assets 1,045,185Total liabilities and net assets $1,547,076

SUPPORT AND REVENUEContributions $980,026Special events revenue 1,364,766Special events expense (515,402)In-kind donations 8,710Program service fees 26,564Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments 3,790Interest, dividends and capital gain distributions 12,767Net assets released from restrictions 0Total support and revenue $1,881,221

EXPENSESProgram $1,379,264Management and General 116,217Fundraising 236,242Total expenses $1,731,723

CHANGE IN NET ASSETSNet assets:Beginning of year $895,687

End of year $1,045,185

Statement of FinancialPosition

June 30, 2018

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Fundraising

Management& General

Program Services

Stephen, Charles & Chris, Adopted from UgandaGrant Awarded 2016 to Lauren & Kevin of Denver, CO

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.

14%

6%

80%

Number of Children Adopted

365

Number of countries served by grants 26

Total Amount of Grant Awards

$1,036,658

50% 50%Domestic International

Types of Adoptions FacilitatedU.S.A.

AlbaniaArmeniaBurundiBulgaria

ChinaColombia

CongoCosta Rica

EthiopiaGhana

GuyanaHaiti

Hong KongIndia

JamaicaLatvia

NicaraguaNigeriaPoland

RomaniaSierra LeoneSouth Africa

UgandaUkraineVietnam

Average Grant Amount

$3,702

Grants that helpedchildren with serious

medical conditions 35%

Grants that prevented a child from aging

out of an international orphanage

16%

Grants uniting orpreserving biological

siblings in thesame family

15%

36%Grants that kept children

from entering or aging out of foster care

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2020 VISION: Double our Impact over 5 years

1997 2020

Number of Children Adopted with a Gift of Adoption Grant

100

500

400

200

300

600

Fiscal Year

Child

ren

2000 2005 2010

1996 to 2015: 20 Years 1565 Children

2016 to 2020: 5 Year Goal 1857 Children

2016

212

FYGOAL503

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.

365

has awarded over

2,492 childrento give

permanent families.

$7.2 millionGift of Adoption

Through June 30, 2018,

EmergingExisting Chapter

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CO

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NDMT

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Gift of Adoption established its 21st chapter in fiscal year 2018 (California).

Evie Hope,Adopted from U.S.A.Grant Awarded 2018

to Jessica & Masonof Edmund, OK

ArizonaJavier CamposCynthia LedbetterSusan PerlmanBrian PetersonKatherine Zimmerman

CaliforniaPriya BajajJeffrey Baker David CohenJessica ConradiKieran CreanJacqueline JohnsonAlex KolarColleen VarleySam Wijesekera

Capital RegionMarni Barron Damon DavisCarmen DrummondDarnell DrummondRichard Rome

CarolinasJason Cipriani Kelly CiprianiLaura JamesAkemi MitchellMuhsin Muhammad IIKimberly PorterKristie RadfordBrian SchroederChad ShieldsKathy ShieldsRJ SweeneyJordan Washburn

ColoradoAkash BhallaAli BurchfieldPoornima FarrarVirginia L. FrankDarlene MayhakMatt MorrisMatthew PearsonDanielle ProbstJohnathan RhodesJane Day RichMandra RyanRhea Zwiebach

ConnecticutJeff Cahoon Ann FeinbergMichael GrantJanice JosephJohn K. McDonaldPaige MolderKathie NitzJodyann PrendergastJohn StewartJohn WalshJames Wilhelm

FloridaDavid Alexander*Mindy Budzynski*David Conn*Sean DoughertyTravis GodwinTom Hand*David Jones*Eric Kudzinski*Mike Loparco*Michael MalatinLoreen Spencer*Jeanne Tate*

GeorgiaNina DesaiMichael A. DixonTodd HarlickaNancy MillerErin MoyerDoug MunsterKecia TomlinLynn UmsteadKevin UmsteadEthan Schwartz

IllinoisAndrea ArmstrongRoberta BorstLinda Buczynski Jeremy CastleKelly ChesneyKate GibbonsTyler HoughAmanda JacobowskiDavid KnightAmy MasonJeff NemcherKimberly K. PorterAllison ShaffronMatt SmithMonica ThompsonMichael WalshMichael Webber

Chapter Boards

Connecticut ‘Litchfield Distillery Tour & Tasting’ Event, 2018

All Board rosters reflect membership as of October 1, 2018.*Recognized by CCAI as an Angel in Adoption.

MichiganDavid AdlerMatt AllgeierJames Berkemeier Traci BuehrerAlex DudickErica FosterClarence GleesonNathan LundstenMichele Oliveto-HillMarissa Wiesen

MinnestoaJonathan BeckerCory Borthwick Eric HoffmanLynn HoffmanTom MurphyPam Simons*

Nebraska & IowaDoug BrandstetterJoseph CarneyRyan KunhartBailey KnudtsonJill Perkins Benjamin Shepard

New HampshireLinda Boucher Shannon BuskeyRobert DeNicola Jr.James GoodrichLori Key

Metro New YorkNichole CiprianiCheryl Kaeser Danna LevyTulsi ModiChristopher OhmachtJeff Ramson

OhioJessica BoydJarid FitchBob GavlakSandra Henderson Jimmie IrbyDavid LukasAimee MorrisonColleen Saunders-Chukwu

OR / Columbia RiverTony Ande Amanda HowardJoseph JakubekGary Stachlowski*Lana Stachlowski*Matt Thorp

PennsylvaniaAlana GalvinGloria KrotecRyan SkilesLaura StemberLinda Sumner

TennesseeSeth AlexanderTiffany Gardner Chelsea JohnsonDonovan ManleyScott Womer

TexasMastin BaileyBrian BlandConnie BellAndrea Y. CarterMicky ChatmanSusan FennemaMichael FlemingMark GwosdzNeil KatzJesse MalloyJeremy Morton Helen NghiemStella OlaleyeAdam Pfeil Scott PuccinelliErica ShoemakerAngele White

Washington Ashley BaxterMary Dunaway Lilly Ghahremani Pinky Gupta

WisconsinBen BanasikGregory BanksJim BaumanCheryl GreenSteve Hayes*Julie HalversonDeb Holtorf*Cathy JamesJeff Krygiel*Lola LawalChristine LoyolaElizabeth PrestineDawn RipkeyJohn Teevan Lisa Wright

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New Hampshire ‘Golf for the Gift’ Event, 2018

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For more information about volunteering or to see our

upcoming events, visit

Florida ‘Come Together for the Kids’ Event, 2017

AnonymousAnn AireyBud and Claire BachSol and Angela BahngCyn BarretteBhavana Bartholf*Jim Bauman and Candace Moore*Charles and Kim Bernard*Chris and Terry BlakeRobert and Maureen Bland*Daniel and Meghan BurnsChris and Petey ButlerJames and Judith Callan*Kath M. CarterStephen and Kim ChipmanMichael and Julie Conway*Kevin and Linda CoenenPam Devereux and John Brassil*Greg Didomenico*Alexander T. Dike and Siobhan S. FlynnJoseph and Gloria DiMarioJack and Andrea DowningGreg Ewald*Luke and Lucy FletcherRandi Friedman*Jeff and Joanne Gerth*Dan and Kate GibbonsWilliam and Christine GuthrieAlison GuttermanDebbie Hogate

House of HuckleberryTim and Nancy Hoying*Tom and Colleen HuffmanBen and Maureen Ivory*Amanda JacobowskiJeremiah James and Katherine BlissTatia JonesCheryl L. Kaeser and Bill SorabellaDavid and Amanda KnightGerry and Sharon Komlofske*Steve and Allison KoppelDavid and Norma LauderGlen Mangold*Corinne and Bill McClintic*Kevin and Lynn McDonaldKeith and Judy McNiffEd MulliganDan and Tiffany Neely*Ben and Elizabeth O’ConnorChristopher and Linda OhmachtMichael and Suzanne ParksRichard Porter and Lydia MartiArLynn PresserJeffrey S. Ramson Meg Gibson Revord and Mike Revord*Jim and Laura Roth*Patrick and Lydia RyanRobert and Louise Sanborn*Andrew and Megan Sandquist*Mark and Mary Sliwkowski

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.

Investor Board and 500 in 5 Growth Campaign Donors

* 500 in 5 Growth Campaign Donor

Bold indicates those funding grants to help 2 or more children annually.

Stephanie Shelley and Ronald White*Abby and Mike Smerklo*Andrew Thomas SmithMichael Uzer and Leslie SmithTom and Janet Southall*Gary and Lana StachlowskiMatthew SteinmetzGreg and Cynthia StemlerTimothy and Suzanne SullivanVernon and Christa SumwaltRalph and Eileen Swett Foundation*John and Mary Tilson*Jim and Jill Vint*Wedner Family FoundationSusan and Tom Wenzel, in memory of Jim and Betty Garner*Melissa and Timothy Wichman*Sam WijesekeraLucy Wyka*Hye YuAllyson and Richard ZakRenato and Gina ZanichelliParker, Gemma, Jack and MariannaIn Memoriam: Peter S. Gutrich

Carolinas Gala, 2018

Advocate Commercial Real Estate AdvisorsAlight SolutionsAlvarez & Marsal CapitalBMO Wealth ManagementBrown Gibbons Lang & CompanyCBRECGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.Corrum Capital Management, LLCEYFedExGoogle AdwordsHorizon PharmaIsodyneITWJabilJones DayKirkland and EllisKPMGMadison Dearborn PartnersMartin PartnersMicrosoftMoore and Van Allen PLLCNavigant ConsultingNetworked Insights, a division of American Family InsurancePinnacle Automotive HospitalityPrairie CapitalTech Data CorporationU.S. Bank Private Wealth ManagementValueAct CaptialVonage

AnonymousBarrette Family FundCherry Creek Has Heart FoundationChurch of the Eleven 22Craftworks FoundationDorothy Inbusch Foundation, Inc.Each FoundationEcolab FoundationEmory T. Clark Family Charitable FoundationFred B Snite FoundationFriesen FoundationGarnetta Kramer Charitable TrustGenesee Mountain FoundationGeorge Lucas Family FoundationGeorge O’Brien and Joseph Linberg Charitable FoundationHillsborough County Bar FoundationInnovating Worthy Projects FoundationJack and Dorothy Byrne FoundationKastory Family FoundationKathleen L. Morrison Charitable FoundationKeller FoundationModern WoodmenMontei FoundationMoritz Family Foundation of the Columbus FoundationMorrison and Foerster FoundationNY Yankees Tampa FoundationPeyton’s PromisePritzker Pucker Family FoundationRalph and Eileen Swett Foundation, thru the Community Foundation of NE FloridaRoger and Susan Stone Family FoundationSusan A and Donald B Babson Charitable FoundationTriad FoundationWilliam & Ruth Scott Family FoundationWilton Brands Foundation

Corporate Sponsors ($5,000+)

Family and Community Foundations($2,500+)

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THANKYOU!

Bhavana BartholfCharles BernardMichael ConwayGreg EwaldRandi FriedmanJeff Gerth, SecretaryTimothy HoyingGlen Mangold, TreasurerCorinne McClinticMeg Gibson Revord*, President

Andrew SandquistStefanie ShelleyAbby SmerkloTom SouthallJohn TilsonCindy WarnerMelissa WichmanJim Vint, Vice President

National Board of Governors

Note: National Board of Governors roster includes those who served on the Board in FY18 and those who joined in FY19 prior to October 1, 2018.*Recognized by CCAI as an Angel in Adoption.

Gather for the Gift, 2018

Joseph DiMarioGary StachlowskiTim Swett

Emeritus

Gene WykaLucy Wyka

Founders

Pam DevereuxChief Executive Officer

Gather for the GiftWisconsin, 2018

giftofadoption.org877-905-2367

P.O. Box 567Techny, IL 60082

Kai,Adopted from ChinaGrant Awarded 2017

to John & Sherylof Chicago Ridge, IL