Agape Adoptions

Analysis

Agape Adoptions is a registered charity in United States, based in Sumner, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Agape Adoptions reported income of $354k and spending of $441k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $832k to $354k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Agape Adoptions sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veggies to Table ($354k), Center for Urban Transformation ($354k) and New Destiny Youth Facility Inc ($354k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $147k against liabilities of $123k, net assets of $24k. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.