American Adoptions of California

Analysis

American Adoptions of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, American Adoptions of California reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.8m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $3.2m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Adoptions of California sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include USA Diving Inc ($3.2m), Harmonia Collaborative Care Inc ($3.2m) and Someplace Safe ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (49% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $489k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 40 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.