FINANCIAL
HELP
FOR
YOUR ADOPTION
GRANTS
Adopt Share
https://www.adoptshare.org
A Christian ministry offering
assistance with expenses involved in adoption.
Bright Futures Foundation
https://www.homestead.com/brightfutures
Offers small grants
Contact Jill Tate (Executive
Director)
E-mail: bfadopt@aol.com
or jstate@kdsi.net
Children of the World
27 E. Hillvale Rd.
Syosset, NY 11791
Donations from Church's
and Community Groups
Families have sought out
financial help from community organizations and local churches. Please
contact your local church or town hall for such references.
Employee Adoption Assistance
Benefit Programs
Please check with your employer
to see if these benefits apply. If they do not provide this service,
please contact the National Adoption Center (800) 862-3678.
God's Grace Adoption Ministry
Offering Grants and Loans
Call (209) 572-4539 for more
information
God's Grace Adoption Ministry
PO Box 4
Modesto, CA 95353
Ibsen Adoption Network
(Washington State residents
only)
Meets quarterly to select
applications for small grants of $1000 for waiting children.
Contact person: Marilyn
Bribane
Ibsen Adoption Network
2730 French Road NW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 866-7036 Fax:
(360) 866-7509
International Adoption
Assistance Foundation, Inc.
6420 Tokeneak Trail
Mobile, Alabama 36695-2940
Contact: Donald L.
Parker or Linda J. Bushy - Directors
(334) 633-4300
JSW Adoption Foundation
Grants of $2000 or more awarded
quarterly on the basis of need. Preference given to childless couples
with an income under $35,000. One grant awarded quarterly.
Average grant amount is $3000, but can go as high as $5000.
Contact person: Gene
Wyka
(414) 268-1386 for application
National Adoption Foundation
Call for more info - (203)
791-3811
The National Adoption Foundation
100 Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 791-3811 for Grants
LOANS
A Child Waits
https://www.achildwaits.org
Loans for international adoption
(7% interest)
(914) 962-0886
The National Adoption Foundation
Loan Program offers fixed-rate MBNA HOme Equity Loans.
The National Adoption Foundation:
(203) 791-3811 - grants
(800) 626-2760 - unsecured loans
(800) 841-1982 - secured loans
First Union Bank:
888-314-5437
HFLA - Hebrew Free Loan
Association
Interest free loans are available
to Jewish adults who wish to adopt children internationally or domestically.
https://www.hflasf.org/adopt-loans.html
The National Endowment
for Financial Education publishes a booklet: "How to Make Adoption
an Affordable Option".
This is free and can be ordered
by calling 719-948-4000, request item #602-E.
Military Adoption Reimbursement
Program
The military offers up to
$2,000 in financial aid to active
members who are adopting
one child, and $5000 for siblings.
Dave Thomas Foundation
for Adoption
Many employers have adoption
benefits. Be sure to ask your
employer about it.
If they do not, you can get information
from the Dave Thomas Foundation
to give to your employer.
(614) 764-3009
Adoptions Tax Credit
https://www.irs.ustreas.gov
There is a $5,000 tax credit
for some families - for tax year 2001. In 2002, that amount will
raise to $10,000 -
check with your CPA or accountant
The DOMOI Foundation
The DOMOI Foundation promotes
international adoptions, primarily from Russia and Eastern European countries
by providing interest-free loans and financial assistance to adults ready
and committed to adopt children from orphanages in Russia and Eastern Europe.
The DOMOI Foundation (Shayna
Billings, Exe.Dir.)
1915 Polk Curt
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 969-1980
Capital One
https://www.222.capitalone.com
Offering a credit card with
a limit up to $20,000 at a fixed rate of 9.9% over the long term (not just
introductory rate).
"How to Make Adoption an
Affordable Option"
https://www.nefe.org
A comprehensive booklet, published by the National
Endowment For Financial Education. Available free of charge from
the
Consumer Information Center
Pueblo, CO 81009
(719) 9484000 - Ask for item #602-E
Booklet also available on internet site.
The National Adoption Center in Philadelphia
https://www.adopt.org
This organization has a program entitled "Adoption
and The Workplace" which provides services and materials to employers desiring
to address the work/life issues of emplyees who adopt.
For a list of corporations who give grants for
adoption- contact
The National Adoption Center in Philadelphia
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 735-9988
Fax: (215) 735-9410
Email address: nac@adopt.org
If your employer does not offer incentive programs
for adoption, you can call (800) TO-ADOPT for materials on how to get this
program started in your employment.
State Subsidy for Adoption
If you live in one of the following states you
might be able to qualify for $2000 in financial assistance for your adoption.
The list of the states is as follows: Alabama,
Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri,
Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont.
Check out this site for more info:
https://www.nacac.org/subsidyfactsheets/internationaladoption.html
State Subsidy for Special Needs Children
Some states provide a subsidy for special needs
children.
The definition for "special needs" can be very
broad. For example, in South Carolina, adoptive parents are receiving
a $1,500 subsidy for children simply because there is no information about
the birth father. Contact the State Department of Social Services
where you reside.
https://www.nacac.org/adoptionsubsidy.html
United Way International
Provides assistance for costs of travel for children
adopted with illness needing immediate medical attention. Applications
selectively considered and must be supported with a doctor's statement.
United Way International
Attn: Melissa Guerra
Wide Smiles
https://www.widesmiles.org
Resources and information on adopting children
with cleft lip/pallets.
Wings of Angels
https://www.wingsforangels.org
Wings of Angels is a great volunteer group.
These volunteers will accompany a passenger on a plane trip, meet someone
at the airport to help them with any needs possible (getting from plane
to plane, plane to hotel, etc.) and they even can pick up your
new adopted child and bring them home to you. THEIR SERVICE IS COMPLETELY
FREE!!!! You do not have to pay the Volunteers tickets. They
are a 501(c)3 organization. The only person you do have to pay for
is your child's. This can save lots of money in your adoption.
RAISING MONEY OTHER WAYS
-
Most banks give home equity loans
for adoptions.
-
Some families ask family members
to give donations.
-
Fund-raising activities like
golf-tournaments, garage sales, etc. have been used to fund the adoptions.
-
Borrow from a 401K
-
Contact Airlines requesting a
reduced rate for adoption
-
Check with hotels for adoption
rates
