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We understand that international
adoption is not inexpensive. Our fees are determined based on domestic and overseas
expenses, and include certain unavoidable costs such as rent, utilities,
telephones, printing, supplies and postage, as well as compensation for our
staff. Our fees must cover all operating expenses and provide sufficient
reserve to cover months without placements or expenses incurred in connection
with children who are ultimately not placed for adoption with our clients. We
must also budget for travel expenses to foreign countries to begin new programs
or iron out wrinkles in existing ones, as well as for foreign adoption
officials to come to the
The following financing ideas may
be helpful for your family:
Helpusadopt.org
Helpusadopt.org is a financial
assistance grant program that will provide qualified couples and individuals
with grants of up to $15,000 towards their adoption expenses. Grants are
awarded twice a year, in June and December. Applicants must have a
completed home study prior to applying for the grant. Applicants must be
not be pursuing fertility treatments simultaneously with adoption plans, and
must demonstrate that while you can provide a stable environment for a child,
you are facing significant financial obstacles and need financial assistance
with your adoption expenses. Priority will be given to
couples/individuals without children. For more information, contact:
Helpusadopt.org at
One
World Adoption Fund
The One World Adoption Fund
(OWAF) is a non-profit organization that offers financial assistance to
Gift of Adoption Fund
The Gift of Adoption Fund
awards grants to qualified
China
Care provides grants to American families who are adopting special needs or
older children from mainland
Shaohannah’s Hope
Shaohannah’s Hope awards grants to families in the
process of adopting a child domestically or internationally. The size of each
grant is determined by the need of the applicants and funds currently available
at the foundation. In recent years the average grant awarded was
$4,000. Shaohannah’s Hope is not accepting any
new applicants at this time, but may in the future. www.shaohannahshope.org
Bright Futures
Bright
Futures offers grants. There is a $10 application fee.
www.brightfuturesfoundation.net
A Child Waits Foundation
A Child Waits
Foundation offers low interest loans up to $10,000 as a last resort for
families who have exhausted other financial aid options. Their current
rate of interest is 5 percent for a loan of no more than five years. www.achildwaits.org
Subsidies for Military Families
The U.S. Armed Forces offer up
to $2,000 in financial assistance to active members of the military who are
adopting a child. http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_milita.cfm
Adoption Tax Credit
A federal income tax
credit up to $10,000 is allowable over the five years after an adoption is
completed for families who meet income guidelines. For detailed information,
order Publication 968 from the
Donations from Churches and Community Groups
Some families have received financial help towards their adoption
expenses from their church and other civic organizations in their local area.
Cradle of Hope Special Needs
Fund
A source of grants for families adopting
special needs children from
Sergey's Fund
Through the generosity
of Cradle of Hope supporters, we are able to offer a limited number of $2,500
to $5,000 grants to moderate income families adopting Russian boys between 2
years and 5 years of age.
National Endowment for
Financial Education
Publishes a comprehensive booklet, "How to Make
Adoption an Affordable Option" can be downloaded from the Internet at http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/children/adoption/index.html.
God's Grace Adoption
Ministries
Gives grants to
Christian two-parent families with incomes under $60,000. www.ggam.org
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