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Adoption Option Inc

  • Overland Park, KS
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 2014
  • EIN: 48-1177496

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$36.2k (2023)

Expenses
$47.3k (2023)

Total Assets
$3.23k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$250 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$36,188
Expenses
$47,321
Net Income
-$11,133
Net Assets
$2,976
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
27.6%
Program Services $26,188
72.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,226
Total Liabilities $250
Net Assets $2,976
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President Director) $4,645 $0
John Merryfield (Secretary) $0 $0
Abby Ford (Director) $0 $0
Carlye Dean (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 5, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$42,767
Expenses
$48,137
Net Income
-$5,370
Net Assets
$14,109
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,425
29.1%
Program Services $30,342
70.9%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,109
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $14,109
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President Director) $8,201 $0
John Merryfield (Secretary) $0 $0
Abby Ford (Director) $0 $0
Carlye Dean (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 11, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$20,115
Expenses
$36,352
Net Income
-$16,237
Net Assets
$19,479
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,212
60.7%
Program Services $7,903
39.3%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,724
Total Liabilities $245
Net Assets $19,479
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President Director) $0 $0
John Merryfield (Secretary) $0 $0
Abby Ford (Director) $0 $0
Carlye Dean (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$52,907
Expenses
$31,870
Net Income
$21,037
Net Assets
$35,716
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $36,814
69.6%
Program Services $16,093
30.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,939
Total Liabilities $223
Net Assets $35,716
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President Director) $13,628 $0
John Merryfield (Secretary) $0 $0
Abby Ford (Director) $0 $0
Carlye Dean (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$64,766
Expenses
$59,405
Net Income
$5,361
Net Assets
$14,679
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,143
17.2%
Program Services $53,623
82.8%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,874
Total Liabilities $1,195
Net Assets $14,679
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $20,659 $620

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 14, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$78,753
Expenses
$72,459
Net Income
$6,294
Net Assets
$9,318
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,702
14.9%
Program Services $67,051
85.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,490
Total Liabilities $1,172
Net Assets $9,318
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $30,897 $927

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 15, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$83,567
Expenses
$81,519
Net Income
$2,048
Net Assets
$3,024
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
12.0%
Program Services $73,567
88.0%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,024
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $3,024
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $18,028 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 8, 2018

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$59,683
Expenses
$58,567
Net Income
$1,116
Net Assets
$976
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
16.8%
Program Services $49,683
83.2%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $976
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $976
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $7,750 $0

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 18, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$73,390
Expenses
$75,384
Net Income
-$1,994
Net Assets
-$140
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
13.6%
Program Services $63,390
86.4%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,425
Total Liabilities $8,565
Net Assets -$140
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $23,888 $716

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 15, 2016

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$76,674
Expenses
$73,733
Net Income
$2,941
Net Assets
$1,854
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
13.0%
Program Services $66,674
87.0%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,375
Total Liabilities $521
Net Assets $1,854
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Hillary Merryfield (President) $17,374 $521

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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 13, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$63,584
Expenses
$63,196
Net Income
$388
Net Assets
$388
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,000
15.7%
Program Services $53,584
84.3%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,729
Total Liabilities $2,341
Net Assets $388

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

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