Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,143,240

Total expenses

$7,225,552

Contributions and grants received

$428,846

Grants paid

$2,929,547

Program service revenue

$1,118,732

Investment income

$3,455,430

Other revenue

$140,232

Total assets, end of year

$139,840,256

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,302,384

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$136,537,872

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,515,910

Management and general expenses

$1,535,989

Fundraising expenses

$173,653

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,515,910

Program services were 76.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $3,876,468 · Grants $2,929,547

• THE SECOND AND OLDEST PROGRAM IS DEACONESS PREGNANCY & ADOPTION (DPA). FOUNDED IN 1900 ON THE PLAINS OF OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, IT IS THE OLDEST NON- PROFIT ADOPTION AGENCY IN OKLAHOMA. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN CREATED AND THOUSANDS MORE SERVICED WITH COUNSELING AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. DPA IS A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA AND ITS PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS IN NATURE, FOCUSED ON POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN BY SERVING WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES, FACILITATING THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES, SUPPORT AND COUNSELING TO ALL INVOLVED. FOR WOMEN AND MEN EXPERIENCING AN UNEXPECTED OR CRISIS PREGNANCY, DPA PROVIDES COUNSELING AND FULL INFORMATION REGARDING ALL OPTIONS IN A NON- JUDGMENTAL AND ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENT SO THAT THE CLIENT CAN MAKE A FULLY INFORMED DECISION. MAKING AN ADOPTION PLAN IS A FULLY VOLUNTARY DECISION AND MANY CLIENTS SERVED ARE SUPPORTED AND RESOURCED IN THEIR DECISION TO PARENT. EXPECTANT PARENTS ARE ASSISTED IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING HELP LOCATING A MEDICAL PROVIDER, FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND/OR TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS BY CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS PARENTING CLASSES, INFANT SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT GROUPS. FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO MAKE AN ADOPTION PLAN, THE AGENCY IS A LICENSED ADOPTION PROVIDER AND MAINTAINS MANY PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OF A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS WHO ARE APPROVED TO HAVE A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME AFTER A RIGOROUS ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT MEETS ALL STATE AS WELL AS AGENCY STANDARDS. ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE VETTED BY THE AGENCY THROUGH A SERIES OF MEASURES, INCLUDING AN APPLICATION PROCESS, TRAINING SEMINAR, AND HOME STUDY ASSESSMENT. WHEN AN APPROVED FAMILY HAS A CHILD PLACED IN THEIR HOME, THE AGENCY ALSO SUPERVISES THE PLACEMENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO ENSURE SUCCESS OF THE PLACEMENT. DPA VIEWS ADOPTION NOT AS A ONE-TIME EVENT, BUT AS AN ONGOING JOURNEY AND SEEKS TO PROVIDE LIFELONG SUPPORT TO ALL PARTIES INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE BIRTH FAMILY, ADOPTEE AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS. SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY ONGOING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TARGETED BOTH TO THE BIRTH FAMILY AND THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY. ALL PARTIES CAN ALSO REQUEST COUNSELING AND SUPPORT FROM THE AGENCY AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION, SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO FACILITATE CONTACT AND RELATIONSHIP IN THE EVENT OF A CLOSED ADOPTION. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH DPA IN THE 123-YEAR HISTORY OF THE AGENCY AS ADOPTION RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED BACK TO THE AGENCY'S FOUNDING. INFANT ADOPTION AND SEARCH AND REUNION SERVICES WERE COMPLETED AS OUTLINED BELOW. THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN 2023. THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER AIMS TO SERVE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY TOUCHED BY FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTION, INFERTILITY, MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH, OR THOSE WITH ATTACHMENT-RELATED ISSUES. DESPITE THE REASON AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SEEKS COUNSELING, THE GOAL OF THE DPA COUNSELING CENTER IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE PROCESSING RELATIONAL DIFFICULTIES OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR OFFICE WITH TELEHEALTH OPTIONS OFFERED WHEN NEEDED. DPA ALSO PROVIDED COMMUNITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON THE OPTION OF ADOPTION TO PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS AROUND THE STATE. DPA MAINTAINS ITS ACCREDITATION WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AS AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY AND WAS AWARDED A THREE YEAR ACCREDITATION DISTINCTION IN 2021. FURTHERMORE, DPA IS A MEMBER OF AND PARTICIPATES IN MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS WITH THE INTENT TO PARTNER WELL WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENSURE THAT THE MISSION OF DPA IS KNOWN BY THOSE WORKING ALONGSIDE US. FUNDS ARE RAISED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF DPA SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. DONORS ARE REACHED THROUGH DIRECT MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, E-BLAST EMAILS, AND PERSONAL VISITS. MULTIPLE SPECIAL EVENTS ARE ALSO HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO RAISE AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OVERVIEW OF 2023 SERVICES: INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM: . FIELDED 45 INQUIRY CALLS FROM EXPECTANT PARENTS . SERVED 30 EXPECTANT PARENTS . PROVIDED 837 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH EXPECTANT PARENTS . FIELDED 115 INQUIRY CALLS FROM PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS . PROVIDED 1,358 PRE/POST CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES . COMPLETED 15 HOME STUDIES, 14 HOME STUDY UPDATES, AND 39 POST-PLACEMENT SUPERVISORY REPORTS . PLACED 13 INFANTS IN ADOPTIVE HOMES POST-ADOPTION/SEARCH & REUNION: . FIELDED 65 INQUIRY CALLS FROM TRIAD MEMBERS (ADOPTEE, BIRTH FAMILY, OR ADOPTIVE FAMILY) . RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR NON-IDENTIFYING MEDICAL/SOCIAL INFORMATION FROM 10 ADULT ADOPTEES AND CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARY SEARCHES FROM 10 TRIAD MEMBERS . COMPLETED 5 REUNIONS . PROVIDED 151 CLIENT CONTACT HOURS WITH THOSE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCHING PROCESS POST-ADOPTION/COUNSELING CENTER: . FIELDED 95 INQUIRY CALLS FOR THERAPEUTIC SERVICES . CONDUCTED 20 INTAKE ASSESSMENTS . COMPLETED 619 COUNSELING SESSIONS COMMUNITY TRAINING/EDUATION: . THE AGENCY PROVIDED 7 PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACTING 108 INDIVIDUALS . TRAINING WAS PROVIDED TO 13 PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS, WITH 83 INDIVIDUALS LEARNING HOW TO PRESENT THE OPTION OF ADOPTION TO CLIENTS . OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RESULTED IN OVER 2,000 PEOPLE BEING EXPOSED TO AND HEARING ABOUT THE AGENCY'S SERVICES VOLUNTEER HOURS: . GALA - 10 PEOPLE AT 150 HOURS . SEMINAR TRAINING - 10 PEOPLE AT 30 HOURS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: . OKLAHOMA ADOPTION COALITION . COUNT ME IN 4 KIDS . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES . OKLAHOMA ASSOCIATION OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH . HOPE PREGNANCY CENTER . PREGNANCY RESOURCE NETWORK . OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES . OKLAHOMA BAPTIST HOMES FOR CHILDREN . ROSE DAY COMMITTEE FUNDRAISING OVERVIEW: . 733 DONORS GAVE TO THE ORGANIZATION, WITH 158 BEING NEW DONORS . 254,380 WERE RAISED THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS OF A GALA AND GOLF TOURNAMENT . IN-KIND GIFTS SECURED HAD A TOTAL VALUE OF 23,621 . TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE 510,928

  Expenses $895,875 · Revenue $382,323

• KIDS KAMPUS (KK) DAYCARE FACILITY IN MCPHERSON, KANSAS HELPED BROADENED BMF'S SCOPE TO INCLUDE THE EDUCATION AND DAILY CARE OF CHILDREN FROM SIX WEEKS TO SCHOOL AGE. THE DAYCARE OFFERED BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE ALONG WITH A ROBUST SUMMER PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THE CENTER QUALIFIED FOR THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP) TO MEET THE NEEDS OF AT RISK CHILDREN. THIS DAYCARE MET A SIGNIFICANT NEED IN THAT COMMUNITY. KEY STATISTICS (JANUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31, 2023): AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH DAYCARE 250 AVERAGE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED THROUGH DAYCARE 145 AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 40 GRANT REVENUE 160,052 GROSS REVENUE 876,604 HOWEVER, OVERSEEING AND MANAGING A DAYCARE REMOTELY PROVED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE SO BMF DECIDED TO THE SELL THE DAYCARE. THE CLOSING DATE WAS MAY 31, 2023.

  Expenses $743,567 · Revenue $736,409

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL

  $98,600

  ULTRASOUND

• DAYSPRING HEALTH INC

  $52,315

  KITCHEN AND GARDEN

• GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY

  $50,000

• WINGS SPECIAL NEEDS ADULT COMM

  $50,000

  CONSTRUCTION

• HOPE MEDICAL CLINIC INC

  $49,824

  EQUIPMENT

• CROSSOVER HEALTH SERVICES

  $47,349

  EQUIPMENT

• CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF EASTERN OK

  $44,985

  EQUIPMENT

• MINISTRIES OF JESUS INC

  $37,925

  TECHNOLOGY & EQMT

• THE GERRY HOMES

  $33,780

  RESIDENT BEDS

• AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

  $30,000

  SIMULATION MANNEQUIN

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• FREE METHODIST CHURCH - USA

  501C3 · CHURCH · IN

  Directly controlled by NA

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 June 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202412089349300026

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