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GLADNEY CENTER FOR ADOPTION

EIN 75-0917409 FORT WORTH, TX

Revenue 2024
$19,383,979
Expenses 2024
$18,803,019

Program services were 71.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P31
Classification
1000
Street
6300 JOHN RYAN DR

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 5460), covering 16 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

All 16 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE GLADNEY CENTER FOR ADOPTION CREATES BRIGHT FUTURES THROUGH ADOPTION AND HAS PROVIDED MATERNITY AND ADOPTION SERVICES SINCE 1887. GLADNEY'S MOTTO OF "FAMILY FOR LIFE" IS SUPPORTED BY POST PLACEMENT SERVICES AND A VAST VOLUNTEER NETWORK OF FAMILIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

GLADNEY PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION SERVICES AND FAMILY SUPPORT FOR EXPECTANT PARENTS, WAITING CHILDREN, ADOPTEES, AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS - CREATING BRIGHT FUTURES THROUGH ADOPTION SINCE 1887.

  • DOMESTIC INFANT ADOPTION SERVICES THIS PROGRAM PLACES INFANTS OF ALL RACES INTO LOVING FAMILIES. EXPECTANT MOTHERS SEEKING ADOPTION SUPPORT RECEIVE GUIDANCE THROUGH THEIR PLANNING PROCESS. PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE PREPARED WITH TRAINING AND FAMILY SUPPORT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 2,508 EXPECTANT MOTHERS CONTACTED GLADNEY; 161 CHOSE TO BE ADMITTED TO GLADNEY'S PROGRAM; AND 72 BIRTH MOTHERS COMPLETED INFANT ADOPTION PLACEMENTS WITH GLADNEY.

    Expenses $8,249,835 · Grants $27,548 · Revenue $5,762,375

  • INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION SERVICES - THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS WAITING CHILDREN WITH LOVING FAMILIES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. CHILDREN ARE TYPICALLY OLDER OR IN SIBLING GROUPS IN ORPHAN CARE SETTINGS. THE COUNTRIES GLADNEY CURRENTLY WORKS WITH INCLUDE BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EQUADOR, HONG KONG, INDIA, PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 65 CHILDREN WERE PLACED IN FOREVER HOMES.

    Expenses $2,737,050 · Revenue $1,565,082

  • NEW BEGINNINGS - THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADOPTION PLACEMENT. GLADNEY RECRUITS FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN IN THE TEXAS STATE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, MOST ARE OVER AGE SEVEN AND HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM HOMES DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT.IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 50 CHILDREN FROM STATE FOSTER CARE WERE ADOPTED BY FAMILIES AND 11 OLDER OR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED THROUGH PRIVATE ADOPTION SERVICES.

    Expenses $779,961 · Revenue $508,296

  • POST ADOPTION & COUNSELING SERVICES - FAMILY FOR LIFE - EVERY ADOPTION IS A LIFELONG JOURNEY. GLADNEY OFFERS ROBUST POST ADOPTION SERVICES THAT EXTEND BEYOND TRADITIONAL POST-PLACEMENT CARE AND CONSIST OF THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT, ADOPTION EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE FAMILY UNIT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 6,535 POST ADOPTION CONTACTS SUPPORTED 2,006 CLIENTS, INCLUDING 1,668 PARENTS AND 338 ADOPTEES. ALSO, 40 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN OUR CAMP FORGE PROGRAM DEDICATED TO ADOLESCENT ADOPTION ADVOCACY.GLADNEY'S COUNSELING SERVICES PROGRAM OFFERS CLINICAL COUNSELING FROM PROFESSIONALS EXPERIENCED IN CHILD WELFARE, COMPLEX TRAUMA, GRIEF, AND RELATIONSHIP HEALTH. WE FOCUS ON HOLISTIC, LONG-TERM FAMILY SUPPORT TO PROMOTE HEALING, GROWTH, AND CONNECTION FOR BIRTH FAMILIES, ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND ADOPTEES. GLADNEY'S COUNSELING SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND IN PERSON AT OUR LOCATIONS IN FORT WORTH, HOUSTON, AND DALLAS. CLIENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING WAITING CHILDREN, BENEFIT FROM COUNSELING THAT ADDRESSES IDENTITY, ATTACHMENT, AND ADJUSTMENT. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, 1,500 THERAPY SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED FOR 116 CLIENTS.

    Expenses $1,743,547

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ROGER L METZ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR STEPHANIE PERDUE

    CHAIR-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAURA WHEAT

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEREMY TILLEY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATTHEW BUNGO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CARY PRESTON BUTCHER III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELLE COADY-CARTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN F COVINGTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALFRED C DEZZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY BETH DUDLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER J GASPAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELIZA GAINES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DUKE GREENHILL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLYN HOOD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTOPHER JAMAIL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ROBIN KOCHEL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANNE REYSA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN TRAIKILL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARY BETH WEST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ASHLEY WHITESIDE

    VP, DOMESTIC ADOPTION

    Total calculated
    $125,066
    From this org
    $118,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,817
    Hours/week
    40

  • KRISTIN PORTER

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,059
    From this org
    $109,474
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,585
    Hours/week
    40

  • DAVID MAXWELL

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $206,688
    From this org
    $192,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,027
    Bonus
    $1,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,561
    Filer's total
    $206,688

  • MARK MELSON

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $345,123
    From this org
    $317,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $273,853
    Bonus
    $31,000
    Other
    $12,810
    Deferred
    $3,425
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,035
    Filer's total
    $345,123

  • ANDREA CONNOLLY

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $173,488
    From this org
    $172,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $650
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $34,442
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $650
    Filer's total
    $173,488

  • HEIDI COX

    EVP/GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $236,362
    From this org
    $228,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,112
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,150
    Bonus
    $2,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,332
    Filer's total
    $236,362

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $19,383,979
    Expenses
    $18,803,019
    Contributions
    $7,071,075
    Grants paid
    $27,548
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $12,676,981
    Expenses
    $13,500,615
    Contributions
    $6,361,881
    Grants paid
    $9,663
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $12,372,307
    Expenses
    $14,491,683
    Contributions
    $6,387,065
    Grants paid
    $9,663
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $28,498,113
    Expenses
    $19,845,596
    Contributions
    $21,816,830
    Grants paid
    $6,508,612

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,701,445
    Expenses
    $10,942,771
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,052,720

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,546,259
    Expenses
    $10,730,030
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,144,634

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,446,056
    Expenses
    $10,379,383
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,333,420

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,998,173
    Expenses
    $9,858,655
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,268,648

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,808,262
    Expenses
    $10,529,279
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,113,546

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,185,571
    Expenses
    $11,144,398
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,768,003

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,934,538
    Expenses
    $10,967,894
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,525,205

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,117,976
    Expenses
    $12,285,932
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,548,364

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,622,305
    Expenses
    $12,149,243
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,386,485

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $11,524,457
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,038,372

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • ADOPTIONCOM LLC

    WEB RECRUITMENT OF CLIENTS · TX · income $712,008 · assets $2,819,760

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.