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We recommend that people interested in applying for adoption
grants research the following organizations thoroughly before
applying. Some requirements will not apply to all applicants or all
adoptions.
A Child’s Desire
http://www.aChildsDesire.org
1735 1/2 Washington
Natchitoches, LA 71457
E-mail:
Grants@aChildsDesire.org
A Child Waits Foundation
A Child Waits Foundation provides low interest loans for families
who do not have any other option than to request a loan in order to
proceed with international adoption. You can
visit
http://www.achildwaits.org/ to learn more.
A Mothers Love Fundraising
An adoptive mother is helping to plan fundraising events for
prospective adoptive parents. If you wish to learn more, please
visit
www.amotherslovefundraising.com
Adopt Share (www.adoptshare.org)
A Christian ministry offering assistance with expenses involved in
adoption.
Ava’s Hope (www.avashope.org)
PO Box 43405
Cincinnati, OH 45243
Bright Futures Adoption Assistance Foundation
The Bright Futures foundation helps orphans to find forever families
by providing small grants
to prospective adoptive parents. You can visit their website at
http://www.homestead.com/brightfutures/
Building Families Fund (Kansas families only) (www.topekacommunityfoundation.org)
An organization awarding grants to families in the state of Kansas who
are adopting. (785) 272-4804
Community Fundraisers
Community Fundraisers
www.fund-raising.com Prospective Adoptive Families can address
their need for help to their churches and other civic community
organizations in their local area.
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.com/
4150 Tuller Road
Suite 204
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Phone: 1-800-275-3832
E-mail:
info@davethomasfoundation.org
Feng LiLi (Request Application)
Meet quarterly or on demand, when necessary to review applications.
Feng LiLi
180 Laurel Avenue
Forest, IL 60045
(847) 482-0500
Funds 4 Families
Please visit
http://www.funds4families.com/ or call (800) 451-3372 to find
out more about home loans such as home equity plans, debt
consolidation plans and refinancing plans. Also you can consult your
bank or other current mortgage lender and a tax person regarding
some tax benefits of the possible loans.
Gift of Adoption Fund
Grants ranging from $2,000
to $5,000 are available monthly to families adopting children with
serious medical issues and for low-income families. You can access
Gift of Adoption Fund’s
web site at
http://www.jsw-adoption.org/ To contact the fund, please call
(262)268-1386 or (877)905-2367, email address
info@giftofadoption.org
God's Grace Adoption Ministry
http://www.ggam.org/
PO Box 4
Modesto, CA 95353
Phone: (209) 572-4539
Hadassahs Hope
http://www.hadassahshope.org/
HelpUsAdopt.org
www.helpusadopt.org Families from any state can apply, and they must have an approved
home study to be considered for a grant. Qualified individuals and
couples can receive $500 to $15,000 towards the cost of adoption.
Home for Good Foundation
http://www.hfgf.org/
697 E. Intervale Rd.
Grants Pass, OR 97527-9022
Phone: (541) 479-5926
Ibsen Adoption Network
(WA State residents only) Meets quarterly to select
applications for small grants of $1,000 for waiting children.
Contact Person: Marilyn Bribane
Ibsen Adoption Network
2730 French Road NW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 866-7036 Fax: 360-866-7059
International Adoption Assistance Foundation, Inc.
(Formerly known as IAAF)
6420 Tokeneak Trail
Mobile, AL 36695 - 2940
Contact: Donald L. Parker or Linda J. Bushy - Directors
(334) 633-4300
JSW Adoption Foundation
Grants of $2,000. 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
$3,000, but can go as high as $5,000.
Contact Person: Gene Wyka
Call (414) 268-1386 for application
JVS Foundation 877-905-2367
Katelyn’s Fund Orphan Ministry
http://www.katelynsfund.org/criteria_and_guidelines.htm
c/o Sheila De Jong
1327 3rd Ave. SE
Sioux Center, Iowa 51250
E-mail: Sheila@katelynsfund.org
The LOOC foundation (out of China)
1187 Coast Village Rd, Suite 1-503
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
www.looc.org
Email: info@looc.org
M. Night Shyamalan Foundation Grant
1055 Westlakes Drive
Ste. 300
Berwyn, PA 19312
Phone: 610-727-3802
E-mail:
jennifer@mnightshyamalanfoundation.org
The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation Grant is for married couples or single
women wishing to adopt a child from India and for whom the adoption
costs place undue financial pressure on the family.
The grants average around $5,000 and are based on the M. Night Shyamalan
Foundation Board of Directors' assessment of the family's financial
need. Families who earn over $100,000 a year will not be considered for
this grant.
The National Adoption Foundation
Grants ranging from $500
to $4,000 are available to prospective adoptive parents 4 times a
year. You can access to the National
Adoption Foundation’s
website at
http://www.nafadopt.org/NafGrants.htm or call (203) 791-3811.
For unsecured loans, please call (800) 626-2760 and for secured
loans (800) 841-1982. Email:
info@nafadopt.org
Ours By Grace
Christian families can be helped by Ours by Grace. You can access
their website and apply for a grant at
http://www.oursbygrace.com/
Richard C. Stillman Foundation For Adoption
7709 Massena Rf.
Bethesda, MD 20817 - 4833
Contact: William L. Pierce - President
Sea of Faces
http://www.seaoffaces.org/
6920-B Bradlick Shopping Center #200
Annandale, VA 22003
E-mal: director@seaoffaces.org
Shaohannah’s Hope is dedicated to caring for
orphans by engaging the church and helping Christian families reduce
the financial burden of adoption. To receive an application packet,
send your contact information to us via e-mail to
grant@shaohannahshope.com or call us toll free at
1-800-784-5361. Serious inquiries only please!
State Non-Recurring Expense Subsidy for Special Needs
Adoptions
Visit
http://www.nacac.org/subsidy_stateprofiles.html or call
(800)470-6665 and learn if a state of your residence provides
subsidy to a special needs child adopted from abroad. You can also
ask your home study representative or a social worker about possible
credits given by your state.
United Way International
http://national.unitedway.org/myuw/ can help with travel costs
for children who are adopted and who are suffering from serious
medical problems that need urgent medical attention. Call
for more information (703) 519-0092.
Wasatch International Adoptions
http://www.wiaa.org/financialaid.asp
3755 Washington Blvd Suite 300
Ogden, Utah 84403
phone: (801) 334-8683
Bank/Employer/University Assistance
Bank Loans
You can try to contact Nations Bank at (800) 448-7061, MBNA (800)
314-5437, First Union Bank in Washington D.C. or any other bank for
information if a loan program is available for prospective adoptive
families.
Employers can help
Ask your employer if he or she can help with
adoption expenses. Or call
Adoption and the Workplace
at the National Adoption
Center at (800) 862-3678 to find out how to request this help from
your employer.
Federal Employees Adoption Benefits
Contact
http://www.opm.gov/wrkfam/html/adoption.asp for information
about non-cash benefits for federal employees.
Military Benefits
If you are in military, you also can address to your employers a
request for grant or loan. You also can visit this web site
http://www.nefe.org/ adoption/adopt.pgs/helpf.html
and learn more about non-recurring subsidy program for full-time
military personnel.
Military Subsidy
Active military personnel can be eligible for a one-time subsidy for
adoption. For more
information, please call (303) 333-0845.
University Adoption Assistance
Learn more about the Harvard University Adoption
Benefits from the site
http://www.workingatharvard.org/r-support.html.
Adoption assistance is
available for eligible University employees and your request does
not have to be based on a financial need.
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