There are many organizations which provide financial assistance to parents at various levels. We encourage you to learn more from the following sources. This list is not intended to endorse any entity, nor is it an attempt to provide an exhaustive list of all available sources of financial aid.
The Abba Fund www.abbafund.org
No limit on how much funding can be requested
Family Legacies www.familylegacies.us
Up to 10,000 or 50% of total adoption cost whichever is less
Lifesong for Orphans www.lifesongfororphans.org
International Association of Hebrew Free Loans
www.freeloan.org
HFLA- Hebrew Free Loan Association – www.hflasf.org
Interest-free loans are available to Jewish adults who wish to adopt.
JSW Adoption Foundation
Average grants awarded range between $2,000 – $5,000.
Write to:
101 East Pier Street
1st Floor
Port Washington, WI 53074
262-268-1386 or 877-905-ADOP (2367)
Oxford Adoption www.oxfordadoption.com
Low-Interest Loans:
A Child Waits Foundation
www.achildwaits.org/howtoapply.htm
The National Council For Adoption Loan Program
www.adoptioncouncil.org/resources/finance_adoption.html
National Adoption Foundation through Bank of America
www.nafadopt.org/NAF-credit-card/naf-credi-card.shtml#loans
Gift of Adoption Fund www.giftofadoption.org
Approx 8 grants awarded/mo. Up to $7,500 average is $3,500
Help us adopt www.helpusadopt.org
Parenthood for me www.parenthoodforme.org
Lifesong for Orphans
www.lifesongfororphans.org/process.html
Match dollar for dollar grant
National Adoption Foundation www.nafadopt.org/how-can-we
Shaohannahs Hope www.shaohannahshope.org
Christian based. Approx 20-40 grants awarded/mo. Between $2,000 and $7,000.
Gods Grace Adoption Ministry www.ggam.org/faq.html
Annual household income cannot exceed 60K
Life International www.lifeintl.org/process.html
Match dollar for dollar grant
Promise the Children
www.promisethechildren.org/programs.html
International Care www.intlcare.org/helpingyou2.html
Sea of Faces Foundation www.seaoffaces.org/grants.htm
Adoption from developing countries only
Adoption Subsidy
www.nacac.org/adoptionsubsidy/stateprofiles/florida.html
Available for children with special needs in the state of Florida
Adoption Tax Credit www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607/html
Approx $12,000 can be subtracted from tax liability
Employer Assistance
www.davethomasfoundation.org/how-we-can-help-you
Special Needs Children may include adoption of older children:
A Childs Desire www.achildsdesire.org
A non-profit charity that provides grants for families seeking to adopt hard to place children, children with special needs and children over the age of eight.
China Care Foundation www.chinacare.org/financialaid.html
Awards between 2-4K
Fore Adoption Foundation www.foreadoption.com
A Child Waits Foundation
www.achildwaits.org/grant%20program.htm
Brittanys Hope Foundation www.brittanyshope.org
United Health Care Childrens Foundation
www.uhccf.org/apply_applicant.html
Provides financial relief for families who have children with medical needs not covered or not fully covered by their commercial health benefit plan.
Children of the World 27 E. Hillvale Rd. Syosset, NY 11791
Are you in the service? The Military non-recurring program provides a one-time subsidy program for full-time military personnel. Adopting couples or singles can receive up to $2,000 reimbursement for adoption expenses for one child, or $5,000 for siblings. Eligible personnel should complete DD Form 2675.
First Union Bank Attn: Norman Hecht 502 Hungerford Drive Rockville, MD 20850 1-888-314-KIDS
The Potter’s Hands Foundation http://www.potters-hands.org/
The LOOC Foundation
http://www.looc.org/ email:info@looc.org 866.LOOC.ORG.
The ABBA Fund http://www.abbafund.org/
Child Adoption Funds www.childadoptionfunds.org/
All- About creating a tax-free entity that can reduce your family’s adoption expenses by 15-40%
The military will reimburse active-duty personnel for adopting. More information can be found at:
Adoption Exchange www.adoptex.org
Military Family Resource Center www.mfrc-dodgol.org
National Military Family Association www.nmfa.org
