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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3356833

Adoption Is an Option

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $95,942 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $95,942

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,218,461

  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,508,281

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,924,639

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,024,834

  • Tax year 2021

    $132,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $7,641,400

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,965,397

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Council for AdoptionAlexandria, VA

    General support

    $34,000
  2. Brave LoveDallas, TX

    General support

    $32,500
  3. New Life AdoptionTomball, TX

    General support

    $12,080
  4. Houston Texans FoundationHouston, TX

    General support

    $10,362
  5. US Pastors CouncilHouston, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Unplanned Good IncSan Jose, CA

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $34,00077% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $10,36223% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $59,942
  2. Virginia1 grant $34,000
  3. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John Knox JrDIRECTOR & PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • Stephen KnoxDIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cynthia SeligmannDIRECTOR & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Debra M TenglerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $175,000

The return

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