Adoption and Beyond Inc

“Donald E Aye and Steffany A Aye are husband and wife. Donald abstains from discussions and voting pertaining to Steffanys compensation and annual performance review.”

“The organization made changes to the bylaws in July 2019. The updated bylaws can be made available upon request.”

“Each board of directors is given a copy of the 990 return and are provided seven (7) days to review and have the opportunity to raise questions, make suggestions and/or address any potential problems or concerns with the Executive Director prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy covers board members, officers, employees and key employees. Everyone is asked to review and complete the confict of interest policy annually. Any conflicts of interest are discussed with the Executive Director and/or the Board of Directors.”

“Part VI Section B Line 15aThe Executive Director performance and compensation is reviewed and approved annually by the board of directors. This includes the latest external compensation market analysis comparability data in the same geographic area. The deliberation and decision are recorded in the board minutes.”

“Adoption & Beyond Inc makes available all documents required to be made public. Documents related to adoptions are held in confidentiality. The Form 990 is available via Guidestar and/or requests for public documents may be made in person or writing.”

“Part III Line 4aAdoption & Beyond, Inc. is a non-profit, nonsectarian agency licensed by the states of Kansas & Missouri. Adoption & Beyond, Inc. assists with domestic, private, embryo, foster and international adoptive services. Adoption & Beyond strives to meet the needs of children, prospective birth parents and prospective adoptive parents by providing quality adoption services in Kansas and Missouri before and after placement. Services are provided to prospective birth families considering adoptive placement for their child. In 2019, 59 prospective birth parents inquired about the adoption services of the Agency. Prospective birth families considering adoptive placement for their child are provided with conseling, education, living expenses related to the pregnancy, placement services and post-placement support. In the event the birth parent chooses to parent, follow-up services and referrals are provided. In 2019, 569 prospective adoptive families inquired about the adoption service of the Agency. Prospective adoptive families wishing to build their family through adoption, are provided with free consultations to disucss the six different avenues of adoption in order to help a family determine the right path to pursue for their family. Adoption & Beyond provided 102 free consultations to families in 2019. The first step in the adoption journey for a prospective family is an adoptive home study, the adoptive home study is an education tool used by Adoption & Beyond to prepare a prospective adoptive family to adopt a child. As part of the adoptive home study process families are required to attend an in person workshop which is led by Adoption & Beyond staff. The workshop builds a deeper learning for families and teaching them to always look at what is in the childs best interest as they approach all aspects of adoption. The home study is also an assessment process to determine whether a family has the ability to care for a child in a safe, nurture and healthy environment. Adoption & Beyond provided 99 home studies to prospective adoptive families in 2019. Upon placement of a child with an adoptive family post-placement visits occur to ensure healthy adjustments for everyone. The reports are submitted to the court or country where the adoption occurred. Adoption & Beyond provided 45 post-placement visits to adoptive families are their children in 2019. During 2019, Adoption & Beyond pursued re-accreditation process under teh Hague Convention on protection of children and cooperation in respect of intercountry adoptions. Following a rigorous application process, Adoption & Beyond was re-accredited.”