2025-09-04T20:58:47-04:00 2024-12-31 831766653 Lighthouse CPA LLC PO Box 660324 Vestavia Hills AL 35243 990 2024-01-01 990511349 The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic % Karen Belcher ADOP 2059143027 2 Riverchase Ridge Ste 120 Birmingham AL 35244 KAREN BELCHER Director of Operations 2053642242 2025-08-13 true true SAM ALLISON CPA P01368198 2052494894 2025-09-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Karen Belcher 2 Riverchase Ridge Ste 120 Birmingham AL 35244 549170 false X X 2024 AL The mission of The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic is to serve the initial and ongoing medical, developmental, and emotional needs of adoptive, foster and kinship parents, their children, and their communities. 7 6 7 15 0 0 478531 70639 0 0 549170 0 0 215204 0 67155 88266 303470 245700 245700 0 245700 The mission of The Adoption and Foster Care Clinic is to serve the initial and ongoing medical, developmental, and emotional needs of adoptive, foster and kinship parents, their children, and their communities. false false 71787 29795 Medical Clinic Program The medical clinic is staffed by a Pediatrician, Pediatric Nurse, and OccupationalDevelopmental Therapist. Each has over 2 decades experience in pediatrics as well as the adoption continuum. This clinic offers help to families once children have been brought into their care. During an initial visit, a comprehensive health, development and wellbeing evaluation is completed. For international adoptions, the CDC required medical work up is also checklisted during the visit. Any deficits (ex.vitamin deficiencies, vaccine needs, parasite work up) identified are addressed. If a child needs to see a specialist, that visit is coordinated through the nurse case manager in clinic. Developmental delays, feeding concerns and sensory integration are also addressed via occupational therapy. This clinic provides ongoing support until the child is 21 years of age. The average clinic visit ranges from 1-3 hours. - Continued on Schedule O 70022 59550 Pre-Adoption Review Program A crucial piece to adoption and foster success is careful and strategic matching of parents with non-biological children. Our goal is that all parents entering this dynamic be as informed as possible. The parents need to know and understand their capacity to care for a child that may have some extensive needs. Our Pre-AdoptionFostering file review program offers one on one consultations. A special needs checklist review helps parents to understand the general medical terms and care sequala of various diagnosis prior to the match process. This empowers the parent to make wise decisions on which needs they are best equipped to meet. A pre-adoption file review is comprehensive medical review of a specific childs file with the prospective parents. Everything from medical documentation, photos, videos and social services reports are reviewed with parents. The potential known long term needs are discussed so that - continued on Schedule O 52212 25849 CounselingMental Health Program The organization is staffed with two licensed social workers. Both are adoptees (one internationally and the other foster to adopt). They have unique insight into the childs experience. Both are trained in multiple therapy modalities. They provide comprehensive family child evaluations as well as ongoing therapy for children, teens, adults and parents. Mental health is not a one and done process. It requires multiple visits, strongsafe trustworthy relationships, safe environments and a tremendous amount of trauma education. Our families receive ongoing support from these gifted counselors throughout their journey. This program averages over 500 visits annually. The program is offered fee for service as well as grantdonor funding support. 194021 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Karen Belcher 2059143027 2 Riverchase Ridge Ste 120 Birmingham AL 35244 X Lisa Macan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Eddins Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kelly Wright Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Chambers Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chevis Shannon Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Suzanne Pirkle Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pat Eddins Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Karen Belcher Director of Operations 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennifer Chambers Medical Director 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 478531 478531 Pre-Adoption Review 624100 29650 29650 Medical Clinic 624100 15415 15415 Counseling 624100 25574 25574 70639 0 549170 70639 0 0 134488 88308 24548 21632 54809 38299 3260 13250 9984 5991 2246 1747 15923 10650 2339 2934 6500 4875 975 650 3004 2253 451 300 12349 1170 257 10922 7950 7950 29751 22313 4463 2975 1790 1074 358 358 11158 8908 1134 1116 2214 1591 411 212 1764 677 670 417 5793 5400 236 157 Employee education 1740 240 1500 Licenses and taxes 1338 1138 100 100 Medical supplies 1291 1291 Bank and merchant fees 534 83 106 345 1090 500 590 303470 194021 42294 67155 198428 2514 5792 40676 1710 38966 0 245700 0 0 X 169881 75819 0 245700 0 245700 245700 0 X false false false X 479051 479051 479051 479051 57908 57908 0 0 0 0 57908 57908 421143 0 0 0 0 479051 479051 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16390 285 16105 16093 1042 15051 8193 383 7810 38966 Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2 Board member (Phil Chambers) is the spouse of Jennifer Chambers, our MD. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The financial statements are reviewed by management and Board. The Board reviews the 990 return before filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c All members of the Board of Directors are required to complete a conflict of interest policy agreement upon appointment, and annually thereafter. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The compensation of the Medical Director and Director of Operations are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The review includes comparisons of the compensation with other nonprofit agencies similar in size and asset base. The process is documented contemporaneously within Board minutes. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b The compensation of other officers and key employees is reviewed by the Medical Director and Director of Operations and decisions are documented. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The governing documents are made available to the public upon written request to, and approval by, the Board of Directors. General explanation attachment Program 4a. Pre-Adoption Review Program - Continuance of Description: the parent can make informed decisions about moving forward. This process also allows parents to be proactive in setting up any services ahead of the childs arrival into the home.We conduct these reviews with families from the continental US and other countries around the globe. The clinic averages 100-200 reviewsyear. The program is fee for service and grant funded.Program 4c. Medical Clinic Program - Continuance of Description: Medical insurance reimbursement typically covers only a small fraction of the costs of this service. The balance is donorgrant funded. The medical clinic averages 300-400 visits annually.