Draft PPT for Summit 9

1. Kathy McKinney, Daniel LaBry, JT Olson,
Mike Rusch, Skip Perkins,Rich Metcalfe

3. Father to the fatherless,
defender of widows — this is
God, whose dwelling is holy. God
places the lonely in families.
Psalm 68:5-6
In you the orphan finds mercy.
Hosea 14:3

4. Learn to do good. Seek justice.
Help the oppressed. Defend the
cause of orphans. Fight for the
rights of widows. Isaiah 1:17

5. “For every animal of the forest is
mine, and the cattle on a thousand
hills...” Psalm 50:10
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry
about your life, what you will eat or
drink; or about your body, what you will
wear. Is not life more than food, and
the body more than clothes? Look at
the birds of the air; they do not sow or
reap or store away in barns, and yet
your heavenly Father feeds them . Are
you not much more valuable than

7. Advocate
A person who pleads for a cause

8. Exponent
someone who expounds or interprets

9. Intellectual
person who uses the mind creatively

10. Highbrow
highly cultured or educated

11. … a person who pleads for the
cause of orphans or expounds
and explains their plight by using
the mind creatively in an
intellectually appealing and
highly cultured manner!

12. The “Wyatt’s” of the world
are why it’s important!…

13. Born with:
Cleft lip & palate
1 finger on each hand
2 toes on each foot
Severe hearing loss
Congenital heart defect

17. God truly…
“sets the
lonely into
families….”
- Psalm 68:5,6

18. I. God’s Pull
Romans 8:15-17: “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into
fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry,
“Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are
children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with
Christ.”
II. God’s Promises
2 Corinthians 9:8: “God will generously provide all you need.”
Philippians 4:19: “This same God who takes care of me will supply all your
needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”
Matthew 7:11: Jesus said, “If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those
who ask him”
III. God’s Provision
Romans 8:32: “He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all,
how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?”

19. ◦ Overview of the Costs of Adoption
How much will it cost?
State Foster Care
Domestic Adoption – $8-25k
◦ International Adoption - $20-$35k +
◦ All tools, ideas & organizations are just instruments in God’s
hands…
God is “Jehovah-Jireh ”!

20. ◦ Directly awarded to family for adoption expenses
◦ Given without repayment or fundraising
◦ Mirrors grace freely given to us
◦ Grants range from $2,000-$10,000+
◦ Disbursed directly to adoption agency
◦ Based on financial need

21.  Matching Grants of up to $4,000/per child ($1-for-$1 match)
 Kingdom activity: see adoption as “missions in reverse”…bringing the mission field
home. (involves family, church, community)
 Families given “turn-key” support raising kit
◦ Biblical act of making needs known (letter, Facebook, blog)
◦ Others donate tax-deductible gifts
◦ e.g. Harlow family - $2500 Matching Grant – raised over $11K
◦ 100% of donations to adoption expenses (no admin fee deducted)
◦ Church, family friends become engaged financially & prayerfully
 Average Scenario: Matching Grant of $2,500 - mobilizes an additional $5,000 -
average total grant funds for your adoption = $7,500
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22.  Currently there is a federal adoption tax credit of
up to $12,970 per child (for 2013) for
unreimbursed “qualified adoption expenses.”
See IRS Tax Topic 607: Adoption Credit
(www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html), which provides general
information about the current federal adoption tax credit.
Note: Please be sure to consult your tax adviser for additional
information and to understand how the federal adoption tax credit
works and may impact you.

23.  Reduces initial, upfront ‘cash-flow crunch’
 Maximizes stewardship by allowing family to capture up to the
$13k Federal Adoption Tax Credit
 Couples sign a covenant agreement to repay
Monthly or Annually
(can use Fed Adoption Tax Credit to repay loan)
 The loan is repaid & then circulated through the next family
 Funds can become self-perpetuating, where loan repayments
each month/year can help fund NEW families

25. Tax Credits
Federal (as mentioned previously)
State
Employer Adoption Assistance
A number of companies have adoption assistance programs built
into their benefits with some providing between $2,000--$10,000
The military provides $2,000
www.adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org

26. Meet Needs
Orphans find homes, families are assisted and churches become more active
Share Jesus
Adoption provides us with an opportunity to share the Gospel and point people
to Jesus
Encourage Others
Allows us to put our faith into action; develop relationships/support
Live out Loud
As the Church is active the community will see Jesus is alive and working in His
people (Matt 5:16)

27. 3 Options - in Creating an Adoption Fund
◦ Church CREATES own 501c3 (non-profit organization)
◦ Church MANAGES own funds, donations, distributions,
screening, qualifying, etc.
◦ Church PARTNERS with an organization who will
administer/facilitate the fund on behalf of the Church

28.  Building from ground up gives total ownership in vision,
opportunity & rewards
 Empowers lay people to get involved / but staff doesn’t
administer
 Spins off an entity that can grow nearly unlimited ways
 Gives church financial separation between Fund & money
 Freedom to grow; not dependent/drain on church
 Allows the 501c3 responsibility to follow tax laws

30.  Gives the church complete ownership
 Gets church clergy, staff, and decision makers involved
 Church can use the benevolence fund to avoid 501c3
 Funds can be from inside or outside church budget
 Funds are maintained as part of the church budget
 Step-by-step instructions & case studies available
 Church is not dependent on third party

31.  Build your team / Choose the right model
 Create your grant & loan guidelines
What types of adoptions will we fund? Who is eligible?
What percentage of the total adoption expenses will this grant supply
Who on the team will make the grant decisions?
 Managing
Accounting, donation receipting, verifying qualified expenses, funds
disbursement, IRS guidelines, etc.
 Example/Sample:
Step-by-Step Guide to start in-house fund: www.showhope.org/fund
Lake Pointe Church – www.lpcadoption.org

32. ◦ Partner can manage/facilitate the Fund & carry administrative load
on behalf of church
All screening, reviewing, approving/denying as partner of the church
(agreed criteria)
All accounting, receipting, disbursement of funds to approved
agencies/expenses
◦ Flexible – church can be as involved as desired
◦ Quick – funds can be set up in 1-2 days
◦ Branding – Church Fund is “branded” as Church desires
◦ Reports – monthly financial reports given to Church (balance,
disbursements, etc.)
◦ No Cost – no administrative fee / 100% of donations to Fund

33. ◦ Church & Partner have initial conference call to set up Fund
 Church shares criteria/preferences for making decisions
◦ Members of Church apply to Church Fund on church-branded
application
◦ Applications come to Partner, who processes application as Church
desires
◦ Grant/Loan decision make in conjunction w/ Church
◦ Partner handles all disbursements & expenses
ABBA - www.abbafund.org/churchadoptionfunds.htm
Lifesong - www.lifesongfororphans.org/adoptFund.html
Iriving Bible Church (Tapestry) - www.tapestry.irvingbible.org

35.  Jeeah’s Hope…

36.  One for the WIDOW & One for the ORPHAN
 Innovative tool to remove financial barrier
A team fixes up a widow’s home
Renovation provided for free to widow (donated labor & construction
materials)
Sponsorship donations help fund adoption expenses
 How does this help fund adoptions?
100% of donated sponsorships are used for adoption expenses
Disbursed as Adoption Grant
http://vimeo.com/6483710
www.bothhandsfoundation.org

37. Both Hands Video

38.  Challenge and Support families so 100
children can be adopted
 Adoption Fund exists as one component
to financially help those same 100
adoptions
www.hopefor100.org

41.  Connected Child (book)
 Created to Connect (Study Guide/workbook)
 Empowered to Connect Resources

42.  Adopting 1 yr old, cleft lip, India (already had 2 children in
family)
◦ Adoption Cost: $31,350
 $3,300 - from savings
 $10,000 – adoption loan
 $2,500 – adoption matching grant
 $12,906 - donated, result of matching grant
 $3,000 – direct grant from organization
 $2,000 – unexpected property tax refund
 $300 - garage sale proceeds that friend held

44.  Adopted 2 yr old, China (already had 5 children in family)
◦ Adoption Cost: $25,050
 $2,000 gift from their church
 $2,000 savings
 $2,000 sold personal items
 $3,000 matching grant
 $9,716 donated, result of matching grant
 $1,000 result of giver after reading newsarticle
 $2,000 (2) anonymous givers $1,000 each
 $3,500 sister donated FF miles to pay for flights/airfare

46.  abbafund.org
 achildwaits.org
 cadmanfoundation.org
 carolinespromise4u.org
 ggam.org
 hadassahshope.org
 katelynsfund.org
 lifesongfororphans.org
 lydiafund.org
 micahfund.org
 nafadopt.org
 ourcreatorshope.com
 showhope.org

48.  Kathy McKinney, Show Hope
kathy@showhope.org
Direct Grants, Church Fund guides
 Daniel LaBry, ABBA Fund
daniel@abbafund.org
Covenant Loans, Administer Church Funds
 Rich Metcalfe, Lifesong for Orphans
rich@lifesongfororphans.org
Covenant Loans, Matching Grants, Administer
Church Funds