America World Adoption Association (AWAA) 
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Summary
Building families according to God's design of adoption, while caring for vulnerable children around the world.
Contact information
Mailing address:
America World Adoption Association (AWAA)
6723 Whittier Avenue
Ste. 202
McLean, VA 22101
Website: awaa.org
Phone: (703)660-4621
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 541720006
CEO/President: Brian Andrew Luwis
Chairman: Mark Gregston
Board size: 6
Founder: Brian Andrew Luwis
Ruling year: 1996
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2011
Purpose
America World desires for every adoptable orphan to be placed in a Christian home.
Mission statement
Building families according to God's design of adoption, while caring for vulnerable children around the world
Key Verse:
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
Statement of faith
The Bible is the inspired, only infallible, written word of God.
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness."
2 Timothy 3:16"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away."
Mark 13:31
There is one true God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
Matthew 28:19
Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died an atoning death, and was resurrected.
"You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." 'How will this be,' Mary asked the angel, 'Since I am a virgin?' "
Luke 1:31-34
"Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay."
Acts 2:31
All are sinful and need justification by grace through faith and rebirth by the Holy Spirit for salvation.
"Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us."
Romans 5:1-5
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Adoption/Foster Care
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 770 of 1435 | 34 of 58 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 992 of 1435 | 36 of 58 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 622 of 1435 | 38 of 58 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 639 of 1436 | 26 of 58 |
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 24% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 43% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 67% | 16% | 35% | 30% | 37% | 10% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 33% | 84% | 65% | 70% | 63% | 90% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 80% | 78% | 75% | 73% | 69% | 70% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 94% | 86% | 101% | 102% | 105% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 74% | 74% | 65% | 74% | 70% | 74% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 6% | 14% | -1% | -2% | -5% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 2% | 12% | 38% | 35% | 29% | 44% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 12% | 18% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 1.17 | 0.82 | 0.75 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.74 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.05 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.54 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 1.21 | 0.86 | 0.79 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.62 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.90 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 6.91 | 9.31 | 9.13 | 1.46 | 1.39 | 1.47 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 62% | 64% | 104% | 106% | 109% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 29% | 32% | 21% | 20% | 22% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 111% | 48% | 44% | -3% | -7% | -11% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $2,833,182 | $2,499,932 | $2,247,688 | $2,906,996 | $3,106,113 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $64,163 | $217,504 | $21,137 | $284,845 | $248,278 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,897,345 | $2,717,436 | $2,268,825 | $3,191,841 | $3,354,391 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $56,542 | $56,542 | $72,870 | $151,906 | $154,344 |
| Other long-term assets | $97,192 | $94,204 | $9,944 | $2,414 | $230 |
| Total long-term assets | $153,734 | $150,746 | $82,814 | $154,320 | $154,574 |
| Total assets | $3,051,079 | $2,868,182 | $2,351,639 | $3,346,161 | $3,508,965 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $178,387 | $57,765 | $175,944 | $717,561 | $971,782 |
| Other current liabilities | $817,533 | $862,571 | $1,759,314 | $2,157,759 | $2,058,255 |
| Total current liabilities | $995,920 | $920,336 | $1,935,258 | $2,875,320 | $3,030,037 |
| Debt | $880,611 | $917,349 | $502,050 | $664,800 | $777,775 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $880,611 | $917,349 | $502,050 | $664,800 | $777,775 |
| Total liabilities | $1,876,531 | $1,837,685 | $2,437,308 | $3,540,120 | $3,807,812 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $1,174,548 | $1,030,497 | ($85,669) | ($193,959) | ($298,847) |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $1,174,548 | $1,030,497 | ($85,669) | ($193,959) | ($298,847) |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $422,562 | $972,677 | $803,654 | $997,053 | $250,915 |
| Program service revenue | $2,135,817 | $1,716,606 | $1,931,771 | $1,631,447 | $2,215,457 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $37,078 | $42,199 | ($38,472) | $30,550 | $31,384 |
| Other revenue | $705 | $15,944 | $14,289 | $14,952 | $17,074 |
| Total other revenue | $2,173,600 | $1,774,749 | $1,907,588 | $1,676,949 | $2,263,915 |
| Total revenue | $2,596,162 | $2,747,426 | $2,711,242 | $2,674,002 | $2,514,830 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $1,916,404 | $1,772,788 | $2,008,396 | $1,879,605 | $1,863,146 |
| Management and general | $433,617 | $484,763 | $624,793 | $747,176 | $674,868 |
| Fundraising | $102,090 | $103,330 | $108,264 | $102,521 | $107,108 |
| Total expenses | $2,452,111 | $2,360,881 | $2,741,453 | $2,729,302 | $2,645,122 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $144,051 | $386,545 | ($30,211) | ($55,300) | ($130,292) |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $144,051 | $386,545 | ($30,211) | ($55,300) | ($130,292) |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Anna Graham | COO | $101,653 |
| Julia Norris | Dir Affiliate Offices | $84,077 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
Response from ministry
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