Family Connections Christian Adoptions 
The information on this page was last updated 5/23/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
We are a state-licensed, Hague-accredited, full-service adoption agency with six locations throughout California. FCCA focuses on placing the waiting children of the world into loving, forever families. This includes children in foster care in California; children in overseas orphanages; and children whose birth parents wish to make a voluntary adoption plan. The agency also provides assistance to many legal guardians and foster parents who wish to adopt.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Family Connections Christian Adoptions
1120 Tully Road
Modesto, CA 95350
Website: fcadoptions.org
Phone: (209) 524-8844
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 770315220
CEO/President: Wayne Mott, MSW
Chairman:
Board size: 0
Founder: Audrey Foster
Ruling year: 1992
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2010
Purpose
Our underlying foundation is that our work is an expression of our love for our Savior, Jesus Christ; our goal is to reflect His love, grace, and truth to you throughout your adoption journey.
Mission statement
Family Connections Christian Adoptions exists to assist the waiting children of the world into loving, permanent families. As a living expression of our love for Jesus Christ, we are committed to providing quality adoption services to children everywhere in need of forever homes, and to every family who welcomes them.
Statement of faith
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Adoption/Foster Care
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 719 of 1106 | 16 of 32 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 495 of 1107 | 13 of 32 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 617 of 1107 | 17 of 32 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 830 of 1106 | 20 of 32 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 60% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 40% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 84% | 84% | 84% | 82% | 83% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 101% | 104% | 101% | 97% | 95% | 89% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 85% | 88% | 85% | 81% | 78% | 74% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | -1% | -4% | -1% | 3% | 5% | 11% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 1% | -3% | -1% | 2% | 4% | 10% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.04 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.72 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.35 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.59 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.74 | 1.08 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.14 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.54 | 7.03 | 7.36 | 6.59 | 5.73 | 6.15 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.41 | 9.50 | 10.10 | 10.03 | 9.66 | 8.79 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 84% | 124% | 130% | 131% | 131% | 124% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Cash | $2,141,868 | $2,310,439 | $2,435,835 | $2,297,979 | $2,062,574 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $360,030 | $310,351 | $353,184 | $421,744 | $421,496 |
| Short-term investments | $805,544 | $973,596 | $904,442 | $780,947 | $655,587 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $3,307,442 | $3,594,386 | $3,693,461 | $3,500,670 | $3,139,657 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $1,612,386 | $1,670,606 | $1,769,531 | $1,853,334 | $1,850,809 |
| Other long-term assets | $80,607 | $19,199 | $21,708 | $4,310 | $7,267 |
| Total long-term assets | $1,692,993 | $1,689,805 | $1,791,239 | $1,857,644 | $1,858,076 |
| Total assets | $5,000,435 | $5,284,191 | $5,484,700 | $5,358,314 | $4,997,733 |
| Liabilities | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $305,816 | $275,924 | $288,343 | $273,479 | $290,357 |
| Other current liabilities | $164,900 | $212,350 | $272,500 | $337,400 | $219,900 |
| Total current liabilities | $470,716 | $488,274 | $560,843 | $610,879 | $510,257 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $73,873 | $9,599 | $12,196 | $31,967 | $52,522 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $73,873 | $9,599 | $12,196 | $31,967 | $52,522 |
| Total liabilities | $544,589 | $497,873 | $573,039 | $642,846 | $562,779 |
| Net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Without donor restrictions | $4,455,846 | $4,786,318 | $4,911,661 | $4,715,468 | $4,434,954 |
| With donor restrictions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $4,455,846 | $4,786,318 | $4,911,661 | $4,715,468 | $4,434,954 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Total contributions | $15,024 | $5,955 | $405,206 | $8,270 | $11,789 |
| Program service revenue | $3,368,683 | $3,474,303 | $3,382,520 | $3,708,441 | $3,998,308 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $51,134 | $156,868 | $73,485 | $65,567 | $38,445 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $3,419,817 | $3,631,171 | $3,456,005 | $3,774,008 | $4,036,753 |
| Total revenue | $3,434,841 | $3,637,126 | $3,861,211 | $3,782,278 | $4,048,542 |
| Expenses | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Program services | $3,021,889 | $3,102,170 | $3,128,643 | $2,958,529 | $2,993,366 |
| Management and general | $561,732 | $588,575 | $617,773 | $630,345 | $594,354 |
| Fundraising | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $3,583,621 | $3,690,745 | $3,746,416 | $3,588,874 | $3,587,720 |
| Change in net assets | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
| Surplus (deficit) | ($148,780) | ($53,619) | $114,795 | $193,404 | $460,822 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | ($148,780) | ($53,619) | $114,795 | $193,404 | $460,822 |
Compensation
Compensation data for this ministry has not been collected.
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/23/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
From February 14, 1983 through April 2001, Audrey Foster served as FCCA's founding Executive Director. Her work in this field began in the adoption unit of the Stanislaus County Human Service Agency, where she was honored for finding homes for a multitude of waiting children in foster care. Seeing the need for a more specific focus, she and her husband, The Reverend Canon Thomas Foster, founded FCCA (then known as "Family Connections") to serve the waiting children in foster care and orphanages. Although it is hard to believe now, at the time Audrey founded the agency, the prevailing philosophy was that children over the age of 2 or 3 years, as well as children with any kind of emotional or physical challenges, were "unadoptable."
With a firm belief that God values all people, and especially vulnerable children, Audrey set out to create an agency that would focus on finding homes for waiting children, rather than finding children for hopeful parents. That dramatic shift in focus required the creation of a specialized training curriculum to teach people how to bond with and parent children who were older or who had special needs of any kind. Not the only person who espoused these beliefs, nonetheless Audrey was one of the original instigators of this grass-roots movement that spread throughout California, and then across the United States.
As a result of her tireless efforts, Audrey has been honored as an Angel in Adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, and has received many other awards over the years as well. Now retired, she and her beloved Tom are still active volunteers at FCCA and with Shared Blessings International, another organization founded by Audrey to care for orphans in Uganda.
Program accomplishments
39+ Years of adoption services
Fully Licensed For your security
7,000+ Families Created
Nationwide Adoption support