Public Charity

CENTER FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT AND EDUCATION INC

CENTER FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT AND EDUCATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BURTONSVILLE, MD. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $13.9M revenue, $13.9M expenses, $6.0M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 522100734 BURTONSVILLE, MD Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment NTEE: F20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.9M
Total Expenses$13.9M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$2.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CENTER FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT AND EDUCATION, INC. (C.A.S.E.) IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN MENTAL HEALTH, ENSURING THE WELL-BEING AND PERMANENCE OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND INDIVIDUALS CONNECTED TO ADOPTION, FOSTER, AND KINSHIP CARE. C.A.S.E. WORKS ACROSS EVERY LEVEL OF THE PERMANENCE ECOSYSTEM-DELIVERING DIRECT SERVICES, TRAINING PROFESSIONALS, AND DRIVING SYSTEMS CHANGE-TO ENSURE FAMILIES STAY TOGETHER AND THRIVE. C.A.S.E.'S APPROACH IS ROOTED IN ADOPTION COMPETENCE: A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES SHAPED BY LOSS, IDENTITY, TRAUMA, BELONGING, AND MORE. C.A.S.E. HAS BEEN ADVANCING THIS MISSION SINCE 1998, FUELED BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES LASTING CONNECTION, AND EVERY FAMILY DESERVES THE SUPPORT TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE.

Where $100 goes at Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc

How Center for Adoption Support and Education Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$50
National initiatives
60% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 31,033 individuals
$23
Counseling
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 87 families; 294 individuals; 127 families
$5
Training for adoption competency (tac)
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 19 agencies; 233 students

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Aaron Schuham
DIRECTOR Andrew Lewis
COO Avi Burstein
TREASURER Barbara Gertzog
DIRECTOR Beverly Woodard
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Christina Alexander

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,311,380 36 grants
Health & Medicine
$107,800 6 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$29,233 1 grant
Education
$25,866 1 grant
Unspecified
$36,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.9M $13.9M $6.0M
2024 $11.8M $11.8M $6.1M
2023 $8.9M $8.9M $6.0M
2022 $5.8M $6.7M $5.8M
2021 $6.8M $6.1M $4.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.8M to $13.9M (+103%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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