Yellow-background = Sept. 2016 UPDATE: This organization’s Tax Returns look three years later (Fiscal Year=Tax Year).  It’d been three years, I thought I’d check back on this 501©3…

Search Again (Click on Org. name to access tax return for that year)

This and another organization at the same street address in California, “Every Child Has A Name” show up as registered to a Loveland, Colorado Address, that is, unofficially viewed, today at  Datagovus.com on Google-based address search.  Maybe I’m reading it wrong, and it’s the Colorado registration that views the California one as “Foreign,” i.e., in California]

Without reviewing the entire 2013 post below, from this later perspective, several red flags (on viewing the tax returns) are showing up on Nightlight Christian Adoptions, and this situation.  I posted some more info (yellow-background, follow-ups) but my screen keeps freezing, so no more for now….

Hopefully readers can enjoy what’s below this section and was published earlier..which is still relevant.  Over the intervening three years, I have of course picked up on more elements of the networking, and of interpreting the information on tax returns, particularly when there are multiple nonprofits associated with a single individual, recurring name changes, and religious/evangelicals involved, which (see what the “PhD” with Nehrbass represents — he has a website) seems to be second nature, and part of the “my nonprofits = my ministry” lifestyle.

Comparing the outer ends of those two tables, Total Assets went from $514K to $1.9M (almost quadrupled) within just three years.  Looking at the tax returns, these assets are being held (Part X) under “Land, Buildings and Equipment” (Line 10) which is depreciating.  Up to Year 2014, something called “Intangible Assets” of $470K was showing up, then suddenly dropped to “0” in 2015.

Dr. Nehrbass is not listed among the officers on Year 2015 tax return, but signed its first page 4/11/2016 apparently. As you can see, the main source of income is Program Service Revenues, not “Contributions.” From Part VIII, I also see that government grants are not the majority of even the contributions.

[From the Website:]

In 2006 Detsky Dom Partners was formed in order to bring orphans from Russia to the US for short term tours. These talented kids would sing and dance, while raising awareness about the needs of orphans worldwide. Many of these kids were available for adoption, and they inspired families to adopt older children.

Switching to a more global vision, Detsky Dom changed it’s name to Every Child Has a Name (ECHAN) in 2011. ECHAN now addresses the concerns of orphans worldwide, and supports a wide spectrum of work…

http://www.everychildhasaname.org/about_us ==>

Redfin says that the Entity address is a home that sold in 2007 for $2.3M (and 2001 for less than half that), and is now probably worth $2.6M, and that the address could also be written “Newport Beach”

27 Ferrand is a house in Newport Beach, CA 92657. This property last sold for $2,325,000. Based on Redfin’s Newport Beach data, we estimate the home’s value is now $2,606,269, which is 12.1% more than when it was last sold. Comparable nearby homes include 42 Lemans, 12 Rivage, and 2057 Port Bristol Cir. Nearby schools include St Matthew’s Montessori, Sage Hill School and Tarbut V’torah Community Day School. The closest grocery stores are Pavilions, Pavilions and Vons. Nearby coffee shops include Pacific Whey, Starbucks and Kosher Cafe. Nearby restaurants include Taco Rosa, Cowgirl Cookie Co and Newport Fusion Sushi. 27 Ferrand is near San Miguel Park, Spyglass Hill Park and Buffalo Hills Park. This address can also be written as 27 Ferrand, Newport Beach, California 92657.

Regarding Daniel Nehrbass (on his website), I see Fuller Seminary, which says a lot, plus Talbot School of Theology, MDiv southern Baptist Seminary, and what does not seem despite this, to be a particularly academic interest in life; I see also the several nonprofits, a a current association with Biola Unviersity (in California), “Adjunct professor”  and despite emphasis on his long-term wife and several children, a head shot of only himself.  On the home, not “About” page a penchant for advertising what important people he’s connected to:

http://danielnehrbass.com/aboutdannehrbass.html

Daniel is the President of Nightlight Christian Adoptions, home of the Snowflakes Embryo Adoption program.  He has worked as a pastor, professional counselor, and adjunct professor of biblical studies at Biola University. He is also a published author of four books and articles in Adoption Advocate, Adoption Today, Preaching Magazine, Clergy Journal, and REV! Magazine. Dan is a board member of Every Child Has a Name, the National Christian Adoption Fellowship, A Helping Hand, The Urban Ministry Institute Los Angeles, and on the organizing committee of Adopted for Good. 

Daniel earned a PhD in Practical Theology (emphasis in pastoral counseling) at Fuller Seminary. He completed his ThM from Talbot School of Theology, MDiv at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and his MA at Indiana Wesleyan University in Ministerial Education. He received his B.A. in Classical Civilization from UC Irvine.

Dr. Nehrbass is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and a full member of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Dan and his wife, Kristina, have been best friends since they were thirteen years old. His hobbies include rock climbing, off-roading, hiking, skiing, and reading. Dan and Kristina are adoptive parents, and have six children.  His funniest moment was featured on America’s Funniest Home Video.

“The Urban Ministry Institute Los Angeles” is a satellite of two men who (with their families) from University of Iowa — and LEAVING Los Angeles — went to Wichita and launched a training institute (around the time of Welfare Reform — mid 1990s) then a few years later started up satellite “Campuses”). Check out that link and the “History” page associated, along with the “Affirmation of Beliefs…” (with focus on the Triune, and a passing reference to only two verses establishing a paragraph of words  …assertions, excuse me,….affirmations):

In the summer of 1995, Don Davis and his family moved from the University of Iowa along with Rev. Terry Cornett (B.A., Univ. of Texas; M.A. Wheaton College; M.A. Asuza Pacific Univ.) and his family from Los Angeles to Wichita, Kansas to launch The Urban Ministry Institute. The Institute officially opened for classes in the spring of 1996, and since that first semester has trained over 100 laypersons and pastors who minister in the city through classes, colloquiums, training events, and conferences.

It’s unclear from that last statement whether “Through classes, collquiums” (sic — should be colloquia for the plural) “..training events, and conferences” refers to the training, or the actual ministry. For a better history of this organization, I’d check the secretary of states, charitable registries (state level) and if available, IRS returns. Then again, some religious organizations are exempt from IRS filings. Either way, someone paid for those trainings, classes, or conferences — and someone else wrote them off as expense of doing business (religious, ministry, or otherwise). Until also the inter-relationships between the nonprofits is understood (given at least Dan Nehrbass, Ph.D.. is claiming involvement), the individual nonprofits are not fully understood, either.

In 2000, The Urban Ministry Institute began establishing satellite campuses in inner cities around the country, and in the Fall of 2001, The Urban Ministry Institute of Los Angeles was formally launched as its 3rd satellite campus.

Our mission: to equip leadership for the urban church, especially among the poor, to advance the Kingdom of God in the city.  We provide biblical and theological training that is both inexpensive and accessible to Christian leaders among the underprivileged in the city

[Informal results from Datagovus.com on address search.  Maybe I’m reading it wrong, and it’s the Colorado registration that views the California one as “Foreign,” i.e., in California]

<==See Image from 2015 return, Page 1 only:  
Three Officers: James Light, Jeff Slack, and Jere Vandevalle show on Part VII marked “Officers” (and previous) return. President isn’t “Officer”?

NIGHTLIGHT CHRISTIAN ADOPTIONS 801 E CHOPMAN AVE #106 FULLERTON CA 92831.

…  By January, 2012, they were being reminded to send in their copy of “Schedule B Contributors,” at this address (and I notice, with a slightly different corporate name now), for Fiscal Year 2010

NIGHTLIGHT, INC. CT FILE NUMBER: 005597 4430 E. MIRALOMA AVENUE, SUITE B ANAHEIM CA 92807,   “The filing is incomplete because the copy of Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors, does not include the names and addresses of contributors.”

There is NO “RRF” showing (possibly the California office got them but didn’t upload — however, they do mark the organization “delinquent”) past Year 2010.  The important function, among others, of an RRF is to tell the public whether the entity received any government Funding (a one-page questionnaire, Question 6 is Yes/No — Did you receive government funding? and a YES checkmark requires an attachment saying from which agencies, and contact information for them.

The 2010 RRF for this organization reports $2.1M of “Gross Receipts.”  Of these, the associated IRS Tax Return on the site clearly shows on part VIII (Revenues) that of $826,893, over half ($476,990) were “Government Grants.”  So, the RRF was filled out dishonestly.***

That year, they earned considerably more ($1.3M) also on “ADOPTION SERVICES” (not specified which ones)….  On that IRS form (incidentally) they also mention paying their President (Ron Stoddard) $119K.  Therefore I doubt that in later years, they continued operaitons, but simply stopped paying the leadership.  Instead, the leadership’s names and salaries (and recording them on the statement of expenses properly) simply disappeared.

**I went back to TAGGS.hhs.gov Grants and see that in Year 2010 (Fiscal Year = Tax Year), HHS reported delivering $536,785 to this organization, on specific dates.  What’s more, as the tax return was not signed by Mr. Stoddard until Oct. 2011, by that time, HHS had (it says) delivered $785,220 MORE grants (for fiscal year 2011 so far as Nightlight is concerned) to them.  Thus, the organization is helping HHS (or, themselves, or both) falsify records, and potentially, launder public funds allegedly received:

And, “Get This!”

Of the $5.89 Million shown above from HHS, I just added grants from 2011-2015 ongoing, and the total HHS donations to this NONCOMPLIANT at the STATE LEVEL organization, is $2.29M. ($2,293,840 exactly).

AND — ANYONE with a calculator and an awareness that HHS has a database recording its grants, and California has a Charitable Registry (“Verification” Link here) recording the behavior of 501(c)3s receiving them.  The organization still exists as a Corporation, but is only Delinquent as a Charity — meanwhile, how does this impact the public when HHS doesn’t bother to assure its own grantees are compliant at the state level, before doling out a half-milion/year in Embryo Awareness Campaigns, and the like?

NOTE: this 3,000 word (you’re welcome!) post is out of sequence — belongs back with the “On the Road to Emmaeus” and “”Christian Social Services: Replenishing the Ranks of the Faithful (Bethany Christian Services posts, ca. Eastertime, 2013.

• 6723 Whittier, McLean, VA (Always Look Up Street Addresses!!!)**

…at one time or another these organizations (at a minimum) shared a street address:

• SHAOHANNAH’S HOPE (later “SHOWHOPE”)
• CONGRESSIONAL COALITION ON ADOPTION INSTITUTE (“CCAI”)
• CHRISTAN ALLIANCE FOR ORPHANS (“CAFO”)
• ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS (“AFIO”)

File under, if you notice the details, What’s wrong with this picture?

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute — 6723 Whittier, McLean, VA (EIN# 542035617; 2002 return, p.6 it’s signed by Kerry M. Hasenbalg, Exec. Dir.)

Association of Former Intelligence Officers, INC.

(@ 2009; also see light-pink-background Section below). [[main site remains functional:  AFIO.com.  Also it’s a nonprofit of modest means; I looked it up, but am not going to interrupt the flow of information on this older post, other than to post those returns (for the EIN#) and a screenprint, or two):  Also the street address has changed since, though still in Virginia//Let’s Get Honest 2/10/2017]]

Total results: 3. Search Again.

Recipient Name	City	State	ZIP Code	County	DUNS Number	Sum of Awards
Association of Former Intelligence Officers	VA	2015	990	31	$1,751,670.00	51-0208890
Association of Former Intelligence Officers	VA	2014	990	31	$1,821,463.00	51-0208890
Association of Former Intelligence Officers	VA	2013	990	28	$1,700,682.00	51-0208890

AFIO.com screenshot, 2017

AFIO.com screenshot 2017

AFIO.com screenshot 2017

 

Christian Alliance For Orphans –2008 return, 11/09; street address 6723 Whittier, McLean, VA (Treas Scott Hasenbalg)*
(*All officers read from Colorado Springs; interesting…. The link, however is to yet another nonprofit, “Show Hope” (Shaohannah’s Hope) in honor of an young Chinese orphan adopted by Christian contemporary musician Steve Chapman, and inadvertently run over (and killed) in the driveway of their home by one of the teenaged boys… (That “Poundpuplegacy” link is a good one….)
The STREET address of the Board of CAFO (above) i looked up, and it appears to be “Vision Trust International,” EIN# 841397081) (notice the mission statement): The EIN# has a PO Box, but the website shows the same street address as (all) the Directors of Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) above — 3710 Sinton Rd #100, Colorado Springs, 80907

Mission Statement
Our Mission is to develop orphaned and neglected children into mature Christians equipped to live in their own culture. We do this by enabling Christian nationals to meet the physical, educational, emotional and spiritual needs of these children. Statement of Faith
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible and authoritative Word of God….

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It is indeed a 501(c)3 (I just checked) formed in Colorado 4/16/1997 and apparently mailing in its annual reports regularly.

BUT, I have added an inset (blue-background) table on the top (adds about 2,000 words) to keep it in our (collective) faces about the (collective) assets of the (collective) governments which involve themselves in things like lobbying for international abduction leniency, at the Congressional Level, as a nonprofit 501(c)3, in a street address which was (first location) shared by an Association with former US President George H.W. Bush & Frank Carlucci as Honorary Chairs (i.e., the “AFIO” or “Association of Former Intelligence Officers“–scroll down below the pie chart to see the Board) itself a member of the ICAN (Intelligence Community Associations Network).

BAND, some plus some detail on the “Military [Intelligence Sector] Complex/AFIO sector” (immediately below, light-pink background) Which brings the post to, double the original size…

I’m talking about 6723 Whittier Avenue, McLean, VA. Interesting site… So the original post is below that, if you want to get “right down to business” — you have to scroll past my (or someone else’s, rather) lecture on — we need to stop this insanity…

Another perk to this post — a HOW TO run an advanced search on the Health and Human Services (HHS) public access database (“http://TAGGS.hhs.gov/AdvancedSearch.cfm“) which types of searches can play a starring role in “turning the lights on,” and in this blog. It’s still a research tool.

That HHS database isn’t complete (or accurate), but you can learn alot still from exploring it, including that this agency is putting out an incomplete and inaccurate (intentionally misleading) public statement on what’s being done with our tax money. Or, with the profits generated from the investment platform obtained originally (in good part) things that started in 1913, and escalated “between the (World) Wars in 1933ff)…. That is the big picture. Leadership (including Congress) knows this. Most of us, still don’t, which is no accident. The profits lie in the inside knowledge, and in the knowledge gap.

I plan to refer to this CAFR/PENSION FUND/COLLECTIVE GOVERNMENTAL CLOUT through CORPORATION OWNERSHIP topic in almost every post from here on out. The following (2010) blog is making two basic points: Collectively, when money is garnished up front (i.e., income tax, or any other means) for a specific project — down the road in time a piece — that money goes into a place (“holding tank”) where it is invested, or earns a pile of interest. Time works to accumulate profits. Those funds obtained and invested ARE invested in corporations (around the globe) — which is how our own government becomes THE largest world owner of infrastructure (see “The Bentley 500,” I’ve posted it before). That profit (the ROI), is basically “out of sight, out of mind” for MOST people, even when the time for the project shows up. TIME PASSES.

That, and considering the extent of governments (keeping in mind that a government is a “corporation” — i.e., a town was “Incorporated” in such and such a date, right? Well what do we think that means, or don’t we think about it? Incorporation is a way of doing business — in this country. (In others, it may be “Ltd.” etc.). Under Commerce laws of the US, etc. etc. A corporation or trust is considered a “person” for those purposes (and so on). See also a recent (May 15 or so 2013) post on Private Equity = Government Policy…

So, here is a large segment of a post which lays it out: Clint Richardson (Burien Protege, clear writer — that’s why I quote him so much. Of course it helps with clear writing if your head is clear — and one of the better ways to “Clarify” one’s thinking is to pull together the basic pieces to the economic playing field, or at least to name and define them… Notice them in action, etc.).

Source: 1/9/2010 blogpost, “The Biggest Game In Town: Walter Burien and Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports” He is talking about balance of power in banding together — the government has this figured out. Most of us, don’t….. Look for the basic principles.

Now, about

“ORPHANS: Where the Great Commission
meets the Military-Industrial Complex”

However, I had occasion to refer to the CCAI’s (Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s) original street address of 6723 Whittier Avenue, McLean, Virginia — which the inset table below points out. “ALWAYS LOOK UP STREET ADDRESSES OF NONPROFITS!”

I dare anyone to connect the dots and tell me what the American Petroleum Institute has to do with the Christian Evangelism by Adoption Trade, and why so many Congresspeople are all excited about putting every adoptable infant into a nice Christian home. While travelling the globe to get them, sponsored by known connections with the very forces that make them.

Orphans, that is.

I know why certain kinds of Christians are interested. They believe (have been indoctrinated into) Matthew 28:18 “The Great Commission” —

I also can kind of deduce why the Board Members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CACI) might be heavily interested in maintaining close connections with Protestant Evangelical Franchise Operations and their mighty networks, and expertise at creating nonprofits under the religious umbrella.

The next question that comes up — why are you and I funding and tolerating this

?

Have we, too, been indoctrinated that it’s somehow for our own good to connect helpless abandoned (presumably) infants from the corners of the globe with some of the most powerful institutions, and corporations, around — like the US Congress, a major private equity firm driven by its close connections with the American Intelligence Industry (CIA, etc.), and — well, let’s just take a look at it, OK?

Is there no limit on this insanity, and our passivity?

In presenting it, will I sound crazier than those disciples who said, the man you saw dead, isn’t — when I relate (and show evidence) that the basic premise behind the Social Security Act we call “good” isn’t, not to mention that the church/state separation we thought existed, doesn’t?

This won’t be the first time I’ve sounded insane without being so: I recall when people thought I was nuts for pointing out the Unification Church connection to the Healthy Marriage/Responsible Fatherhood grants system, which gives a clue why engaging with the family court system in ANY way shape, or form, feels in general like encountering a cult. You may get free, but you’ll never be the same again; and generally speaking, years, and many, many dollars will have slid by. I actually have a post in draft about “Cults in the Courthouse.” But, one thing at a time…

It is obviously hard to speak about, but unconscionable NOT to speak about, what simple searches of HHS grants have unearthed, and their very disturbing message which comes from simply paying attention to Who’s paying Whom and Why — in evangelism by adoption industry, whose primary customers are orphans (allegedly) from overseas or US disasters (i.e. Hurricane Katrina) OR children moved into the US foster care system and ASAP into adoption.

Do a Test Run from TAGGS first:

So, being (me), I looked at that award series (90CO####), which brought up over 1600 grants (about 371 of them “new”). YOWZA! If this search result holds,** we can see ADOPTION is really big business at HHS, that in some states, the Courts themselves are being paid directly, but in others nonprofits, many of the grantees missing “DUNS#,” which grantees are supposed to have.

[**to reproduce the search in just a minute or two: From this site (which is TAGGS advanced search), set YEARS
to “ALL” and “Grant Award,” type in only (nothing more than) “90CO” which is that series. OR as it turns out) select “CFDA Program (a dropdown menu) 93652/”Adoption Oportunities”.” Then go to the bottom of the search page, where several columns of fields can be clicked to choose columns on the resulting report. Click, for example, GRANTEE INSTITUTION and State, but in the middle, do NOT click “Fiscal Year” “Program Office,” or “OpDiv” if you want it to sort by grantee, not year. Below that, set the “results per page” high (like 500)..

Select Columns Help [suggested fields to select — Bold]

[*As preselect is 93562, Adoption Opportunities, no need to check these two]

(CRYO ADOPTIONS):

For an even MORE interesting search, type nothing in the Grant# field, choose CFDA 93007, and run the same search (same way). This will pull up the “Promoting Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign” recipients, including “Nightlight Christian Adoptions” (“Snowflakes” program) out of California whose Christian attorneys, well, that’s yet another post; also stemming out of religious beliefs about, when a Christian couple uses IVF, and there are a few frozen “extras,” (Cryo-Embryo Donation Awareness, “CEDA”) what do they do, morally? Let ’em die? No — because personhood begins at conception. Let just anyone adopt them? No, that’s immoral because if they went to a non-Christian family, they’d end up going to hell. Seriously. ((Apparently allowing Christian groups to lie, steal, cheat, molest children and assault their spouses (or others under their care) and cover it up, is less of a Christian concern than getting at those babies before they’ve been polluted by the world.)) Also not much of a concern is violating basic Constitutional principles about Congress passing any Act establishing a religion. Faith-based Initiatives basically got around all that hogwash….

Nightlight Christian Adoptions got $4.3 million in HHS grants. They also have the support of Steven Curtis Chapman (See Shaohannah’s hope, below), Tim Tebow Foundation, and Scott Hasenbalg, featured below. Donations help couples afford the adoption fees among other things. This article is recent (April, 2013).
$6,000 in awards to students writing on Embryo Law (2nd & 3rd prize went to Pepperdine and a Jesuit university). Website supported by HHS grant promotes the field.

Lasat I heard, Christian athletes and musicians are not putting their millions into programs helping stop the orphan-making issues around domestic violence and associated murder/suicides, which are less cuddly and possibly might offend some of their colleagues who are still unclear that spousal and child abuse are actually crimes and require cleaning house. I also don’t know any Christian attorneys (do you?) who are overt about their evangelistic tendencies, and adamant on the issue of No Excuse for Abuse.. It does make one think. ((In Texas recently, a beautiful 37-year old woman, mother of a daughter, was allegedly (911 call made when he was breaking in) shot to death by her ex-cop husband; their divorce was final in February, and there’d been stalking and DV in the background). I don’t know that either party was or was not religious, but we do know that’s one more unnecessary orphan. She had sole custody because of his abuse.
. . . .

Last post (“On the Road to Emmaeus” references a passage in the gospel of Luke, common to Easter Season celebrations. I began this post on Easter Sunday).

I began with simply comparing the change of heart those disciples had to go through, after some very life-changing moments, on having a personal visit from the risen Jesus “on the road to Emmaeus.” Only, as it seemed holiday-appropriate (if a little sarcastic on that matter) and as I was looking into a group with the word “Bethany” in its name.

But as I looked closer, and looked, and looked (as no doubt some of those men had to, in their time), I saw religious groups recruiting babies for their denominations through government, at public expense, and a particular set of Virginia-DC-based organizations attempting to influence government to enable this — without the least regard for what the same circles (i.e., evangelical AND conservative protestant groups, in particular) have been doing, “stateside” to grown women and mothers.

First, let’s talk about the “coincidence” of multiple nonprofits out of one address, some of them getting HHS grants, and some of them having Congresspeople on their Advisory boards….

Let’s Talk About: Adopting Embryos?

You tell me — “Embryos for Adoption”???

Yep, 61 Awards to a number of organizations to spread awareness of embryo donations…. Geezh!

I just looked them up, and feel somewhat ill (searched by typing in the first 5 letters of the grant# only.
Including the Principal Investigators in the search field, I found out we (that’s, the USA) has a “National Embryo Center,” a “Christian Legal Services” (Ronald L. Stoddart, life begins at conception, probably don’t abort- adopt!) out of (where else — Colorado).

That is another post. In honor of it being APRIL 1st, I think the title is, “You’ve GOT to be Kidding!” But, to the tune of millions, I assure you, they are not.

Yes, our government is paying Christian organizations (personhood begins at conception) millions of dolllars in an Public Awareness Campaigns for “Cryo Embryo Donation Adoptions,” which is to say, when infertility is treated, resulting in some “extras” — Christian compassion (and family focused church membership) are all into it.

For the Flip Side of this, I highly recommend reading through the “Pound Pup Legacy” site I found earlier while looking things up. I find it a sensitive commentary, make sure to bookmark it. Here’s a media blitz page showing how Dobson, FOcus on the Family (George and Laura Bush) and in general, faith-based are being urged to adopt. POUNDPUP reminds us in 2012 that the painful legacy of “stolen generations” that other continents learned, has not yet been learned in the United States. Bethany Christian Services is specifically mentioned.

As a mother whose children were simply targeted AND stolen by a childless middle-aged couple who (arrogantly) through they were (“naturally”) better parents than both existing biological parents (in the same area, even!) — I can definitely empathize to a degree of the pain of “forced” adoptions; although not to this levevl. In my cae, the people who stole my kids didn’t even bother (to my knowledge) to complete any legal or foster care process (which might have made the authorities actually aware of a mother — in the neighborhood — who desperately wanted to see her own again. One of those kids (and many do this, or try to in other situations), has managed to escape the Bay ARea, meaning neither mother, NOR father (but at least not the same abusive controlling and selfishly law-breaking adults) are in her life. Years of MY life were also thus stolen, which explains in part why I write it up so intensely. The situation is Gol-danged outrageous!!!

I’m posting this to show the names involved.

“Cry of the Orphan Media Blitz (2008) tries to reach 25M” (in “Christian Post”)

Relates to:
Shaohannah’s Hope
Steven Curtis Chapman
Laura Bush
Cry of the Orphan
James Dobson
Focus on the Family
FamilyLife
Hope for orphans
Paul Pennington
Christian Alliance for Orphans [see above]
Dennis Rainey [Christian author]
Date: 2008-11-12
Source: www.christianpost.com/
By Aaron J. Leichman
Christian Post Reporter

November is National Adoption Month, and a national media and radio effort is combining efforts within the faith-based community and beyond to raise interest and excitement about caring for orphans among over 25 million people.

The flip side you can read about on her post — forced adoptions, persuading poorer AMERICAN parents to participate in the “ADOPTION” plan under pretenses the birth mother will have visitation or some rights after adoption is completed; let alone a virtual form of genocide of indigenous people by simply taking their kids away.

SOme of these groups have influence on an Association of Adoption Attorneys on the “Adoption Tax Credit” given in 1997 (right after welfare reform — and when “Vision Trust International” was formed, looks like (see top of this post). Here’s a notation that this past December, President Obama helped make that adoption Tax Credit permanent — because adoption, obviously, is much better than having kids rot forever in foster care.

HOWEVER — what about how they got into foster care to start with? (Remember Maryanne Godboldo of Detroit area, who had to fight a SWAT team when they came after her daughter, absent a valid court order or warrant (to try and get that Risperdal into the girl….!).

From the SHOWHOPE (Shaohannah’s Hope) nonprofit, originally? in VA, now in Tennessee..
http://www.showhope.org/Resources/Media/PressCenter/tabid/121/entryid/75/President-Obama-Passes-Legislation-to-Permanently-Extend-Adoption-Tax-Credit.aspx

Hasenbalg continues, “While we did not get everything we asked for in the fiscal cliff package, I am grateful to know that the adoption tax credit did not expire on us. Every effort by our team at Show Hope as part of the Adoption Tax Credit Executive Committee [[look at the organizations with overlapping interests!!]] was put forward to make sure orphaned children were not forgotten.”

“By making the adoption tax credit permanent, Congress has renewed its commitment to finding a safe and loving homes for children in need,” says Kathleen Strottman, Executive Director of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). CCAI serves as the Secretariat of the Adoption Tax Credit Working Group Executive Committee. “We are thrilled that three of the four priorities established by the Executive Committee were included in this legislation. Unfortunately, without making the adoption tax credit refundable, many adoptive families of foster children with special needs will not be able to benefit from the credit.”

The bill permanently extends the adoption tax credit and income exclusion for employer paid or reimbursed adoption expenses. While official estimates will be released later by the IRS, the projected maximum amount of the adoption credit for 2013 is expected to be $12,770.

The benefits of the adoption tax credit reach beyond the children who are adopted. A 2006 study cited by the Children’s Bureau found that taxpayers save as much as $126,000 for every child who is adopted instead of remaining in long-term foster care.

Also on the board of “SHOW HOPE,” besides the Chapmans. Interesting background for someone into international adoptions — Lazard, Merrill Lynch, Wachovia, Financial Group, Mergers and Acquisitions in the OIL and GAS industries. Real orphan-focused…. (Annie E. Casey Foundation also has a “Lazard” connection, I noticed).

David Cecil
Director

Mr. Cecil joined Lazard in 2012 as a Managing Director, Financial Advisory, focused on North American oil and gas clients. Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Cecil was Managing Director and Co-Head, Scotia Waterous USA from 2007-2012. Mr. Cecil began his career at Merrill Lynch and also worked for Wachovia and BMO Financial Group.

Mr. Cecil has more 16 years of Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance experience and has advised on numerous oil & gas M&A transactions.

University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Duke University, M.B.A.

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