You do not! You can create your Family Profile and begin sharing your fundraiser with your community immediately. Donations to your Fundraiser can be disbursed for adoption related expenses once your adoption status is verified.

All funds raised can go directly to your adoption agency, or disbursed to you for qualified adoption related expenses. This helps maintain accountability in the process and ensures that donations given are eligible for a tax deduction.

Yes! Funds raised can be used to pay for adoption related expenses.

If more funds are raised than are required to pay for adoption related expenses, those funds can be directed to your adoption agency, used for another families adoption related expenses, or to the Our Beautiful Family General Fund to be used to continue to support adoptive families.

Our Beautiful Family deducts 5% of funds raised to cover the cost of payment processing, grant disbursement, and organizational administration. Donors are given the opportunity to cover those processing fees, or you can add that percentage to your overall fundraising goal.

Yes, Our Beautiful Family accepts physical checks.

Qualified adoption-related expenses are the necessary expenses incurred by the family for the adoption of an eligible child.

These expenses typically include:

1. Adoption fees: This includes any fees paid to an adoption agency, attorney, or other individuals facilitating the adoption process.
2. Court costs: Expenses related to court proceedings, including filing fees and legal representation costs.
3. Travel expenses: Transportation, meals, and lodging expenses incurred while traveling to meet the child, attend court hearings, or complete other adoption-related activities.
4. Re-adoption expenses: If the adoption is finalized in a foreign country and re-adoption is required in the taxpayer’s home country, expenses related to the re-adoption process may be considered qualified.
5. Other expenses: Other necessary expenses directly related to the legal adoption of the child, such as home study fees, immigration expenses (if applicable), and counseling fees.

Yes, however, contributions to your own adoption fundraiser will not appear on your year-end statement as a tax-deductible donation. This is because all adoption-related expenses qualify for the Adoption Tax Credit, so your personal contributions would be double-dipping if they were deductible. If you have questions on taxes, please consult your tax advisor or visit the IRS website for more information.

All donations are made to Our Beautiful Family (a 501(c)(3) charitable organization). Therefore, your donation may be tax-deductible. If you have questions on taxes, please consult your tax advisor or visit the IRS website for more information.

The Adoption Tax Credit requirements and related documentation are all available on the IRS website. Please consult with your tax advisor for specific advice.

Yes, Our Beautiful Family is a new nonprofit created specifically to focus on supporting Adoption Fundraising needs.

From 2016 to 2022 this team supported over 2,500+ Adoptive Families raising over $15,000,000+ through the Pure Charity platform. Today, this same team has teamed with additional adoption experts to launch a new nonprofit to continue supporting adoptive families to overcome the financial costs of adoption.