Madison Adoption Associates

What Madison Adoption Associates does

Madison Adoption Associates is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1985 and headquartered in Claymont, Delaware. It serves children and families in the Mid-Atlantic region through adoption, foster care, and related support services, operating with a small staff of 11-50 employees. Its core service offerings include domestic adoption placement, foster care adoption, home studies, post-placement support, and counseling for birth parents, adoptive families, and children.

In February 2025, Madison Adoption Associates' programs and staff were integrated into the Gladney Center for Adoption, a Fort Worth, Texas-based 501(c)(3) founded in 1887. Under the arrangement, Madison operates as a wholly-owned, brand-retained subsidiary of Gladney, gaining access to Gladney's broader service portfolio — which spans domestic infant adoption, international adoption across 11+ countries, foster adoption, the Gladney Home residential program, trauma-informed counseling (including IASIS MCN neurofeedback), and post-adoption heritage and training programs — while continuing to serve its regional client base.

The combined entity operates as a mission-driven nonprofit funded through program service fees, donations, and ancillary revenue from training and counseling services; pricing and contract terms are not publicly disclosed. Madison's go-to-market relies on local referral networks, information sessions, online intake (now routed through Gladney's MyGladney platform), and relationships with state child welfare systems. Following the integration, Madison's strategic role within Gladney is primarily geographic — providing a Mid-Atlantic service corridor — rather than revenue-generating at scale.

Name

Madison Adoption Associates

Legal name

Gladney

Website

https://madisonadoption.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Madison Adoption Associates is a nonprofit founded in 1985 and based in Claymont, Delaware, providing adoption, foster care, and family support services in the Mid-Atlantic region. Since February 2025, its programs and staff have operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gladney Center for Adoption.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption and Family Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Adoption services
• Foster care adoption
• Home study services
• Pregnancy counseling
• Post-adoption support

Headquarters

HQ city

Claymont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Core offering

Madison Adoption Associates is a Delaware-based nonprofit that served children and families in the areas of adoption, foster care, and family support services. Following its 2025 merger into the Gladney Center for Adoption, its programs and staff now operate as part of Gladney's national adoption services platform, providing domestic infant adoption, international adoption, foster adoption, home study and post-placement services, and pregnancy counseling/support to expectant parents and adoptive families.

Product overview

Gladney Center for Adoption offers a comprehensive suite of adoption services organized as multiple distinct programs under one organizational umbrella. The core programs include Domestic Infant Adoption, International Adoption (spanning Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, Ecuador, India, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam), and Foster Adoption through the New Beginnings Program. Supporting services include Home Study & Post Placement Services, Gladney Counseling Services (offering therapy, CPRT training, and IASIS MCN neurofeedback), and the Gladney Home residential program. Additional offerings include the Superkids Program, Summer Camp Hosting Program, Pathways Training, Gladney University educational platform, AdoptED professional education, Heart Gallery North Texas advocacy, and the China Heritage Program for post-adoption cultural trips.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Gladney Home: A residential care home for pre-teen and teen girls in foster care, opened in 2019, providing housing, healing, and preparation for permanent families.
• Gladney Counseling Services
• Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT)
• China Heritage Program
• Gladney University
• Superkids
• Gladney Fund

Products and services

• Adoption Services Core adoption placement services for children and families — encompassing domestic infant adoption, international adoption, and foster adoption pathways — delivered to prospective adoptive families and expectant parents.
• Foster Care Services Foster care and foster adoption services supporting placement of children from the child welfare system with permanent adoptive families, including the New Beginnings Program and SWAN permanency services.
• Support Services Family and birth-parent support services including pregnancy counseling, home study and post-placement evaluations, and ongoing post-adoption resources for adoptees and adoptive families.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gladney Center for AdoptioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMadison Adoption Associates' Programs and Staff Will be Joining the Gladney Family. This represents a merger/acquisition where Madison Adoption Associates programs and staff integrated into Gladney Center for Adoption.

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bethany Christian Services: Bethany Christian Services operates domestic and international adoption, foster care, counseling, and family-support programs. Its broad service model closely overlaps Madison's adoption, foster-care, and post-placement offerings.
• American Adoptions: American Adoptions is a nationwide domestic infant adoption agency providing family matching, home studies, and placement support. It competes in the same core adoption category as Madison's domestic infant program.
• Spence-Chapin: Spence-Chapin is a nonprofit adoption and family-support organization offering domestic adoption, home studies, post-adoption support, and counseling. Its full-service family lifecycle and counseling model is closely comparable to Madison's and Gladney's service suite.
• Holt International: Holt International provides international adoption, in-country child-welfare support, foster-care services, and post-adoption assistance. It is a strong direct comparison for Madison's international adoption and foster permanency programs.
• The Cradle: The Cradle is a nonprofit organization focused on infant adoption, home studies, pregnancy support, and post-adoption services. It is directly comparable to Madison's domestic infant adoption and home-study activities.
• FosterAdopt Connect: FosterAdopt Connect recruits, trains, and supports foster and adoptive families through community-based services. Its focus on foster adoption and family readiness is directly relevant to Madison's foster-care adoption and home-study services.
• Nightlight Christian Adoptions: Nightlight Christian Adoptions provides domestic and international adoption, home-study, counseling, and post-placement services. Its combination of adoption pathways and family support closely mirrors Madison's platform.
• Tapestry Adoption: Tapestry Adoption is a nonprofit domestic infant adoption agency offering home studies, matching, and post-placement support. It is directly comparable to the domestic adoption portion of Madison's service offering.

Broad incumbents

• Upbring: Upbring is a Texas nonprofit offering foster care, adoption, family-preservation, and residential services. It is particularly comparable to Gladney's foster adoption and residential care operations, while serving a broader range of child-welfare needs.
• Buckner International: Buckner International is a large nonprofit that provides foster care, adoption, family services, and community support. Its foster-adoption and family-support capabilities overlap with Madison and Gladney, although Buckner operates a broader child-welfare portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MadisonAdoption
• Facebookfacebook.com/MadisonAdoptionAssociates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/madison-adoption-associates

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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