Adoption Choices

What Adoption Choices does

Adoption Choices (legally "Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado") is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Colorado-licensed adoption agency founded in 2002 and headquartered in Golden, Colorado, with a secondary office in Colorado Springs. The organization provides unplanned pregnancy and adoption services within Colorado, serving two principal customer segments: birth mothers (who receive services free of charge) and prospective adoptive families (who pay adoption-related fees). Core service lines include birth mother counseling and support, financial assistance (court-approved living expenses for rent, utilities, food, phone, and medical costs), housing and transportation coordination, legal representation, Lamaze/birthing education, adoptive family screening and matching, post-placement support groups, and state-mandated 16-hour core training for adoptive parents ($1,250 per weekend). The agency also operates a gestational surrogacy program connecting intended parents with surrogate mothers.

The business model is a hybrid of professional service fees (paid by adoptive families for placement, training, and court-approved birth mother expenses) and donations (via Venmo, the Tomorrow's Hope Fund, and community food drives). There is no proprietary technology platform; the operation is service-based, relying on mobile caseworkers who travel to birth mothers across Colorado rather than requiring office visits. Go-to-market combines direct outreach to birth mothers, healthcare-provider referral partnerships (hospitals, clinics, social workers), and content-led awareness through the adoptionchoices.org blog, Facebook, Instagram, and email newsletter. The organization is led by Executive Director Christy Ikeler (18 years of tenure since founding) with a small specialized team including a Board Certified Child Welfare Law Specialist and a Child Placement Supervisor (MSW). Geographic scope is statewide Colorado for birth mother services with adoptive family matching drawn nationally, and no technology moat, funding events, or expansion outside Colorado are evident in the source data.

Name

Adoption Choices

Legal name

Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado

Website

https://adoptionchoices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adoption Choices (Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado) is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) non-profit licensed adoption agency providing free unplanned pregnancy support services to birth mothers and paid adoption and surrogacy services to prospective adoptive families statewide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption & Surrogacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Adoption services
• Surrogacy services
• Birth mother support
• Adoptive family matching
• Post-placement support

Headquarters

HQ city

Golden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Adoption Services Fees (Adoptive Families): Adoptive families pay adoption service fees including training classes ($1,250 per weekend), court-approved living expenses for birth mothers, and agency services. Birth mother services are provided at no cost as the agency is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The organization accepts donations (Venmo: adoption-choicesinc) and runs community food drives for birth mothers in need. Tomorrow's Hope Fund provides additional support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adoption Choices of Colorado is a licensed 501(c)(3) non-profit adoption agency that provides comprehensive adoption and surrogacy services, including 24/7 birth mother support, adoptive family matching and placement, surrogacy coordination, post-placement support and supervision, financial assistance for birth mothers, and required core training classes for prospective adoptive families throughout Colorado.

Product overview

Adoption Choices is a licensed 501(c)(3) non-profit adoption agency offering a comprehensive suite of adoption and surrogacy services in Colorado. The agency provides birth mother support services (including adoption planning, counseling, financial assistance, medical care coordination, housing, and transportation), adoptive family matching with pre-screened families, and post-placement support including monthly support groups. The organization also offers surrogacy services for intended parents and provides required training classes for prospective adoptive parents. Services are provided at no cost to birth mothers, with the agency serving clients across Colorado and matching with adoptive families nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Birth Mother Support Program Free, 24/7 support program for women considering adoption in Colorado, providing counseling, mobile caseworker visits, and non-judgmental guidance throughout the pregnancy and placement process.
• Adoptive Family Matching and Placement Matching service that pairs prospective adoptive families with birth mothers and manages the legal and procedural placement of the child.
• Surrogacy Services Coordination and support services for intended parents pursuing surrogacy as a family-building pathway, provided alongside the agency's adoption services.
• Post-Placement Support and Supervision Ongoing supervision and support delivered after a child is placed with an adoptive family, ensuring well-being of the child, birth parent, and adoptive family during the post-placement period.
• Financial Assistance for Birth Mothers Financial assistance program covering pregnancy- and placement-related expenses for birth mothers pursuing an adoption plan through the agency.
• Core Training Classes for Adoptive Families Mandatory educational training classes required of prospective adoptive parents, covering topics relevant to the adoption process and parenting an adopted child.

Quantifiable outcome

• Extensive home study and background check process for adoptive families ensuring child safety

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gladney Center for Adoption: One of the largest licensed adoption agencies in the US, headquartered in Texas. Directly comparable to Adoption Choices as a non-profit adoption service provider serving birth mothers and adoptive families with comprehensive counseling, matching, and post-placement support.
• Lifelong Adoptions: Licensed adoption agency working with birth mothers and adoptive families across multiple states. Comparable domestic infant adoption focus, family matching services, and expectant mother counseling.
• Circle Surrogacy & Adoption: Full-service surrogacy and adoption agency operating nationally with comparable offerings around gestational surrogacy and domestic adoption, addressing similar intended parent and birth mother/gestational carrier segments.
• Children's Home Society of California: Statewide non-profit licensed adoption agency in California providing pregnancy counseling, matching, and post-adoption services. Comparable state-focused non-profit adoption services model.
• Children's Connection: Non-profit adoption agency providing birth parent services and adoptive family matching with comparable counseling, financial assistance, and post-placement support offerings.
• Bethany Christian Services: National non-profit adoption and family services organization providing domestic and international adoption, pregnancy counseling, and post-adoption support. Comparable to Adoption Choices in mission and full-service non-profit adoption model.
• Cradle of Hope: Non-profit adoption agency providing free services to birth mothers and matching with adoptive families. Directly comparable mission, free-to-birth-mother model, and post-placement support structure.
• American Adoptions: Licensed adoption agency operating across multiple states with services for birth mothers and adoptive families, including home studies and matching. Comparable service mix and fee-based model, though structured as a for-profit agency.
• Nightlight Christian Adoptions: National non-profit adoption agency offering domestic infant adoption, embryo donation/adoption, and birth mother services. Directly comparable in non-profit structure and full-service adoption offerings.
• Adoption Services Foundation: Non-profit adoption placement agency providing home studies, birth parent counseling, and post-adoption services. Comparable mission-driven, full-service adoption agency model with similar customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/adoptionchoicesofcolorado
• Instagraminstagram.com/adoptionchoicescolorado
• Xx.com/coloradoadopt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/adoption-choices-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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