Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, founded in 1996, is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and practice.

The Adoption Institute was established in 1996 through the initiative of the Board of Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children, which saw a need for an independent and unbiased adoption research and policy organization.

Evan B. Donaldson was a member of the Spence-Chapin Board of Directors continuously from 1977 on, serving as president from 1986 until her death in 1994. She was energetically involved in the planning of the Institute. Dedicated to the value of families, Evan Donaldson worked tirelessly to enable infants and children to have permanent loving homes.

The Institute was officially named The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute on February 5, 1997. Evan's husband, William Donaldson, and their two children, Kim and Matthew attended the naming event along with other family and friends.

 

http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/contact/
info@adoptioninstitute.org

Persons

Person Relation type Date from Date to
Adam Pertman CEO
Adam Pertman Executive Director
Janice Neilson Participates in

Relations to other organizations

Organization Relation Type Organization Country Date from Date to
Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute Member of Joint Council on International Children's Services 2008 Feb 01
Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute Organizes 2005 Adoption Policy Conference
Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute Organizes Adoption Ethics and Accountability Conference (October 15-16, 2007)
Arcus Gay & Lesbian Fund Provided grant to Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute
Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute Sponsor of Angel in Adoption Awards
Gill Foundation Sponsor of Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute
Amy R. and Philip S Goldman Foundation Sponsor of Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute 2007 Oct 01 2008 Sep 30
Spence-Chapin Sponsor of Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute
Holt International Children's Services Inc. Sponsor of Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute

Documents

Title Publication date
Closure 4 January 2018
Baby left at hospital in first use of child abandonment program 20 September 2010
Strategic partnership 8 July 2009

Location

120 E. 38th Street
10016
New York