Here is the first half of the available grants and some basic information on them that I was able to find. When I could find a website, you can click on the name of the organization and it will take you to it. If there is no link, I was unable to find a website. I recommend that you search this list and make your own list of which grants you could possible qualify for, and then proceed from there. Good luck!

The Boatner Family Foundation- This foundation provides grants from $1,000 up to $10,000. They require an agency approval, a financial statement, and a formal application. Contact: The Boatner Foundation, P.O. Box 132272 , The Woodlands, Texas 77393-2272.

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The phrase “beg, borrow and steal” is often used when someone is desperate for money. Well, I don’t advocate stealing, and begging doesn’t bring to mind a very nice mental picture, so for the purpose of funding an adoption, I think a better phrase is, “ask nicely, borrow and fundraise.”

For “ask nicely”, I will discuss adoption grants that are available (and who they are available for), gifts and donations. For “borrow”, I will discuss different loans that can help pay for an adoption, including home equity loans, no or low interest credit cards and adoption specific loans.... more

If you are new to the world of adoption or recently started researching/considering adoption as a way to expand your family, one of the first things you will realize if you haven’t already, is that adoption is expensive.

I remember about five years and a half years ago when I first started to research adoption. My husband and I had three biological sons and could not have any more children, and I desperately wanted more children, especially a daughter. I found a website about adoption, a light bulb went off in my head and things snowballed from there. (Insert laughter... more