Most adoption agencies operate as a not for profit or non-profit, what does that mean?
A non profit or not for profit corporation, whether it is an adoption agency or other business, simply means that the agency does not pay local, state or federal income taxes. Some agencies use the terms not for profit to imply that they are in some way humanitarian but in reality operate as a business just as any other. There are agencies that provide assistance to orphanages, unwed mothers, and children that are not adoptable.
