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.

It is named in honor of Evan B. Donaldson, a tireless advocate for children and a beloved member of Spence-Chapin's Board of Directors from 1977 (Board President starting in 1986) until her death in 1994.

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