The Independent Adoption Center (IAC) is the preeminent open adoption agency in the U.S. Founded in 1982, IAC is a counseling-based, licensed, nonprofit agency that has facilitated nearly 4,000 adoptions. IAC is a pioneer in open adoption allowing birth parents to choose the adoptive parents they want to parent their child. The IAC is also one of the only agencies in the country that has never had any exclusionary policies for adoptive parents, including age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, religion, ethnic background, color, or race. IAC is a licensed agency in California, Texas, Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina, New York and Connecticut.