About Us

About A Act of Love Adoptions

A Act of Love Adoptions is a licensed non-profit adoption agency based in Sandy, Utah. Founded by an adoptive mother in 1993, we have supported thousands of adoptions and walk alongside birth moms and hopeful adoptive families through every step of the domestic infant adoption journey.

Our Mission

What Makes Us Different

We're small enough to know every birth mother and every adoptive family by name, and experienced enough to have coordinated adoptions in over 40 states. We are full-service: counseling, matching, legal, medical coordination, and post-placement support all handled by one team.

• ●Serving families since 1993, thousands of adoptions
• ●Founded by an adoptive mother. Many on our team are adoptive parents or adoptees themselves
• ●129 verified reviews at 4.8 stars average
• ●Licensed non-profit adoption agency in Utah
• ●Full-service, counseling, legal, medical, matching, post-placement

Our Leadership

Kathy KunkelFounderFounded the agency in 1993 — a mother of ten, eight through adoption, honored with the Congressional Angel in Adoption Award.Isaac Thomas, LCSWChief Executive OfficerLicensed Clinical Social Worker and father of seven, four through adoption — clinical rigor with lived experience.

The founder's lens runs through the whole team — many of our counselors and case workers are adoptive parents or adoptees themselves, which changes how the phone gets answered at 2am.

Licensed and Accountable

A Act of Love Adoptions is a licensed child-placing agency in the State of Utah, overseen by the Utah Office of Licensing, and we operate in full compliance with Utah's adoption statutes — including the 2026 updates under H.B. 51. How we handle birth mother support, advertising, and interstate placements is documented plainly on our compliance page, because trust should be verifiable, not just promised.