I don’t think the problem facing faith-based adoption agencies was just funding. These agencies have to be licensed as well. As I recall, agencies that would not place children on a “nondiscriminatory” basis in Illinois could not be licensed.
Here’s the page where I got most of my info:
http://www.bchfs.com/angelscove_adoption.html
They are licensed by the state and they adopt to only married couples who have been married at least 3 years. They do not adopt to homosexuals, Illinois does not have homo marriage............yet.
Within the past year or so, Illinois has legislatively decreed “domestic partnerships”, they are not recognized as marriages.
They do not accept tax payer money. They are supported by churches and individual donors.