Sweet Dreams Foundation

Tax-deductible

Folsom, CA501(c)(3)Since 2006Health CareEIN 03-0592628

The specific purpose of this corporation is to lift the spirits of seriously/terminally ill children/adolescents and medically fragile babies. Our children/adolescent program creates dream bedroom makeovers at the childs home. This will help the child/adolescent cope with their disease because they will be in their favorite place. Our baby program will give gifts to the baby/parent that will encourage physical and emotional development. This will help the baby and parent cope with separation and provide tools to bond. Both programs create healing environments.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 65% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$304K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$233K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$304K
FY2025▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$65K
FY2022$129K
FY2023$131K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$304K
Expenses
$233K
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$137K
FY2024$192K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$164K
FY2025▲ +76%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$32K
FY2024$93K
FY2025$164K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $189K Management & general 9% · $21K Fundraising 9% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Richards’s $50K as Founder is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Jennifer Richards$50,000$50,000—
Jennifer Richards——$40,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms children's bedrooms and provides gifts to foster healing and bonding for ill children and babies.

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2 program services account for $189K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Our CHILDREN/ADOLESCENT program creates dream bedroom makeovers at the childs home. This will help the CHILD/ADOLESCENT cope with their disease because they will be in their favorite place.

$145Kprogram expense
02

Our baby program will give gifts to the BABY/PARENT that will encourage physical and emotional development. This will help the baby and parent cope with separation and provide tools to bond.

$44Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$304K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Programscol B$189K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K
Investment incomeLn 3$6
Total revenueLn 12$304K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$98K$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$93K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$48K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8K$8K$385
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$237
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$65$6K$16
Office expensesLn 13$530$530
Information technologyLn 14$642$642
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$800
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$134
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$110K$5K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$288$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$189K$21K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $304K$233K$71K$164K 990 PDF
FY2024 $253K$192K$61K$93K 990 PDF
FY2023 $131K$137K−$6K$32K 990 PDF
FY2022 $129K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 $65K$22K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,542 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$303,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,536
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6$6
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6$303,542
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $232,588 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,596 · Management $2,404$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,615 · Management $385$8,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,690 · Management $237$4,927
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,811 · Management $1,042$5,853
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65 · Management $6,166 · Fundraising $16$6,247
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $530$530
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $642$642
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,417$1,417
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,534 · Management $800$8,334
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,640$3,640
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,661 · Management $134$2,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,179 · Management $5,005 · Fundraising $22,009$137,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $288 · Management $2,722$3,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $189,079 · Management $21,484 · Fundraising $22,025$232,588
Part X · Balance sheet $173,322 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $97,508$169,962
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,360
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,508$173,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,255$9,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,255$9,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,253$164,207
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,253$164,207
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,508$173,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,207 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,542
XI-2 Total expenses$232,588
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,253
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,207

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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