Dream Big INC: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-2204294)

Linda M Driscoll’s $211K as President & CEO is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Linda M Driscoll	$211,173	$196,874	$186,316	$149,111	$154,611	$142,822

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

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

Programs and updates

Equips and trains low-income girls and young women for sports, promoting health and well-being.

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3 programs · $912K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Dream Big! Equipment & Sports Attire Grants

During the year ended june 30, 2024, dream big! Equipment, sports attire, and athletic footwear grants provided 16,182 girls, young women, and elementary school children from low-income situations with sports equipment, uniforms, athletic footwear, sports attire and physical education equipment. Dream big!

$793Kprogram expense

02

Dream big! College showcase, national championship, program scholarships & dbebd scholarships:during the year ended june 30, 2024 dream big! Provided college showcase, national championship, and program scholarships to over 499 middle and high school female athletes, from economicaly disadvantaged communities, to enable them to…

$100Kprogram expense

03

Dream Big! Leadership Conference

During the year ended june 30, 2024 over 200 middle and high school female student athletes, from urban communities, attended the 10TH annual dream big! Leadership conference. The conference provides opportunities for middle and high school female athletes from urban communities to meet and interact with accomplished women, former…

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Womens Foundation of Massachusetts INCFY2025$75K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $332K · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,527

Unitemized GrantFY2023$99,782

Unitemized GrantFY2022$70,923

Unitemized GrantFY2021$63,766

Unitemized GrantFY2020$43,223

Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,923

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$912K

Managementcol C$42K

Fundraisingcol D$91K

Owns and owesPt X

$109K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K

Total assetsLn 16$168K

LiabilitiesLn 26$59K

PeoplePt VI, VII

9

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$328K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$154K

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$46K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$49K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$9K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Other assetsLn 15$61K

Total assetsLn 16$168K

LiabilitiesLn 26$59K

Net assetsLn 32$109K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 56

VolunteersI 6400

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$328K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$71K	$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$237K	$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$132K	$59K
Net assetsLn 32	$105K	$109K

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$473K	$473K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$245K	$188K	$20K	$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$110K	$85K	$9K	$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4K	$3K	$354	$663
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K	$19K	$2K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$16K	$13K	$468	$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$11K	$5K	$3K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K		$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$9K	$1K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$80K	$75K	$1K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$2K	$202	$156
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$5K	$468	$31
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$714	$238	$238	$238
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$3K	$718	$338
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$54K	$32K	$2K	$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$912K	$42K	$91K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 4, 2026	$1.2M	$1.3M	−$36K	$74K	990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2025	$1.0M	$1.0M	$5K	$109K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024	$753K	$768K	−$15K	$105K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 3, 2023	$772K	$767K	$6K	$120K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022	$603K	$584K	$19K	$114K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 13, 2021	$770K	$671K	$99K	$95K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,049,814 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $798,774$1,091,461

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$45,565−$41,647

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $753,209$1,049,814

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $362,013$473,289

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $230,977$383,412

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,372$188,253

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $768,362$1,044,954

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,153$4,860

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,049,814 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$153,760

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$937,701

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$327,806

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,091,461

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$41,647−$41,647

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$41,647$1,049,814

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,044,954 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $473,289$473,289

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,472 · Management $19,582 · Fundraising $36,716$244,770

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,608 · Management $8,791 · Fundraising $16,482$109,881

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,404 · Management $354 · Fundraising $663$4,421

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,742 · Management $1,947 · Fundraising $3,651$24,340

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,416 · Management $468 · Fundraising $1,716$15,600

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,880 · Management $2,704 · Fundraising $3,347$10,931

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,452$1,452

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,755 · Management $1,435 · Fundraising $3,295$13,485

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,702 · Management $1,292 · Fundraising $4,441$80,435

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,747 · Management $202 · Fundraising $156$2,105

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,513 · Management $468 · Fundraising $31$5,012

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $238 · Management $238 · Fundraising $238$714

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,167 · Management $718 · Fundraising $338$4,223

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,020 · Management $2,250 · Fundraising $20,026$54,296

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $911,953 · Management $41,901 · Fundraising $91,100$1,044,954

Part X · Balance sheet $168,413 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,793$45,561

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,111$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,557$49,423

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,964$8,833

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,853$3,140

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $114,642$61,456

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $236,920$168,413

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,672$10,429

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $103,744$48,620

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $132,416$59,049

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,504$109,364

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,504$109,364

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $236,920$168,413

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,364 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,049,814

XI-2 Total expenses$1,044,954

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,860

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,504

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,364

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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