The Dreampower Foundation

Tax-deductible

Gilroy, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 30-0154433

The DreamPower Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Horsemanship programs and services to children, teens and adults with mental, emotional, behavioral and medical problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$147K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$147K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $22K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$710K
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$744K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$710K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$371K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$704K
FY2024$710K
Expenses
$744K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$744K
Net assets
$96K
FY2024▼ -26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$173K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$96K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $657K Management & general 8% · $58K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $147K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$94,035Pt VII · Sec A
President
$52,739Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martha McNeil’s $94K as Executive Dir. is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martha McNeil$94,035$67,929$51,494$40,287$24,572
Garry Stauber$52,739$60,492$66,922$70,163$56,283

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

Helps children and adults with challenges through horse therapy and riding programs.

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3 program services account for $657K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The DreamPower Foundation 2024ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2024DreamPower received a Mentored Internship Program Round 2 grant from the California Department of Health Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program. This grant was renewed for a second round of funding for Oct. 2023 Dec. 2024.

$657Kprogram expense
02

DreamPower Foundation Inc. (DBA DreamPower Horsemanship) is a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International Premier Accredited Center and a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization founded in 2002.

Pt IX · col B
03

DreamPower Horsemanship has a long history of partnering with and working alongside a wide variety of community organizations. DreamPower regularly partners with the following organizations and agencies:Evolve Treatment CenterWounded Warrior ProjectSan Jose Vet CenterSanta Clara County Office of Education Adaptive Physical Education…

Pt IX · col B

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$710K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$744K
Ln 25
Programscol B$657K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$96K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$187K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$710K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$37K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$96K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$4K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$57K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$137K$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$96K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$19K$19K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$147K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$122K$14K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$11K$1K$633
Management feesLn 11a$3K$2K$282$141
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$705$352
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$504$252
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$37K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$609$304
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$993$844$99$50
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$13K$2K$757
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$1K$559
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$226K$192K$23K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$104K$89K$10K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$744K$657K$58K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $710K$744K−$34K$96K 990 PDF
FY2023 $704K$708K−$4K$130K 990 PDF
FY2022 $579K$581K−$1K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 $371K$438K−$67K$173K 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$464K−$21K$240K 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 $710,221 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,298
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$36,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$517,298
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $186,836$186,836
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,961$1,961
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,920−$1,920
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,046$6,046
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $192,923$710,221
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $743,900 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $18,727$18,727
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $146,774$146,774
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $122,182 · Management $14,375 · Fundraising $7,187$143,744
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,756 · Management $1,265 · Fundraising $633$12,654
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,394 · Management $282 · Fundraising $141$2,817
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,989 · Management $705 · Fundraising $352$7,046
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,286 · Management $504 · Fundraising $252$5,042
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,114 · Management $4,366 · Fundraising $2,183$43,663
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,174 · Management $609 · Fundraising $304$6,087
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $844 · Management $99 · Fundraising $50$993
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,885 · Management $1,516 · Fundraising $757$15,158
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,512 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $559$11,190
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191,889 · Management $22,576 · Fundraising $11,287$225,752
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $88,618 · Management $10,421 · Fundraising $5,214$104,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $657,144 · Management $57,837 · Fundraising $28,919$743,900
Part X · Balance sheet $106,677 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,531$2,115
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,252$1,994
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,336$63,262
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,266$2,096
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45,578$37,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,963$106,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,000$10,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $389$782
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,389$10,782
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,874$81,195
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,700$14,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,574$95,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,963$106,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$710,221
XI-2 Total expenses$743,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,574
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,895

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