Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2002.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
11 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.
Eric Muller’s $61K as President & CEO is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Muller | $60,752 | $130,000 | $89,906 | $87,999 | $52,500 | $60,106 |
| Stephen Smith | $43,000 | $96,000 | $70,000 | — | — | — |
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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Strengthens communities through education, mentoring, and service programs.
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After School Programming
Dream alive mentors vulnerable youth towards career paths through 7 continual years of intentional, daily programming. This results in 250+ hours of mentoring, career development and character development per student, per year. In 2025, dream alive provided 32,291 total hours of programming, which included 95 career-based field trips.
21ST annual dream christmas celebration: on december 17, 2025, dream alive hosted its annual dream christmas celebration at gainbridge fieldhouse. We hosted roughly 600 guests and provided christmas gifts to 106 children from theodore potter spanish immersion school 74 and brightlane learning.
Dream Awards
Bright futures in full bloom - on april 28, 2025, dream alive hosted its annual dream awards ceremony and dinner at the indiana farm bureau football center's gridiron hall. This very special event honored the achievements of our 18 graduating high school seniors, while also recognizing local companies and individuals who had a sizable…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.2M | $1.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $511K | |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $47K | $94K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $63K | $35K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $2.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $104K | $89K | $10K | $4K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $728K | $627K | $73K | $28K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $51K | $44K | $5K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $65K | $56K | $6K | $3K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $8K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $76K | $17K | $59K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $23K | $23K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $38K | $38K | $544 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $9K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $30K | $30K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $238K | $238K | $0 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $196K | $37K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $1.9M | $1.4M | $501K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $43K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.2M | $805K | $1.4M | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $532K | $600K | −$68K | $734K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $404K | $607K | $802K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $419K | $254K | $165K | $194K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,876,111 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,876,111 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,375,405 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,686,640 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,651,634 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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