Dreams to Reality

Tax-deductible

Jefferson Cty, MO501(c)(3)Since 2000EmploymentEIN 43-1904652Revenue $161K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdreamstoreality-jc.org500 Jefferson St, 65101-2912 · Jefferson Cty, MOTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help women who are low-income or in a critical phase in their life in Missouri to meet their employment goals and build self-confidence by providing appropriate interview and business apparel, motivat

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$35K 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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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
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$161K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$75K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$222K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$161K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$57K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$115K
FY2025$161K
Net assets
$222K
FY2025▲ +62%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$81K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$222K

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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $59K Management & general 22% · $16K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Elec
$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

Jaime Walz’s $35K as Executive Dir is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1216 $100K–1M employment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jaime Walz$35,000$30,000$25,400$20,400$12,750—
Lorie Smith—————$20,772
Molly Nichols————$8,500—

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

Dreams to Reality is an employment nonprofit based in Jefferson Cty, MO, formed in 2000.

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1 program · $58K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Appropriate interview and business apparel, motivation, and follow-up

$58Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$161K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Investment incomeLn 3$556
Money outPt IX
$75K
Ln 25
Programscol B$59K
Managementcol C$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$222K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$556
Total revenueLn 12$161K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$222K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$137K$222K
Total assetsLn 16$137K$222K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$137K$222K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$35K$26K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$91
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$12K$502
All other expensesLn 24e$292$292
Total functional expensesLn 25$75K$59K$16K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $161K$75K$85K$222K 990 PDF
FY2024 $115K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $70K$81K 990 PDF
FY2021 $57K$70K 990 PDF
FY2020 $47K$59K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $160,837 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,073$160,281
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,962$556
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $115,035$160,837
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,518$75,488
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,518$75,488
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,517$85,349
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $160,837 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$117,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$160,281
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $556$556
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $556$160,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,488 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $26,250 · Management $8,750$35,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,455$1,455
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,077$7,077
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,005$2,005
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,343 · Management $91$1,434
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,225$3,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,498 · Management $502$13,000
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $292$292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,168 · Management $16,320 · Fundraising $0$75,488
Part X · Balance sheet $222,374 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,025$222,374
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,025$222,374
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $137,025$222,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,025$222,374
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,025$222,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $222,374 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$160,837
XI-2 Total expenses$75,488
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,025
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$222,374

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

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