Dream City Foundation

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-1456334Revenue $130K in FY2025

On file with the IRScityhelpinc.org/foundation3210 Grand Ave, 85017-4504 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The foundation supports outreach organizations such as Dream Center, Mom's Pantry, Thrive and Streetlight who provides services to the homes,, hurting and helpless people of our communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
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Revenue
$130K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$152K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$810K
FY2024$166K
FY2025$130K
Expenses
$152K
FY2025▼ -83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$875K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$20K
FY2025▼ -52%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$20K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $135K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff May’s $47K as President (part Year) is at the 35th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jeff May$46,796$57,408$60,602$29,962
Linda Gray—$9,807——
Sarah Zastrow—$1,000——

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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Programs and updates

Provides aid and services to vulnerable community members through outreach partners.

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1 program · $660K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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City Help Foundation supports outreach organizations such as Phoenix Dream Center, Short Creek Dream Center, and Streetlight who provide services to the homeless, hurting and helpless of our community.

$660Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K
Grants paid · 26 grants · $4.1M · 2019–2022
City Help INC of PhoenixAZ · FY2022$339,221
The Dream Institute INCAZ · FY2022$128,754
Dream City Schools INCAZ · FY2022$15,220
City Help INC of PhoenixAZ · FY2021$381,795
Short Creek Social ServicesFY2021$258,426
The Dream Institute INCAZ · FY2021$252,980
StreetlightusaAZ · FY2021$40,200
Dream City Schools INCAZ · FY2021$18,886
Coastline Legacy INCCA · FY2021$16,316
Rahman Ministries INCAZ · FY2021$8,592
The Dream Institute INCAZ · FY2020$849,960
The Dream Institute INCAZ · FY2020$343,200
City Help INC of PhoenixAZ · FY2020$204,476
Streetlight USAAZ · FY2020$30,000
Church on the Street INCAZ · FY2020$12,000
Teen Challenge Christian Life RanchFY2020$6,000
Good News IndiaAZ · FY2020$6,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Money outPt IX
$152K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$130K
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$20K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $130K$152K−$22K$20K 990 PDF
FY2024 $166K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $810K$875K−$66K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.5M−$219K$192K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.2M$383K$411K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.8M$45K$28K 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

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

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