Dream Project INC FY2023 filing

Arlington, VA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2011 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$826K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$781K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$907K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$826K
FY2023▲ +11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$644K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$781K
FY2023▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$442K
FY2021$530K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$781K
FY2024$870K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$907K
FY2023▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$749K
FY2022$862K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDream Project INC
EINHdr · item D45-1869894
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2012
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dream-project.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.11
Program services83%$649K
Management & general6%$43K
Fundraising11%$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$781K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +23%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$583K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Total liabilities
$209K
FY2023▲ +372%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$222K
FY2024$255K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$876K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$209K
Total net assetsLn 32$907K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$814K · 99%
Investment income$12K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$814K
Investment income1%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$826K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $998K · Operating expenses/yr $781K
15.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $649K · Total expenses $781K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $43K · Total expenses $781K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $89K · Total expenses $781K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $62K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $758K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $814K · Total revenue $826K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $826K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $826K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $826K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $781K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $826K · Prior year $742K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $907K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $826K · Expenses $781K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $907K · Total assets $1.1M
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $122K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.1M
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karen Vallejos · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $781K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $303K · Total expenses $781K
39%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 11%——
Revenue growth 11%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$71,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mentoring Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Vallejos Corrales’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 22nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Karen Vallejos Corrales$85,104$76,670——
Karen Vallejos——$71,400$29,649

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 19Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 19Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Empowers immigrant students to access and succeed in college through scholarships, mentoring, and advocacy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $584K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Student Aid

The dream project awards renewable college scholarships to students whose immigation status creates barriers to education in virginia. The dream scholarship is awarded to talented immigrant students who demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, community involvement and perseverance in the face of adversity.

$436Kprogram expense
02

Scholar, Alumni and Family Support

Dream project scholarship recipients, college graduates and their families are additionally supported by the organization through activities and programming designed to help them succeed in college and careers. A.

$92Kprogram expense
03

Mentoring

The dream project also provides a mentoring program for high school seniors and community college scholars who are transferring to a four-year university. From september to may participants meet on tuesday evenings with our team of staff and mentors.

$56Kprogram expense

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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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$440,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,297
Unitemized GrantFY2023$382,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,217
Unitemized GrantFY2022$354,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$296,333
Unitemized GrantFY2021$35,041
Unitemized GrantFY2019$200,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$59,900

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $1.0M$870K+22% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $826K$781K+11% 990 PDF
FY2022 $742K$629K-0.06% 990 PDF
FY2021 $742K$530K+15% 990 PDF
FY2020 $644K$442K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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