To provide comfort items and programs to support the Dreams of children and young adults in foster care and homeless shelters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · under 1% 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
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $68K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
$377K
Spent
$241K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$271K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$377K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$327K
Expenses
$241K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$241K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
$271K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$146K

From the FY2020 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 Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $140K Management & general 22% · $52K Fundraising 20% · $49K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,935Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Russell’s $97K as Executive Director is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Russell$97,077$89,077$85,154$74,744$64,935

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

Gives comfort items and programs to support dreams of children in foster care and shelters.

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We provided programming to empower youth to self-comfort and discover pathways to their dreams. Programs included yoga, journaling, meditation excersises and pillowcase decorating. Our newest program, the humble dreams initiative is a cohort for teens and young adults that include financial support and mentorship to help them recognize…

$140Kprogram expense

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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 · 3 grants · $75K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,255
Unitemized GrantFY2023$26,750
Unitemized GrantFY2022$36,900

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$377K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$241K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$271K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$374K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$163K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$377K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$271K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$271K
Total assetsLn 16$121K$271K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K$271K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$42K$13K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$6K$15K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$522$522
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$644$644
TravelLn 17$959$959
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$195$195
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$68K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$21K$3K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$241K$140K$52K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $327K$466K−$139K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $475K$445K$29K$285K 990 PDF
FY2022 $410K$420K−$11K$255K 990 PDF
FY2021 $346K$350K−$5K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $377K$241K$136K$271K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $377,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $152,509$374,484
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,680
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $152,509$377,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $50,081$102,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,737$22,003
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,507$116,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $121,325$240,918
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,184$136,246
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $377,164 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,680 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$163,008
VIII-1e Government grants$10,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,776
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,680 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$377,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,918 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,208 · Management $12,987 · Fundraising $9,740$64,935
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,000 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $9,000$30,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,670$7,670
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $522$522
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $22,003$22,003
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,599$1,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $644$644
IX-17 TravelPrograms $959$959
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $195$195
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,031$9,031
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $68,427 · Management $1,897$70,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,377 · Management $3,438 · Fundraising $8,221$33,036
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,615 · Management $52,339 · Fundraising $48,964$240,918
Part X · Balance sheet $270,713 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,855$270,713
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $120,855$270,713
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $120,855$270,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,855$270,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $120,855$270,713
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $270,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$377,164
XI-2 Total expenses$240,918
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$136,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,855
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$13,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$270,713

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