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Dream Catchers

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Toano, VA501(c)(3)EIN 54-1692709Revenue $842K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdreamcatchers.org10120 Fire Tower Rd, 23168-9507 · Toano, VATax-exempt since Nov 1994Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Dream Catchers (organization), a virginia nonprofit corporation, enriches the lives of children, adults, and families through equine assisted activities and therapies (eaat) offering education, empowerment, healing, and hope. Programs include therapeutic riding, therapeutic horsemanship, speech therapy, mental health services, equine assisted learning, community health & wellness, summer camps, and professional eaat education through workshops and certifications. On average, 800 participants are served each year; the service area is the virginia peninsula from richmond to norfolk, as well as the middle peninsula and the northern neck regions. Program fees, fees for workshops and certifications, charitable contributions, grants, and special events provide the financial support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 208 volunteers and 42 employees.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$246K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$842K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$923K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$989K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$842K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$860K
FY2022$943K
FY2023$833K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$842K
Expenses
$923K
FY2025+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$833K
FY2021$928K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$919K
FY2025$923K
Net assets
$989K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$987K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$886K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$989K

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 Nov 1994.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $783K Management & general 6% · $60K Fundraising 9% · $80K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Nancy Williams ESQ.
Executive Director
$61,538Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Henry Branscome
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katy Jones
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robby Willey
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Williams ESQ$61,538$39,077$64,000$64,000——
Janet Mayberry—————$28,080
Richard Sleece————$22,623—

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

Provides equine-assisted activities and therapies for children, adults, and families.

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1 program · $783K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Dream catchers (organization), a virginia nonprofit corporation, provides therapeutic riding lessons and other equine assisted activities and therapies to people with disabilities in the historic triangle (williamsburg, jamestown, yorktown), hampton roads, and richmond regions of virginia.

$783Kprogram 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 · FY2024
The Community Foundation INCFY2024$12K
Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$842K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$923K
Ln 25
Programscol B$783K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$989K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$547K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$517K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$438
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$323K
Investment incomeLn 3$528
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$842K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$454K
SavingsLn 2$93K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$607K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K
Net assetsLn 32$989K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 6208
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$772K$547K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$493K$607K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$246K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$989K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$62K$51K$4K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$427K$354K$27K$46K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$5K$2K$776
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$33K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$3K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$908$908
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$586$586
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$25K$1K$3K
TravelLn 17$265$238$27
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$283
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$47K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$29K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$206K$199K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$12K$322$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$923K$783K$60K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $842K$923K−$81K$989K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$919K$183K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $833K$1.1M−$229K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $943K$816K$127K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $860K$928K−$68K$987K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$833K$310K$1.1M 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 $841,912 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $730,718$516,594
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,774$322,873
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $511$528
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,281$1,917
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,101,284$841,912
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $503,942$535,598
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $414,685$386,951
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $918,627$922,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,657−$80,637
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $841,912 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,917 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$167,939
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,655
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$438
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$516,594
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $322,873$322,873
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $528$528
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $324,790 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $528$841,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $922,549 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,027 · Management $3,863 · Fundraising $6,649$61,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $354,124 · Management $26,809 · Fundraising $46,141$427,074
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,426 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $776$7,752
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,532 · Management $2,463 · Fundraising $4,238$39,233
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,830$6,830
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,275 · Management $3,275 · Fundraising $3,275$9,825
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $908$908
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,546 · Management $586 · Fundraising $586$11,718
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,704 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $1,338$13,380
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,908 · Management $1,465 · Fundraising $2,930$29,303
IX-17 TravelPrograms $238 · Management $27$265
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,546 · Management $283$2,829
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,859$2,859
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,618 · Management $2,454$49,072
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,274 · Management $3,659 · Fundraising $3,659$36,592
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $199,476 · Management $1,756 · Fundraising $5,065$206,297
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,552 · Management $322 · Fundraising $5,199$17,073
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $783,154 · Management $59,539 · Fundraising $79,856$922,549
Part X · Balance sheet $1,234,653 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $678,986$453,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,187$93,364
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,350$62,419
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,295$5,295
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,464$12,481
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $493,451$607,488
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,287,733$1,234,653
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,308$74,334
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,650$12,920
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $49,500$45,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $113,846$113,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $219,304$246,100
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $435,772$503,605
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $632,657$484,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,068,429$988,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,287,733$1,234,653
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $988,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$841,912
XI-2 Total expenses$922,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,637
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,068,429
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$761
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$988,553

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