To provide housing to low and moderate income families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.3M a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
101%
of spending
Looks good: 101% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56.2M
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.0M
Spent
$33.4M
To programs
101%
Net assets
$21.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$34.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34.0M
FY2021$88.0M
FY2022$81.3M
FY2023$25.7M
FY2024$27.6M
Expenses
$33.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33.4M
FY2021$81.6M
FY2022$79.5M
FY2023$24.1M
FY2024$21.5M
Net assets
$21.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.1M
FY2021$27.4M
FY2022$29.3M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$21.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1989.

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

Where the money goes

101 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 101% · $33.7M

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

28 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$240,805Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP of Development & Co
$187,400Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$167,306Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP of Homeownership
$160,473Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$158,998Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President-Property
$135,534Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ms Julie a Porter’s $341K as President is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ms Julie a Porter$341,173$288,357$271,348$261,888$240,805
Mr Fred Dodson JR$264,372$237,808———
Mr Fred Dodson——$225,947$213,525$167,306
Mr Daniel Cimaglia$219,910$210,908$200,048$177,927—
Ms Karen Batten-Balas$209,565$200,988$190,638$186,504$187,400
Mr Kevin Schrader$198,956$188,205$161,746$158,238$158,998
Ms Erin Barbee$191,092$165,423$134,144$153,279$160,473
Ms Rebekah Baker$180,084$165,364$148,525$144,041$135,534

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

Develops, finances, and manages affordable rental housing and homeownership opportunities to help low- and moderate-income families build stable lives and neighborhoods.

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1 program · $33.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Dreamkey partners, inc. Is a nonprofit housing development and finance corporation organized in the state of north carolina on july 5, 1988 to expand affordable and well-maintained housing and promote stable neighborhoods for low and moderate income families with a continuing interest in the ability of occupants to more fully enter the…

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$507K
Money outPt IX
$33.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$33.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$21.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$23.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$567K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$507K
Total revenueLn 12$34.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$7.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42.3M
Other assetsLn 15$19.8M
Total assetsLn 16$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$56.2M
Net assetsLn 32$21.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M$7.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M$6.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43.2M$42.3M
Total assetsLn 16$74.1M$77.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$53.7M$56.2M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M$21.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.4M$636K$787K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.5M$197K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$576K$390K$186K
Payroll taxesLn 10$303K$225K$78K
Legal feesLn 11b$282K$282K
Accounting feesLn 11c$124K$124K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$192K$192K
Office expensesLn 13$1.0M$888K$152K
OccupancyLn 16$346K$228K$118K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.0M$3.0M$5K
InterestLn 20$1.5M$1.5M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$1.3M
InsuranceLn 23$217K$194K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22.2M$22.2M$87K
All other expensesLn 24e−$2.0M$122K−$2.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$33.4M$33.7M−$322K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $27.6M$21.5M$6.1M$21.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $25.7M$24.1M$1.6M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $81.3M$79.5M$1.8M$29.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $88.0M$81.6M$6.4M$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $34.0M$33.4M$637K$21.1M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $33,997,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,804,241$24,165,909
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,757,042$9,325,264
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,729$506,589
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,570,012$33,997,762
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 $4,560,078$5,044,019
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,092,791$28,316,496
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,652,869$33,360,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,917,143$637,247
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $33,997,762 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $538,874 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$23,115,837
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,050,072
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$566,611
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,165,909
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,292,979$9,292,979
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,831,853 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,997,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,360,515 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $636,141 · Management $787,298$1,423,439
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,544,566 · Management $196,824$2,741,390
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $390,072 · Management $185,772$575,844
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $225,126 · Management $78,220$303,346
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $282,289$282,289
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $124,500$124,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $191,641$191,641
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $887,794 · Management $152,281$1,040,075
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $228,047 · Management $118,202$346,249
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,970,514 · Management $4,705$2,975,219
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,537,660$1,537,660
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,321,418$1,321,418
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $194,113 · Management $23,034$217,147
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,150,875 · Management $87,149$22,238,024
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $122,246 · Management −$2,079,972−$1,957,726
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,682,502 · Management −$321,987 · Fundraising $0$33,360,515
Part X · Balance sheet $77,260,509 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for −$1,056,027; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,578,946$7,095,359
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $645,724$1,115,105
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,745,086$1,773,233
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,930$17,403
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,199,645$42,301,708
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $7,684,303$6,630,590
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $741,114−$402,080
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,401,147$19,785,218
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,100,013$77,260,509
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $997,963$1,331,695
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $565,291$583,563
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,652,859$56,176,108
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,466,629$17,386,990
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,980,525$3,697,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,447,154$21,084,401
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,100,013$77,260,509
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,084,401 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,997,762
XI-2 Total expenses$33,360,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$637,247
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,447,154
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,084,401

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