Children's Dream Fund INC FY2020 filing

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St Petersburg, FL501(c)(3)Since 1981EIN 59-2145821Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSchildrensdreamfund.org1600 23rd Ave N St, 33713-0000 · St Petersburg, FLTax-exempt since Jun 1983Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The sole mission of the Children's Dream Fund INC. Is to make dreams come true for children with life threatening illnesses living in west central florida, and to provide lasting memories for the children and families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$146K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 6% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$146K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$3.2M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1983.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $682K Management & general 11% · $108K Fundraising 23% · $231K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $146K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tax Year Executive Director
$145,651Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amanda Walker$189,688$163,242$170,824———
Amanda Griffin———$153,253$94,132—
Cynthia Farrell—————$145,651

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fulfills dreams for children with life-threatening illnesses, creating lasting memories.

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1 program · $682K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The childrens dream fund entered its 40TH year of making dreams come true for children with life-threatening illnesses living throughout west central florida. The childrens dream fund completed 57 dreams in 2020 with 125 in process at the end of the year. Children are referred to us by johns hopkins all childrens, tampa general, ST.

$682Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $4.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$696,428
Unitemized GrantFY2024$585,065
Unitemized GrantFY2023$976,024
Unitemized GrantFY2022$827,689
Unitemized GrantFY2021$635,287
Unitemized GrantFY2020$230,310

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$730K
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Investment incomeLn 3$119K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$682K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$231K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$619K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$730K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$262K
Gains on assetsLn 7$28K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
SavingsLn 2$246K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$619K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$57K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6100
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$470K$619K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$338K$338K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$74K$23K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$329K$167K$53K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$25K$8K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$18K$6K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$16K$5K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$36K$12K$24K
TravelLn 17$13K$7K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$682K$108K$231K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.9M$2.4M$499K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.9M$2.1M$739K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.9M−$308K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.6M−$89K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$2.2M−$68K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$90K$2.6M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,111,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,245,269$729,765
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,969$119,022
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $311,402$262,318
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,667,640$1,111,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $919,146$338,133
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $508,509$559,975
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,460$123,395
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,556,115$1,021,503
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,525$89,602
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,111,105 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$729,765
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$108,863
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$729,765
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $90,594$90,594
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $28,428$28,428
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $262,318$262,318
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $381,340$1,111,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,021,503 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $338,133$338,133
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,981 · Management $23,324 · Fundraising $48,347$145,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $167,056 · Management $52,668 · Fundraising $109,173$328,897
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,957 · Management $7,868 · Fundraising $16,308$49,133
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,434 · Management $5,812 · Fundraising $12,047$36,293
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,157 · Management $5,094 · Fundraising $10,559$31,810
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,478 · Management $11,500 · Fundraising $23,838$71,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,542 · Management $2,063 · Fundraising $4,276$12,881
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $6,888$6,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $681,738 · Management $108,329 · Fundraising $231,436$1,021,503
Part X · Balance sheet $2,734,516 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,219$373,006
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $263,527$246,296
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,829$29,543
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,178$3,745
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,865,306$2,024,479
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $36,463$57,447
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,428,467$2,734,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,142$71,648
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$89,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,142$161,248
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,322,805$2,539,748
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $33,520$33,520
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,356,325$2,573,268
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,428,467$2,734,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,573,268 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,111,105
XI-2 Total expenses$1,021,503
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,602
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,356,325
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$127,341
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,573,268

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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