The Impossible Dream INC EIN 80-0969365 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Engage global communities and inspire people with disabilities to improve independence and quality of life. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $349K in revenue, $293K in expenses, and $136K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2014
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports
Location
New York, NY
Website
www.theimpossibledream.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$349KFY2025
Expenses
$293K
Net assets
$136K
People
5
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0969365 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Engage global communities and inspire people with disabilities to improve independence and quality of life.
Leadership
William Rey · CEO · $67K
Money in and out
$349K revenue, $293K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$349K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$293K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$136K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $57K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +60% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +143% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$349K
FY2025▲ +63%
Expenses
$293K
FY2025▼ -0.6%
Total assets
$332K
FY2025▲ +19%
Total liabilities
$197K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total revenue
$349K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$293K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$136K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$57K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$332K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $293K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Taking people with disabilities, wounded soldiers, and disadvantaged youth sailing aboard the universally accessible catamaran. Impossible dream received approximately $ 39,000 of in-kind docking during 2025.

$293Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Impossible Dream INC
EINHdr · item D80-0969365
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theimpossibledream.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N67)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$67,040Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William Rey’s $67K as CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Rey$59,082$55,200$82,800$67,000$58,242
William Rey$67,040
David McCauley$5,068

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$349K
Total revenueLn 12$349K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$293K
Total functional expensesLn 25$293K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$165K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$197K
Total net assetsLn 32$136K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $196K · Operating expenses/yr $293K
8.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $293K · Total expenses $293K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $363K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $349K · Total revenue $349K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $349K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $349K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $349K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $349K · Prior year $214K
+63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $203K · FY2025 $349K
+11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $136K · Beginning of year $79K
+72%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $349K · Expenses $293K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $197K · Total assets $332K
59%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $136K · Total assets $332K
41%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $31K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $332K
9%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Rey · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $293K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $67K · Total expenses $293K
23%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 63%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$349K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$214K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$586K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$285K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$142K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$203K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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