1000 Dreams Fund: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-2276245)

Christie Garton’s $9K as CEO is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Christie Garton	$9,460	$13,200	$9,900

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides funding, resources, and mentorship to talented women pursuing education.

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3 programs · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

New Face of Tech Scholarship

Program powered by harman since its launch in 2017, over $200,000 has been granted to talented young women pursuing degrees in S.T.E.A.M. In the form of scholarships. Each winner also gets the chance to be connected with a harman executive for a 60-MINUTE mentoring session.

$89Kprogram expense

02

Broadcasther Initiative

We designed this charity initiative to directly support underserved female content creators and include several critical programs to help realize this mission. (1) through our 1000 dreams fund twitch broadcasther grant, in partnership with the twitch community, we provide grants ranging from $500 to $2000 to up-and-coming women content…

$35Kprogram expense

03

Mentorher Initiative

This national initiative, launched in 2019, was created to help raise awareness about the importance of female mentorship. In partnership with for-profit and non-profit organizations across the country, mentorher pairs individual women in college and graduate school or recent graduates with well-matched professionals and executives for a…

$4Kprogram 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

Illumine Service Foundation INCFY2024$15K

Greater Kansas City Community FoundationFY2024$10K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K

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Grants paid · 3 grants · $544K · 2022–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$176,078

Unitemized GrantFY2023$239,358

Unitemized GrantFY2022$128,415

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$386K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$184K

Other incomeLn 4–11$995

Money outPt IX

$400K

Ln 25

Programscol B$318K

Managementcol C$32K

Fundraisingcol D$50K

Owns and owesPt X

$81K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K

Total assetsLn 16$282K

LiabilitiesLn 26$201K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$184K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$201K

Investment incomeLn 3$2

Other incomeLn 4–11$995

Total revenueLn 12$386K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$253K

SavingsLn 2$10K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K

Other assetsLn 15$14K

Total assetsLn 16$282K

LiabilitiesLn 26$201K

Net assetsLn 32$81K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6200

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$298K	$263K
Total assetsLn 16	$298K	$282K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$203K	$201K
Net assetsLn 32	$95K	$81K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$176K	$176K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$9K	$7K	$155	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$14K		$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$106K	$73K	$2K	$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$16K	$16K
Office expensesLn 13	$10K	$3K	$57	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$4K		$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$15K	$5K	$3K	$7K
TravelLn 17	$28K	$27K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$950	$950
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$17K	$6K	$11K	$122
All other expensesLn 24e	$528	$528
Total functional expensesLn 25	$400K	$318K	$32K	$50K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$386K	$400K	−$14K	$81K	990 PDF
FY2023	$263K	$418K	−$155K	$95K	990 PDF
FY2022	$325K	$298K	$27K	$249K	990 PDF
FY2021	$453K	$450K	$3K	$220K	990 PDF
FY2020	$320K	$215K	$105K	$217K	990 PDF
FY2019	$248K	$202K	$47K	$118K	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 $385,648 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $135,219$183,651

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,505$201,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $216$2

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,222$995

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $263,162$385,648

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $239,358$176,078

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,200$9,460

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $165,148$214,351

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $417,706$399,889

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$154,544−$14,241

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,648 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $575 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,651

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,978

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,651

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $201,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$201,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$2

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $420$420

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $201,575 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $422$385,648

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $399,889 across 12 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $176,078$176,078

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,540 · Management $155 · Fundraising $2,765$9,460

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,094$14,094

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,279 · Management $1,737 · Fundraising $30,984$106,000

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,725$15,725

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,178 · Management $57 · Fundraising $6,746$9,981

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,946 · Fundraising $2,400$6,346

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,793 · Management $3,444 · Fundraising $6,662$14,899

IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,984 · Management $1,422$28,406

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $950$950

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,880 · Management $11,420 · Fundraising $122$17,422

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $528$528

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $317,881 · Management $32,329 · Fundraising $49,679$399,889

Part X · Balance sheet $281,755 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,115$252,683

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,034$10,035

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,909

X-15 Other assets$14,128

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $298,149$281,755

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,282$22,565

X-18 Grants payable$108,056

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,000$55,000

X-25 Other liabilities$15,351

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $203,282$200,972

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $94,867$80,783

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $94,867$80,783

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $298,149$281,755

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,783 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$385,648

XI-2 Total expenses$399,889

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,241

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$94,867

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$157

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,783

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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