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THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0405779)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201713179349307991
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-13T18:10:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 E VICTORIA ST 2ND FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP931012018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN770405779EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DALMATIAN DREAMSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DBA DREAM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlDALMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8055642131PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11528 CHAPALA STREET SUITE 304AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93101ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIRSTEN HEYERPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8055642131PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISLEY N REED CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00025230PTIN
Phone8059629175PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Business Name Line1DREAM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKIRSTEN HEYERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11528 CHAPALA ST SUITE 304AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,451,778GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DREAMFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSERVING TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING END-OF-LIFE DREAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Volunteers966TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Revenue$3,668,176CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$4,761,331CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$653,513PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$23,361TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$33,425TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,170,187NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$2,214,472GrantAmt
DescDREAM FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL DREAM-GRANTING ORGANIZATION FOR TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND HAS FULFILLED OVER 27,000 DREAMS SINCE 1994. DREAM FOUNDATION'S DREAMS TOUCH LIVES, MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE AT THE END OF LIFE. IN 2016, THE AGENCY PROCESSED 2,807 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INCREASED DONATED RESOURCES AND NO ADDITIONAL STAFF. IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION PROJECTS 2,800 REFERRALS FROM OVER 600 HOSPICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, ADDITIONAL REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND VIA THE INTERNET. 30% OF DREAM REFERRALS INCLUDE ADULTS THAT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WILL BE FACING THE IMPENDING LOSS OF A PARENT. THE TOY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO LET CHILDREN KNOW THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN IN THE MIDST OF THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL THE FAMILY IS FACING. THE TOY PROGRAM PROVIDES A BOX OF NEW GENDER AND AGE APPROPRIATE TOYS FOR EACH CHILD. IN 2016, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,200 CHILDREN WITH DONATED NEW TOYS AND GIFT CARDS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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KENNETH P SLAUGHT
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VINCE GRIFFIN
TREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID NYGREN
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUKE EBBIN
VICE CHAIR & NOMINATIONS CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTINE RODDICK
MARKETING COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DEPACO
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID GLICKMAN
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TROY COX
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LINCOLN
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JEFF SHANER
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL BROWN
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY HELLRIGEL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR40.00Yes (X)$62,735$0$14,292
KIRSTEN HEYER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$184,677$0$8,034
TRISTAN LAYTON
DIR. OF MARKETING AND CORP40.00$106,250$0$8,204Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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ServicesCONSULTINGServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Securities$1,228,722SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,272,574SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$2,214,472ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$53,947FundraisingAmt

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Fundraising$194,663FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$42,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,167FundraisingAmt

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Total$8,851TotalAmt
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Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$52,429TotalAmt
Program Services$52,429ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$3,632FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$62,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,283FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$71,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,222FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$121,309ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$18,225FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$4,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,665FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,601TotalAmt
Program Services$6,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,290FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PRINTING AND POSTAGE$57,207$43,741$4,191$9,275
REPAIRS AND MAINTENENCE$23,095$16,167$3,464$3,464
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE$15,065$10,545$2,260$2,260
BAD DEBT$6,500$5,200$1,300

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,761,331TotalAmt
Program Services$4,003,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$351,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$405,729FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,224,269BOYAmt
EOY$442,421EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$111,275BOYAmt
EOY$880,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$6,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,765EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$294,448LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$253,664LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,893BOYAmt
EOY$40,784EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,754,840BOYAmt
EOY$1,707,680EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,308BOYAmt
EOY$130,862EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,229,053BOYAmt
EOY$3,203,612EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,361BOYAmt
EOY$33,425EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,361BOYAmt
EOY$33,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,606,378BOYAmt
EOY$1,740,057EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,157,117BOYAmt
EOY$987,933EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$442,197BOYAmt
EOY$442,197EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,205,692BOYAmt
EOY$3,170,187EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$3,203,612EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$57,650NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,067,636CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,594,776CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,141,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,143,062CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,684,885TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,067,636CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,594,776CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,141,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,143,062CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,684,885TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,306,450SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,378,435PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$301,046CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$330,969CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,716CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$80,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$800,847TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,485,732TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,985,526GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.67020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68100PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,549,864BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,830InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,584,694EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,624,180BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$24,316InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,549,864EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,543,779BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$80,401InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,624,180EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,281,444BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$262,335InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,543,779EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,006,112BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$170,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$105,332InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,281,444EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.65290BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.27900PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.06810TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$294,448OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$253,664DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,784BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,784TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,924,333TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$57,650NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$198,507DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$256,157RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,668,176RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,668,176TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,959,838TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$198,507DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$198,507ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,761,331ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,761,331TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:ASSETS ARE TO BE HELD INDEFINITELY WITH INCOME AVAILABLE FOR USE TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEREBY THE EFFECT OF THE UNCERTAINTY WOULD BE RECORDED IF THE OUTCOME WAS CONSIDERED PROBABLE AND REASONABLY ESTIMABLE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCRUAL. THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS IN CALIFORNIA AND U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2013 AND 2012, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CELEBRATION OF DREAMS GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$642,895GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$309,350CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$333,545GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$47,680NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$124,225RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$49,393FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$49,290EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$127,370OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FLOWER EMPOWER LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$87,810GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$55,400CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$32,410GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$1,100NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$8,249RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$20,731FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$17,076OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$343,133GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$31,875CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$311,258GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$12,750NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$8,355RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$10,968FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$33,841OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,073,838GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$396,625CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$677,213GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$61,530NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$140,829RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$81,092FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$49,290EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$178,287OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$511,028DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$166,185NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Type2,807 DREAMS TO ADULTS WHO ARE IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF LIFE AND WHO DO NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO FULFILL THEM ON THEIR OWN.GrantTypeTxt
Recipient2807RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,317,100CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$897,372NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedESTIMATED FAIR MARKET VALUEValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceDIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH FULFILLING OVER 2,500 DREAMSNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDREAM FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE CASH GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, BUT RATHER GRANTS DREAMS TO ADULT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THEIR LAST YEAR OF LIFE. THE FOUNDATION ALLOCATED FUNDS DIRECTLY TO THE VENDORS, OR ARRANGES IN-KIND DONATION OF GOODS AND TRAVEL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SMALL DAILY STIPENDS FOR MEALS, GAS, AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. ALL DREAMS ARE MANAGED BY DREAM COORDINATORS BASED UPON SPECIFIC GUIDELINES AND RULES AND EXPENSES ARE APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER OR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FOR EACH DREAM, INCLUDING APPLICATION, STATEMENTS, AND INVOICES ARE MAINTAINED BY THE FOUNDATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIRSTEN HEYERPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$184,677BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,034NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$192,711TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (10 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AIRLINE TICKETS & MILES6$232,795ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)LODGING200$225,651ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)TICKETS TO ENTERTAINMENT VENUES76$173,164ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)OTHER DREAM EXP.390$143,610ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)ADVERTISING1$50,726ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)TOYS AND GAMES5$46,305ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)FLOWERS AND PLANTS22$44,756ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)FOOD AND DRINK ITEMS63$29,333ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)MEDICAL DEVICES & SUPPLIES5$16,800ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)GIFT CARDS56$6,263ESTIMATED FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DISTRIBUTES A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS REQUESTING THEY REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY AND ASKED TO REVIEW AND RAISE QUESTIONS, IF ANY. ONCE THIS PROCESS IS COMPLETE AND BOARD APPROVAL IS OBTAINED, THE FORM 990 IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH EMPLOYEE AT TIME OF HIRE AND BOARD MEMBER AT TIME OF APPOINTMENT FILLS OUT AND SIGNS CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AND THESE ARE MAINTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE/BOARD MEMBERS FOLDER. THE ORGANIZATION SENDS OUT AN ANNUAL LETTER ASKING FOR CONFIRMATION OF NO CHANGES OR CHANGES IN POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AND CHANGES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ANSWERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A&B - THE SALARY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR STAFF ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANY CHANGES ARE VOTED ON.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19HARD COPIES OF ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ELECTRONIC VERSIONS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, GUIDESTAR, AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.