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THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0405779)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-09
IRS object ID
201623149349300972
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-09T10:21:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN770405779EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlDALMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8055642131PhoneNum

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Address Line11528 CHAPALA STREET SUITE 304AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93101ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKISA HEYERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8055642131PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Form 990 IRS990

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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11528 CHAPALA ST SUITE 304AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA BARBARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,032,913GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DREAMFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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DescDREAM FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL DREAM-GRANTING ORGANIZATION FOR TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND HAS FULFILLED OVER 23,000 DREAMS SINCE 1994. DREAM FOUNDATION'S DREAMS TOUCH LIVES, MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE AT THE END OF LIFE. IN 2015, THE AGENCY PROCESSED 2,784 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH INCREASED DONATED RESOURCES AND NO ADDITIONAL STAFF. IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION PROJECTS 2,500 REFERRALS FORM 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 2015, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,000 CHILDREN WITH DONATED NEW TOYS AND GIFT CARDS.Desc
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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
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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HOLLYE HARRINGTON JACOBS
VICE CHAIRPERSON & SECRETA2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
J PAUL GIGNAC
TREASURER/FINANCE CHAIR (RESIGNED 2015)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUKE EBBIN
NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (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
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TROY COX
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CHRISTOPHER LINCOLN
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BOB MURPHY
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JEFF SHANER
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY HELLRIGEL
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KIRSTEN HEYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$162,176$0$7,880
CAROL BROWN
FORM. DIR. OF MAJ. GIFTS (RESIGNED IN 2015)40.00Yes (X)$37,762$0$1,667
TRISTAN LAYTON
DIR. OF MARKETING AND CORP. PARTNERSHIPS40.00$106,586$0$7,976Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$14,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$4,956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General$950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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BAD DEBT$23,000$23,000
REPAIRS AND MAINTENENCE$19,328$13,530$2,899$2,899
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE$12,854$12,854

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$379,683FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$300BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$977,587BOYAmt
EOY$2,224,269EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$102,837BOYAmt
EOY$111,275EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,594BOYAmt
EOY$6,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$288,459LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$90,024BOYAmt
EOY$65,893EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$2,158,224BOYAmt
EOY$1,754,840EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$1,206,860BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,675BOYAmt
EOY$66,308EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,581,101BOYAmt
EOY$4,229,053EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,538BOYAmt
EOY$23,361EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,538BOYAmt
EOY$23,361EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,381,749BOYAmt
EOY$2,606,378EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$707,617BOYAmt
EOY$1,157,117EOYAmt

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$4,531,563BOYAmt
EOY$4,205,692EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,581,101BOYAmt
EOY$4,229,053EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,737,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,067,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,594,776CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,141,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,104,147TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,737,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,067,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,594,776CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,141,600CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,104,147TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,603,867SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,500,280PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$301,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$330,969CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,716CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$782,164TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,886,311TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,580,357GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68100PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67190PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,624,180BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$24,316InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,549,864EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$994,446BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,666InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,006,112EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.65000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.06000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.29000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$288,459OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$222,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$65,893BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$65,893TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,326,139TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$327,642NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$165,811DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$493,453RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,832,686RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,832,686TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,652,010TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$165,811DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$165,811ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,486,199ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,486,199TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2015, 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 2012 AND 2011, RESPECTIVELY.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1CELEBRATION OF DREAMS GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$780,499GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$600,090CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$180,409GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$56,336NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$88,861RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$70,308FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$24,287EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$137,261OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FLOWER EMPOWER LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$113,975GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$70,710CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$43,265GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$18,394RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$15,504FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$38,811OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$210,388GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$149,724CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$60,664GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$1,000NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$13,730OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,104,862GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$820,524CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$284,338GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$57,336NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$107,255RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$85,812FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$24,287EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$189,802OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$464,492DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$180,154NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 Type2,784 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
Recipient2784RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,280,409CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$864,433NonCashAssistanceAmt
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 EXECUTIVE DIRCTOR/CEO. 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
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$162,176BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$7,880NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$170,056TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 (7 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)OTHER DREAM EXP.2364$311,496ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)AIRLINE TIX395$196,250ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)HOTEL ACCOM.1000$157,071ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)AIRLINE MILES1000$78,473ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)AMUSEMENT PARK TICKETS1000$72,754ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)TOYS AND GAMES2000$56,082ESTIMATED FMV
Yes (X)FLOWER BOUQUETS5000$50,130ESTIMATED 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 11THE 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 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO 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.