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← THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,429,461
Total expenses
$2,439,221
Contributions and grants received
$3,356,296
Grants paid
$1,112,809
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17,497
Other revenue
$55,668
Total assets, end of year
$1,780,137
Total liabilities, end of year
$190,224
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,589,913
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,058,236
Management and general expenses
$179,103
Fundraising expenses
$201,882
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,058,236

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $133,993

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,222,303

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $826,701

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,135 · excluded $16,135

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $49,563

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $48,201

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,362

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,362 · excluded $1,362

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $136,674

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $133,993

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $81,006

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $55,668 · excluded $55,668

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,112,809 · program services $1,112,809

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,207 · program services $147,685 · management and general $34,081 · fundraising $45,441

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $456,008 · program services $296,544 · management and general $68,286 · fundraising $91,178

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $89,308 · program services $58,049 · management and general $13,397 · fundraising $17,862

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,487 · program services $34,767 · management and general $8,023 · fundraising $10,697

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,500 · management and general $18,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,807 · management and general $2,807

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $194,822 · program services $174,125 · management and general $5,423 · fundraising $15,274

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $59,092 · program services $59,092

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,707 · program services $13,352 · management and general $2,745 · fundraising $610

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,115 · program services $16,433 · management and general $3,341 · fundraising $3,341

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $97,174 · program services $70,936 · management and general $14,619 · fundraising $11,619

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,088 · program services $22,746 · management and general $1,171 · fundraising $1,171

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,435 · program services $4,435

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,663 · program services $6,064 · management and general $1,299 · fundraising $1,300

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $23,423 · program services $21,835 · management and general $1,588

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE

    total $16,469 · program services $12,137 · management and general $2,383 · fundraising $1,949

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENENCE

    total $10,107 · program services $7,227 · management and general $1,440 · fundraising $1,440

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $35 · end of year $35

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $425,328 · end of year $444,453

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $55,000 · end of year $30,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,430 · end of year $930

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $240,453

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $231,165

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,425 · end of year $9,288

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,089,890

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $261,686 · end of year $205,541

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,156 · end of year $124,224

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $134,854 · end of year $66,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$288,303 · end of year -$372,715

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $812,197 · end of year $1,962,628

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DREAM FOUNDATION SERVES TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING END-OF-LIFE DREAMS THAT OFFER INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SERVING TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING END-OF-LIFE DREAMS.

  • DREAM FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL DREAM-GRANTING ORGANIZATION FOR TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND HAS FULFILLED OVER 35,200 DREAMS SINCE 1994. DREAM FOUNDATION'S DREAMS TOUCH LIVES, MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE AT THE END OF LIFE. IN 2023, THE AGENCY PROCESSED 583 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROJECTS 600 REFERRALS FROM OVER 150 HOSPICES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. ADDITIONAL REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND VIA THE INTERNET. 20% 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 2023, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 220 CHILDREN WITH DONATED NEW TOYS, GAMES AND GIFT CARDS. THE FLOWER EMPOWER PROGRAM IS A LOCALLY BASED, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS DONATED FLORAL BOUQUETS, FRESH BAKED COOKIES AND CARDS TO PEOPLE IN HOSPICES, CANCER CENTERS AND THEIR HOMES. SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1994, FLOWER EMPOWER HAS SERVED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 125,000 BOUQUETS. IN 2023, THE FLOWER EMPOWER PROGRAM LOGGED 6,096 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND DELIVERED 10,473 BOUQUETS AND 6,096 ORCHIDS.

    Expenses $2,058,236 · Grants $1,112,809

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kenneth P Slaught

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Nygren

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Troy Cox

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daryl Stegall

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mario Muredda

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wells Hughes

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Freeman

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Graham

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alexandria Cherry

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marissa Freeman

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Landon Pollack

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eva Rhodes

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Farnan Rodrigues

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Stewart

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheryl Zimmerman

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Blomgren

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cindy Hellriegel

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR

    Total calculated
    $38,247
    From this org
    $38,247
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Kirsten Heyer

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $188,961
    From this org
    $173,180
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,781
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,180
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,781
    Filer's total
    $188,961

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349302476

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