Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$900,942

Total expenses

$665,389

Contributions and grants received

$923,034

Grants paid

$453,828

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$18,524

Other revenue

-$40,616

Total assets, end of year

$935,205

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,689

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$933,516

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$627,623

Management and general expenses

$18,883

Fundraising expenses

$18,883

Program service expenses (Part III)

$627,623

Program services were 94.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BATTLING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND LIFELONG DISABILITIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF MEDICAL BILLS DUE TO THEIR CHILDS DIAGNOSIS. THE CRITICAL NEED PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO ALLEVIATING THE FINANCIAL BURDENS FACED BY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN CONTENDING WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. THE EXORBITANT EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHCARE AND THE CARE OF AN AILING CHILD FREQUENTLY COMPEL FAMILIES TO CONFRONT DIFFICULT CHOICES BETWEEN PRIORITIZING THEIR CHILDS CRUCIAL REQUIREMENTS AND MEETING BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS SUSTENANCE AND HOUSING EXPENSES. REGRETTABLY, MANY FAMILIES HAVE ENDURED THE HARROWING EXPERIENCE OF SACRIFICING EVERYTHING IN THEIR ENDEAVOR TO SAFEGUARD THEIR CHILDS LIFE, OFTEN RESULTING IN ONE PARENT RESIGNING FROM EMPLOYMENT TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CAREGIVER. FOR SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, THE FINANCIAL REPERCUSSIONS ARE PARTICULARLY ACUTE AND IMMEDIATE.IN 2023, THE CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION DISBURSED $239,696 IN FINANCIAL AID TO SUPPORT 125 FAMILIES. THIS ASSISTANCE ENCOMPASSED ESSENTIAL EXPENSES SUCH AS HOUSING, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, SPECIALIZED MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS, AND SUSTENANCE. FURTHERMORE, THE PEDIATRIC PANTRY INITIATIVE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FURNISHING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FACING PARTICULAR NUTRITIONAL DEMANDS, AS ADVISED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. SUCH SUPPORT AIMS TO FORTIFY THEIR HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN BATTLING THEIR RESPECTIVE AILMENTS, CATERING TO CONDITIONS SUCH AS THOSE NECESSITATING FEEDING TUBES AND SPECIALIZED DIETARY PROVISIONS.CHASIN A DREAM ADDITIONALLY ALLOCATED FUNDING TOWARDS THE TRAINING OF A SERVICE DOG, SUBSEQUENTLY PAIRED WITH A YOUNG BOY CONFRONTING A SEVERE SEIZURE DISORDER. THE HEARTWARMING NARRATIVE ATTRACTED THE INTEREST OF PEOPLE MAGAZINE, RESULTING IN THE DOG AND THE BOY BEING SHOWCASED IN THE NOVEMBER 13, 2023 ISSUE. MOREOVER, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS EXTENDED TO PROCURE A WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE VAN FOR ANOTHER YOUNG BOY GRAPPLING WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISORDER, DOWN SYNDROME, AND VARIOUS OTHER MEDICAL COMPLEXITIES. THE NECESSITY FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE AROSE AS THE CHILDS INCREASING SIZE AND THE SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RENDERED TRANSPORTATION IN THE FAMILY CAR IMPRACTICAL.

  Expenses $434,024 · Grants $313,839

• HOSPITAL BACKPACK PROGRAM: WHEN FAMILIES RECEIVE THE URGENT DIRECTIVE FOR IMMEDIATE HOSPITALIZATION UPON A CHILDS NEW DIAGNOSIS, THEIR CONCERNS UNDERSTANDABLY REVOLVE AROUND THE URGENT MEDICAL NEEDS, LEAVING LITTLE ROOM FOR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT TO PACK. IN THOSE INITIAL DAYS OR WEEKS, AMIDST THE WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS, THE CHILDS LIFE UNDERGOES A SIGNIFICANT UPHEAVAL, INSTIGATING FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY. TO FACILITATE A SMOOTHER TRANSITION INTO HOSPITAL LIFE FOR CHILDREN GRAPPLING WITH A NEWLY DIAGNOSED LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OR DISABILITY, WE OFFER PERSONALIZED BACKPACKS. THESE BACKPACKS ARE METICULOUSLY CURATED TO CATER TO VARIOUS NEEDS AND INCLUDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS AN IPAD FOR CONNECTIVITY AND ACCESS TO ONLINE RESOURCES FOR SOCIALIZATION, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, ENTERTAINMENT, AND MORE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY FEATURE A HANDCRAFTED STUFFED ANIMAL, LOVINGLY MADE BY A LOCAL SEAMSTRESS, ALONG WITH TOYS, CRAFTS, TOILETRIES, A DIFFUSER WITH OILS, A PLANNER, A SLEEP MASK, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF OTHER COMFORTING PROVISIONS.

  Expenses $176,049 · Grants $127,299

• THE FOREVER FAITH PROGRAM ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH FUNERAL COSTS AND/OR GRIEF COUNSELING.

  Expenses $17,550 · Grants $12,690

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

• CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE CHARITY INC

  $5,227

  SUPPORT CHILDRENS HEALTHHONDA CLASSIC

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

20 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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