Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,874,775
- Total expenses
- $2,375,447
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,140,368
- Grants paid
- $1,529,679
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $151,431
- Other revenue
- $582,976
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,249,071
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,514
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,191,557
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,089,809
- Management and general expenses
- $91,988
- Fundraising expenses
- $193,650
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,089,809
Program services were 88.0% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,140,368
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$856,715
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3 · Investment income
total $53,490 · excluded $53,490
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $247,833 · other assets $80,954
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $230,846 · other assets $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $16,987 · other assets $80,954
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $97,941 · excluded $97,941
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$836,132
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$253,156
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $582,976 · excluded $582,976
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,529,679 · program services $1,529,679
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $191,327 · program services $127,287 · management and general $20,490 · fundraising $43,550
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $365,404 · program services $243,099 · management and general $39,132 · fundraising $83,173
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $51,309 · program services $34,150 · management and general $5,498 · fundraising $11,661
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $41,965 · program services $27,931 · management and general $4,496 · fundraising $9,538
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,650 · program services $14,409 · management and general $2,320 · fundraising $4,921
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,581 · management and general $4,581
-
11g · Fees: other
total $19,291 · program services $12,839 · management and general $2,067 · fundraising $4,385
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16 · Occupancy
total $89,317 · program services $69,184 · management and general $9,052 · fundraising $11,081
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17 · Travel
total $18,721 · program services $12,460 · management and general $2,005 · fundraising $4,256
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24a · Other expenses: PRINTING SERVICES
total $23,464 · program services $18,771 · management and general $2,347 · fundraising $2,346
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24b · Other expenses: DIRECT FUNDRAISING
total $18,739 · fundraising $18,739
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $821,400 · end of year $1,040,470
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $243,358 · end of year $212,423
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,474 · end of year $16,131
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,310
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,310
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,545,153 · end of year $1,963,488
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $53,868 · end of year $16,559
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $38,497 · end of year $40,200
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $12,313
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $33,111 · end of year $17,314
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,567,812 · end of year $3,168,037
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $23,520 · end of year $23,520
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE SOLE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND INC. IS TO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES LIVING IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA, AND TO PROVIDE LASTING MEMORIES FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
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THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND ENTERED ITS 44TH YEAR OF MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES LIVING THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND COMPLETED 132 DREAMS IN 2025 WITH 130 IN PROCESS AT THE END OF THE YEAR. CHILDREN ARE REFERRED TO THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND BY JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN'S, TAMPA GENERAL, ST. JOSEPH'S CHILDREN'S, GOLISANO, SHANDS, ARNOLD PALMER, AND SABAL PALMS CHILDREN'S CENTER. THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND POLICY IS TO NEVER DENY A DESERVING CHILD A DREAM-COME-TRUE, AND TO PROVIDE AGE-APPROPRIATE DREAMS IN A TIMELY MANNER. DREAMS INCLUDE THE ENTIRE FAMILY, AND THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THE PROCESS AS STRESS-FREE AS POSSIBLE FOR THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY, AND TO CREATE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME. CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WORK WITH THE DREAM DEPARTMENT, WHO ARE FULLTIME EMPLOYEES FOR THE CHILDREN'S DREAM FUND, AND HELP PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE DREAM. DREAMS INCLUDE TRIPS, CRUISES, AND MEETINGS WITH CELEBRITIES, SHOPPING OR A TANGIBLE ITEM SUCH AS COMPUTERS, BEDROOM MAKEOVERS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. IN ADDITION TO FULFILLING EVERY CHILD'S DREAM, STEWARDSHIP IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. DONATED ITEMS AND SERVICES CAN HELP LOWER THE COST OF DREAMS.
Expenses $2,089,809 · Grants $1,529,679 · Revenue $2,140,368
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
David AllenDAVID ALLEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Monica ChristopherMONICA CHRISTOPHER
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David CosperDAVID COSPER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Jim BaarJIM BAAR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
John Ferrari JrJOHN FERRARI JR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Michael Greene JrMICHAEL GREENE JR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Kelly ImpsonKELLY IMPSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Rob JamiesonROB JAMIESON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rohom KhonsariROHOM KHONSARI
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy LamsonNANCY LAMSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin MarshallKEVIN MARSHALL
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher NardiCHRISTOPHER NARDI
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Lissette PenrodLISSETTE PENROD
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Eric RatcliffeERIC RATCLIFFE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Pawan ShahPAWAN SHAH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Laura ShermanLAURA SHERMAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Julia SteinbrennerJULIA STEINBRENNER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Catherine RatcliffeCATHERINE RATCLIFFE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
John BowdenJOHN BOWDEN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Christy StrossCHRISTY STROSS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Amanda WalkerAMANDA WALKER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $191,326
- From this org
- $189,688
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,638
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,688
- Bonus
- $19,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,638
- Filer's total
- $191,326
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 · 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
- 2025
- Filed
- 18 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602319349301925
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