Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,036,650

Total expenses

$607,386

Contributions and grants received

$978,870

Grants paid

$382,945

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$51,483

Other revenue

$6,297

Total assets, end of year

$1,448,246

Total liabilities, end of year

$77,280

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,370,966

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$563,232

Management and general expenses

$22,077

Fundraising expenses

$22,077

Program service expenses (Part III)

$563,232

Program services were 92.7% 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 · 2024

• CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION PROVIDES CRITICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN BATTLING LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. MANY OF THESE FAMILIES FACE OVERWHELMING EXPENSES FOLLOWING A DIAGNOSIS, OFTEN HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MEETING BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS HOUSING AND FOOD, AND PAYING FOR ESSENTIAL MEDICAL CARE. IN NUMEROUS CASES, ONE PARENT IS FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR JOB TO BECOME A FULL-TIME CAREGIVER. FOR SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, THE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS EVEN MORE IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, CHASIN A DREAMS CRITICAL NEED PROGRAM OFFERS DIRECT FINANCIAL AID TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE BURDEN OF MEDICAL AND DAILY LIVING EXPENSES. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTED $277,338 IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 151 FAMILIES. THIS AID COVERED ESSENTIAL COSTS SUCH AS RENT, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND NUTRITION. OUR PEDIATRIC PANTRY INITIATIVE FURTHER SUPPORTED FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND SPECIALIZED DIETS, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN USING FEEDING TUBES OR THOSE WITH SPECIFIC DIETARY RESTRICTIONS. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN DURING TREATMENT. CHASIN A DREAM ALSO INVESTED IN THE TRAINING OF SIX SERVICE ANIMALS FOR CHILDREN WITH CONDITIONS SUCH AS SEIZURE DISORDERS, SPINAL CORD INJURIES, AND CANCER. IN ONE REMARKABLE CASE, A CHILD WITH SPINAL CORD CANCER REGAINED MOBILITY AFTER SURGERY WITH THE HELP OF A TRAINED SERVICE DOG, WHO ASSISTED IN BRACING AND BALANCE AS THE CHILD RELEARNED TO WALK. IN RESPONSE TO AN URGENT NEED AT PALM BEACH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, CHASIN A DREAM DESIGNED AND OPENED THREE PEDIATRIC PLAYROOMS, WHICH HAD REMAINED CLOSED SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THESE SPACES OFFER HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN A MUCH-NEEDED ESCAPE FROM THEIR ROOMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING LONG-TERM STAYS. THE TEEN GAMING ROOM FEATURES MODERN GAMING CONSOLES, PAC-MAN, AIR HOCKEY, BASKETBALL GAMES, MASSAGE BEAN BAG CHAIRS, AND AN INTERACTIVE TV. TWO ADDITIONAL THEMED PEDIATRIC PLAYROOMS WERE ALSO LAUNCHED. ONE, WITH AN IMMERSIVE UNDERWATER SUBMARINE DESIGN, INVITES CHILDREN THROUGH A HALLWAY PAINTED WITH OCTOPUS TENTACLES, LEADING TO A FULLY THEMED EXPERIENCE. A RELAXATION AREA FOR PARENTSCOMPLETE WITH MASSAGE CHAIRS AND CALMING MUSICWAS CREATED JUST OUTSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MECHANICAL LIFTS TO HELP CHILDREN WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS MOVE SAFELY WITHIN THEIR HOMES. IN 2024, CHASIN A DREAM SUPPORTED FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: CANCER, CEREBRAL PALSY, PFEIFFER SYNDROME, LUPUS, HEART DISEASE, SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, RENAL FAILURE, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, SEIZURE DISORDERS, MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, CHROMOSOMAL DISORDERS, TYPE 1 DIABETES, AND RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE. CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HOPE AND TANGIBLE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES NAVIGATING UNIMAGINABLE CIRCUMSTANCES, ENSURING THAT NO CHILD FIGHTS ALONE.

  Expenses $458,674 · Grants $311,855

• 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 $87,924 · Grants $59,780

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

  Expenses $13,112 · Grants $8,915

• IN 2024, CHASIN A DREAM FOUNDATION INTRODUCED THE MINDFUL HAVEN PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FAMILIES FACE AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR CHILDS DIAGNOSIS. MANY ARE FACING PTSD, DEPRESSION, ISOLATION AND ALCOHOLISM, WITH LITTLE TO NO RESOURCES AVAILABLE. MINDFUL HAVEN PROVIDES TIME DEDICATED TO THE PARENT IN THE FORM OF YOGA RETREATS, MEDITATION CLASSES, NATURE ACTIVITIES, AND MOST IMPORTANT GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL THERAPY SESSIONS.

  Expenses $3,522 · Grants $2,395

As filed on the 2024 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

9 June 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

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