2025-08-20T18:39:17-04:00 2024-12-31 854275902 AVID BUSINESS ADVISORS LLC 1449 S Michigan Ave Unit 560 Chicago IL 60605 990EZ 2024-01-01 824025755 DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC % DOMINIQUE BRYANT DREA 3126563442 1909 GLACIER RIDGE DRIVE PLAINFIELD IL 60586 DOMINIQUE BRYANT CEO CEO 7088133733 2025-08-11 true true ITA ADEBAYO CPA P02136772 3128690749 2025-08-20 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.DREAMAFOUNDATION.ORG X X 100328 X 79151 20915 262 100328 2000 19657 8498 558 3991 45635 80339 19989 29214 49203 X 29214 47866 0 0 0 13731 29214 61597 0 12394 29214 49203 GROUP MENTORING FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING - SEE SCHEDULE O 12236 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS - SEE SCHEDULE O 21843 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - SEE SCHEDULE 0 0 34079 DOMINIQUE BRYANT FOUNDERCEO 40.00 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false IL BRIANNA ALFORD 1909 GLACIER RIDGE DRIVE PLAINFIELD IL 60586 7085544736 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 20002 59821 42435 75243 100066 297567 20002 59821 42435 75243 100066 297567 0 0 0 0 0 0 297567 292 292 292 292 20002 59821 42435 75243 100358 297859 0.99900 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 Activity DONATIONS, DISBURSEMENTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS Grantee MULTIPLE Street MULTIPLE City, State, Zip PLAINFIELD, IL 60586Relationship NON-AFFILIATED Amount 2,000 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountHOLIDAY PARTY 21,843PROGRAMMING/OUTREACH 12,236AUTO EXPENSES 736BANK CHARGES AND PROCESSING FEES 346MEMBERSHIP DUES 1,451FILING FEES 20INSURANCE 3,057MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 1,779NETWORKING EXPENSES 205OFFICE SUPPLIES AND SOFTWARE 1,000PRODUCT SUPPLIES 1,837DISBURSEMENTS SERVICE ASSISTANCE 1,125 Description of other assets Part II line 24 Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 13,730ROUNDING 0 1 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS PAYABLE 0 12,394 Other program services Part III line 31 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING: DREAM ACADEMY DELIVERED A COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF PROGRAMS TO YOUTH AGES 10 TO 24. WE IMPACTED OVER 100 YOUTH AND OUR PROGRAMMING INCLUDED MENTORING, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY, PUBLIC SPEAKING, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL), AND STEM SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS. THESE SESSIONS WERE CRAFTED TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING, AND PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. OVER THAN 10 COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONTRIBUTED TIME, EVENT SPACE, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS VALUED AT $110,000, ENABLING HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST PROGRAMS AND REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS FOR YOUTH. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS: DREAM ACADEMY HOSTED TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS IN 2024: OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIVING EVENT AND A SERIES OF SUMMER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE SERVED OVER 2,500 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 4,000 TOYS AND 1,000 DIVERSE BOOKS TO PROMOTE LITERACY AND JOY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEYOND. THESE EVENTS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE DEDICATION OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS, WHO ASSISTED WITH PLANNING, LOGISTICS, AND DIRECT SERVICE TO PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 20 LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES, WHO CONTRIBUTED TO TOY AND BOOK DRIVES, PROVIDED EVENT SPACE, AND DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF IN-KIND DONATIONS FOR THESE EVENTS EXCEEDED $100,000, GREATLY AMPLIFYING OUR IMPACT. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 50 YOUTH, AGES 16 TO 24, WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN NONPROFIT OPERATIONS, EVENT PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND BOTH SOFT AND HARD SKILL DEVELOPMENT. INTERNS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS AND RECEIVED MENTORSHIP FROM EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, GAINING VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. THIS PROGRAM WAS FULLY FUNDED BY TWO GENEROUS PARTNERS, WHOSE COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $118,000. THEIR SUPPORT ALLOWED US TO OFFER STIPENDS, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT NO COST TO THE INTERNS. AS A RESULT, THE PROGRAM HAD NO DIRECT EXPENSES FOR DREAM ACADEMY BUT DELIVERED SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO PARTICIPANTS BY PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES.