2026-08-13T15:29:03-06:00 2025-12-31 854275902 AVID BUSINESS ADVISORS LLC 1449 S Michigan Ave Unit 560 Chicago IL 60605 990EZ 2025-01-01 824025755 DREAM ACADEMY FOUNDATION INC % DOMINIQUE BRYANT DREA 3126563442 1909 GLACIER RIDGE DRIVE PLAINFIELD IL 60586 DOMINIQUE BRYANT CEO CEO 7088133733 2026-05-11 true ITA ADEBAYO CPA P02136772 3128690749 2026-08-13 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.DREAMAFOUNDATION.ORG X X 125007 X 99093 24803 1111 125007 808 32635 16109 1736 11003 60091 122382 2625 49203 -875 50953 X 47866 52438 0 0 13731 16294 61597 68732 12394 17779 49203 50953 GROUP MENTORING FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT) - SEE SCHEDULE 0 10702 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS (HOLIDAY PARTY) - SEE SCHEDULE O 15156 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH - SEE SCHEDULE O 14481 40339 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 59821 42435 75243 100066 123896 401461 59821 42435 75243 100066 123896 401461 0 0 0 0 0 0 401461 292 1111 1403 292 1111 1403 59821 42435 75243 100358 125007 402864 0.99650 0.99900 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 808 Description of other expenses Part I line 16 Description AmountEDUCATIONAL SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT 10,702HOLIDAY PARTY 15,156PROGRAMMING/OUTREACH 14,481AUTO EXPENSES 1,366BANK CHARGES AND PROCESSING FEES 349MEMBERSHIP DUES 555FILING FEES 229INSURANCE 987MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 3,825NETWORKING EXPENSES 527OFFICE SUPPLIES AND SOFTWARE 4,233PRODUCT SUPPLIES 7,681 Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 Description AmountADJUSTMENT (875) Description of other assets Part II line 24 Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 13,730 16,294ROUNDING 1 0 Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS PAYABLE 12,394 9,819CREDIT CARDS 0 7,960 Other program services Part III line 31 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 60 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 POWERED BY MULTIPLE COMMUNITY AND UNIVERSITIES PARTNERS, WHOSE COMBINED CONTRIBUTIONS TOTALED $55,000. 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. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS: DREAM ACADEMY HOSTED TWO MAJOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS IN 2025: OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIVING EVENT AND A SERIES OF SUMMER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE SERVED OVER 3,500 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 6,000 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 250 VOLUNTEERS, WHO ASSISTED WITH PLANNING, LOGISTICS, AND DIRECT SERVICE TO PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 25 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 $130,000, GREATLY AMPLIFYING OUR IMPACT. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AND OUTREACH: 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 $60,000, ENABLING HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST PROGRAMS AND REMOVING FINANCIAL BARRIERS FOR YOUTH.