2026-01-16T14:02:27Z 2025-03-01 990 2024-03-01 451583165 HOW BIG IS YOUR DREAM FOUNDATION HOWB 6787124348 4348 Housworth Drive Lithonia GA 30038 Christy Flynn Administrator 6787124348 2026-01-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jorel Flynn 4348 Housworth Dr Stonecrest GA 300384632 288599 false X www.howbigisyourdream.org X 2011 GA To establish a platform that fosters learning and performance, enabling mastery of diverse talents.How Big Is Your Dream?! Foundation allows students to Dream Big while learning from seasoned industry professionals. Our students understand contemporary sound across diverse genres, develop skills in organizing creative concepts and collaborating with teams or bands, and gain an enhanced confidence and refined delivery to achieve a more mature artistic presence. 12 12 0 35 0 0 6402 146404 251225 140695 0 0 0 1500 257627 288599 1200 800 0 0 49242 0 86809 0 0 30000 19462 167251 20262 90376 268337 0 0 0 0 0 0 How Big Is Your Dream?! Foundation allows students to Dream Big while learning from seasoned industry professionals. Our students understand contemporary sound across diverse genres, develop skills in organizing creative concepts and collaborating with teams or bands, and gain an enhanced confidence and refined delivery to achieve a more mature artistic presence.To establish a platform that fosters learning and performance, enabling mastery of diverse talents.The How Big Is Your Dream?! Summer M.A.D.E. Academy of the Arts is a powerful, 3-week immersive experience designed to cultivate the next generation of artists, creators, and dreamers. Open to students ages 1018, this summer session offers a rare opportunity for youth to explore and sharpen their artistic abilities in a professional, yet nurturing environment no advanced experience required. false false 30000 31284 Spring Break -During Spring Break 2024, appx 50 HBIYD student-artists will participate in a week long intensive that will challenge their knowledge and skill in "music industry" settings. Led by industry professionals, student-artists will participate in a variety of classes designed to equip them with the tools needed for success in an array of entertainment industry careers. Class Descriptions: SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) is a space where students acquire and apply the tools to manage emotions, achieve personal goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible decisions. The MUSIC THEORY course is designed to enhance music skills and basic music fundamentals. The essential aspects of melody, harmony, rhythm, and form are studied. This knowledge is essential in preserving the integrity of music creation for generations to come. The KEYBOARD FUNDAMENTALS course is designed for students to learn note names, chords, scales, and how to play chorded sheet music. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the keyboard. This knowledge is necessary when communicating in the live music sector of the industry. During the HBIYD ENT. COHORTS students will divide into Production, Business, & Marketing teams to plan and execute the Spring Break Bash (held on 4/5). Students in the Production cohort will be charged with decoration, run-of-show, and the over-all vision for the Bash. Students in the Business cohort will be charged with creating and maintaining a budget, ticket sales, and contacting any entertainment for the Bash. Students in the Marketing cohort will be charged with social media promotion, creating flyers/ticket designs, and documenting the night for post-production. 27630 40000 829 Winter Bash & Our Soundtrack In American Music -The Music Masters programming expands the offering of HBIYD?! master level training by providing a historical foundation of the music and art that the students learn and perform. Scholars note that studying history helps us better develop an understanding of the world and grapple with complex questions and dilemmas by examining how the past has shaped (and continues to shape) societies, cultures, ideologies, relationships, and people. For children, immersion into history through reenactments of historical experiences makes the experience come alive and becomes more impactful and impressionable. The purpose of providing a history component is to further solidify the students relationship and commitment to the art they perform. Connecting them with artist from the past and some from the present and showing them how their music can relate to healing depression, anxiety, and provide coping mechanisms that industry professions are faced with on a regular basis. These discussions and applications will build cultural pride, appreciation, and inspire student-artists to overcome challenges that arise from changes in their everyday lives privately and as a global society. The student-artists will be able to identify with artists of historical significance as well as set new levels of achievement for themselves as they perfect their craft and apply coping skills to various situations. Music Masters will include the foundations M.A.D.E. programming (instruction from professionals) which will also include a platform in which the students will fully engage in the artistic expression and performance of selected works in the Inspirational and Soul genres through song writing, lyric discussion, music improvisation, receptive music listening, musical arrangement and performance, dance choreography and performance, stage presence and production. During the sessions, a performance video completely created, produced, staged, and performed by the students in the program using a historical outline, genre selection, and performance criteria will be produced. The student-artists will be expected to exhibit significant skill gain from their baseline noted at the beginning of the program. Daily master classes will be led by knowledgeable, industry professionals, award-winning artists, regional educators, and therapeutic and clinical professionals. 64287 90000 9416 Summer Academy and No More Blood -The How Big Is Your Dream?! Summer Break M.A.D.E. Academy of the Arts is an exciting, three-week long program designed for approximately 90 young artists ages 10-18 to unlock their creative potential and develop foundational skills in music and arts entertainment. No prior experience is necessarythis program is perfect for students who want to explore their passion for the arts in a supportive and inspiring environment. 121917 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false 0 0 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true true true false false false false GA X Jorel Flynn 4047882559 4348 Housworth Drive Lithonia GA 30038 X Lisa Brown Executive Director 5.00 X 0 0 0 Jorel Flynn CEO 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 240 829 0 141850 3485 0 146404 Spring Break 2024 30000 30000 Summer Academy 2024 110695 110695 140695 0 0 0 1500 1500 288599 140695 0 0 300 300 500 500 Merchandise 5885 5885 Uniform 1067 1067 Meals 11759 11759 Subscriptions 751 751 20262 20262 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 268337 X false false false false X 0 0 0 0 145334 145334 16473 16473 0 0 0 0 161807 161807 0 0 0 161807 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161807 161807 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X Part III, Line 12 There is no other or additional income to report that is not already categorized. Part VI, Line 12c The How Big IS Your Dream Foundation consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interests policy by screening and requiring signatures upon on boarding of contractors, conducting surveys at the end of programming, and performing cross training and background checks. We establish clear requirements, gather regular disclosures, and encourage a culture of ethical behavior. Part VI, Line 19 During the tax year, the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Copies of the organizations Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Board-approved policies including the Conflict of Interest Policywere kept on file at the administrative office and provided to any member of the public who requested them in writing, by email, or in person. Individuals could also request printed copies by contacting the office directly. Additionally, the organization provided complete copies of its Form 990 and supporting documents upon request as required by IRS public disclosure rules. The organization responded to all public inquiries in a timely manner and ensured that documents were accessible for free. The failure to file Form 990 on time was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect. During the filing period, the How Big IS Your Dream Foundation experienced circumstances beyond its control, including delays in financial record reconciliation and limited staffing capacity in conjunction with exponential growth and exposure. The organization acted in good faith and filed the return as soon as the issue was identified.