Nonprofit · EIN 27-1635830
ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC
Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $22,688,397 | $20,785,219 | $1,903,178 | $46,294,483 | $5,686,026 | $40,608,457 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $16,888,254 | $20,909,504 | -$4,021,250 | $43,676,784 | $6,732,191 | $36,944,593 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,332,980
- of which government grants
- $295,778
- Program service revenue
- $7,667,081
- Investment income
- $1,651,343
- Royalties
- $2,969
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $789,813
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,845
- Other revenue
- $36,993
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $606,372
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,042,952
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,719,198
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,504,456
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $6,903
- Accounting fees
- $132,755
- Occupancy
- $295,797
- Travel
- $1,210,061
- Depreciation
- $93,318
- Program services (functional)
- $13,729,847
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,672,646
- Fundraising (functional)
- $382,726
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,676,784
- Total assets, end of year
- $46,294,483
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,686,026
- Net assets, end of year
- $40,608,457
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $124,898
- Publicly traded securities
- $32,496,715
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $29,487,605
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $11,120,852
- Gross receipts
- $26,562,347
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN A STOUT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $601,949 | $93,887 |
| SUSAN MAYER | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $235,050 | $25,001 |
| EMILY FROIMSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $239,235 | $19,800 |
| MONICA PARRISH TRENT | CHIEF PROGRAM AND NETWORK OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $233,268 | $20,805 |
| JAQUELINE CORTEZ WANG | CHIEF STRAT. OFFICER, VP EXT. PSHIPS Key employee | 40 | $225,746 | $18,825 |
| PAULA TALLEY | EXEC. DIRECTOR, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $175,151 | $35,431 |
| KHALISA JACOBS | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $180,366 | $25,968 |
| MELINDA ANDERSON | EXEC.DIR., NETWORK ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,865 | $26,740 |
| DERRICK SEMENEH | EXEC. DIR., IT/DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,014 | $21,371 |
| WENDI DEW | EXEC. DIR., COACHING PRACTICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,674 | $19,727 |
| STEPHANIE MARSHALL | EXEC. DIR.,MEETINGS & LEARNING EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,833 | $19,954 |
| DR GREGORY D WILLIAMS | BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WALSH | VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KUBAL | TREASURER, AUDIT & FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MIKE FLORES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR MARCIA BALLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICKOLAS CERTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR PAM EDDINGER | DIRECTOR UNTIL 12/2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY HAILE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR SHANNA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR ALEX JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MARY ALICE MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NICOLE MELANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONTE RANDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN A STOUT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $683,834 | $54,762 |
| SUSAN MAYER | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $225,817 | $23,606 |
| EMILY FROIMSON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $228,541 | $19,012 |
| MONICA PARRISH TRENT CHIEF | PROGRAM AND NETWORK OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $221,889 | $19,993 |
| JAQUELINE CORTEZ WANG | CHIEF STRAT. OFFICER, VP EXT. PSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $215,445 | $18,064 |
| PAULA TALLEY | EXEC. DIRECTOR, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,335 | $32,990 |
| KHALISA JACOBS | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $172,095 | $24,324 |
| JANICE STUCKE | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,545 | $20,151 |
| DERRICK SEMENEH EXEC DIRECTOR | IT/DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,130 | $18,938 |
| TERIANNE SOUSA | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,806 | $22,974 |
| DR GREGORY D WILLIAMS | BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE WALSH | VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KUBAL | TREASURER, AUDIT & FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MIKE FLORES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICKOLAS CERTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PAM EDDINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY HAILE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ALEX JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CHRISTINE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARY ALICE MCCARTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR NICOLE MELANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONTE RANDALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO TORRES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8484 GEORGIA AVE STE 500, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910-5606
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN A STOUT, 8484 GEORGIA AVENUE 500, SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
- Signed the 990
- KAREN A STOUT, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (240) 450-0075
- Website
- WWW.ACHIEVINGTHEDREAM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO LEAD AND SUPPORT A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SHARING KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND POLICIES LEADING TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
Program accomplishments
- I. NETWORK ENGAGEMENTS -SERVICESACHIEVING THE DREAM (ATD) IS A PARTNER AND CHAMPION OF MORE THAN 300 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. DRAWING ON OUR EXPERT COACHES, GROUNDBREAKING PROGRAMS, AND NATIONAL PEER NETWORK, WE PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS WITH INTEGRATED, TAILORED SUPPORT FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR WORK FROM FOUNDATIONAL CAPACITIES SUCH AS LEADERSHIP AND DATA TO INTENTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING STUDENTS HOLISTICALLY, BUILDING K12 PARTNERSHIPS, AND MORE. WE CALL THIS WHOLE COLLEGE TRANSFORMATION. WE KNOW THAT WITH THE RIGHT PARTNER AND THE RIGHT APPROACH, COLLEGES CAN DRIVE ACCESS, COMPLETION RATES, AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES SO THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACCESS LIFE-CHANGING LEARNING THAT PROPELS THEM INTO COMMUNITY-CHANGING CAREERS.THROUGH APPLICATION OF ATD'S COMMUNITY VIBRANCY FRAMEWORK, ATD SUPPORTS COLLEGES IN EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION, CREATING GREATER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR MORE LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND HELPS COMMUNITIES FLOURISH ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF MEASURES. WORK WITH COLLEGES EMPHASIZES A SET OF NEXT GENERATION METRICS PERTAINING TO ACCESS, EARLY MOMENTUM, MILESTONE MOMENTUM, MOBILITY, AND COMMUNITY VIBRANCY.A COLLEGE WILL TYPICALLY JOIN THE ATD NATIONAL NETWORK THROUGH A STRUCTURED 3-YEAR EXPERIENCE, FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSFORMATION, IN WHICH IT IS SUPPORTED BY COACHES TO EXAMINE INSTITUTIONAL DATA, ASSESS CORE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO REDESIGN POLICIES, PRACTICES AND STRUCTURES SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES. THROUGHOUT THIS THREE-YEAR FOUNDATIONS OF TRANSFORMATION EXPERIENCE AND BEYOND, ATD SUPPORTS COLLEGES IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO CONDUCT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. IN FY25, ATD BROUGHT IN 15 NEW COLLEGES INTO THE NETWORK. COLLEGES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS MOVE TO ACCELERATE THEIR TRANSFORMATION BY SELECTING MORE TAILORED SUPPORTS IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. COLLEGES CAN DELVE INTO HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORTS, K12 PARTNERSHIPS, OR TEACHING AND LEARNING SERVICES, WHICH COME WITH MORE IN-DEPTH ASSESSMENTS, COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. ATD ALSO CONTINUED ITS WORK, WITH SUPPORT FROM ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP, COACHING 28 TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES. THESE INSTITUTIONS HAVE DEMONSTRATED SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING THEIR DATA CAPACITY AND USING EVIDENCE TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM AN ANONYMOUS FUNDER, ATD HAS SUSTAINED AND DEEPENED ITS FOCUS ON HIGH-IMPACT PRACTICES BY CURATING HOLISTIC STUDENT SUPPORTS AND TEACHING & LEARNING SEMINARS TAILORED TO THE TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CONTEXT. EVIDENCE-BASED INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES COLLEGES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR DATA. THROUGH A BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION POSTSECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE, WE ARE SUPPORTING DOZENS OF ATD NETWORK COLLEGES' TRANSITION TO THE POST-SECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP, ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO CAPTURE MORE PRECISE DATA POINTS AND ACCESS DATA FROM ONE PORTAL. LEARNING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SERVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FURTHERING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL WORK AT THE COLLEGES. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE OUR MARQUEE NETWORK-WIDE CONVENING, DREAM, WHERE MORE THAN 2300 COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND FUNDERS GATHERED IN PERSON IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA TO WORK TOGETHER AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES AND THE ANNUAL DATA & ANALYTICS SUMMIT, ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 400 PRACTITIONERS, FOCUSED ON IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES BY BUILDING CAPACITY AND DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF INQUIRY ACROSS THE INSTITUTION. DREAM AND OTHER HIGHLY FOCUSED PEER-LEARNING EVENTS ALLOW ATD TO DEEPEN ITS CONNECTION TO NETWORK COLLEGES, SHOWCASE EFFECTIVE PRACTICES, AND DRAW IN NEW COLLEGES INTERESTED IN ENGAGING IN INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION.Expenses $8,657,659 · grants $43,250 · revenue $3,260,861
- II. NETWORK PROGRAMS OUR WORK IN THIS AREA FOCUSES ON THE IDEATION, DESIGN AND INCUBATION OF PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORTS FOR THE COLLEGES AND PARTNERS WE SERVE AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING ATD'S CAPACITY TO DO THIS WORK. ATD'S PRIORITIZING ADULT COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE SUPPORTS 20 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE NATION SCALE PROMISING EFFORTS TO REENROLL ADULT LEARNERS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JFF, ATD ALSO SUPPORTED 9 COLLEGES AND 3 STATES TO GUIDE ADULT LEARNERS ON TO AND THROUGH PROGRAMS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY. THE INITIATIVE, IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR ADULT LEARNERS, DEMONSTRATED THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN ADULT-LEARNER ONBOARDING, CAREER ADVISING, ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC SUPPORTS, SCHEDULING, PROGRAM DESIGN, AND ASSESSMENT OF PRIOR LEARNING.ATD'S K12 PARTNERSHIP WORK INCLUDES CONTINUED SUPPORT OF 24 GATEWAY TO COLLEGE PROGRAMS, WHICH REENGAGE OFF TRACK AND OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN COLLEGE-BASED REENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND WORK WITH REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE COLLABORATION AMONG COLLEGE EDUCATORS, WORKFORCE AND K-12 PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSIONALS SUPPORTED BY THE MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION.ACHIEVING THE DREAM (ATD) IS SERVING AS ONE OF SIX STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL ALLIANCE'S (CHSA) NEXT PHASE STATE POLICY COHORT. SUPPORTED BY GRANTS FROM ECMC FOUNDATION, STRADA EDUCATION NETWORK, AND THE JOYCE FOUNDATION, THIS INITIATIVE IS HELPING SEVEN STATES DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICY PLANS THAT WILL MAKE THEM NATIONAL LEADERS IN DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY, AS PART OF THE NEXT PHASE OF DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY COHORT. THE SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT BY ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP TO EXPAND REDESIGNING ACADEMIC TERMS THAT BETTER SERVES LOW-INCOME AND ADULT LEARNERS. ATD WILL GUIDE A COMPREHENSIVE 4-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORT THAT INCLUDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PEER LEARNING, AND DATA-INFORMED COACHING. ATD SUPPORTED A TENNESSEE-BASED COHORT TO INTEGRATE AI TOOLS INTO OER-ENHANCED INSTRUCTION, IMPROVING ENGAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY. THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, TARGETED SUPPORT, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH, THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE AIMS TO REFINE AND EXPAND EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES IN TENNESSEE AND ESTABLISH A SCALABLE MODEL FOR STATEWIDE TRANSFORMATION THROUGH OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, OPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Expenses $5,072,188 · grants $563,122 · revenue $4,369,211
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1635830
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $46,294,483
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,562,347
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $22,688,397 | $20,785,219 | $46,294,483 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $16,888,254 | $20,909,504 | $43,676,784 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $16,894,508 | $24,556,770 | $46,914,728 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1635830).
Questions about ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC
- What is the EIN of ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC is 27-1635830.
- Is ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN A STOUT.
- Who are the officers and directors of ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $601,949 (KAREN A STOUT, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $22,688,397, expenses of $20,785,219 and total assets of $46,294,483 at year end.
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