Nonprofit · EIN 27-2204294
DREAM BIG INC
Also known as DREAM BIG
Tax-exempt · NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,219,961 | $1,255,680 | -$35,719 | $126,295 | $52,650 | $73,645 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,049,814 | $1,044,954 | $4,860 | $168,413 | $59,049 | $109,364 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $753,209 | $768,362 | -$15,153 | $236,920 | $132,416 | $104,504 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,264,265
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$44,304
- Other revenue
- -$44,304
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $633,049
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $214,736
- Other salaries and wages
- $133,434
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $389,144
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,540
- Occupancy
- $105,564
- Travel
- $1,359
- Depreciation
- $713
- Program services (functional)
- $1,124,862
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,706
- Fundraising (functional)
- $99,112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $168,413
- Total assets, end of year
- $126,295
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,650
- Net assets, end of year
- $73,645
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,426
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $73,645
- Gross receipts
- $1,291,265
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA M DRISCOLL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $211,173 | $29,917 |
| JOHN GALLANT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LANG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDI BURGESS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN LEO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOULI RAMANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA M DRISCOLL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $196,874 | $29,056 |
| JOHN GALLANT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LANG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN LEO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDI BURGESS ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOULI RAMANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE WOODWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA M DRISCOLL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $186,316 | $21,552 |
| JOHN GALLANT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW PUTVINSKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS CARLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN LEO MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG MORRISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 21 HIGHLAND CIRCLE, NEEDHAM, MA 02494-3038
- In care of
- % LINDA DRISCOLL
- Mailing address (990-N for 2009)
- P O Box 66297, Auburndale MA 02466
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LINDA M DRISCOLL, 21 Highland Circle Suite 203, Needham, MA 02494
- Principal officer (990-N for 2009)
- Linda Driscoll, 145 Lexington Street Apt 36, Auburndale MA 02466
- Signed the 990
- Linda M Driscoll, President & CEO
- Phone
- (857) 404-0124
- Website
- www.dream-big.org
- Return prepared by
- Forvis Mazars LLP
Mission
TO PROVIDE GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN FROM LOW-INCOME SITUATIONS WITH THE EQUIPMENT, SPORTS ATTIRE, ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR, PROGRAM FEES, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING NEEDED FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OVERALL WELL-BEING
Program accomplishments
- DREAM BIG! EQUIPMENT & SPORTS ATTIRE GRANTS: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, DREAM BIG! EQUIPMENT, SPORTS ATTIRE, AND ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR GRANTS PROVIDED 14,120 GIRLS, YOUNG WOMEN, AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME SITUATIONS WITH SPORTS EQUIPMENT, UNIFORMS, ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR, SPORTS ATTIRE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION EQUIPMENT. DREAM BIG! WORKS TO EMPOWER GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGH SPORTS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OVERALL WELL-BEING.Expenses $1,054,818 · grants $583,522
- DREAM BIG! COLLEGE SHOWCASE, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS & DBEBD SCHOLARSHIPS: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 DREAM BIG! PROVIDED COLLEGE SHOWCASE, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 724 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETES, FROM ECONOMICALY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN COLLEGE SHOWCASES, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND SPORTS CAMPS, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO BE SEEN BY HUNDREDS OF COLLEGE COACHES, WITH THE HOPE OF BEING RECRUITED.Expenses $49,527 · grants $49,527
- DREAM BIG! LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 OVER 200 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE STUDENT ATHLETES, FROM URBAN COMMUNITIES, ATTENDED THE 10TH ANNUAL DREAM BIG! LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL FEMALE ATHLETES FROM URBAN COMMUNITIES TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN, FORMER ATHLETES, ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS WHILE LEARNING ABOUT THE WIDE RANGE OF CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM IN TODAY'S SOCIETY. THE STUDENTS HEARD FROM WOMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SPORTS AND WENT ON TO BECOME EVERYTHING FROM PRESIDENTS, NURSES, AND COACHES TO LAWYERS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM OWNERS, SPORTS PROFESSIONALS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES.Expenses $20,517
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
- 27-2204294
- 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)
- Recreation and sports (N12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $126,295
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,291,265
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,219,961 | $1,255,680 | $126,295 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,049,814 | $1,044,954 | $168,413 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $753,209 | $768,362 | $236,920 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $772,429 | $766,927 | $142,581 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2009 Officer: Linda Driscoll | June 30, 2010 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-2204294).
Questions about DREAM BIG INC
- What is the EIN of DREAM BIG INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DREAM BIG INC is 27-2204294.
- Is DREAM BIG INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to DREAM BIG INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DREAM BIG 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 DREAM BIG 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 DREAM BIG 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 DREAM BIG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LINDA M DRISCOLL.
- Who are the officers and directors of DREAM BIG INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,173 (LINDA M DRISCOLL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does DREAM BIG INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,219,961, expenses of $1,255,680 and total assets of $126,295 at year end.
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