Nonprofit · EIN 77-0405779
THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION
Also known as DBA THE DREAM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,904,709 | $2,134,534 | -$229,825 | $1,515,851 | $110,004 | $1,405,847 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,429,461 | $2,439,221 | $990,240 | $1,780,137 | $190,224 | $1,589,913 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,750,914
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $61,811
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $29,772
- Net income from fundraising events
- $91,984
- Other revenue
- $91,984
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $952,849
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $283,267
- Other salaries and wages
- $298,643
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $686,486
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $608
- Accounting fees
- $19,500
- Occupancy
- $78,269
- Travel
- $46,061
- Depreciation
- $4,358
- Program services (functional)
- $1,800,288
- Management and general (functional)
- $163,978
- Fundraising (functional)
- $170,268
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,780,137
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,515,851
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $110,004
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,405,847
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,930
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,140,343
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$176,693
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,582,540
- Gross receipts
- $2,300,206
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 650
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN HEYER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $222,660 | $17,579 |
| BARBARA SCHOCH | VP PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,733 | $21,463 |
| CINDY HELLRIEGEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR Officer | 25 | $43,028 | $0 |
| KENNETH P SLAUGHT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NYGREN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY COX | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL STEGALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO MUREDDA | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WELLS HUGHES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FREEMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GRAHAM | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRIA CHERRY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA FREEMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON POLLACK | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA RHODES | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH FARNAN RODRIGUES | MEMBER AT LARGE (RES. 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA STEWART | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERYL ZIMMERMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHAD BLOMGREN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUPA DANIER MD | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN HEYER | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $173,180 | $15,781 |
| CINDY HELLRIEGEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HR Officer | 25 | $38,247 | $0 |
| KENNETH P SLAUGHT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID NYGREN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TROY COX | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARYL STEGALL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO MUREDDA | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WELLS HUGHES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS FREEMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY GRAHAM | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRIA CHERRY | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISSA FREEMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON POLLACK | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVA RHODES | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FARNAN RODRIGUES | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA STEWART | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERYL ZIMMERMAN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD BLOMGREN | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1528 CHAPALA ST STE 304, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101-8821
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KIRSTEN HEYER, 1528 CHAPALA STREET SUITE 304, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101
- Signed the 990
- KIRSTEN HEYER, CEO
- Phone
- (805) 564-2131
- Website
- WWW.DREAMFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PROSPERITY PARTNERS
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0405779 or by the name THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
DREAM FOUNDATION SERVES TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING END-OF-LIFE DREAMS THAT OFFER INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE.
Program accomplishments
- DREAM FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NATIONAL DREAM-GRANTING ORGANIZATION FOR TERMINALLY-ILL ADULTS AND HAS FULFILLED OVER 35.768 DREAMS SINCE 1994. DREAM FOUNDATION'S DREAMS TOUCH LIVES, MEET ESSENTIAL NEEDS AND PROVIDE INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE AT THE END OF LIFE. IN 2024, THE AGENCY PROCESSED 490 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE. IN 2025 THE ORGANIZATION PROJECTS 550 REFERRALS FROM OVER 170 HOSPICES THROUGHTOUT THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO. ADDITIONAL REFERRALS ARE RECEIVED FROM DOCTORS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, AND VIA THE INTERNET. 20% OF DREAM REFERRALS INCLUDE ADULTS THAT HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WILL BE FACING THE IMPENDING LOSS OF A PARENT. THE TOY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO LET CHILDREN KNOW THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN IN THE MIDST OF THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL THE FAMILY IS FACING. THE TOY PROGRAM PROVIDES A BOX OF NEW GENDER AND AGE-APPROPRIATE TOYS FOR EACH CHILD. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 211 CHILDREN WITH DONATED NEW TOYS, GAMES AND GIFT CARDS. THE FLOWER EMPOWER PROGRAM IS A LOCALLY BASED, VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN PROGRAM THAT DELIVERS DONATED FLORAL BOUQUETS, FRESH BAKED COOKIES AND CARDS TO PEOPLE IN HOSPICES, CANCER CENTERS AND THEIR HOMES. SINCE IT'S INCEPTION IN 1994, FLOWER EMPOWER HAS SERVED THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 125,000 BOUQUETS. IN 2024 THE FLOWER EMPOWER PROGRAM LOGGED 6,750 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND DELIVERED 12,771 HANDMADE BOUQUETS.DREAM FOUNDATION CREATED DREAMS FOR VETERANS IN 2014 TO TAILOR THE DREAM EXPERIENCE TO VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. DREAM RECIPIENTS ARE TERMINALLY-ILL U.S. MILITARY VETERANS, ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE AND NATIONAL GUARD IN EVERY STATE AND PUERTO RICO. THIS PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGES THESE GROUPS AND HONORS THEIR SERVCE BY FULFILLING THEIR FINAL DREAM, PROVIDING THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS INSPIRATION, COMFORT AND CLOSURE AT THE END OF LIFE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION DREAMS FOR VETERANS HAS SERVED 1,235 VETERAN'S DREAMS, 46 OF THEM IN 2024.Expenses $1,800,288 · grants $952,849
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 77-0405779
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,515,851
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,300,206
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,904,709 | $2,134,534 | $1,515,851 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,429,461 | $2,439,221 | $1,780,137 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,462,330 | $2,924,530 | $758,904 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 77-0405779).
Questions about THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION is 77-0405779.
- Is THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION 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 THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KIRSTEN HEYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $222,660 (KIRSTEN HEYER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,904,709, expenses of $2,134,534 and total assets of $1,515,851 at year end.
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