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Dream Foundation

EIN 77-0405779Health California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Giving life to final Dreams.

Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults, fulfills final Dreams that provide inspiration, comfort and closure at the end of life. With the support of a nationwide network of volunteers, hospices, health care organizations and committed donors, Dream Foundation has given life to nearly 25,000 final Dreams over the past two decades and has never turned down a qualified applicant. Dream Foundation does not receive any federal or state funding and relies solely on individual donations and corporate partnerships to fund its programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.27Overall score
out of 100

91.91Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,668,176

Total expenses · USD$4,761,331

Program expenses

$3,975,711.38 recorded amount

83.5%

Fundraising expenses

$409,474.47 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$366,622.49 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kirsten Heyer
Recorded compensation: $184,677.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.87%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dream Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Dream Foundation, the only national dream-granting organization for terminally-ill adults, fulfills final Dreams that provide inspiration, comfort and closure at the end of life. With the support of a nationwide network of volunteers, hospices, health care organizations and committed donors, Dream Foundation has given life to nearly 25,000 final Dreams over the past two decades and has never turned down a qualified applicant. Dream Foundation does not receive any federal or state funding and relies solely on individual donations and corporate partnerships to fund its programs.
`ein` EIN	77-0405779
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4761331.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.835
`fscore` Financial score	91.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Kirsten Heyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	184677.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0387
`motto` Tagline	Giving life to final Dreams.
`name` Charity name	Dream Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3668176.0
`score` Overall score	94.27
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3975711.385
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	409474.46599999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	366622.487

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0405779
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.