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Dreams Come True

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing hope and the promise of tomorrow

In 25 years, Dreams Come True has made the special desires of almost 2,400 children come true. Dreams provide these wonderful children and their families with a momentary reprieve from the rigors of medical treatment often associated with life-threatening illnesses. A dream temporarily removes the child from doctor visits, hospital stays, tests and needles and brings laughter, joy and childhood to the forefront. Dreams give the children and their families memories to carry them through the rough times and smiles to last a lifetime. Dreams bring hope and the promise of tomorrow. All children between the ages of two and a half and eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and either live or are treated in Northeast Florida or Southeast Georgia are eligible for a dreams.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.22Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,741,468

Total expenses · USD$2,459,405

Program expenses

$2,117,547.71 recorded amount

86.1%

Fundraising expenses

$162,320.73 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$177,077.16 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Sheri Criswell
Recorded compensation: $114,721.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.66%

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All 23 original fields for Dreams Come True
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	In 25 years, Dreams Come True has made the special desires of almost 2,400 children come true. Dreams provide these wonderful children and their families with a momentary reprieve from the rigors of medical treatment often associated with life-threatening illnesses. A dream temporarily removes the child from doctor visits, hospital stays, tests and needles and brings laughter, joy and childhood to the forefront. Dreams give the children and their families memories to carry them through the rough times and smiles to last a lifetime. Dreams bring hope and the promise of tomorrow. All children between the ages of two and a half and eighteen who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness and either live or are treated in Northeast Florida or Southeast Georgia are eligible for a dreams.
`ein` EIN	59-2967803
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2459405.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.861
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Sheri Criswell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114721.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0466
`motto` Tagline	Bringing hope and the promise of tomorrow
`name` Charity name	Dreams Come True
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2741468.0
`score` Overall score	92.22
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2117547.705
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	162320.73
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	177077.16000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2967803
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.