Charity profile · Historical source record

Have Dreams

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping Autistic Voices Emerge Since 1996

Have Dreams was founded in 1996. The organization's mission is to help individuals with autism learn, function independently and socialize so that they may realize their full potential and develop into contributing members of their communities. We offer a continuum of programming across the life span, beginning with early intervention for children with autism as young as 16 months of age, social skills programs for children and teens, prevocational programs, and life skills and workforce training programs for adults. Many families refer to Have Dreams as a "haven of hope". The support and services we offer help to alleviate the social isolation often experienced by individuals with autism. Have Dreams utilizes best practices and evidence-based methodology to implement all programming. Our staff is highly trained in these methods. Have Dreams has trained thousands of educators, other professionals, and parents in these methods.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.53Overall score
out of 100

73.38Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,765,454

Total expenses · USD$1,730,666

Program expenses

$1,341,266.15 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$223,255.91 recorded amount

12.9%

Administrative expenses

$164,413.27 recorded amount

9.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kristina Johnsen
Recorded compensation: $96,208.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.55%

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All 23 original fields for Have Dreams
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Have Dreams was founded in 1996. The organization's mission is to help individuals with autism learn, function independently and socialize so that they may realize their full potential and develop into contributing members of their communities. We offer a continuum of programming across the life span, beginning with early intervention for children with autism as young as 16 months of age, social skills programs for children and teens, prevocational programs, and life skills and workforce training programs for adults. Many families refer to Have Dreams as a "haven of hope". The support and services we offer help to alleviate the social isolation often experienced by individuals with autism. Have Dreams utilizes best practices and evidence-based methodology to implement all programming. Our staff is highly trained in these methods. Have Dreams has trained thousands of educators, other professionals, and parents in these methods.
`ein` EIN	36-4078008
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1730666.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.095
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.129
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	73.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristina Johnsen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	96208.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0555
`motto` Tagline	Helping Autistic Voices Emerge Since 1996
`name` Charity name	Have Dreams
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1765454.0
`score` Overall score	80.53
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Special Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1341266.1500000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	223255.91400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	164413.27

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4078008
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Special Education
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.