Dream Dare to Revitalize Education

Public charity · Grantmaker Bronx, NY EIN: 45-5473512

To dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline by helping students and educators acquire the confidence and practical skills they need to resolve conflicts creatively and productively, increasing students' engagement with learning and supporting academic success.

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education at a glance

In short: Dream Dare to Revitalize Education gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
-3.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$20,000
-3.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$271,183
+149.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Dream Dare to Revitalize Education funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Tomorrows Leaders NYC Inc: $20KTomorrows Leaders NYC Inc$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tomorrows Leaders NYC Inc ($20K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $51K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tomorrows Leaders NYC Inc —$20,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$271,183$888,369$675,924$20,0001$25
2024$108,878$602,806$654,913$20,8001$120
2023$256,643$580,990$687,670$50,6001$1
2022$287,575$622,784$453,247——$969
2021$192,703$449,260$375,572$3,110Total only—
2020$151,713$384,791$424,787———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Dream Dare to Revitalize Education

Based on IRS filings

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Bronx, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $271K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $25.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education is led by Laura Vural, Chair on every filing since 2020; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Laura Vural

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aisha Norris

    Co-Exec Director

    Co-Exec Director → Executive Director, 2022

    Executive Director → Co-Exec Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $84K (2020) → $100K (2025)

  • Ray Laszczych

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherrerd Stewart

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Aisha Norris — Co-Exec Dire: $100KAisha NorrisCo-Exec Dire$100K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $100K, to Aisha Norris (Co-Exec Dire).

Frequently asked questions about Dream Dare to Revitalize Education

How much does Dream Dare to Revitalize Education give each year?

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21K across 1 grant.

How large is Dream Dare to Revitalize Education?

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education reported $271K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $888K.

What is Dream Dare to Revitalize Education?

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Bronx, NY. It holds $271K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Dream Dare to Revitalize Education's EIN?

Dream Dare to Revitalize Education's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5473512. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 21, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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