Dream LIke Will Charities
Dream LIke Will Charities is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sun City, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1K.
Dream LIke Will Charities at a glance
In short: Dream LIke Will Charities gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,006
- -62.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,006
- -62.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,006
- Primary geography
- Missouri (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Dream LIke Will Charities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was KidSmart ($1K).
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Dream LIke Will Charities gives
- Giving fell 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $9K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| KidSmart maryland Heights, MO | Final Distribution of Assets | $1,006 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $1,053 | $5,372 | $1,006 | 1 | $5,032 | — | $185 |
| 2024 | $4,320 | $4,241 | $3,919 | $2,660 | 1 | — | $8 | $212 |
| 2023 | $3,998 | $5,690 | $4,727 | $3,500 | 3 | — | $5 | — |
| 2022 | $3,035 | $3 | $2,142 | $1,850 | 4 | — | $3 | — |
| 2021 | $5,174 | $3,631 | $4,425 | $4,220 | 3 | — | $7 | — |
| 2019 | $11,857 | $10,100 | $9,716 | $8,525 | 4 | — | $14 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dream LIke Will Charities reported a distributable amount of $185 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dream LIke Will Charities is led by Gary Allen Gillespie, Chairman since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gary Allen Gillespie
Chairman
Chairperson → Chairman, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Gillespie
Secretary & Treasurer
Secretarytreasurer → Secrectary & Treasurer, 2024
Secrectary & Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Daniel Gillespie (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica Hall (2019–2024) — `trustee
- Former: Dennis Gillespie (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Matthew Frankovic (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Allen Gillespie (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Sam Kohler (2019–2023) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Dream LIke Will Charities
How much does Dream LIke Will Charities give each year?
Dream LIke Will Charities gave $1K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 1 grant.
What is Dream LIke Will Charities?
Dream LIke Will Charities is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Sun City, AZ.
Where does Dream LIke Will Charities operate?
Dream LIke Will Charities has awarded grants in Arizona, Missouri, Tennessee.
How much is Dream LIke Will Charities required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Dream LIke Will Charities reported a distributable amount of $185 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Dream LIke Will Charities's EIN?
Dream LIke Will Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-4861289. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 9, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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