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Dreamorg

Public charity · Grantmaker Oakland, CA EIN: 26-1140201 Website

The dream.org is a social justice accelerator. We back initiatives that close prison doors and open doors of opportunity for all.

Dreamorg at a glance

In short: Dreamorg gave $183K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $92K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$183,000
+154.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$91,500
+662.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$91,500
Total assets
$22,985,428
-14.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Dreamorg

Who Dreamorg funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Frontline Gig: $176KFrontline Gig$176KGreen Power Ventures: $8KGreen Power Ventures$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Frontline Gig ($176K). Together the top 2 received $183K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K4$50–100K5$100–250K3$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 49 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonBrooklynDetroitFresnoNew YorkOaklandBearForest ParkHartfordLos AngelesPhiladelphiaAlexandriaBaltimoreBelews CreekBethesdaBoulderCalabasasDecaturDenverFairburn

How Dreamorg gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20M$40M$60M0 grants2017 7 grants2020 13 grants2021 15 grants2022 13 grants2023 6 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2020) to $51.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $183K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Frontline Gig Norfolk, VAAmerican fores year 1 for teaming up on a clean tech skills and employment program for untapped talent starting in pittsburgh and creating digital training tools to upskill participants into immediate jobs in urban greening and other in demand sectors.$175,500
Green Power Ventures Fairburn, GATotal Acrre Sponsorship$7,500
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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$22,985,428$6,039,327$9,447,914$183,0002$1,851,285
2024$26,767,941$5,715,452$13,021,776$72,0006$2,055,479
2023$32,749,438$4,091,131$74,009,967$51,090,43613$-252,928
2022$97,094,610$53,488,309$20,101,114$3,156,75015$-966,848
2021$62,121,827$57,812,679$10,878,398$229,00013$561
2020$17,881,933$20,293,322$6,079,056$60,7757$2,503
2017$2,993,367$6,473,812$7,370,183——$25,270

About Dreamorg

Based on IRS filings

Dreamorg is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2017 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $183K. Net investment income was $1.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dreamorg is led by Nisha Anand, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 10 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nisha Anand

    CEO

    CEO → CEO & Board Chair, 2023

    CEO & Board Chair → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2020) → $296K (2025)

  • Tatiana Ferreira

    President

    Board Member → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Hall

    Senior Director

    Board Member → Senior Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2025)

  • Kasheef Wyzard

    Senior Director

    National Director → Senior Director, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2023) → $130K (2025)

  • Danielle Davis

    Senior Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2025)

  • Racheal Payton

    Senior Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $129K (2025)

  • Sean Wilson

    Senior Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $126K (2025)

  • John Payne

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2020) → $257K (2025)

  • Michelle Romero

    Cso

    Director → Cpo, 2022

    Cpo → Cso, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $119K (2020) → $150K (2025)

  • Janos Marton

    CAO

    Director → CAO, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $131K (2021) → $213K (2025)

  • Rachel King

    Cpo

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $225K (2024) → $240K (2025)

  • Julian Mocine-McQueen

    Secretary

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christina Stembel

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raleshia Brumfield

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Dart

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lenore Champagne Beirne

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Henriette Vinet-Martin (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Edilah Jordan (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Solorio (2023–2024) — Senior Director
  • Former: Katherine Young (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mayasari Mosher (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Anthony K. Van Jones (2017–2023) — Director & Board Member
  • Former: Lea Endres (2017–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Nina Utne (2017–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Noland Chambliss (2017–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Somer Huntley (2017–2023) — COO
  • Former: Diana Frappier (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jaime Lunder (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Jessica Buendia (2022–2023) — Vice President Sustainability & National Director
  • Former: Rachel Pierce-Burnside (2022–2023) — Cpo
  • Former: Andrea Lichtenfeld (2022) — Director
  • Former: Kalia Lydgate (2022) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Nelson (2022) — Director
  • Former: Ryan Young (2022) — Director
  • Former: Matthew Boitano (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Alexander Gudich-Yulle (2020) — Director
  • Former: Baye Adofo-Wilson (2017) — Treasurer
  • Former: James White (2017) — Senior Fellow & Director
  • Former: Jessica Jackson (2017) — Director Cut50
  • Former: John Anner (2017) — CEO
  • Former: Rinku Sen (2017) — Board Member
  • Former: Vien Truong (2017) — CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2017–2025. "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

Nisha Anand — CEO: $296KNisha AnandCEO$296KJohn Payne — CFO: $257KJohn PayneCFO$257KRachel King — CPO: $240KRachel KingCPO$240KJanos Marton — Cao: $213KJanos MartonCao$213KMichelle Romero — CSO: $150KMichelle RomeroCSO$150KDanielle Davis — Senior Director: $131KDanielle DavisSenior Director$131KKasheef Wyzard — Senior Director: $130KKasheef WyzardSenior Director$130KAmanda Hall — Senior Director: $129KAmanda HallSenior Director$129KRacheal Payton — Senior Director: $129KRacheal PaytonSenior Director$129KSean Wilson — Senior Director: $126KSean WilsonSenior Director$126K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $296K, to Nisha Anand (CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Dreamorg

How much does Dreamorg give each year?

Dreamorg gave $183K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $72K across 6 grants.

How large is Dreamorg?

Dreamorg reported $23.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.0M.

What is Dreamorg?

Dreamorg is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $23.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Dreamorg operate?

Dreamorg has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington.

What is Dreamorg's EIN?

Dreamorg's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1140201. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2017–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 3, 2026)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2017 (received by the IRS June 16, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 5, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Dreamorg funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dreamorg-morg_960719a6d2be433c903e90d81f8b3a5b

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