Dreams Foundation
Dreams Foundation is a private foundation, based in Blauvelt, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $373K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $20K.
Dreams Foundation at a glance
In short: Dreams Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,000
- +260.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $372,585
- -4.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Dreams Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church ($30K).
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (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 Dreams Foundation gives
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $22K (2023) to $35K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church Pearl River, NY | General | $30,000 |
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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 | $372,585 | $20,052 | $38,593 | $30,000 | 1 | $30,000 | $20,052 | $30,767 |
| 2024 | $391,126 | $34,905 | $33,570 | $25,000 | 3 | $25,000 | $34,905 | $29,040 |
| 2023 | $389,791 | $31,247 | $30,646 | $22,000 | 2 | $23,500 | $18,101 | $28,678 |
| 2022 | $389,190 | $3,317 | $35,889 | $25,000 | 4 | $26,415 | — | $29,206 |
| 2021 | $421,762 | $72,712 | $39,819 | $30,000 | 6 | $31,365 | $64,258 | $31,277 |
| 2020 | $388,869 | $7,010 | $43,958 | $35,000 | 6 | — | $6,116 | $30,229 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dreams Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Dreams Foundation is led by Shelley Jameson, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shelley Jameson
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Jameson
Vice President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/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.
Frequently asked questions about Dreams Foundation
How much does Dreams Foundation give each year?
Dreams Foundation gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 3 grants.
How large is Dreams Foundation?
Dreams Foundation reported $373K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $30K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Dreams Foundation operate?
Dreams Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Dreams Foundation's EIN?
Dreams Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0602396. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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