I Have a Dream Foundation

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 22-2811481

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$4.8M

Foundation funders

54

Grants recorded

114

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds I Have a Dream Foundation?

I Have a Dream Foundation is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by Eugene M Lang Foundation ($1.2M), Richard and Bette Saltzman Foundation ($1.1M), Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to I Have a Dream Foundation between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Eugene M Lang Foundation$1,223,61562020–2025
Richard and Bette Saltzman Foundation$1,098,346102019–2025
Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust$500,00022022–2023
DSK3 Family Foundation$376,00052020–2024
Jeffrey & Paula Gural Foundation Inc$254,86812019
Carnegie Corporation of New York$250,00012025
The HSCC Stone Family Foundation$250,00012024
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc$130,00012023
Bacca Foundation$85,00032022–2025
L&C and Beyond Family Foundation Inc$75,00032022–2024
Carol & Richard Feinstein Foundation$50,00012025
Tiger Baron Foundation Inc$50,00022020–2021
Brighthouse Financial Foundation$40,00022020–2023
Risklinkorg Foundation$40,00012021
The Luminescence Foundation Inc$35,00052020–2024
The Kirkwood Foundation Im 2573-07-43$25,00022023–2024
Luppen Family Foundation$25,00032022–2024
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$21,50032022–2024
Friedery Family Foundation$21,00072019–2025
Squier Family Foundation$21,00032021–2024
Earl & Margery Johnson Family Foundation$20,00022024–2025
Trehan Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Boswell Family Foundation$15,50032021–2023
Daverman Family Foundation$15,00032022–2024
H Herbert Myers Memorial Foundation$15,00052020–2024
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Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M8 grants2019 16 grants2020 14 grants2021 22 grants2022 22 grants2023 18 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $339K (2019) to $896K (2022). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $683K.

What grants has I Have a Dream Foundation received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor project support of career readiness and postsecondary success services at I Have a Dream Foundation East Harlem$250,000
2025Richard and Bette Saltzman FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$120,737
2025Richard and Bette Saltzman FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$80,884
2025Eugene M Lang FoundationGENERAL$72,000
2025Carol & Richard Feinstein FoundationGeneral$50,000
2025Richard and Bette Saltzman FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$43,382
2025Bacca FoundationSUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION, FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL, AND ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS.$20,000
2025Earl & Margery Johnson Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$15,000
2025Barry Friedberg & Charlotte Moss FamilyGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025The Horowitch Family FoundationBRONZE SPONSORSHIP$10,000
2025Cathay Bank FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$4,000
2025Friedery Family FoundationFUND CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY$3,000
2025Nora Roberts FoundationOPERATIONS$3,000
2025David & Cathy Husman FMLY FoundatnHUMAN SERVICES$1,000
2024The HSCC Stone Family FoundationTO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET$250,000
2024Richard and Bette Saltzman FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$125,843
2024Richard and Bette Saltzman FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$125,000
2024Eugene M Lang FoundationGENERAL$55,600
2024Bacca FoundationSUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION, FULFILL THEIR POTENTIAL, AND ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS.$50,000
2024DSK3 Family FoundationOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$30,000
2024L&C and Beyond Family Foundation IncTO FURTHER DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$25,000
2024The Kirkwood Foundation Im 2573-07-43GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$15,000
2024The Luminescence Foundation IncGENERAL$10,000
2024The Spirit Airlines Charitable FoundationGeneral Support$10,000
2024Squier Family FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$10,000
2024Luppen Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Enterprise Holdings FoundationProgram Support$9,000
2024Daverman Family FoundationGENERAL$5,000
2024Earl & Margery Johnson Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$5,000
2024Cathay Bank FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$4,000

Showing 30 most recent of 114 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds I Have a Dream Foundation?

I Have a Dream Foundation is funded by 54 grantmakers, led by Eugene M Lang Foundation ($1.2M), Richard and Bette Saltzman Foundation ($1.1M), Margaret a Darrin Charitable Trust ($500K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to I Have a Dream Foundation between 2019–2025.

Who is I Have a Dream Foundation's largest funder?

Eugene M Lang Foundation is the largest recorded funder of I Have a Dream Foundation, with $1.2M across 6 grants (2020–2025).

How much grant funding has I Have a Dream Foundation received?

IRS 990 filings record $4.8M in grants to I Have a Dream Foundation across 114 grants from 54 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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