Dream Day Foundation

Analysis

Dream Day Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Dream Day Foundation reported income of $328k and spending of $336k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $545k to $328k (-40%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Dream Day Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Society of Pedodontists ($328k), M2g Mhi ($328k) and West County Medical Corporation ($328k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $428k against liabilities of $2,866, net assets of $425k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.