The Dalmatian Dreams Foundation

Analysis

The Dalmatian Dreams Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Dalmatian Dreams Foundation reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.4m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Dalmatian Dreams Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coordinated Child Development Program Inc ($3.4m), Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center Inc ($3.4m) and Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $227k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $456k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 15 employees.