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EIN 83-1188472 • 501(c)3 • Oak Park, IL
Profile
Dream chicago offers joyful art-making experiences and learning opportunities that inspire hope, courage, creativity and community, particularly among chicago's underserved populations. Dream chicago connects artists living their dreams with dreamers at various stages of their dream journey, with public and participatory opportunities including schools, studios and the streets of chicago.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
42nd percentile
Higher net margin than 42% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
86th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$105
Up $69 (+192%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$105
Up $69 (+192%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$5,133
Up $2,350 (+84%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$5,064
Up $1,391 (+38%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$69
Up $959 (+108%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Dream chicago offers joyful art-making experiences and learning opportunities that inspire hope, courage, creativity and community, particularly among chicago's underserved populations. Dream chicago connects artists living their dreams with dreamers at various stages of their dream journey, with public and participatory opportunities including schools, studios and the streets of chicago.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS STRONG EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS. EXPANDED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER DREAM CAMPS WILL ENGAGE NEW PARTICIPANTS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS AND PARK DISTRICTS WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS. DREAM CHICAGO IS REQUIRED BY SCHOOL PARTNERS TO CHARGE A PARTICIPATION FEE FOR STUDENTS, WHICH WILL REPRESENT 10 PER STUDENT, PER STUDIO CLASS FOR OUR AFTER SCHOOL OFFERINGS. HOWEVER, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE ACCESS AND THAT NO STUDENT WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. | - | $5,064 |
| WORKSHOPS - DESIGNED FOR ADULT LEARNERS, THESE WILL FOCUS ON TOPICS THAT RANGE FROM CREATIVE WRITING TO PAINTING, SKETCHING, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, MUSIC, DIGITAL ARTS, AND MORE DEPENDING ON MEMBER INTERESTS. AGAIN, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SCHOOLS AND PARK DISTRICT WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO PROGRAMMING. DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF CLASS, REQUIRED MATERIALS AND LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION NEEDED, A SLIDING FEE SCALE WILL BE OFFERED FOR CLASS FEES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE COST OF A THREE-HOUR MASTERCLASS IS 20-25 PER PARTICIPANT. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATHER TREADWAY | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| CATHERINE BENDOWITZ | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| REBEKAH KUCZMA | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses bank charges 418 insurance 562 total 980”
“Dream chicago offers joyful art-making experiences and learning opportunities that inspire hope, courage, creativity and community, particularly among chicago's underserved populations. Dream chicago connects artists living their dreams with dreamers at various stages of their dream journey, with public and participatory opportunities including schools, studios and the streets of chicago.”
“Children and youth programs strong emphasis will be placed on programming for children and students. Expanded after school programs and summer dream camps will engage new participants. Strategic partnerships with local libraries, schools and park districts will be advantageous. Dream chicago is required by school partners to charge a participation fee for students, which will represent 10 per student, per studio class for our after school offerings. However, financial assistance is available to ensure access and that no student will be turned away due to inability to pay.”
“Workshops - designed for adult learners, these will focus on topics that range from creative writing to painting, sketching, photography, filmmaking, music, digital arts, and more depending on member interests. Again, strategic partnerships with the public library, schools and park district will be advantageous to programming. Depending on the length of class, required materials and level of instruction needed, a sliding fee scale will be offered for class fees, and financial assistance will be available. The average cost of a three-hour masterclass is 20-25 per participant.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES BANK CHARGES 418 INSURANCE 562 TOTAL 980 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DREAM CHICAGO OFFERS JOYFUL ART-MAKING EXPERIENCES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INSPIRE HOPE, COURAGE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY AMONG CHICAGO'S UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. DREAM CHICAGO CONNECTS ARTISTS LIVING THEIR DREAMS WITH DREAMERS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THEIR DREAM JOURNEY, WITH PUBLIC AND PARTICIPATORY OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SCHOOLS, STUDIOS AND THE STREETS OF CHICAGO. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS STRONG EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS. EXPANDED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER DREAM CAMPS WILL ENGAGE NEW PARTICIPANTS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS AND PARK DISTRICTS WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS. DREAM CHICAGO IS REQUIRED BY SCHOOL PARTNERS TO CHARGE A PARTICIPATION FEE FOR STUDENTS, WHICH WILL REPRESENT 10 PER STUDENT, PER STUDIO CLASS FOR OUR AFTER SCHOOL OFFERINGS. HOWEVER, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO ENSURE ACCESS AND THAT NO STUDENT WILL BE TURNED AWAY DUE TO INABILITY TO PAY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | WORKSHOPS - DESIGNED FOR ADULT LEARNERS, THESE WILL FOCUS ON TOPICS THAT RANGE FROM CREATIVE WRITING TO PAINTING, SKETCHING, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMMAKING, MUSIC, DIGITAL ARTS, AND MORE DEPENDING ON MEMBER INTERESTS. AGAIN, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SCHOOLS AND PARK DISTRICT WILL BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO PROGRAMMING. DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF CLASS, REQUIRED MATERIALS AND LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION NEEDED, A SLIDING FEE SCALE WILL BE OFFERED FOR CLASS FEES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE COST OF A THREE-HOUR MASTERCLASS IS 20-25 PER PARTICIPANT. |
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