Illinois · Private foundation
Dream Makerz Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $423k
- Granted FY2023
- 23
- Itemized grants FY2023
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 65%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2023
- $242k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2023
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 16 to 20
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 11
- Total assets, FY2023
- $5.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 65% of the organizations Dream Makerz Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 68% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 20 | $192k | 65% |
| FY2021 | 18 | $231k | 44% |
| FY2020 | 16 | $243k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Burn Solution Foundation | $120,000 | 3 | 67% |
| The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc | $27,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Inc | $21,000 | 3 | 1% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Big Waters Land Trust Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 25 grantees
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($212k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Dream Makerz Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 25 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Ge Aerospace Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Dream Makerz Foundation
- How much does Dream Makerz Foundation give?
- Dream Makerz Foundation reported 23 itemized grants totaling $242,400, out of $423,400 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 16 and 20 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Dream Makerz Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (7%), Public Benefit (6%), Education (4%).
- Who are Dream Makerz Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: The Burn Solution Foundation ($120k), The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc ($40k), Northern Illinois Food Bank ($40k).
- Does Dream Makerz Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 65% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Dream Makerz Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Dream Makerz Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ge Aerospace Foundation, Jpmorgan Chase Foundation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is Dream Makerz Foundation based?
- Dream Makerz Foundation is based in IL.
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