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Dream Makerz Foundation at a glance

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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
Grants FY2023
11
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
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01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$141kPublic Benefit$120kEducation$81kHealth$65kFood & Nutrition$60kHuman Services$50kRecreation & Sports$42kHousing & Shelter$38kOther$0
02FY2023 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 23 grants below total $242,400, the rows itemized in this filing. The $423,400 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $181,000 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k13 grants · $42k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $200k
$5,000
Median grant
11
States reached
$5.0M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Burn Solution Foundation$40,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Naples$25,000
Jewish Federation Greater Philadelphia$25,000
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicag$25,000
Maui Food Bank$20,000
World Central Kitchen$20,000
UWEC Foundation$15,000
The Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation$10,000
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$10,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation$10,000
Jack Miller Center for Teaching$9,400
Role Model Movement Inc$5,000
Harold Grinspoon Foundation$5,000
Children Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia$5,000
Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans$4,000
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

48%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$317k · 13 repeat orgs$350k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2023, 6 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
11

Total granted

$317k
$218k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+5%
+8%

Still filing today

69%
64%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $132k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’23
EnvironmentFood & NutritionEducationHuman ServicesHealthInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $28k · revenue +141%
  • MS
    MIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC
    3× · 2020–2023 · $21k · revenue +80%
  • TC
    THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2020–2021 · $20k · revenue +159%

Funded once

  • THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC
    one grant, 2021 · $40k · revenue +2%
  • PO
    PADS of Lake County
    one grant, 2020 · $40k
  • NI
    NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
    one grant, 2020 · $40k · revenue +8%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
2
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United way's mission is to end intergenerational poverty in our region by harnessing, leveraging and strategically investing the collective power of donors, advocates and volunteers, to help individuals and families break the cycle of…

Philanthropy
3
The Global FoodBanking Network

To nourish the world's hungry through uniting and advancing food banks.

International
4
Philabundance

PHILABUNDANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 WITH THE SIMPLE BELIEF THAT NO ONE SHOULD GO HUNGRY WHILE HEALTHY FOOD GOES TO WASTE. OUR MISSION IS TO DRIVE HUNGER FROM OUR COMMUNITIES TODAY AND TO END HUNGER FOR GOOD. We have a commitment to always…

Food & Nutrition
5
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
6
Public Health Institute

Public health institute generates and promotes research, leadership and partnerships to build capacity for strong public health policy, programs, systems and practices.

Health
7
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Inc

Central indiana corporate partnership (cicp) is an alliance of indiana's business and research university leaders coming together to foster long-term prosperity for the region. cicp's mission is to transform the economy of indiana in order…

Community Improvement
8
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
9
The Trustees of Princeton University

Research, education and general - princeton university is a private not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution of higher learning with approximately 5,700 undergraduate and 3,300 graduate students. 2,500 students graduated in the 2024-2025…

Education
10
Waterorg

Water.org's goal is to bring safe water and sanitation to the world through access to small, affordable loans.

International
11
Partnership for Public Service Inc

Making our government work better is a daunting task, and we are a small organization seeking to transform a government that employs millions of civilians and manages trillions of dollars in taxpayer revenue needed to protect public…

Employment
12
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Shelter for Abused Women & Children Inc; the most unlike its peers is The Burn Solution Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 39 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
20/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PADS of Lake County: $40,000 · OtherPADS of Lake CountyJewish Federation of Philadelphia: $40,000 · OtherJewish Federation of PhiladelphiaJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES INC: $25,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES INCJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicag: $25,000 · OtherJewish United Fund of Metropolitan ChicagNOLS: $20,000 · OtherNOLSMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $20,000 · OtherMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INCJewish Federation of Greater: $20,000 · OtherJewish Federation of GreaterUWEC Foundation: $15,000 · OtherChildren Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia: $15,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $25,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIAWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $20,000 · OtherWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC+11 more: $67,400 · Other+11 moreTHE BURN SOLUTION FOUNDATION: $120,000 · Public BenefitTHE BURN SOLUTION …THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesTHE SHELTE…MIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC: $21,000 · Human ServicesMIDWEST SH…PROJECT HOME: $8,000 · Human ServicesPROJECT HO…NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $40,000 · Food & NutritionNORTHERN I…MAUI FOOD BANK INC: $20,000 · Food & NutritionMAUI FOOD …PLANET BEE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Food & NutritionPLANET BEE…UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $27,500 · EducationIGNITE: $19,000 · EducationALPHA EPSILON PI FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EducationTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $20,000 · HealthTHE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $15,000 · HealthTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $10,000 · HealthBig Waters Land Trust Inc: $20,000 · EnvironmentLIVING LANDS & WATERS: $5,000 · EnvironmentThe Spikenard Farm Inc: $2,000 · EnvironmentRIVERBEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER: $1,500 · Environment
Other$332,400Public Benefit$120,000Human Services$69,000Food & Nutrition$65,000Education$56,500Health$45,000Environment$28,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE BURN SOLUTION FOUNDATION: $120,000 over 3y, 67% of budgetTHE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN & CHILDREN INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIRE FOUNDATION INC: $27,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NAPLES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIDWEST SHELTER FOR HOMELESS VETERANS INC: $21,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Waters Land Trust Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIGNITE: $19,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetTHE JOSSELYN CENTER NFP: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALPHA EPSILON PI FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRole Model Movement Inc (NFP): $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetStandUp for Kids: $9,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT HOME: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLIVING LANDS & WATERS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE HAROLD GRINSPOON FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLANET BEE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetPOLARIS PROJECT: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKABOOM INC: $2,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Spikenard Farm Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCRADLE OF LIBERTY COUNCIL 525 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRIVERBEND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Ge Aerospace Foundati…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…American Online Givin…Network for GoodDonor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Ge Aerospace FoundationCT11.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
04Through Plinth

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How do I get to Dream Makerz Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Dream Makerz Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $376k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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