New Jersey · Nonprofit
WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC
WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $410,154 to it, the largest being CPAC THE COMMUNITY PLANNING & ADVOCACY COUNCIL ($166,307). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $171k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $410k
- Net assets
- $88k
What Women of the Dream Inc does
Mission
The mission of women of the dream is to empower, cultivate and inspire young women in the city of camden, new jersey, and beyond to succeed in every aspect of their lives. This mission is carried out through three core program services: life skills, college prep, career and workforce readiness, and trauma-informed group and individual counseling. These services occur within the context of a school-based model in that program services are offered onsite at our six partner schools during the course of the school day.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Life skills program life skills program wods life skills program begins in 7th and 8th grade at our partner middle school, veterans memorial family school, and continues through 10th grade at four partner high schools: brimm, camden high school, creative arts high school, and big picture learning academy. This program equips girls with essential life skills to navigate the challenges of adolescence and young adulthood. We focus on preventing high-risk behaviors before they escalate, particularly those that contribute to high school dropout, such as unplanned pregnancy. By developing strong decision-making skills early, girls are more likely to make informed choices, stay in school, and pursue higher educationgreatly increasing their chances of long-term success.
$15,223 spent9% of program spendingCollege prep, career, and workforce readiness program the college prep, career, and workforce readiness program (empower) targets girls in grades 11 and 12 and prepares them for college, trade school, and the workforce. Close to 100% of our girls live below the poverty level, which is consistent with the statistical profile of camden. Camden has the highest poverty rate in the state and camden county for families with children under eighteen. An essential feature of our program is the hands-on assistance provided to participants and their families to ensure that all deadlines are met and all paperwork is completed as our participants prepare to enter college, trade school, or the workforce. Empower begins with girls in 11th grade to prepare for a successful experience during their senior year. We assist the girls with preparing for the sats, laying the foundation for writing their college essays, preparing resumes for the workforce, and other activities. The girls make a smooth transition into the 12th grade empower program where they meet weekly for 1.5 hours beginning in october and ending in may. The robust curriculum focuses on various activities, from completing financial aid…
$79,824 spentof which $75,000 as grants46% of program spendingTrauma-informed program girls talk: girls talk supports 9th12th-grade girls with histories of childhood trauma. Research shows that poverty and trauma are deeply interconnected poverty increases exposure to trauma, and unaddressed trauma makes it harder to break free from poverty. Without intervention, traumatized children often become traumatized adults, perpetuating the cycle for future generations. By addressing trauma during high school, we help girls develop coping mechanisms, build healthier relationships, and access essential support systems. This program empowers them to make positive life changes, pursue higher education or career opportunities, and achieve greater financial stability.
$26,120 spent15% of program spendingOther various programs
$51,647 spent30% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $172,814.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $156k to $221k (+41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 19% · 2023 30%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Leslie Morris
Founder/CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $15k → $47k.
4 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 23% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 70% · 2021 66% · 2022 68% · 2023 53% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 38% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
92% of WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $96k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC has grown faster than half of the 5,705 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,705 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC?
- WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $410,154 to it, the largest being CPAC THE COMMUNITY PLANNING & ADVOCACY COUNCIL ($166,307). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $410,154 in grants to WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC?
- CPAC THE COMMUNITY PLANNING & ADVOCACY COUNCIL is the largest funder on record, with $166,307 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WOMEN OF THE DREAM INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 13 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing