2026-08-14T10:54:23-05:00 2025-12-31 351356555 DONOVAN PC 5151 E US HWY 36 AVON IN 46123 990 2025-01-01 352153384 DREAM ALIVE INC DREA 3177626353 6151 CENTRAL AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46220 ERIC MULLER PRESIDENT & CEO 3177626353 2026-08-14 1 ABIGAIL HEDGES CPA P02058156 3177456411 2026-08-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERIC MULLER 6151 CENTRAL AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46220 1886843 0 X DREAMALIVEINC.ORG X 2001 IN TO HELP VULNERABLE YOUTH BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING MENTORING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR 6 CONTINUAL YEARS FROM 7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE. 10 10 20 468 0 0 1168882 1815786 0 0 53052 71057 0 -10732 1221934 1876111 0 0 0 0 863830 948296 0 0 37043 315029 427109 1178859 1375405 43075 500706 2213507 2686640 62579 35006 2150928 2651634 TO HELP VULNERABLE YOUTH BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING MENTORING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR 6 CONTINUAL YEARS FROM 7TH THROUGH 12 GRADE. 0 0 1141888 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING: DREAM ALIVE MENTORS VULNERABLE YOUTH TOWARDS CAREER PATHS THROUGH 7 CONTINUAL YEARS OF INTENTIONAL, DAILY PROGRAMMING. THIS RESULTS IN 250+ HOURS OF MENTORING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PER STUDENT, PER YEAR. IN 2025, DREAM ALIVE PROVIDED 32,291 TOTAL HOURS OF PROGRAMMING, WHICH INCLUDED 95 CAREER-BASED FIELD TRIPS. PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED AT EACH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL SITE 2-3 DAYS PER WEEK. IN 2025, DREAM ALIVE WAS ON-SITE AT 5 MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS. DREAM AWARDS: BRIGHT FUTURES IN FULL BLOOM - ON APRIL 28, 2025, DREAM ALIVE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL DREAM AWARDS CEREMONY AND DINNER AT THE INDIANA FARM BUREAU FOOTBALL CENTER'S GRIDIRON HALL. THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT HONORED THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR 18 GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, WHILE ALSO RECOGNIZING LOCAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD A SIZABLE IMPACT IN OUR SCHOLARS LIVES DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. 22 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS WERE GIVEN OUT. IN ADDITION TO GRADUATION CERTIFICATES, EACH SENIOR RECEIVED A PAIR OF NIKE SNEAKERS AND A BACKPACK OF GOODIES FROM DREAM ALIVE PARTNERS. 21ST ANNUAL DREAM CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: ON DECEMBER 17, 2025, DREAM ALIVE HOSTED ITS ANNUAL DREAM CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT GAINBRIDGE FIELDHOUSE. WE HOSTED ROUGHLY 600 GUESTS AND PROVIDED CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO 106 CHILDREN FROM THEODORE POTTER SPANISH IMMERSION SCHOOL 74 AND BRIGHTLANE LEARNING. THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, DREAM ALIVE SCHOLARS PARTICIPATED IN A BUDGETING WORKSHOP, A SHOPPING DAY AT MEIJER TO PURCHASE GIFTS FOR THEIR SPONSORED CHILD AND A WRAPPING PARTY AT ONE OF DREAM ALIVE'S CORPORATE PARTNERS' OFFICE TO WRAP THEIR PRESENTS. ALL DREAM CHRISTMAS GUESTS ENJOYED DINNER PROVIDED BY CHICK-FIL-A, MUSIC FROM A LOCAL DJ, BALLOON TWISTING, AIRBRUSH TATTOOS, A 360 PHOTO BOOTH, COOKIE DECORATING, ORNAMENT CRAFTS AND PHOTOS WITH SANTA. 1141888 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 IN X X CLAIRE BASTIAN 3179009661 6151 CENTRAL AVENUE INDIANAPOLIS IN 46220 CHARLES AKINBOLA BOARD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TARIK GLENN PRESIDENT EMERITUS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRANDON HIMES SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF JOYCE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT CONRAD BOARD EX-OFFICIO 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIM BORGES MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE GAIDOO MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA SHUNK MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SIEFER MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC MULLER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 60752 0 0 STEPHEN SMITH VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 43000 0 0 103752 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203578 111508 1500700 49668 1815786 71057 71057 0 203578 10732 -10732 -10732 1876111 0 0 60325 103752 89324 10375 4053 728258 626985 72826 28447 51393 44246 5139 2008 64893 55869 6489 2535 7897 7897 75699 17198 58501 22883 22883 38356 37812 544 4574 4574 9138 9138 30129 30129 SCHOOL PROGRAMING 238433 238433 0 1375405 1141888 196474 37043 1682564 371751 483652 1462641 247000 110674 16446 47291 94228 511020 2213507 2686640 62579 35006 62579 35006 X 2150928 2395638 255996 2150928 2651634 2213507 2686640 500706 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1009309 541640 2120251 1168882 1815786 6655868 1009309 541640 2120251 1168882 1815786 6655868 1862160 4793708 15573 53052 71057 139682 6795550 0.70540 0.73120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 110674 16446 94228 94228 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 511020 F 511020 X 1983873 97030 10732 107762 1876111 0 1876111 1483167 97030 10732 107762 1375405 0 1375405 PART X, LINE 2: DREAM IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(5) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DREAM IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRE DREAM TO EXAMINE ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR UNCERTAIN POSITIONS. DREAM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO CHANGE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, OR THAT WOULD NOT SUSTAIN AN EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. DREAM'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE PENALTIES AND INTEREST AS INCURRED IN ITS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS A COMPONENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES, WHICH TOTALS $0 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. DREAM'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL OR EXTENDED DUE DATE.DREAM IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(5) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE; THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. DREAM IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ENTITY THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) AND QUALIFIES FOR DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRE DREAM TO EXAMINE ITS TAX POSITIONS FOR UNCERTAIN POSITIONS. DREAM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO CHANGE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, OR THAT WOULD NOT SUSTAIN AN EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. DREAM'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE PENALTIES AND INTEREST AS INCURRED IN ITS STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AS A COMPONENT OF OPERATING EXPENSES, WHICH TOTAL $0 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. DREAM'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL OR EXTENDED DUE DATE. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,732. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 10,732. DREAM MAKERS FUNDRAISER 203578 203578 6030 4702 203578 203578 6030 4702 10732 -10732 X 16800 FMV X 600 10598 FMV X SOFTWARE 1 15000 FMV X TRAINING CERTIFICATES 1 5000 FMV X TICKETS 60 2270 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 DREAM ALIVE FOLLOWS A FORMAL COMPENSATION-SETTING PROCESS FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND NOT EXCESSIVE. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE), BASED ON APPROPRIATE COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN MEETING MINUTES. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL OF THEIR OWN COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS IS INTENDED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE IRS REGULATIONS AND NONPROFIT BEST PRACTICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PART XII, LINE 2C EXPLANATION THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THE SELECTION AND REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.