Nonprofit · EIN 47-1382653
BELIEVE IN DREAMS
Tax-exempt · BEACHWOOD, OH 44122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $489,896 | $589,759 | -$99,863 | $97,661 | $33,814 | $63,847 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $639,467 | $564,613 | $74,854 | $179,637 | $15,927 | $163,710 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $358,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $129
- Net income from fundraising events
- $131,632
- Other revenue
- $131,632
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $196,562
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $53,624
- Other salaries and wages
- $221,098
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $315,772
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,000
- Occupancy
- $18,946
- Travel
- $2,164
- Program services (functional)
- $482,114
- Management and general (functional)
- $55,912
- Fundraising (functional)
- $51,733
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $179,637
- Total assets, end of year
- $97,661
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $33,814
- Net assets, end of year
- $63,847
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $40,967
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $22,880
- Gross receipts
- $661,326
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATIE EICHENAUER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $53,623 |
| JOHN R DIJULIUS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN E LEEBOW ESQ | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAMILLE HO-A-LIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EGON SINGERMAN ESQ | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF KAVLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB PLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA PISCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANI MALHOTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ROCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MANDIE KIJINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATIE EICHENAUER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $81,000 |
| JOHN R DIJULIUS III | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN E LEEBOW ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARVEY SIEGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAMILLE HO-A-LIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EGON SINGERMAN ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF KAVLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB PLATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESA EVANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSICA PISCHEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANI MALHOTRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26300 CEDAR RD STE 1105, BEACHWOOD, OH 44122-1190
- In care of
- % KATIE EICHENAUER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 637F Alpha Drive, Highland Heights OH 44143
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROB PLATT, 26300 CEDAR RD 1105, BEACHWOOD, OH 44122
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Mary Iacobucci, 637F Alpha Drive, Highland Heights OH 44143
- Signed the 990
- ROB PLATT, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (440) 484-2376
- Website
- WWW.BELIEVEINDREAMS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- DREAMS PROGRAM: CHILDREN ARE NOMINATED BY PROFESSIONAL ADULTS THEY WORK WITH (COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, TEACHERS, ETC.) WHO HAVE OBSERVED THE CHILD'S POSITIVE QUALITIES AND RESILIENCE. A DREAM COORDINATOR IS ASSIGNED TO COORDINATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EXPERIENCE BASED ON THE SPECIFIC DREAMS OF EACH YOUTH. EXAMPLES OF DREAM EXPERIENCES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SPORTING EVENTS, LESSONS, CLASSES, ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS, AMUSEMENT PARKS, CAREER SHADOWING, MATERIAL ITEMS OF A HOBBY OR INTEREST, ATTENDING A MAJOR EVENT OR VISITING SOMEWHERE FOR THE FIRST TIME (WITHIN NORTHEAST OHIO), MEETING OR SHADOWING SOMEONE WHO INSPIRES, OR COVERAGE OF COSTS TO REMOVE BARRIERS FROM ACHIEVING A GOAL PREVIOUSLY UNATTAINABLE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICES AND CUSTOMIZE EACH DREAM EXPERIENCE TO HELP INCREASE CAPACITY FOR RESILIENCE AND POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH.Expenses $482,114 · grants $196,562
- KEEP DREAMING ALUMNI ACTIVITIES (PART OF DREAMS PROGRAM): DREAMER ALUMNI FAMILIES ARE INCLUDED IN ANNUAL COMMUNITY ALUMNI EVENTS TO MAINTAIN CONNECTION AND ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY BUILDING AND NATURAL SUPPORT SYSTEM NETWORKING. THEY ARE ALSO OFFERED ONGOING NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND RESOURCE LINKAGE UPON REQUEST, AS WELL AS POP UP ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS, DONATED LAST MINUTE BY DREAM GRANTORS. ALUMNI FAMILIES ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE ON OUR ALUMNI PARENT ADVISORY BOARD.
- DREAM BIG! CHOOSING GREATNESS SEMINAR BELIEVE IN DREAMS FOUNDER JOHN DIJULIUS III IS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CONSULTANT AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF THREE BOOKS. JOHN WANTS TO BRING HIS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN MOTIVATING OTHERS TO DREAM BIG TO OUR YOUTH. THIS COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR, SPONSORED BY BELIEVE IN DREAMS, IS DESIGNED FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SHARING THE SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE HABITS OF OVERACHIEVERS. THE SEMINAR GIVES YOUTH THE FOUNDATION AND MOTIVATION TO DREAM BIG AND ACCOMPLISH THOSE DREAMS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1382653
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $97,661
- Income (IRS master file)
- $661,326
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $489,896 | $589,759 | $97,661 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $639,467 | $564,613 | $179,637 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $519,693 | $531,692 | $96,729 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Mary Iacobucci | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-1382653).
Questions about BELIEVE IN DREAMS
- What is the EIN of BELIEVE IN DREAMS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BELIEVE IN DREAMS is 47-1382653.
- Is BELIEVE IN DREAMS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to BELIEVE IN DREAMS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BELIEVE IN DREAMS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BELIEVE IN DREAMS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BELIEVE IN DREAMS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BELIEVE IN DREAMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ROB PLATT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BELIEVE IN DREAMS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $53,623 (KATIE EICHENAUER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BELIEVE IN DREAMS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $489,896, expenses of $589,759 and total assets of $97,661 at year end.
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