Dreams R Real - Smart Choices
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RODNEY C. PEETE SMART CHOICES AN ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON THE YOUTH HELPING THEM TO MAKE BETTER AND WISER DECISIONS. KNOWING WHEN TO SAY NO IS THE KEY TO NOT GETTING CAUGHT UP WITH PEER PRESSURE. SMART CHOICES UNDERSTANDS THAT THE DECISIONS MADE NOW CAN AFFECT THEM IN THEIR FUTURE THATS WHY WE WILL EDUCATE THE YOUTH TO IDENTIFY WHO THEY SHOULD ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH, TO BE MINDFUL OF THE STIGMAS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR DEMEANOR AND APPAREL. SMART CHOICES WILL SHARE HOW TO MAKE APPROPRIATE CHOICES ON WHAT TO PUBLICLY DISPLAY ON SOCIAL NETWORKS AND CELLULAR PHONES. MEN OF OUR ORGANIZATION WILL ASSIST SINGLE PARENTS ON HOW TO EDUCATE AND TEACH WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED AND MAKE SMART CHOICES. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT DREAMS ARE REAL OUR MISSION IS FOR YOUNG MEN TO KNOW THAT CAN BE A REALITY IN THEIR LIVES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- SMART CHOICES MENTORING LIFE LESSON FIELD TRIPS JOB INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUES / JOB SEARCH FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR YEAR EXPENSES TAKING TIME WITH THE YOUTH LISTENING AND GIVING GUIDANCE
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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