San Pedro Sula Dream Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO CONNECT HOPELESS PEOPLE TO GOD AND TO FORM A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES THAT ADDRESS IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HUNGER, POVERTY, GANG INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND DISCIPLESHIP WE ARE BUILDING A GROUP OF RESILIENT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN REDEEMED BY GOD'S LOVE AND WHO NOW DESIRE TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR OWN SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
- Income
- $345,792
- Spending
- $323,635
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 559
- Highest pay
- $15,000, coo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $135,843 spent. OUTREACH - EVENTS - TEAM HOSTING THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS AND WELCOMED MISSIONARY TEAMS FROM SPONSORING CHURCHES AND PARTNERS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, 6,890 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED BY FOREIGN MISSIONARY TEAMS AND 3,834 THROUGH LOCAL OUTREACHES, FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 10,724 PEOPLE WHO BENEFITED FROM THE DREAM CENTERS IMPACT IN 2024. IN 2024, 8 MISSION TEAMS WITH 126 AMERICAN MISSIONARIES CAME TO SERVE ALONGSIDE THE DREAM CENTER. THESE TEAMS PARTNERED IN ONGOING PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZED SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDING SCHOOL VISITS AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES, COLLECTIVE YOUTH NIGHTS, A MARRIAGE CONFERENCE, A MINI OLYMPICS AT HOPE.CS, CHILDRENS DAY CELEBRATIONS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUCH AS A ROCK PAINTING EVENT AT THE NEW DREAM CENTER, AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES LIKE PARENT MEETINGS, YOUTH CAMPS, AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THOUSANDS WERE IMPACTED ACROSS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OUTREACH - EVENTS - TEAM HOSTING THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED OUTREACH EVENTS AND WELCOMED MISSIONARY TEAMS FROM SPONSORING CHURCHES AND PARTNERS TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, 6,890 INDIVIDUALS WERE REACHED BY FOREIGN MISSIONARY TEAMS AND 3,834 THROUGH LOCAL OUTREACHES, FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 10,724 PEOPLE WHO BENEFITED FROM THE DREAM CENTERS IMPACT IN 2024. IN 2024, 8 MISSION TEAMS WITH 126 AMERICAN MISSIONARIES CAME TO SERVE ALONGSIDE THE DREAM CENTER. THESE TEAMS PARTNERED IN ONGOING PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZED SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDING SCHOOL VISITS AND EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES, COLLECTIVE YOUTH NIGHTS, A MARRIAGE CONFERENCE, A MINI OLYMPICS AT HOPE.CS, CHILDRENS DAY CELEBRATIONS, COMMUNITY PROJECTS SUCH AS A ROCK PAINTING EVENT AT THE NEW DREAM CENTER, AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES LIKE PARENT MEETINGS, YOUTH CAMPS, AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THOUSANDS WERE IMPACTED ACROSS SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- $79,467 spent. FOOD PROGRAM RELIEF, BENEVOLENCE (CARE) AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT 2024 CONTINUED ITS FOOD PROGRAM, SERVING 280 INDIVIDUALS DAILY, 1,400 PLATES WEEKLY, OVER 72,000 MEALS ANNUALLY. THE PROGRAM MERGED WITH GROCERY DISTRIBUTIONS TO WIDOWS AND ELDERLY, ENSURING CONSISTENT CARE AND PROVISION FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED ADOPT THE BLOCK VISITS WHERE THEY CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY BY DISTRIBUTING GROCERIES, OFFERING PRAYER AND PERSONALLY VISITING EVERY FAMILY CONNECTED TO THE CENTER. THE BENEVOLENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ADDRESSING NEEDS SUCH AS MEDICAL BILLS, HOME EXPENSES, AND TRANSPORTATION. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED ASSISTING APPROXIMATELY 13 INDIVIDUALS WITH BENEVOLENT ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 448 PARTICIPANTS PER QUARTER THROUGH MUSIC, SPORTS, TUTORING, ENGLISH, CHAPEL, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND ELDERLY GATHERINGS. STUDENTS IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A HUGE CITYWIDE CONCERT HOSTED AT A MAJOR SCHOOL IN THE CITY, AN HONOR MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UREMU ORGANIZATION. THE SPORTS PROGRAM, INCLUDING SOCCER TEAMS KNOWN AS THE DC LIONS, CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL TOURNAMENTS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH DEVOTIONALS, PRACTICES, AND EVENTS. TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP AND SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT WERE CENTRAL TO THE EFFORTS TO KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND TO BRING LASTING CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY VISITED PARTNER SCHOOLS AND CONDUCTED EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. THIS YEAR, THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT 8 FULLY SCHOLARSHIPPED STUDENTS AND 2 PARTIALLY SCHOLARSHIPPED STUDENTS. FOOD PROGRAM RELIEF, BENEVOLENCE (CARE) AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: THE ORGANIZATION THROUGHOUT 2024 CONTINUED ITS FOOD PROGRAM, SERVING 280 INDIVIDUALS DAILY, 1,400 PLATES WEEKLY, OVER 72,000 MEALS ANNUALLY. THE PROGRAM MERGED WITH GROCERY DISTRIBUTIONS TO WIDOWS AND ELDERLY, ENSURING CONSISTENT CARE AND PROVISION FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED ADOPT THE BLOCK VISITS WHERE THEY CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY BY DISTRIBUTING GROCERIES, OFFERING PRAYER AND PERSONALLY VISITING EVERY FAMILY CONNECTED TO THE CENTER. THE BENEVOLENCE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, ADDRESSING NEEDS SUCH AS MEDICAL BILLS, HOME EXPENSES, AND TRANSPORTATION. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED ASSISTING APPROXIMATELY 13 INDIVIDUALS WITH BENEVOLENT ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVED AN AVERAGE OF 448 PARTICIPANTS PER QUARTER THROUGH MUSIC, SPORTS, TUTORING, ENGLISH, CHAPEL, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND ELDERLY GATHERINGS. STUDENTS IN THE MUSIC PROGRAM HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A HUGE CITYWIDE CONCERT HOSTED AT A MAJOR SCHOOL IN THE CITY, AN HONOR MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UREMU ORGANIZATION. THE SPORTS PROGRAM, INCLUDING SOCCER TEAMS KNOWN AS THE DC LIONS, CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL TOURNAMENTS, FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH DEVOTIONALS, PRACTICES, AND EVENTS. TUTORING AND HOMEWORK HELP AND SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT WERE CENTRAL TO THE EFFORTS TO KEEP CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND TO BRING LASTING CHANGE TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY VISITED PARTNER SCHOOLS AND CONDUCTED EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES AT LOCAL SCHOOLS AND HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. THIS YEAR, THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM CONTINUED TO SUPPORT 8 FULLY SCHOLARSHIPPED STUDENTS AND 2 PARTIALLY SCHOLARSHIPPED STUDENTS.
- $92,745 spent. THE NAME "DREAM CENTER" CONTINUES TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION; RESOLUTELY BELIEVING IN GIVING HOPELESS PEOPLE A REASON TO DREAM. THE SAN PEDRO SULA DREAM CENTERS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO CONNECT HOPELESS PEOPLE TO GOD AND FORM A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES THAT ADDRESS IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM NEEDS. THROUGHOUT 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO LEAN INTO THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE BY OFFERING AND EXPANDING ON PROGRAMS THAT SPEAK TO THOSE NEEDS SUCH AS THEIR FOOD PROGRAMS, THEIR EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS, THEIR BENEVOLENCE & CARE PROGRAMS AND THEIR OUTREACHES TO THEIR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE NEW DREAM CENTER FACILITY. THIS FIRST PHASE INCLUDES A FULL KITCHEN, A STORAGE ROOM FOR THE FEEDING PROGRAM, CAFETERIA SEATING WITH A MULTIPURPOSE MEETING ROOM, TWO BATHROOMS, AND A SHOWER. WORK BEGAN IN FEBRUARY WITH A GROUND- BREAKING AND PRAYER OVER THE LAND, PLACING SCRIPTURE-INSCRIBED ROCKS IN THE FOUNDATION. IN MARCH THE FLOOR WAS POURED, AND THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER MISSION TEAMS HELPED WITH BUILDING PROJECTS BOTH INSIDE AND AROUND THE PROPERTY. BY THE END OF SUMMER THE ROOF WAS INSTALLED, WALLS WERE FINISHED IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE LOCAL TEAM PREPARED AND CLEANED THE BUILDING. ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDED SECURING PERMITS, BUILDING A SEWAGE SYSTEM, CONNECTING TO CITY WATER, AND CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR TO ADDRESS LIMITED WATER ACCESS. THE NEW FACILITY IS SET TO OPEN IN EARLY 2025. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO ADMINISTRATE AND OVERSEE APPROXIMATELY 29 INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE AS THEIR FOREIGN STAFF AND APPROXIMATELY 486 VOLUNTEERS. THE NAME "DREAM CENTER" CONTINUES TO BE AN INDISPENSABLE PART OF THE VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION; RESOLUTELY BELIEVING IN GIVING HOPELESS PEOPLE A REASON TO DREAM. THE SAN PEDRO SULA DREAM CENTERS PRIMARY MISSION IS TO CONNECT HOPELESS PEOPLE TO GOD AND FORM A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT BY PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SERVICES THAT ADDRESS IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM NEEDS. THROUGHOUT 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO LEAN INTO THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE BY OFFERING AND EXPANDING ON PROGRAMS THAT SPEAK TO THOSE NEEDS SUCH AS THEIR FOOD PROGRAMS, THEIR EDUCATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS, THEIR BENEVOLENCE & CARE PROGRAMS AND THEIR OUTREACHES TO THEIR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE ONE OF THE NEW DREAM CENTER FACILITY. THIS FIRST PHASE INCLUDES A FULL KITCHEN, A STORAGE ROOM FOR THE FEEDING PROGRAM, CAFETERIA SEATING WITH A MULTIPURPOSE MEETING ROOM, TWO BATHROOMS, AND A SHOWER. WORK BEGAN IN FEBRUARY WITH A GROUND- BREAKING AND PRAYER OVER THE LAND, PLACING SCRIPTURE-INSCRIBED ROCKS IN THE FOUNDATION. IN MARCH THE FLOOR WAS POURED, AND THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER MISSION TEAMS HELPED WITH BUILDING PROJECTS BOTH INSIDE AND AROUND THE PROPERTY. BY THE END OF SUMMER THE ROOF WAS INSTALLED, WALLS WERE FINISHED IN SEPTEMBER, AND THE LOCAL TEAM PREPARED AND CLEANED THE BUILDING. ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDED SECURING PERMITS, BUILDING A SEWAGE SYSTEM, CONNECTING TO CITY WATER, AND CONSTRUCTING AN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR TO ADDRESS LIMITED WATER ACCESS. THE NEW FACILITY IS SET TO OPEN IN EARLY 2025. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO ADMINISTRATE AND OVERSEE APPROXIMATELY 29 INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVE AS THEIR FOREIGN STAFF AND APPROXIMATELY 486 VOLUNTEERS.
Source: Form 990 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 November 6, 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 August 2020.
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 November 4, 2026.
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