Dreaming for Change USA
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charitable relief of poverty in rural Burundi communities by providing grant funding and technical support to registered local non-government service providers. Specific service activities supported include nutrition and rehabilitative services early childhood educational programming girls high school scholarship support and womens entrepreneurial educational and emergency support.
- Income
- $94,107
- Spending
- $93,637
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $400 spent. Nutrition and Rehabilitative Services -- Services provided to the most vulnerable children and mothers living in the nine villages of Butanuka in Bubanza Province of Burundi. Use fortified porridge nutrition and health education kitchen garden cultivation community farming programming and home outreach provided by community health workers. 426 malnourished children and 35 malnourished mothers received daily nutritional meals. 85% of those children attained significant improvement in weight a nd growth. 194 children recovered fully and were discharged from the porridge program.
- $550 spent. Early Childhood Education -- In three preschool classrooms and three primary grades 154 children from ages 4 through 9 were provided with a headstart on their education using modern early childhood education principles and practice. 16 teachers and classroom assistants receive regularly scheduled training provided by American early childhood education professionals. Primary grade students continue to rank in first place on national testing administered by the Ministry of Education.
- $152 spent. Womens Scholarship and Income Generation Programming -- In the 2024-2025 school year 40 high school girls received scholarships covering tuition fees textbooks uniforms sanitary supplies and tutoring support. Two recent high school graduates are now in the second year of their university education for which all tuition room and board costs are covered by their scholarships. All students from the preschoold to the university students continue to benefit from resources made available throug h the American Shelf and library programs administered in cooperation with the United States Embassy. As part of the mission to improve family food security and enhance womens income generation potential access to a 2.5-acre parcel of land was acquired and a community farm education program was established in fiscal 2024-2025 to provide in-depth training for women farmers on modern agricultural techniques sustainable practice and business development skills. 25 women cultivated the land and
- No other program services.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2026.
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 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 October 21, 2026.
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