Public Charity

COLLEGE DREAMS INC

COLLEGE DREAMS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in GRANTS PASS, OR. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.6M revenue, $4.2M expenses, $2.8M total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 263161884 GRANTS PASS, OR Scholarships & Student Financial Aid NTEE: B82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$7.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

COLLEGE DREAMS PROMOTES RESILIENCY AND COLLEGE/CAREER READINESS FOR OVER 1,400 LOW INCOME, FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE-BOUND, AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS OF COLOR. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IT SERVES 22 SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTHERN OREGON THROUGH MATCHED COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, CAREER EXPLORATION AND POST-SECONDARY PLANNING AND DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAMS. KEY ACTIVITIES: ACADEMIC MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT; MENTORING; SKILL-BUILDING AND TUTORING; COLLEGE/CAREER AWARENESS; COMMUNITY SERVICE; COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIPS; BARRIER REMOVAL SUPPORT; RIGOROUS COURSE/DUAL CREDIT PLANNING; ACCESS TO YOUTH CAMP, CAREER DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAMS, AND CAMPUS VISITS; ACADEMIC MONITORING, EXCELLENCE INCENTIVES AND SUPPORTTIVE INTERVENTIONS; 3-TO-1 MATCHED COLLEGE SAVINGS; AND SOFT-SKILLS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PAID WORK EXPERIENCES.

Where $100 goes at College Dreams Inc

How College Dreams Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$31
Career build program focuses on providing career related learning experience to high school students and out-of-school youth up to age 24 through an interagency agreement with rogue workforce…
36% of program spending
$22
Whatever it takes program provides an advisor and wraparound support to students at risk of disengaging or dropping out at participating schools and is funded primarily by the…
25% of program spending
$19
College+ focuses on 6th to 12th grade students to provide support, build skills, and motivate academic excellence
22% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/TREASURER Armando Lopez
DIRECTOR Brenda Patton
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Carl Thomas
VICE PRESIDENT Carol Christen
DIRECTOR Katie Mena
DIRECTOR Kendell Ferguson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Economic Development
$6,375,256 10 grants
Education
$366,450 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$318,750 2 grants
General Support
$109,160 10 grants
Youth Development
$105,280 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $4.2M $2.8M
2024 $4.5M $4.6M $2.3M
2023 $4.2M $4.4M $2.5M
2022 $4.1M $3.8M $2.8M
2021 $3.7M $2.9M $2.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.7M to $4.6M (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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