Public Charity

ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC

ACHIEVING THE DREAM INC, of SILVER SPRING, MD, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $22.7M in revenue, $20.8M in expenses, $46.3M in total assets. 46 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271635830 SILVER SPRING, MD Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.7M
Total Expenses$20.8M
Total Assets$46.3M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$44.3M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO LEAD AND SUPPORT A NATIONAL NETWORK OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH SHARING KNOWLEDGE, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND POLICIES LEADING TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS.

Sample Grants Received

Philadelphia Hospitality Investment Levy
2025
SUPPORT CITY-WIDE CONVENTION AND EVENTS
$100,000
Ascendium Education Solutions Inc
2024
Grant, Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success Grant, Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Grant, Project Success 2024-2025 Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Exploring Shortened Academic Terms DREAM 2024 Registrations (4), Scholar Patron & Community Forum Sponsorships, February 19-22, 2024 Sponsorship & Registration - Dream 2025 (6), 2/18-2/21/25 Sponsorship & Registration - Redesign for Results 2024 (10), 10/11/24 Sponsorship & Registration - Equity and Justice Institute 2024 (3), 5/1-5/2/24
$2,846,040
DIGITAL PROMISE GLOBAL
2024
SUBAWARD
$75,000
ECMC FOUNDATION
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$70,000
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC
2024
HONORARIA - ASPEN PRESIDENTS FELLOWSHIP
$13,500

Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXEC. DIR., IT/DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Derrick Semeneh
DIRECTOR Dr Alex Johnson
BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR Dr Gregory D Williams
DIRECTOR Dr Marcia Ballinger
DIRECTOR Dr Mary Alice Mccarthy
SECRETARY Dr Mike Flores

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION
$20,000,000 1 grant
Actualizing Community Vibrancy Metrics Evaluating Digital Pathways Transformation Cohort of Rural Community Colleges From Opening Doors to Ushering In- Strategic Enrollment Management for Adult Learner Success Project Success 2023 Partner Grant Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success travel DREAM 2023 Full Conference REGISTRATION FEE (15), February 14-17, 2023
$3,544,480 1 grant
ACCELERATING AND DIVERSIFYING NURSING PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY
$3,500,000 1 grant
Grant, Redesigning Pathways for Adult College and Career Success Grant, Project Success Formative and Summative Assessment Grant, Project Success 2024-2025 Grant, Travel Grant - Rural Summit Grant, Exploring Shortened Academic Terms DREAM 2024 Registrations (4), Scholar Patron & Community Forum Sponsorships, February 19-22, 2024 Sponsorship & Registration - Dream 2025 (6), 2/18-2/21/25 Sponsorship & Registration - Redesign for Results 2024 (10), 10/11/24 Sponsorship & Registration - Equity and Justice Institute 2024 (3), 5/1-5/2/24
$2,846,040 1 grant
SUB-AWARD FOR CORE NETWORK PARTNER
$2,322,436 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $22.7M $20.8M $46.3M
2024 $16.9M $20.9M $43.7M
2023 $16.9M $24.6M $46.9M
2021 $35.9M $13.4M $49.8M
2020 $21.2M $15.8M $26.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.2M to $22.7M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $46.3M.

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

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