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. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $48.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 271635830 SILVER SPRING, MD Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$22.7M
Total Expenses$20.8M
Total Assets$46.3M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$48.0M
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.

Where $100 goes at Achieving the Dream Inc

How Achieving the Dream Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$25 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$47
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63% of program spending
$27
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37% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 24 programs
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GRANT, SCALING SHORTENED ACADEMIC TERMS INITIATIVE GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS 2024-2025 GRANT, FROM OPENING DOORS TO USHERING IN- STRATEGIC ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT FOR ADULT LEARNER SUCCESS GRANT, PROJECT SUCCESS FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT GRANT, BEYOND THE COLLEGE WALLS: PRINCIPLES AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NEXT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DECADE
$3,701,781
2025
SUPPORT CITY-WIDE CONVENTION AND EVENTS
$100,000
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
2024
SUBAWARD
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 48 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
$35,637,018 17 grants
General Support
$4,892,763 20 grants
Health & Medicine
$3,500,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$3,404,503 3 grants
Economic Development
$510,000 1 grant

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.

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