Public Charity

URBAN DREAMS

URBAN DREAMS is a Public Charity headquartered in DES MOINES, IA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $960K revenue, $851K expenses, $2.9M total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 421225264 DES MOINES, IA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$960K
Total Expenses$851K
Total Assets$2.9M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

URBAN DREAMS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS OF DES MOINES, IOWA. THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONTRADITIONAL REFERRAL SERVICE AND OPERATES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO COMBAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OFFER THEIR CLIENTS EDUCATIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ahmed Agyeman
DIRECTOR Beatriz Mate-Kodjo
DIRECTOR Ben Graeber
DIRECTOR Chris Conetzkey
DIRECTOR Chris Espersen
DIRECTOR Craig Owens

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Top Grant Purposes

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVE, POCKET PARK, AND COVID SUPPORT.
$182,500 2 grants
The Urban Dreams Esports Center
$115,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVE AND POCKET PARK
$100,000 1 grant
COMMUNITY BASED ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING AND COMPUTER LITERACY TO SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT
$98,000 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED
$89,003 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $960K $851K $2.9M
2023 $1.2M $1.1M $2.8M
2022 $2.1M $1.1M $2.7M
2020 $1.3M $745K $911K
2019 $714K $551K $369K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $714K to $960K (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.9M.

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