THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC (EIN 81-1540774)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-14
IRS object ID
202231349349201338
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2022-05-14T22:53:18ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressTRIBUNAAMERICANDREAMAWARDS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Gross Receipts$151,205GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$134,743ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$30InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Other Revenue Total$16,432OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$151,205TotalRevenueAmt
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Printing Publications Postage$624PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$75,835OtherExpensesTotalAmt
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Excess Or Deficit For Year$56,888ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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BOY$64,752BOYAmt
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BOY$66,568BOYAmt
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BOY$2,177BOYAmt
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BOY$64,391BOYAmt
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Primary Exempt PurposeTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, VETERANS, PERSONS OF THE YEAR AND LOCAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE IN THE CORE AMERICAN VALUES OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, PROGRESS, AND FREEDOM IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomTHE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION, INC (TNADF) HAVE SINCE 2014 PRESENTED THE AMERICAN DREAM AWARDS TO 21 STUDENTS OF THE YEAR, 5 PERSONS OF THE YEAR, 5 VETERANS OF THE YEAR, AND 2 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THAT REPRESENTS A TOTAL OF $68,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THAT WAS ONLY POSSIBLE TO BE ACHIEVED WITH THE CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT OF EACH ONE OF OUR SPONSORS/DONORS. THE AMERICAN DREAM AWARDS GALA, WHICH IS THE MAIN FUND RAISING FOR THE FOUNDATION, ALSO RAISES FUNDS TO BENEFIT THE WESTERN CONNECTICUT HEALTH NETWORK/NUVANCE (DANBURY HOSPITAL). FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, TNADF HAS WORKED WITH LOCAL VENUES TO KEEP FOOD COST FOR THE GALA DOWN SO IT COULD GIVE MORE TO THE HOSPITAL TO HELP SUBSIDIZE PART OF THE COST OF MISSION HEALTH DAY-A DAY OF WELLNESS PROVIDED BY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN DANBURY HOSPITAL AND WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY TO OFFER FREE HEALTH CARE TREATMENT TO THE LOCAL UNDER AND UNINSURED POPULATION. EVEN THOUGH THE MISSION HEALTH DAY WAS CANCELLED IN 2021 DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TNADF DECIDED TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL DONATION TO $15,000 TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: DONATION OF $7,500 TO CONTINUED EDUCATION OF NUVANCE'S STAFF, TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCES (IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY) AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO COVID-19. DONATION OF $7,500 TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL'S EMPLOYEE MORALE EFFORTS, AND SELF-ESTEEM LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY CARES ABOUT THEIR DEDICATION AND EFFORTS, DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME, PROVIDING FUNDS TO BRING ICE CREAM TRUCKS TO CAMPUS, PIZZA PARTIES, AND MORE TO THE STAFF WHO CONTINUE TO TREAT COVID PATIENTS. SO FAR, TNADF'S GALA HAS RAISED $89,800 JUST FOR THE DANBURY HOSPITAL/NUVANCE HEALTH. TNADF HAS DONATED $11,250 TO WESTERN CONNECTICUT REGIONAL ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (WERACE), A REGIONAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FREE STATE MANDATED ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES TO ADULTS 17 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO STRENGTHEN WERACE'S CAPACITY TO SERVE MORE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF THEIR ESL INSTRUCTION AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. BETWEEN SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, WERACE'S AND THE HOSPITAL FUNDS, TNADF HAS DONATED $169,050 SINCE THE EVENT'S INCEPTION. CONSIDERING THE IMPACT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON FAMILIES IN THE DANBURY AREA, IN APRIL OF 2020, THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION (TNADF) POSTPONED ITS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA. TNADF PLACED ALL ITS EFFORTS ON SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS AS WE FIGHT THE VIRUS THROUGH THE CREATION OF ITS TNADF COVID-19 HOT MEAL PROGRAM. SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC IN 2020, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN DANBURY WITH NEARLY 23,000 MEALS PURCHASED AT COST FROM THE AMBER ROOM COLONNADE, THE OFFICIAL VENUE FOR ITS ANNUAL GALA. AS THE FOUNDATION SHIFTED THE FOCUS OF THE MEAL'S PROGRAM TO SUPPORT OLDER ADULTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS LIVING IN THE DANBURY AREA, IT CONTINUED PROVIDING 635 MONTHLY MEALS WHICH ARE DELIVERED TO EIGHT (8) LOCAL SENIOR FACILITIES. TNADF RAISED OVER $125,000 THROUGH SMALL ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND GRANTS FROM LOCAL AND GLOBAL CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS SUCH AS ROBYDODD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC, UNION SAVINGS BANK, SAVINGS BANK OF DANBURY, THE UNITED WAY OF WESTERN CT, TUFTS HEALTH PLAN FOUNDATION, CT HEALTH FOUNDATION, GREGORY BRIAN BUTLER AND THEMIS KLARIDES, GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY, DANBURY DOWNTOWN COUNCIL, INC., RIZZO COMPANIES, AMONG MANY OTHERS. IN DANBURY, 10.9 PERCENT OF OLDER ADULTS ARE FOOD INSECURE, A UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT REPORT HAS FOUND. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED WAY, IN PARTS OF THE CITY, FOOD INSECURITY AMOUNG OLDER ADULTS IS AS HIGH AS 30 PERCENT, WHICH BELIEVES THESE FIGURES LIKELY INCREASED DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF FOOD PANTRIES PROVIDING GROCERIES IN THE AREA. STILL, TNADF HAS OBSERVED THAT THE DEMAND FOR READY-TO-EAT MEALS FOR THE SENIOR POPULATION IS MUCH HIGHER THAN FOR GROCERIES. LACK OF MOTIVATION DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, LONELINESS, OR PHYSICAL ABILITY TO PREPARE A MEAL FROM SCRATCH ARE SOME OF THEIR CHALLENGES. ALSO, TO QUALIFY FOR MEALS-ON-WHEELS DURING THE PANDEMIC WAS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. TNADF'S HOT MEAL PROGRAM HAS BRIDGED THAT GAP BETWEEN HOMEBOUND SENIORS SERVED BY MEALS-ON-WHEELS AND THOSE WHO CAN PREPARE THEIR MEALS AND FIND RELIEF IN RECEIVING GROCERIES. ON DECEMBER 31, 2020, STATE FUNDING WAS CUT FOR LOCAL SENIOR CENTER'S CONGREGATE MEALS PROGRAMS TO FOCUS ON HOMEBOUND SENIORS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, CONGREGATE MEALS PROGRAMS AT OR LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS WERE CONVERTED INTO GRAB-AND-GO OR HOME DELIVEY MEALS FOR SAFETY REASONS. THEREFORE, SENIORS WHO ARE NOT HOMEBOUND BUT FOR VARIOUS REASONS ARE UNABLE TO PREPARE THEIR MEALS AND DO NOT QUALITY FOR MEALS-ON-WHEELS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY, FRESH MEALS. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE STATE CUTS, 52 SENIORS IN DANBURY AND BETHEL WERE LEFT WITHOUT SUPPORTS. TNADF SUPPORTED THE DANBURY SENIOR CENTER AND THE BETHEL SENIOR CENTER WITH EMERGENCY MEALS DUE TO THE ABOVE-MENTIONED STATE CUTS. AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANADEMIC CONTINUES TO IMPACT CONNECTICUT, MANY OLDER RESIDENTS AROUND THE STATE ARE FEELING SCARED, CONFUSED, AND ISOLATED. TNADF HOT MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOPE, A WARM MEAL, AND SAFE HUMAN CONTACT TO THE MOST VULNERABLE SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE FISCAL YEAR-END ON DECEMBER 31, TNADF HAS SERVED OVER 23,000 MEALS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65,637CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$92,753CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (18 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 8 OTHER REVENUE$16,307 PAY PAL SALES
PART I, LINE 8 OTHER REVENUE$125 SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE
PART 2, LINE 26 COL BLOANS TO OFFICERS $2177 AND REFUND DUE TO CONTRIBUTOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000
PART I, LINE 10 GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMTS PD$17,400 DONATIONS AND CHARITABLE EXPENSES
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$570 ADVERTISITNG
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$282 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$9 BANK CHARGES
PART 1, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$268 COMPUTER AND INTERNET
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$46,145 HOT MEALS
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$1,384 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$1,371 MERCHANT FEES
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$1,063 OFFICE EXPENSE
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$559 PAY PAL FEES
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$23,278 SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$50 TAXES AND LICENSES
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$183 WEBSITE
PART I, LINE 16 OTHER EXPENSES$673 MISCELLANEOUS
PART II, LINE 24$1,816 FURNITURE AND FIXTURES

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