THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $190K · expenses $264K · assets $124K

EIN
81-1540774
Address
57 NORTH STREET, DANBURY, CT 06810-5660
Website
thenewamericandreamfoundation.org
NTEE code
T50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR STUDENTS, AND LOCAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE IN THE CORE AMERICAN VALUES OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Celia Bacelar Palmares PRESIDENT2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Emanuela Palmares VICE PRESIDENT2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Genilson Palmares TREASURER/SECRETARY2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Celia Bacelarpalmares (former) PRESIDENT2016-2022 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELAR PALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELAR PALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELAR PALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY20 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA BACELARPALMARES PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
EMANUELA PALMARES VICE PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
GENILSON PALMARES TREASURER/SECRETARY20 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,160$263,572 $124,287$122,591 $190,113$0 $02-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,489$207,043 $199,916$196,003 $242,440$0 -2-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$230,817$186,535 $163,623$160,557 $230,775$0 -2-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$110,602$109,866 $133,289$131,963 $105,096- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$151,205$94,317 $133,456$121,279 $134,743- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,092$80,756 $66,568$64,391 $92,741- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,124$73,950 $30,233$29,055 $6,000- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,644$63,379 $18,059$16,881 $8,500- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,813$69,719 $15,794$14,616 $43,500- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,598$54,076 $15,308$14,522 $43,000- ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $135,117 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ROBYDODD FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC” 2019-2024 12$89,700 2024$27,500
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POINT32HEALTH FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$9,730 2022$9,730
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DANBURY HOSPITAL Public charity Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$6,611 2019$6,611
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC” 2023 1$6,000 2023$6,000
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NUVANCE HEALTH Public charity Exact 2021 1$6,000 2021$6,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2023 4$76 2023$23
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FAIRFIELD FIRE FIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONCTT50 $125,280$68,902 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x, same state
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BUILD THE FUTURE FOUNDATION INCWIT50 $156,894$31,427 President$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
NILE FOUNDATION INCFLT50 $148,561$29,397 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
3 TO 1 FOUNDATIONTXT50 $247,004$139,810 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$62,000 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
DANIELLA MOFFSON FOUNDATION INCNYT50 $142,254$181,342 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
JA TAYLOR FOUNDATION INCCAT50 $321,520$378,438 Director$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
COHESION FOUNDATION INCOHT50 $129,642$574,280 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
TRAN GIENGER FAMILY CHARITY FOUNDATION INCCAT50 $188,289$197,186 Board President$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
MET CARES FOUNDATION INCOKT50 $330,724$541,060 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$116,294 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
TRACY AND AMANDA MARTIN FOUNDATION INCFLT50 $251,343$53 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
NEW BERLIN LIONS CLUB FOUNDATION INCWIT50 $195,402$176,132 1ST VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
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DIEU & DAGIO FOUNDATIONTXT50 $145,163$151,205 Director$0 Same NTEE code T50, revenue within 2x
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SONG FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,020,0001 12020–2020 ANN ARBOR SPARK FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$836,95342 152016–2024 WESTON ROTARY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC; ANN ARBOR SPARK FOUNDATION; AT-CHOO FOUNDATION; 30-DAYS FOUNDATION and 11 more
DTE ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation$660,0007 12016–2024 ANN ARBOR SPARK FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN DAF sponsor$542,0006 22020–2023 ANN ARBOR SPARK FOUNDATION; NEXT STEPS 4 SENIORS FOUNDATION
DELOACHE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$476,1508 12017–2024 DOORS TO DREAM
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$441,47114 72020–2024 GIFT OF LIFE FOUNDATION; RUHAMA FOUNDATION; MALOUF FOUNDATION; HOPE FOR HONDURAN CHILDREN FOUNDATION and 3 more
COLUMBUS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$407,7502 12022–2024 COHESION FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$401,45632 112019–2025 SPORTS CREATIVE FOUNDATION; CHEER FOR LIFE FOUNDATION INC; HOUSTON BARC FOUNDATION; EDWARD BOSS PRADO FOUNDATION and 7 more
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$400,0004 12021–2024 SPORTS CREATIVE FOUNDATION
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$324,82221 52015–2023 SILVERTON FOUNDATION; AT-CHOO FOUNDATION; HOUSTON BARC FOUNDATION; EDWARD BOSS PRADO FOUNDATION and 1 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $263,572 spent · pay $70,029 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $145,843$145,843$0$0 55.3%
Other salaries and wages $64,108$64,108$0$0 24.3%
Advertising and promotion $20,577$20,577$0$0 7.8%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $14,204$14,204-- 5.4%
Payroll taxes $5,921$5,921$0$0 2.2%
Fees: accounting $5,074$5,074$0$0 1.9%
Office expenses $3,510$3,510$0$0 1.3%
Insurance $1,492$1,492$0$0 0.6%
Occupancy $1,072$1,072$0$0 0.4%
Fees: legal $846$846$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)CREDIT CARD FEES $579$579-- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $153$153-- 0.1%
Travel $134$134$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)AUTO AND TRUCK $59$59-- 0.0%
Total$263,572100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $207,043 spent · pay $51,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SCHEDULE 0 $129,592$129,592-- 62.6%
Other salaries and wages $46,188$46,188-- 22.3%
Advertising and promotion $10,313$10,313-- 5.0%
Fees: accounting $5,010$5,010-- 2.4%
Payroll taxes $4,812$4,812-- 2.3%
Fees: legal $4,726$4,726-- 2.3%
Office expenses $4,050$4,050-- 2.0%
Occupancy $1,302$1,302-- 0.6%
Insurance $1,050$1,050-- 0.5%
Total$207,043100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $186,535 spent · pay $46,239 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $59,935$59,935-- 32.1%
Other salaries and wages $41,920$41,920-- 22.5%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $36,167$36,167-- 19.4%
Other (as described)CONTRIBUTIONS $19,120$19,120-- 10.3%
Other (as described)SCHOLARSHIPS $9,000$9,000-- 4.8%
Other (as described)ARRANGED ACCOMODATIONS $4,980$4,980-- 2.7%
Office expenses $4,707$4,707-- 2.5%
Payroll taxes $4,319$4,319-- 2.3%
Fees: accounting $3,040$3,040-- 1.6%
Fees: legal $1,853$1,853-- 1.0%
Insurance $1,145$1,145-- 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $300$300-- 0.2%
Travel $48$48-- 0.0%
Occupancy $1$1-- 0.0%
Total$186,535100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $109,866 spent · pay $15,360 · grants $10,520 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,995 75.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $15,360 14.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,520 9.6%
Printing, publications, postage $991 0.9%
Total$109,866100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $94,317 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,835 80.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,400 18.4%
Printing, publications, postage $624 0.7%
Fees to independent contractors $458 0.5%
Total$94,317100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $80,756 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $77,971 96.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,000 2.5%
Fees to independent contractors $525 0.7%
Printing, publications, postage $260 0.3%
Total$80,756100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $73,950 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $36,200 49.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,394 43.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,272 4.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,131 1.5%
Printing, publications, postage $953 1.3%
Total$73,950100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $63,379 spent · pay $0 · grants $23,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $34,421 54.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $23,800 37.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,188 6.6%
Fees to independent contractors $525 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $445 0.7%
Total$63,379100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $69,719 spent · pay $0 · grants $27,680 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $36,023 51.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $27,680 39.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,613 5.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,403 3.4%
Total$69,719100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $54,076 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,672 91.9%
Printing, publications, postage $2,694 5.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,710 3.2%
Total$54,076100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2025$0$01
2022$50,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Administration for Community LivingGrant or other assistanceCONGRESSIONAL DIRECTIVES 93.493THE NEW AMERICAN DREAM SENIOR HOT MEAL PROGRAM$50,000

State business registration

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