GIVING OTHERS DREAMS GOD INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.9M · expenses $1.5M · assets $416K

EIN
86-1683262
Address
8920 S COMMERCIAL AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60617-3201
NTEE code
P60
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2021 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Celia Colon (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Giving Others Dreams is a center dedicated to providing direct re-entry training and healing services with a focus on reducing violence and supporting survivors of domestic violence particularly women. Our programs are designed to assist justice-impacted individuals in their transition back to society. We provide job readiness programming re-entry coaching mentoring services and emergency basic needs relief care packages to ensure immediate mutual aid. Additionally our emotional and social wellness programs offer holistic support to those in need.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Celia Colon CEO2021-2025 $120,000$316,644 1
Amanda Avila (former) CFO2024 $77,997$77,997 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Japlen Allen Treasurer2024-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Sharmila Bandhu Secretary2021-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Avalon Betts-Gaston Vice President - Board Chair2025 2 $0 reported 1
Nicole Davis President2025 40 $0 reported 1
Sonia Caideron (former) Chair2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Sylvia Zapata (former) TREASURER2021-2023 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $120K · 30 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Celia Colon CEO40 $120,000$0$0 $120,0001
Japlen Allen Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Avalon Betts-Gaston Vice President - Board Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Sharmila Bandhu Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Nicole Davis President40 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $198K · 16 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Celia Colon President40 $119,596$0$0 $119,5961
Amanda Avila CFO40 $77,997$0$0 $77,9971
Japlen Allen Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Sonia Caideron Chair2 $0$0$0 $01
Sharmila Bandhu Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA COLON PRESIDENT40 $33,498-- $33,4981
SYLVIA ZAPATA TREASURER10 $0-- $01
SONIA CAIDERON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SHARMILA BANDHU SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA COLON PRESIDENT40 $40,350-- $40,3501
SYLVIA ZAPATA TREASURER10 $0-- $01
SONIA CAIDERON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SHARMILA BANDHU SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $3K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CELIA COLON PRESIDENT40 $3,200-- $3,2001
SYLVIA ZAPATA TREASURER10 $0-- $01
SONIA CAIDERON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
SHARMILA BANDHU SECRETARY5 $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 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,909,490$1,507,123 $415,911$415,911 $1,909,490$0 $210,000300
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,909,490$1,507,123 $415,911$415,911 $1,909,490$0 $210,000300
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,349,773$1,348,493 $10,772$10,772 $1,349,773$0 $245,859160
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$158,136$171,635 $9,177$9,177 $158,136- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,957$161,525 $22,676$22,676 $144,957- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,272$15,504 $39,244$39,244 $51,272- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $729,554 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY Public charity Exact 2024 1$391,397 2024$391,397
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ACCLIVUS INC Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$227,157 2023$108,992
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UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO INC Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$50,000 2023$25,000
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CHICAGOBEYOND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GIVING OTHERS DREAMS GOD INC” 2021 1$26,000 2021$26,000
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$15,000 2022$15,000
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AMPT ADVANCING NONPROFITS Public charity Exact 2025 1$10,000 2025$10,000
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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SOME OTHER PLACE INCTXP60 $1,326,838$1,632,939 Executive Dir.$77,400 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
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WINONA VOLUNTEER SERVICES INCMNP60 $1,902,148$1,588,914 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$101,067 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
OPERATON CARE INCKYP60 $1,920,269$1,804,810 VICE CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
YAD CHESSED FUND INCMAP60 $1,978,450$1,845,844 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$162,345 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
PROJECT HOPE OF NORTHEAST ALLEGAN COUNTY INCMIP60 $1,667,876$1,672,203 FOOD PANTRY DIRECTOR$37,451 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
MISSION HOUSE INCFLP60 $2,795,792$1,692,578 Executive Director$109,898 Same NTEE code P60, revenue within 2x
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$8,609,574290 682016–2024 YAD CHESSED FUND INC; ARLINGTON THRIVE INC; EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER INC; SHELTERING WINGS INC and 64 more
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$5,291,048233 612014–2024 UNITED WE CARE EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND; CARPENTERS PLACE; SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL SACRED HEART CONFERENCE INC; HELP AGENCY OF THE FOREST INC and 57 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$3,177,546179 452019–2025 GIFTS OF LOVE INC; NEW YORK ZAKAT INC; DUTCHESS OUTREACH INC; SHES THE FIRST INC and 41 more
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST funds this one DAF sponsor$1,379,50010 52016–2024 GATEWAY HOMELESS SERVICES INC; HOPE CENTER FOUNDATION; SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL SACRED HEART CONFERENCE INC; CARPENTERS PLACE 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 · $1,507,123 spent · pay $682,971 · grants $610,199 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $610,199$610,199-- 40.5%
Other salaries and wages $424,437$318,328$106,109$0 28.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $210,000$162,204$47,796$0 13.9%
Occupancy $127,159$89,011$38,148$0 8.4%
Payroll taxes $48,534$36,401$12,133$0 3.2%
Other (as described)Program Supplies $38,687$38,687$0$0 2.6%
Fees: accounting $17,760$0$17,760$0 1.2%
Office expenses $11,556$0$11,556$0 0.8%
Information technology $9,081$0$9,081$0 0.6%
Travel $5,135$5,135$0$0 0.3%
Interest $2,771$0$2,771$0 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $1,100$0$1,100$0 0.1%
Insurance $704$0$704$0 0.0%
Total$1,507,123100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,348,493 spent · pay $506,158 · grants $526,896 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $526,896$526,896-- 39.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $245,859$184,394$61,465$0 18.2%
Other salaries and wages $218,955$205,898$13,057$0 16.2%
Fees: management $117,998$0$117,998$0 8.8%
Occupancy $108,923$0$108,923$0 8.1%
Office expenses $44,732$26,839$17,893$0 3.3%
Payroll taxes $41,344$31,008$10,336$0 3.1%
Other (as described)Program Supplies $31,051$31,051$0$0 2.3%
Travel $4,084$4,084$0$0 0.3%
Information technology $2,935$0$2,935$0 0.2%
Fees: accounting $2,900$0$2,900$0 0.2%
Interest $1,616$0$1,616$0 0.1%
Depreciation and depletion $1,200$1,200$0$0 0.1%
Total$1,348,493100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $171,635 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $88,300 51.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $60,606 35.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,729 13.2%
Total$171,635100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $161,525 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $69,413 43.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,642 38.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $30,470 18.9%
Total$161,525100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $15,504 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,085 65.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,400 28.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,019 6.6%
Total$15,504100%

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