International Association for the Study of Dreams

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680066783
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Folsom, CA, USA
Phone
2097240889
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$239,435
Expenses
$254,935
Assets
$300,975
Liabilities
$-383

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Deirdre Barrett PhD (President, Dir)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jean Campbell MA (Director): $6,000 total reported compensation
  • Katherine Bell PhD (Director): $3,000 total reported compensation
  • Fanny Brewster (Director): $1,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Educational forum for the study of dreams. This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation law for charitable purposes. The specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are to promote scientific research into the study of dreams and to provide an educational forum for the interdisciplinary exchange of such information among the scientific and professional community and the general public. The means for promoting scientific research and providing such education include, but are not limited to, conducting workshops and conferences available to both interested professionals and the general public and to periodically publish research related to studies into dreaming.

What it reported doing in 2025

Journal of IASD, "Dreaming," Magazine of IASD, "Dream Time," Regional & Online Conferences: Through these outlets and other initiatives, IASD furthers the pursuit of the pure and applied investigation of dreams and dreaming. The purposes are to promote an awareness and appreciation of dreams in both professional and public arenas; to encourage research into the nature, function, and significance of dreaming; to advance the application of the study of dreams; and to provide a forum for the eclectic and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and information. IASD publishes the refereed journal, Dreaming, which provides new scientific research on dreaming. IASD also publishes its own in-house magazine, DreamTime, to educate members. Our popular website, www.asdreams.org, provides access to information about IASD, its bylaws, Board of Directors, and helpful information on dreaming, along with a discussion board to post questions.IASD published the journal, "Dreaming," & the magazine of IASD, "Dream Time." Through these & other initiatives, IASD furthers the pursuit of the pure & applied investigation of dreams.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.1%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 80.4%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.5%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.18; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.1% of revenue deployed · 80.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 24 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $205K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $6K · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.