Julies Dream Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823622778
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4045362626
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$774,180
Expenses
$589,742
Assets
$582,343
Liabilities
$166,710

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NELL BENN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAROLINE LOMBARD (Executive Dir.): $92,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To give under-resourced children in atlanta the hope and love of jesus christ through awesome wilderness experiences and outdoor adventures.

What it reported doing in 2024

Julies Dream works to overcome the barriers that prevent youth from low-income communities in Atlanta from experiencing the transformative power of the outdoors. Julies Dream currently partners with several Atlanta nonprofit organizations who serve children in under-resourced communities in Atlanta. Through these partnerships, Julies Dream has provided dozens of outdoor adventures ranging from local hikes to rafting the Nantahala River to backpacking in Colorado. Julies Dream focuses on providing awe-inspiring outdoor adventures and wilderness experiences due to the profound impact these experiences have on every aspect of child well-being, including mental, physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health; and on a childs ecological literacy and stewardship of the natural world. Julies Dream served over 300 youth in 2024, over 95% of whom are children of color; and nearly every child qualifies for free or reduced lunch.During the academic year, Julie's Dream provided outdoor experiences during Atlanta Public School breaks (Fall, Winter, Spring) and on various weekends. During the summer, Julie's Dream provided adventure day camps for elementary-aged children and Summer "Capstone" Adventures for middle and high school students. These Capstone Adventures occur in some of our country's most beautiful settings and include backpacking, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, horseback riding, and other outdoor activities.Julies Dream programs included excursions to:. Georgia: Healing Hearts and Horses, Stone Mountain Park, Treetop Quest, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Chattahoochee River, Kennesaw Mountain State Park, Georgia Aquarium, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Ellijay, Amicalola Falls, Tallulah Falls, Minnehaha Falls.. Beyond Georgia: oGulf Shores, ALoCoast of Maine and the Kennebec RiveroWinter Park, CO and Rocky Mountain National ParkoMurrell's Inlet, SCoNantahala River and Smoky Mountain National Park, NCoBrevard, NCoChattanooga, TN

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 72
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.6%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 72.8%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 32nd 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; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 23.8%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.6% of revenue deployed · 72.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $429K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $92K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.