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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-0814986

Dreamcatcher Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Islamorada, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 71 grants and $175,084 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dreamcatcher Foundation Inc
PO Box 1578
Buffalo, NY 142131578
(716) 878-8000
Form and materials
By formal letter request
Deadlines
Application (letter request) accepted at any time
Restrictions
No restrictions if from bonafide charitable organization

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,084

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $2,872,396

  • Tax year 2023

    $195,101

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $2,894,187

  • Tax year 2022

    $175,150

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $2,939,575

  • Tax year 2021

    $163,324

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,022,301

  • Tax year 2020

    $158,750

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,924,145

Grants paid in 2024

71 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    General donation

    $20,000
  2. Bonefish & Tarpon TrustMiami, FL

    Corporate sponsorship

    $14,734
  3. Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY

    General donation

    $10,000
  4. The Traveling SchoolBozeman, MT

    General donation

    $10,000
  5. Velasano Cleveland OHCleveland, OH

    General donation

    $6,750
  6. Upper Keys Foundation IncIslamorada, FL

    General donation

    $6,000
  7. Baptist Health Foundation Coral Gables FLCoral Gables, FL

    General donation

    $6,000
  8. Upper Keys FoundationIslamorada, FL

    Annual donation

    $5,500
  9. Ronald McDonald House of TampaTampa, FL

    General donation

    $5,200
  10. District School Board of NiagaraSt Catherines, Canada

    General donation

    $5,000
  11. Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  12. St Francis High School Hamburg NYHamburg, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  13. Scott Family AmazeumBentonville, AR

    Memorial donation

    $5,000
  14. Upward Design for LifeBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $5,000
  15. Plantation Key School Tavernier FLTavernier, FL

    General donation

    $4,000
  16. Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $3,220
  17. Hamburg Alumni Foundation Hamburg NYHamburg, AZ

    General donation

    $2,500
  18. Culinary Institute of AmericaHyde Park, NY

    Annual donation

    $2,500
  19. Kevin Guest HouseBuffalo, NY

    Annualdonation

    $2,500
  20. Pinal County Cowboy ChurchCasa Grande, AZ

    General donation

    $2,500
  21. Roswell Park Alliance FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $2,500
  22. Senior WishesUnited Church Home SocietyOrchard Park, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $2,500
  23. AmeriCorp DadeMiami, FL

    General doantion

    $2,280
  24. Casey Powelll World Lacrosse Foundation IncPalmetto, GA

    General donation

    $2,222
  25. Feeding Tampa BayTampa, FL

    General donation

    $2,140
  26. Tashi Gomang Dharma CenterLouisville, KY

    General donation

    $2,000
  27. Western New York United Against Drug & Alcohol AbuBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $2,000
  28. Children in the StreamFredonia, NY

    Annual donation

    $2,000
  29. Inspire FoundationHamburg, NY

    General donation

    $2,000
  30. Vibe Coaches Educational FoundationHomestead, FL

    General donation

    $2,000
  31. ONE8FIFTYAmherst, NY

    General donation

    $1,500
  32. Hospice FoundationBuffalo, NY

    Memorial donation

    $1,500
  33. Ronald McDonald House of TampaTampa, FL

    Corporte sponsorship

    $1,500
  34. Islamorada Fire Fighters Benevolent AssociationIslamorada, FL

    General donation

    $1,278
  35. Senior WishesUnited Church Home SocietyOrchard Park, NY

    General donation

    $1,250
  36. Best Health Behavioral HealthBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $1,200
  37. Kids Escaping DrugsWest Seneca, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $1,000
  38. Warm The Children FundHamburg, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  39. Zach Liberatore FoundationOrchard Park, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  40. Feel The Beat-Claire Brennan FoundationQuincy, MA

    Memorial donation

    $1,000
  41. JOY Center IncEasley, SC

    General donation

    $1,000
  42. People IncWilliamsville, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  43. SDC FoundationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $1,000
  44. The National Speleological SocietyHuntsville, AL

    General donation

    $1,000
  45. Armor Volunteer Fire CompanyHamburg, NY

    Annual donation

    $750
  46. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New YorBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $700
  47. St Jude's Children Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General donation

    $700
  48. Boys and Girls Club of OPOrchard Park, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $600
  49. Colt 45 StrongAllegany, NY

    General donation

    $500
  50. Jeffrey Michael Sgroi Foundation West Seneca NYWest Seneca, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $500
  51. Williams College Alumni Fund Williamstown MAWilliamstown, MA

    General donation

    $500
  52. Broadway Care Equity Fights AidsNew York, NY

    General donation

    $500
  53. Columbian SistersAlhambra, CA

    Genreral donation

    $500
  54. Estonian American National CouncilMonroe, CT

    General donation

    $500
  55. League of Historic American Theatres IncForest Hill, MD

    General donation

    $500
  56. Rayzor's FoundationEden, NY

    General donation

    $500
  57. The Salvation ArmyBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $500
  58. The Summit CenterGetzville, NY

    General donation

    $500
  59. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New YorBuffalo, NY

    Corporate sponsorship

    $360
  60. Voices For Florida Keys Children Inc Key LargoIslamorada, FL

    General donation

    $350
  61. Nichols SchoolBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $300
  62. Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Buffalo NYBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $250
  63. Susan Haxton Memorial FoundationWest Seneca, NY

    General donation

    $250
  64. Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA

    General donation

    $250
  65. Mark A Monaco Memorial FoundationDepew, NY

    Annual donation

    $200
  66. St Luke's Mission of MercyBuffalo, NY

    General donation

    $200
  67. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    General donation

    $200
  68. Cleveland ClinicPhilanthropy InstituteCleveland, OH

    General donation

    $200
  69. Providence HouseCleveland, OH

    General donation

    $200
  70. Talk The New Sex EdPittsburgh, PA

    General donation

    $200
  71. Animal Humane SocietyBuffalo, NY

    Memorial donation

    $100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education8 grants $52,72051% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $14,73414% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $14,20014% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Health4 grants $3,4503% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $8,0408% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York39 grants $81,580
  2. Florida12 grants $50,982
  3. Montana1 grant $10,000
  4. Ohio3 grants $7,150
  5. Arkansas1 grant $5,000
  6. Arizona2 grants $5,000
  7. Georgia1 grant $2,222
  8. Kentucky1 grant $2,000
  9. Massachusetts3 grants $1,750
  10. Alabama1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robert E Rich JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Melinda R RichFIRST VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kimberly Rich LupkinVP/ASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert E Rich IIIVP/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Theodore W RichVP/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Barnaby W RichVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

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