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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0301470

Delaware Dreams Inc

A private foundation in Hockessin, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $20,924 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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
Denise Baroski
PO Box 1417
Hockessin, DE 197075417
(302) 239-0428
Form and materials
No prescribed form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $20,924

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $669,033
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,836

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $636,665
  • Tax year 2023

    $17,858

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $618,455
  • Tax year 2022

    $9,379

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $615,599
  • Tax year 2021

    $6,337

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $626,091
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $570,517
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,282

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $566,768
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,981

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $574,873

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nemours Fund for Children's HealthWilmington, DE

    Donation

    $8,574
  2. University of DelawareNewark, DE

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  3. Ronald McDonald House CharitiesWilmington, DE

    Donation

    $3,000
  4. Exceptional Care for ChildrenNewark, DE

    Donation

    $2,650
  5. Down Syndrome Association of DelawareNewark, DE

    Donation

    $1,000
  6. Howard UniversityWashington, DC

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  7. St Pauls Catholic ChurchWilmington, DE

    Donation

    $1,000
  8. Serviam Girls AcademyWilmington, DE

    Donation

    $700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $2,65073% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Delaware7 grants $19,924
  2. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Denise BaroskiPRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 20Pay $10,200
  • Matthew P D'emilioVICE PRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • Terry MasonTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth BaroskiDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Joseph FaccioloDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michael BaroskiDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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