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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4112741

Flowers for Dreams Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 24 grants and $190,878 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Rolling deadlines
Restrictions
None

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $190,878

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $64,734
  • Tax year 2024

    $191,415

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $83,890
  • Tax year 2023

    $208,939

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $72,228
  • Tax year 2022

    $205,411

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $56,155
  • Tax year 2021

    $182,139

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $31,258
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Midwest Bond FuneChicago, IL

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Coalition to Save Our Mental Health CentersChicago, IL

    General support

    $18,708
  3. Hope for the DayChicago, IL

    General support

    $18,708
  4. Centro SanarChicago, IL

    Supplies

    $16,692
  5. The Night MinistryChicago, IL

    General support

    $13,053
  6. Global Gardens ChicagoMontgomery, IL

    General support

    $12,324
  7. Gardeneers DBA Chicago Growth FoodNorthbrook, IL

    General support

    $12,324
  8. Growing HomeChicago, IL

    General support

    $12,324
  9. Teens Growing GreensMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $9,550
  10. Grand Ave ClubMilwaukee, WI

    Seneral support

    $7,951
  11. Keep Growing DetroitDetroit, MI

    General support

    $6,472
  12. Got Grief HouseDetroit, MI

    General support

    $6,411
  13. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee RightsChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,400
  14. Micellaneous Organized CharitiesChicago, IL

    General support

    $5,285
  15. Covenant House Illinois IncChicago, IL

    General support

    $3,852
  16. Organized Communitiew Against DeportationChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  17. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee RightsChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,500
  18. Freedom HouseDetroit, MI

    General support

    $2,230
  19. Hmong American Womenns AssociationMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $2,128
  20. Palenque LsnaChicago, IL

    General support

    $2,000
  21. Detoit Phoenix CenterDetroit, MI

    General support

    $1,755
  22. Pathfinders Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI

    General support

    $1,711
  23. The Farmworkers & Landscapers Advocacy ProjectChicago, IL

    General support

    $1,500
  24. Women UniteChicago, IL

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health2 grants $35,40039% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $20,84623% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment2 grants $12,82414% of the total
  4. Community development2 grants $8,4729% of the total
  5. Civil rights2 grants $7,9009% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $6,4117% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois15 grants $150,670
  2. Wisconsin4 grants $21,340
  3. Michigan5 grants $18,868

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Steven DymePRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph DicksteinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Cam BalzerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alex WassermanTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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