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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2026 Expires: May 2028

Ticket To Dream Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(916) 292-9550
8413 Washington Boulevard, Suite100
Roseville, CA, 95678
https://tickettodream.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Ticket To Dream Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to ensure those experiencing the foster care system have everyday essentials and opportunities to thrive."

Year, State Incorporated:
2008, CA

Ticket to Dream Foundation (TTDF) reports that it works to ensure foster youth nationwide receive essential items, including collecting, purchasing, and distributing items like clothing, shoes, school supplies, and hygiene items. The organization's programs provide cash support for programs to improve graduation rates and reduce homelessness for youth aging out of the foster system, along with supplying sports equipment to clubs, camps, and extracurricular sports groups. In addition, TTDF distributes in-kind and monetary contributions to fellow organizations that emphasize children in need.

For the year ended March 31, 2025, Ticket To Dream Foundation's program expenses were:

Essentials $12,333,457
GoPlay! $333,850
Other programs $305,055
Take Flight $242,152
Ally $236,140
Total Program Expenses $13,450,654

Chief Executive
Jeanmarie Davis, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$160,029

Chair of the Board
Angie Alves

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Partner, Turbo Shine Car Wash

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
8

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $13,070,265, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Ticket To Dream Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $10,143,904
Contributions $2,334,989
Special events $591,372
Interest income $132,587
Total Income $13,202,852

Programs: 96% Fundraising: 1% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $13,202,852
Total expenses: $14,066,659
  Program expenses $13,450,654
  Fundraising expenses $151,672
  Administrative expenses $464,333
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-863,807
Beginning Net Assets $4,090,029
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $3,226,222
Total Liabilities $242,418
Total Assets $3,468,640

Note: According to TTDF's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025, the organization received $10,143,904 in contributed goods and services including clothing, laptops, school supplies, and toys, ($8,210,223), advertising ($1,910,540), and services ($23,141).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance