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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

Dreams With Wings

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
1579 Bardstown Rd
Louisville, KY, 40205-1150

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

Dreams With Wings meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The mission of Dreams With Wings is to empower children and adults with intellectual/developmental challenges and autism to recognize their strengths, contribute to their community, and live their best life.

Year, State Incorporated:
2000, KY

Dreams With Wings programs and services include:

  • Dream Builders Day Program - Provides daily opportunities for integration and individual development.
  • Staffed Residences - Provides 24-hour supervision for two or three individuals in a home. Person-centered supports address the needs of each resident and are tailored to their special needs.
  • Supported Apartments/Living - Provides support on an intermittent basis 10 to 20 hours per week.
  • Supported Employment - Provides job development and support for individuals to have employment in the community.
  • Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy - Therapies provided to assist the individual to be as engaged in life as possible. These therapies strengthen the individual's physical abilities, as well as facilitate communication.
  • Behavior Supports - These are provided to assist the individual with behaviors that may keep them from assimilating into the community.
  • In-home Support - Provides personal care for individuals living in their own home.
  • Respite - Provides temporary support for individuals so that their caregiver may have some downtime.
  • Summer Camp – A 7-week, summer day program for teens with developmental disabilities and autism.
  • Youth programs – Building skills for community interaction and friendships as well as arts and creativity.
  • Teen and Young AdultPre-Vocational Training – Build and determine job skills for future employment.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Dreams With Wings's program expenses were:

Program services $4,867,435
Total Program Expenses $4,867,435

Chief Executive
Jenifer Frommeyer, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Ms. Donna Schneiter

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
State of Kentucky

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
130

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 13.77%

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 Dreams With Wings's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Service revenues $5,471,286
Contributions and grants $623,374
Charitable gaming, net $198,779
Special events $185,891
Net investment return $133,661
Apartment rentals, net $124,746
In-kind contributions $74,922
Total Income $6,812,659

Programs: 82% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 16%

Total Income $6,812,659
Total expenses: $5,945,985
  Program expenses $4,867,435
  Fundraising expenses $149,172
  Administrative expenses $929,378
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $866,674
Beginning Net Assets $5,708,196
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $6,574,870
Total Liabilities $616,458
Total Assets $7,191,328
Ending net assets as reported above include $6,372,495 without donor restrictions and $202,375 with donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported include $3,393,358 in property and equipment, net.

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