DREAM OF WILD HEALTH Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DREAM OF WILD HEALTH

EIN 41-1632662 · Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)

What they do

The Mission of Dream of Wild Health is to Restore Health and Well-being In The Native Community By Recovering Knowledge of and Access to Healthy Indigenous Foods, Medicines, and Lifeways. We Do This By: Creating Culturally-based Opportunities for Youth Employment, Entrepreneurship and Leadership; Increasing Access to Indigenous Foods Through Farm Production, Sales and Distribution; and Community Organizing and Outreach Around Reclaiming Cultural Traditions, Healthy Indigenous Food, Cooking Skills, and Policy and Systems Change. Our Programs Impact Over 15,000 People Annually From Our Youngest Community Members to Our Oldest. DWH is One of The Leaders of A Groundswell Movement to Reclaim Indigenous Sovereignty Through Food.

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Of every $100 spent, about $65.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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Money made simple

33.24%of revenue went to mission work65.4% of expenses · Program services

2.83%of revenue went to fundraising5.6% of expenses

$50.82spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

14.75%of revenue went to management and office costs29.0% of expenses

$4.45in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

95.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $121,283 for NEELY SNYDER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$4,013,903

Mission workProgram services$1,334,04233.24% of revenue65.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$592,21814.75% of revenue29.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$113,7822.83% of revenue5.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,973,86149.18% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,040,04250.82% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 65.4% mission · 29.0% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 50.82% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 73.4% mission · 20.5% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.84% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 11.5% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.10% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.3% mission · 20.3% management · 6.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 18.5% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.62% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 7.4% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.65% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 6.8% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.24% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 6.4% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.89% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,013,903

Expenses$2,040,042

Annual surplus $1,973,861 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,334,042 · 65.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$592,218 · 29.0% of expenses

Fundraising$113,782 · 5.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,013,903

Expenses$2,040,042

Assets$9,082,570

Income$4,013,903

Contributions$3,845,910

Mission work (program services)$1,334,042

Fundraising$113,782

Management and general$592,218

Executive compensation (total)$77,483

Accounting fees$36,698

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

NEELY SNYDEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $121,283Base $117,692 · Other $3,591

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (10)

NEELY SNYDEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

CARLY E BAD HEART BULLBOARD MEMBER

DAVE BICEBOARD MEMBER

FAITH GRONDABOARD MEMBER

FELICIA GALVINSECRETARY

JACKIE DIONNEBOARD MEMBER

JOY PERSALLBOARD CHAIR

NATION WRIGHTTREASURER

PAM GOKEYBOARD MEMBER

SEAN SHERMANBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 1508 E FRANKLIN AVE STE 100, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404-2176
County: Hennepin
In care of: % NEELY SNYDER
Primary officer: Neely M Snyder, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@dreamofwildhealth.org Phone(612) 874-4200

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BWK ROGERS PC
NTEE classification: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers (P84)
IRS tax category: Ethnic & Immigrant Centers