We Grow Dreams Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$428k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$460k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$663k
$390k liabilities
Net assets
$273k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.7 years on average
Staff
70
80 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
We Grow Dreams Inc's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEN HUM | President | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Donna F Jarmusz | Director | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Eric Stenstrom | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Gregg Bettcher | Executive Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Holly Beck Riordan | Treasurer | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Karen Pachyn | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Linda Yoakam | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Gregg Bettcher | Executive Director | since 2017 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Bettcher | Executive Director | 40 | $34k | ||
| Ben Hum | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Holly Beck Riordan | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Yoakam | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Pachyn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Stenstrom | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna F Jarmusz | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- We Grow Dreams Inc
- EIN
- 201991671
- Address
- 1055 W Washington St, West Chicago, IL, 60185-2625
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- To provide people with disabilities the opportunity to lead fulfilling lives and to train and work in a supportive, safe and caring environment while producing and providing products and services to the community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- J99 Employment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Employment
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Gregg Bettcher (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥9years on the filingsBEN HUM
≥9years on the filingsDonna F Jarmusz
≥9years on the filingsHolly Beck Riordan
≥5years on the filingsEric Stenstrom
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $663k
- Total liabilities
- $390k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $273k
- Contributions and grants received
- $155k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 70
- Volunteers
- 80
Filed finances
3 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $367k | $414k | Deficit $48k |
| 2023 | $452k | $371k | $81k |
| 2022 | $335k | $368k | Deficit $33k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.