About Ticket to Dream Foundation
To ensure those experiencing the foster care system have everyday essentials and opportunities to thrive.
Focus Areas
Foster care supportEssential items distributionEducation support and technologyExtracurricular access and experiencesTransitional-aged youth servicesDisaster reliefCulturally responsive programming (LGBTQIA+, Black, Hispanic/Latinx youth)
Who They Fund
children and adolescents in foster carefoster families/caregivers
Funding Style
direct service/program-specific supporttargeted population funding
About Ticket to Dream Foundation
Ticket to Dream Foundation centers its grantmaking on children and adolescents in foster care, with recent awards aimed at a consistent program label: "Foster Kids Program." The largest listed grants show how that approach scales in practice, including $247,244 to Youth Villages Tennessee in Memphis and $158,199 to Project 127 in Aurora for the same purpose. The pattern points to direct service support for foster youth rather than broad, unrestricted philanthropy. The foundation’s recent recipients include a mix of foster-care agencies, caregiver-support organizations, and youth-serving nonprofits, such as Foster Forward in East Providence and Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids. Grant purposes in the list focus on everyday needs and stability for young people in care, matching the foundation’s stated summary about helping those experiencing the foster care system access essentials and opportunities to thrive. With 614 grants recorded to U.S. recipients, the foundation’s reach is national, and its portfolio shows repeated support for organizations serving foster youth across multiple states. Its public charity structure and short-term, project-oriented pattern align with targeted population funding. The record also shows repeat support for selected organizations over time, suggesting ongoing relationships with some grantees rather than one-time awards only.
What Ticket to Dream Foundation Funds
A central theme in Ticket to Dream Foundation’s giving is foster care support through direct program funding. In that area, it awarded $155,229 to Foster Forward in East Providence for Foster Kids Program, and also provided a $125,964 grant to the same organization in 2024. The recurring support suggests a sustained relationship with selected foster-care providers. The foundation also backs organizations that serve foster youth through essentials and community-based services. It gave $135,731 to Kids to Love Foundation in Madison for Foster Kids Program, and $118,290 to Michigan Foster Care Closet in Ann Arbor for the same program label. Education and access-related support appears as well. Ticket to Dream Foundation granted $124,266 to Treehouse in Seattle for Foster Kids Program, showing that the portfolio includes nonprofits working with foster youth in ways that extend beyond basic placement support.
How Ticket to Dream Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$10.5M
Total Assets
$3.5M
Total Revenue
$11.1M
Total Expenses
$12M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $37K and $75K, with a median of $56K.
25th Percentile
$37K
Median
$56K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
National51 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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