CITY OF DREAMS
City of Dreams builds brighter futures for youth living in San Francisco’s low‑income and public housing communities through sustained mentorship, experiential learning, life skills programming, and social support from caring adults.
About CITY OF DREAMS
City of Dreams is a San Francisco‑based 501(c)(3) youth development and mentorship organization founded in 2004 that serves children and young adults living in public and low‑income housing—primarily in the Bayview‑Hunters Point/Oakdale neighborhoods. The organization operates after‑school and weekend programs (mentorship, Super Saturdays, Earn2Learn gardening, Project Zoe and Ground Zero life‑skills courses) designed to provide safe spaces, enrichment, and pathways out of intergenerational poverty. The organization's EIN has been verified as 20‑0719899 against the charity’s own website and public nonprofit registries; City of Dreams maintains an active web presence, publishes impact materials (including an impact report), files annual Form 990s, and lists ongoing partnerships and fundraising initiatives. In recent years the nonprofit has reported mid six‑figure annual revenues and steady program activity while partnering with local funders and community partners to renovate and expand youth spaces. City of Dreams emphasizes culturally responsive programming and long‑term mentor relationships; it remains a small, community‑focused charity with a track record of direct service in Bayview and an emphasis on measurable program outputs (tutoring and after‑school minutes, number of events, and youth engagement) reported in its public materials.
Notable achievements
Facility renovation with Golden State Warriors / Rakuten
City of Dreams completed a high‑visibility renovation of on‑site youth spaces (including an updated kitchen, basketball court, and community room) through a partnership with the Golden State Warriors’ community programs and corporate partner Rakuten, creating safer, more functional program space for participants.
Selected for city Dream Keeper funding
The organization was chosen as a funded recipient under San Francisco’s Dream Keeper Initiative, expanding its capacity to deliver mentorship and youth development services to Bayview youth during the initiative’s grant rounds.
Sustained direct service with measurable 2022 outputs
City of Dreams reports sustained programming outcomes (examples from its 2022 impact materials include active youth cohorts, thousands of minutes of tutoring and after‑school programming, and 100% literacy/tutoring partnerships), demonstrating ongoing program delivery and youth engagement since 2004.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $315K
- Annual revenue
- $694K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 20-0719899
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Website
- www.cityofdreams.org
- On Mahalo since
- April 2026
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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