What Room to Dream Foundation does

Room to Dream Foundation is a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation founded circa 2007 (with firmographic founding date listed as 2006) and headquartered in Newton, MA. Its mission is to design and construct healing bedroom environments for children and adolescents facing chronic illnesses, delivered entirely free of charge to families in the Greater-Boston area. Each project typically covers both the chronically ill child's bedroom and a sibling's room at an average cost of approximately $3,000, executed through weekend makeovers staffed by professional interior designers, architects, contractors, and community volunteers.

The foundation's core offering is the Healing Bedroom Renovation Service, complemented by a packaged Project Sponsorship Program ($3,000 average) that lets corporate and individual donors fund specific makeovers, and a Memorial and Honorary Gift Program for tribute donations. Supporting technology is essentially human-service oriented: design, custom cabinetry, accessibility modifications, and specialized furniture installations provided by a curated partner network that includes Shawmut Design and Construction, New England Design & Construction, Sherwin Williams (exclusive paint donor), New England Closets, Hometown Woodworking, multiple architecture firms (D Michael Collins, Hutker, Maugel), and academic partners such as Boston Architectural College / CDRC-Boston and ASIDNE.

Financially, the foundation is donation-funded across four streams: individual donations (monthly/annual recurring and one-time from $5 to $1,000+ tiers), corporate sponsorships (project and event), memorial and honorary gifts, and its flagship Annual Golf Invitational at Wellesley Country Club (now in its 18th consecutive year). Beneficiary access is controlled exclusively through hospital referrals from approved Greater-Boston hospitals, restricting demand-side scalability but ensuring clinical vetting. The organization is founder-led by Stefan Nathanson (Founder and Chairman), governed by a board that is heavily composed of construction/design industry executives, and operated with 1–10 employees. No revenue, expense, or Form 990 figures are publicly disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Room to Dream Foundation

Legal name

The Room To Dream Foundation

Website

https://roomtodreamfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Room to Dream Foundation is a Newton, MA-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that designs and builds free healing bedroom makeovers for chronically ill children and their siblings in the Greater-Boston area, funded through donations, corporate sponsorships, and an annual golf invitational.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct monetary donations from individuals used for room renovations, furnishings, supplies, and construction costs.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Financial contributions from corporations, including project sponsorships and event sponsorships. Companies can sponsor rooms in their name or sponsor foundation events.
3. Memorial and Honorary Gifts: Donations made to honor family members or friends, including establishing funds for specific projects or general support.
4. Project Sponsorships: Corporate and individual sponsors can fund entire room renovation projects for children. Average project cost is $3,000.
5. Annual Golf Invitational: Annual fundraising event with sponsors supporting the foundation's operations and project completions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Room to Dream Foundation designs and transforms bedrooms into healing environments for children and adolescents facing chronic illnesses, providing complete room makeovers including custom furniture, decor, accessibility modifications, and construction at no cost to families. Projects are executed through volunteer-driven makeover weekends led by professional interior designers, contractors, and community volunteers, with each project averaging $3,000 in costs covered entirely by donations and corporate sponsorships.

Product overview

Room to Dream Foundation operates as a single-service charitable organization offering healing bedroom renovation services for children and adolescents with chronic illnesses. The core offering is the design and transformation of bedrooms into healing environments, provided at no cost to families. The foundation also offers project sponsorship opportunities where donors can fund specific room makeovers ($3,000 average cost) and memorial/honorary gift programs. All services are delivered through a network of professional artists, interior decorators, volunteers, and corporate partners, with all construction costs covered by the foundation. The organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, making all donations tax-deductible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healing Bedroom Renovation Services Free design and construction of healing bedroom environments for children and adolescents facing chronic illnesses, including custom furniture, decor, accessibility modifications, medical equipment storage solutions, and a matching sibling room makeover. Delivered through volunteer-powered makeover weekends and funded entirely by donations and corporate sponsorships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of services provided free to families
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Shawmut (Design and Construction)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremier supporter providing design expertise, construction volunteers, and project management. Shawmut team members serve as Board Members and lead project execution for many foundation projects.
• New England Design & Construction (NEDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign/Construction supporter and Board Member contributor. NEDC has led multiple project makeovers including Colby's Project and Jennifer's Project.
• Sherwin WilliamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive paint donor for all foundation projects, providing all paint supplies for room renovations.
• New England ClosetsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing closet systems and storage solutions for project makeovers.
• Hometown WoodworkingmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign/Construction supporter providing custom cabinetry and woodworking for projects including Ben Elwy's bedroom surround and Kayla's custom furniture.
• Carpenter & MacNeillemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm contributing interior design expertise for room makeovers including Jennifer's Project.
• D Michael Collins ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm contributing design expertise for multiple projects including Kira's Project and Four Siblings Project.
• Hutker ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm from Falmouth, MA that partnered on Tyla's Project, providing design creativity and volunteers.
• Maugel ArchitectsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitectural firm that led Sydni's Project and conducted fundraising campaign to complete the project plus donate for another child.
• Dane Austin DesignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign supporter contributing interior design expertise to foundation projects.
• Spazio Rosso Interior DesignsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign firm contributing interior design services to foundation projects including Stephen's Project.
• Black Dog BuilderssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner contributing building expertise and volunteer labor to projects.
• Fresh Start ContractingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction supporter providing building services for foundation projects.
• The Lagasse GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner contributing to foundation projects.
• Out of the Woods ConstructionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner contributing building expertise, notably for Alicia's Project.
• Carpet CarouselsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing flooring solutions for room makeovers.
• ACS (Audio Concepts)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor contributing audio and technology solutions for projects.
• California ClosetssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate sponsor providing custom closet systems for multiple projects.
• Pinney Designs, Inc.supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterior design firm that designed Ryan's Project with pizza-themed design elements.
• Boston Architectural College / CDRC-BostonsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership established in 2007 where graduate interior design students design and execute projects as part of their residential design studio.
• Eastern Massachusetts NARIsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Association of the Remodeling Industry chapter that widened Alicia's bedroom door and updated hallway for wheelchair accessibility.
• Caturano and CompanysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccounting firm that sponsored Two Sisters Six Kids Project with 40 volunteers donating over 200 hours over three days.
• ASIDNE (American Society of Interior Designers New England)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional interior design association that completed its first ASIDNE project for Jonathan's room, involving interior design students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Special Spaces: National nonprofit that creates bedroom makeovers for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses; closest direct peer because it offers essentially the same service — free bedroom transformations for critically ill children — at a similar volunteer-powered, donation-funded model.
• Roc Solid Foundation: Nonprofit that builds backyard playhouses and, increasingly, entire bedroom makeovers for children with cancer; comparable in target population (pediatric chronic illness), in-kind donation model, and reliance on construction-industry volunteers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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