Living The Dream

What Living The Dream does

Living The Dream Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2007 by Scottie Somers in Newport Beach, California, that creates "Dream Days" — once-in-a-lifetime music experiences — for children and young adults (typically ages 5–35) facing life-threatening illnesses. Its core service encompasses meet-and-greets with bands and artists, VIP access to concerts and festivals, backstage and onstage opportunities, and personalized surprise gifts, with applications submitted online and reviewed by the foundation's team on a case-by-case basis. The organization does not sell a technology product; its "platform" is a curated experience-delivery operation backed by a small staff (11–50 employees) and an online application, donation, and merch storefront at ltdfoundation.org and livingthedreammerch.org.

The foundation's business model is donation-based philanthropy. All funds raised go directly toward fulfilling Dream Days, contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law, and supporters can create personal fundraisers via the website. There is no evidence of institutional investment, private equity backing, or public funding. Operating geographies list the United States, though digital intake channels are positioned as global.

Strategically, the foundation is anchored by deep music-industry relationships: Vic Fuentes, frontman of rock band Pierce The Veil, joined as an official Ambassador in 2016 and was named CEO and Co-Chairman in 2019, providing direct artist access. A flagship partnership with Live Nation and additional partnerships with music industry figures (Danny Wimmer, Kevin Lyman, Bob Hurley) supply the live-event inventory that constitutes the foundation's "product." The go-to-market is community-led, with Dream Day recipients referred by family, friends, physicians, neighbors, or through self-application, and donor acquisition relies on organic social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, and TikTok, plus email newsletter.

Name

Living The Dream

Legal name

Living The Dream Foundation

Website

https://ltdfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Living The Dream Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates "Dream Days" — once-in-a-lifetime music experiences including meet-and-greets, VIP concert access, and backstage opportunities — for children and young adults facing life-threatening illnesses. Donation-supported, based in Newport Beach, CA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Wish-Granting / Charitable Experience Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Non-profit foundation
• Wish fulfillment services
• Music charity experiences
• Pediatric illness support
• Charitable grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Living The Dream Foundation relies entirely on donations and support from individuals and corporations to continue granting Dream Days. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law as a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Fundraising can be done through the website by creating personal fundraisers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Living The Dream Foundation grants free "Dream Days" — once-in-a-lifetime music-themed experiences for individuals (typically ages 5–35) facing life-threatening illnesses. Each Dream Day is personalized and can include meet-and-greets with bands and artists, VIP access to concerts and festivals, backstage or onstage opportunities, and customized surprise gifts. The foundation funds these experiences entirely through individual and corporate donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, and branded merchandise sales, and identifies recipients through online applications and referrals from family, friends, and physicians.

Product overview

Living The Dream Foundation operates as a single unified non-profit service centered on granting 'Dream Days' to music fans facing life-threatening illnesses. The core offering is the Dream Day program, which provides once-in-a-lifetime experiences including meet-and-greets with bands and artists, VIP concert and festival access, backstage or onstage opportunities, and personalized surprise gifts. The organization manages a Dream Day Application process for recipients to submit their stories and preferences, operates a Merch Store for merchandise sales, and provides a Donation & Fundraising Platform to accept contributions and enable supporters to create custom fundraisers. All donations are directed entirely toward fulfilling Dream Days.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dream Days Once-in-a-lifetime, personalized music experiences granted free of charge to music fans (typically ages 5–35) facing life-threatening illnesses. Each Dream Day can include meet-and-greets with bands and artists, VIP access to concerts and festivals, backstage or onstage opportunities, and personalized surprise gifts, tailored to each recipient's favorite artists and medical circumstances.
• Dream Day Application Online application form that allows music fans facing life-threatening illnesses — or their family, guardians, or medical professionals — to submit a request for a Dream Day experience by sharing recipient information, medical details, and favorite artists/bands. Each application is reviewed case-by-case by the foundation's team.
• Donation & Fundraising Platform Online donation platform that enables individuals and corporations to make tax-deductible contributions to fund Dream Days, with the option for supporters to create their own personal peer-to-peer fundraisers via the "Fundraise for Living The Dream" feature. All funds raised go directly toward creating Dream Days.
• Living The Dream Merch Store Separate e-commerce storefront at livingthedreammerch.org selling branded Living The Dream merchandise to supporters, with proceeds supporting the foundation's mission of granting Dream Days.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• Vic Fuentes (Pierce The Veil)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Vic Fuentes, frontman of rock band Pierce The Veil, has been involved with Living The Dream for many years. He became an official Ambassador in 2016 and was named CEO and Co-Chairman in 2019. Vic provides direct artist access and serves as a key figurehead for the foundation.
• Pierce The VeilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRock band Pierce The Veil has collaborated with Living The Dream for many years to create meaningful experiences for Dream Day guests. The band's frontman Vic Fuentes serves as CEO and Co-Chairman of the foundation.
• Live NationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor live entertainment company that partners with Living The Dream to provide concert and festival access for Dream Day recipients, including VIP experiences and backstage opportunities.
• Danny WimmermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProminent music industry figure who partners with Living The Dream to help create Dream Day experiences for beneficiaries.
• Kevin LymanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic industry professional who collaborates with Living The Dream to facilitate Dream Day experiences for music fans facing life-threatening illnesses.
• Bob HurleymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic industry figure who has partnered with Living The Dream to support the foundation's mission of creating Dream Days.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kids Wish Network: U.S.-based nonprofit granting wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. Operates an almost identical wish-fulfillment model to Living The Dream, with a stronger focus on toy-driven and travel wishes rather than music-specific experiences.
• Dream Foundation: Grants 'dreams' to terminally ill adults and their families; same conceptual model as Living The Dream but aimed at the adult population. Closely comparable in name, mission framing, and experience-granting approach.
• Songs of Love Foundation: Creates free, personalized songs for children and teens facing serious medical challenges. Music-led patient support with a comparable beneficiary population and nonprofit operating model to Living The Dream.
• Starlight Children's Foundation: Delivers entertainment, gaming, and distraction programs to hospitalized and seriously ill children in the U.S. Overlaps with Living The Dream's model of providing joyful, entertainment-based experiences to children facing serious health challenges.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation: The largest U.S. wish-granting nonprofit for children with life-threatening illnesses. Directly comparable mission (granting life-changing experiences to critically ill youth), with a far broader scope that includes music, travel, and celebrity access — making it the closest functional peer to Living The Dream.

Emerging players

• Little Kids Rock: Provides music education resources and instruments to under-resourced schools. An adjacent music-nonprofit targeting youth outcomes, but focused on education rather than illness-related experiences.
• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: Provides financial assistance to career musicians facing illness, disability, or age-related hardship. An adjacent music-charity with thematic overlap, but it serves artists rather than fans.

Broad incumbents

• SeriousFun Children's Network: Global network of camps and programs for children with serious illnesses, founded by Paul Newman. Comparable in serving the same beneficiary population with experiential programs, though via residential camps rather than music-industry access.
• MusiCares: The Recording Academy's charity arm serving music industry professionals in need. Comparable as a music-industry-tied 501(c)(3), but serves music professionals rather than music fans — a broader incumbent in the music-charity space.
• National Children's Cancer Society: Provides emotional, financial, and educational support to children with cancer and their families. Comparable in serving critically ill youth populations, but broader in scope and not experience/music-led.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ltdfoundation
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LivingTheDreamFoundation/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/livingthedreamfoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/ltdfoundation
• TikToktiktok.com/@ltdfoundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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