Now accepting founding dreamers

Turn your community into your down payment.

The average down payment is $45,000. The average savings account has $8,000. Dreamfund closes that gap — converting community contributions into lender-compliant down payment assistance, automatically.

$45K Avg. down payment gap
68% Cite down payment as #1 barrier
$0 To start your campaign
Watch how it works

Free to join. No credit card required. Lender-compliant documentation included.

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Marcus & Destiny Williams

First Home Fund · Atlanta, GA

Down payment goal
$30,000
$20,400 raised 68% funded
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34 contributors from their community
Gift documentation ready for lender review
FDIC-insured custodial accounts
Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac compliant
FHA-approved gift documentation
Bank-grade data security

How it works

Three steps from goal to closing day.

Dreamfund handles the infrastructure. You handle the dream.

1

Set your down payment goal

Tell us how much you need and when you want to buy. We build your campaign page and generate the documentation framework your lender requires.

Takes about 5 minutes
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Rally your community

Share your campaign with family, friends, and colleagues. Every contribution is tracked, documented, and attribution-linked for lender compliance — automatically.

Zero paperwork for your supporters
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Close with confidence

Dreamfund generates HUD-standard gift letters and supporting documentation that meet Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA requirements — ready for your loan file.

Lender-ready documentation

See it in action

Dreamfund gets you to your goal, with your community supporting you along the way.

The buyer

We did it — we're homeowners!

The community

We've got your back every step of the way.

Questions? Join the waitlist and we'll walk you through it personally.

$45K
Average U.S. down payment gap
4M+
First-time buyers locked out annually
100%
Lender-compliant gift documentation
Free
To start your dream campaign

Dream Capital Calculator

Discover how much home support you qualify for.

Your Dream Capital Score maps your community, employer, and program eligibility into a single number. See yours in minutes.

Dream Capital Score
85
Maya R. — sample profile
Potential Capital
$18,500
Est. community + program match

Homebuyers across the country are ready to build their score. Yours is next.

Join the waitlist to be among the first to receive your Dream Capital Score at launch.

1

Answer 5 questions

Income, location, employer, and community ties. Takes under 3 minutes.

2

Get your score

Your Dream Capital Score (0-100) shows how much support your network can generate.

3

Activate your capital

Launch a Dreamfund campaign and unlock the full amount your score unlocks.

Seed
Score 0–39
Rising
Score 40–64
Strong
Score 65–84
Gold
Score 85–100

Calculate your Dream Capital Score

Free. No credit check. No commitment. See your number in under 3 minutes.

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Your Dream Capital Score measures your engagement with the Dreamfund community. It is not a credit score and has no effect on your creditworthiness, loan eligibility, or any financial decision made by a lender.

Built for the whole ecosystem

Dreamers, lenders, and employers — together.

Dreamfund isn't just for homebuyers. Every part of the homeownership ecosystem belongs here.

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For homebuyers

You deserve a home. Your community wants to help. Dreamfund gives both of you the structure and documentation to make it happen — lender-ready from day one.

  • Free campaign setup in minutes
  • Share with family, friends & coworkers
  • Auto-generated HUD gift letters
  • Funds held in FDIC-insured account
Start your campaign →
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For lenders

Eliminate gift letter headaches. Dreamfund auto-generates compliant documentation for every community-funded contribution — reducing underwriting friction and closing more loans.

  • Fannie, Freddie & FHA compliant docs
  • Direct integration with loan files
  • Real-time contribution verification
  • Reduced closing delays
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For employers

Homeownership as a benefit. Offer structured down payment assistance to your workforce — reducing financial stress, improving retention, and advancing DEI goals.

  • Employer-matched contribution programs
  • IRS-compliant benefit structuring
  • Turnkey benefits portal
  • DEI homeownership reporting
Explore the benefit →

For supporters

Turn your love into a home.

Your people want to own. You want to help. Dreamfund gives every supporter a compliant, transparent, and meaningful way to give — with zero paperwork on your end.

Supporting a dream is easy

Your community already gives.
Now it counts.

Every year, families informally pass money to help loved ones buy homes — cash gifts at holidays, transfers that go undocumented, contributions that never make it into a lender's file.

Dreamfund converts that same generosity into lender-compliant gift documentation. Your contribution is the same. Now it actually gets your person to closing.

How pledging works
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Marcus & Destiny's First Home Fund

Atlanta, GA · 47 days left

$20,400 raised 68% of $30,000
Aunt Joyce contributed $500 · Gift letter auto-generated 2h ago
Uncle Ray pledged $1,000 · Campaign pending launch 1d ago
Office team pool contributed $2,200 · 11 contributors 3d ago
All contributions include HUD-compliant gift letters — automatically
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Contribute in minutes

Find an active campaign, choose your amount, and give securely. No account required — just a way to give and a dream to support.

  • Secure payment processing
  • Instant contribution confirmation
  • Your name shown on the campaign
  • Optional anonymous giving
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Your gift is lender-compliant

Every contribution automatically generates HUD-standard gift documentation that satisfies Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and FHA requirements.

  • Gift letter auto-generated for you
  • Attribution tracked and time-stamped
  • Submitted directly to the lender's file
  • Zero paperwork on your end
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Protected until closing

All contributions are held in an FDIC-insured custodial account until the buyer is ready to close. Full refund if the campaign doesn't reach its goal.

  • FDIC-insured custodial holding
  • Full refund if goal not met
  • Real-time campaign visibility
  • No surprise fees to supporters
New feature

Pledge to get them started.

Sometimes the buyer hasn't launched yet — they just need to see that their community is behind them. Dreamfund Pledges let supporters commit funds before a campaign goes live, giving the homebuyer the confidence to take that first step.

How it works
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You make a pledge — commit a dollar amount to someone you want to see buy a home. No charge until their campaign launches.
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Dreamfund notifies the buyer — we show them their community is ready. Real names, real amounts, real momentum.
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They launch their campaign — once they start, your pledge converts to a contribution and gift documentation is auto-generated.
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You get the update — track their progress and celebrate when they close. You helped make it happen.

Real talk

What founding dreamers are saying.

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I didn't know my family wanted to help until I gave them a way to. Within three weeks, my aunt, two cousins, and my coworkers had contributed over $12,000. My lender accepted the documentation the same day.
Natalie R.
Natalie R.
First-time buyer · Houston, TX
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We replaced the traditional wedding registry with a Dreamfund campaign. Guests gave to our home fund instead of another set of dishes. Our mortgage broker had never seen documentation this clean.
David & Aisha T.
David & Aisha T.
Newlyweds · Charlotte, NC

Limited founding dreamer spots

Your community is ready.
Are you?

Join the waitlist and be first to launch your campaign when Dreamfund opens. Early members get priority access and founding member status.

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