Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DOWNTOWN EVENING SOUP KITCHEN INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,534,614
Total expenses: $1,958,616
Contributions and grants received: $3,486,246
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $12,959
Investment income: $35,409
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $6,440,227
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,545,199
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $4,895,028
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,543,786
Management and general expenses: $202,565
Fundraising expenses: $212,265
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,543,786

Program services were 78.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$1,668,305
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,817,941
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$444,082
2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL

total $12,959 · related or exempt $12,959
3 · Investment income

total $35,409 · excluded $35,409

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $84,447 · program services $16,889 · management and general $33,779 · fundraising $33,779
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $752,339 · program services $578,179 · management and general $68,042 · fundraising $106,118
9 · Other employee benefits

total $42,396 · program services $34,181 · management and general $3,975 · fundraising $4,240
10 · Payroll taxes

total $71,743 · program services $51,019 · management and general $8,730 · fundraising $11,994
11c · Fees: accounting

total $59,807 · management and general $59,807
11g · Fees: other

total $107,823 · program services $100,000 · fundraising $7,823
13 · Office expenses

total $30,037 · program services $10,746 · management and general $3,115 · fundraising $16,176
14 · Information technology

total $41,078 · program services $14,759 · management and general $6,331 · fundraising $19,988
16 · Occupancy

total $155,540 · program services $129,262 · management and general $17,007 · fundraising $9,271
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $72,718 · program services $72,272 · management and general $188 · fundraising $258
23 · Insurance

total $27,441 · program services $24,697 · management and general $1,372 · fundraising $1,372
24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND SUPPLIES

total $510,502 · program services $509,256 · fundraising $1,246
24b · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSES

total $2,745 · program services $2,526 · management and general $219

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $104,487 · end of year $184,003
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,248,806 · end of year $1,114,784
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $1,219,892 · end of year $291,166
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $9,936 · end of year $4,148
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$5,007,297
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$161,171
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $803,824 · end of year $4,846,126
14 · Intangible assets

end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $1,782,031 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $237,877 · end of year $98,248
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $114,000
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $1,498,069 · end of year $1,446,951
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $3,319,030 · end of year $4,895,028

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SERVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, COMMUNITY, AND EQUITY. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES HOT EVENING MEALS, PACKS FREE BAG LUNCHES, STOCKS FOOD PANTRY BAGS, AND MAINTAINS AN EMERGENCY FOOD BANK FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD ASSISTANCE SERVICES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND EQUITY.

EVENING MEALS: DESK SERVES DINNER SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT THEIR DROP-IN & RESOURCE CENTER AT 266 STATE STREET, AND AS PART OF THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN ("DINNER-ON-THE-GREEN") MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTOGETHER, DESK'S DINNER PROGRAMS PROVIDED OVER 65,000 MEALS IN FY25 TO MORE THAN 1,800 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS.

Expenses $564,717
WEEKLY FOOD PANTRY:DESK PROVIDES WHOLE FOOD ITEMS AS PART OF THE "OLIVE STREET PANTRY" PROGRAM AT 57 OLIVE STREET. THIS IS EXECUTED AS A PARTNERSHIP WITH LOAVES & FISHES EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 1:30 TO 3:00 PM. THE PROGRAM SERVES BETWEEN 110 AND 200 HOUSEHOLDS PER WEEK, PROVIDING FROZEN MEAT, FRESH PRODUCE, CANNED AND DRY GOODS, FRESH BREAD, AND TOILETRIES, YEAR-ROUND. IN FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 2,679 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH 8,999 VISITS TO THE PANTRY.

Expenses $239,413
DROP-IN & RESOURCE CENTER:LOCATED AT 266 STATE STREET IN NEW HAVEN, THE DRC OFFERS A DAY-PROGRAM FOR UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, PROVIDING A VARIETY OF BASIC NEEDS, INCLUDING FOOD, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, HARM REDUCTION SUPPLIES, FIRST AID, BATHROOMS, COMPUTERS, WIFI, CHARGING STATIONS, AND MORE, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ONSITE SERVICES TO SUPPORT HOUSING NEEDS, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND MEDICAL NEEDS. IN FY25 THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,507 PEOPLE THROUGH 17,523 VISITS.

Expenses $739,656 · Revenue $12,959

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Tim Opstrup MBATIM OPSTRUP MBA

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Natalie JuddNATALIE JUDD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Laurie Scheiner MDLAURIE SCHEINER MD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Denise DeanDENISE DEAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Alyse Sabina MPHALYSE SABINA MPH

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Sofia Morales MPH CphSOFIA MORALES MPH CPH

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David Norman-Schiff EsqDAVID NORMAN-SCHIFF ESQ

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joy Gary EsqJOY GARY ESQ

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Linda Cortright CPALINDA CORTRIGHT CPA

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Pastor Kelcy SteelePASTOR KELCY STEELE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Amelea LoweryAMELEA LOWERY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Alexis TerryALEXIS TERRY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Caitlin RyusCAITLIN RYUS

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Steve WerlinSTEVE WERLIN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$84,447

From this org

$84,447

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 13 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202533189349300248

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