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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DREAMING OUT LOUD FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,097,134
Total expenses
$4,192,842
Contributions and grants received
$5,078,058
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,019,050
Investment income
$26
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,135,168
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,683,648
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,451,520
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,563,564
Management and general expenses
$1,314,362
Fundraising expenses
$314,916
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,563,564

Program services were 61.1% 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)

    $1,567,429

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,510,629

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RETAIL & WHOLESALE

    total $969,800 · related or exempt $969,800

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $49,250 · related or exempt $49,250

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $26 · excluded $26

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $139,653 · program services $111,723 · management and general $13,965 · fundraising $13,965

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,317,857 · program services $737,544 · management and general $401,321 · fundraising $178,992

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $49,776 · program services $38,308 · management and general $5,988 · fundraising $5,480

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $16,118 · program services $12,315 · management and general $1,999 · fundraising $1,804

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $326,246 · program services $182,707 · management and general $92,841 · fundraising $50,698

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $175,500 · program services $102,019 · management and general $50,211 · fundraising $23,270

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $329,375 · program services $184,432 · management and general $141,413 · fundraising $3,530

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,490 · program services $607 · management and general $36,883

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $223,923 · program services $111,938 · management and general $110,386 · fundraising $1,599

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $38,957 · program services $18,742 · management and general $20,215

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $299,975 · program services $149,054 · management and general $150,921

  • 17 · Travel

    total $194,153 · program services $124,036 · management and general $69,140 · fundraising $977

  • 20 · Interest

    total $27,500 · management and general $27,500

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $8,331 · management and general $8,331

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $61,974 · management and general $61,974

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRODUCE

    total $689,820 · program services $689,820

  • 24b · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPE

    total $76,582 · management and general $76,582

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $53,232 · program services $52,342 · management and general $890

  • 24d · Other expenses: OUTREACH & DEVELOPMENT

    total $32,689 · fundraising $32,689

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $93,691 · program services $47,977 · management and general $43,802 · fundraising $1,912

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,173,283 · end of year $2,136,734

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,436,067 · end of year $1,510,909

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,237,280

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $34,754

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $168,040 · end of year $2,202,526

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $178,630 · end of year $1,284,999

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $58,784 · end of year $755,140

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $750,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $350,008 · end of year $1,178,508

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,532,481 · end of year $2,740,859

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,014,747 · end of year $1,710,661

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DREAMING OUT LOUD'S MISSION IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DC METRO REGIONS MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH BUILDING A HEALTHY, EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • FARM AND FOOD HUB: THE FARM AT KELLY MILLER IS CENTERED AROUND COMMUNITY AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITY BLOSSOMS, LOOP CLOSING, KELLY MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL DPR AND DC CENTRAL KITCHEN IS ABLE TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. A TRULY INTERGENERATIONAL SPACE, THE FARM PROVIDES YOUTH PROGRAMMING AND FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS 0-18, VOLUNEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS AND COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS, INCLUDING A MONTHLY DRUM CIRCLE, HERBAL MUTUAL AID APOTHECARY, WEEKLY COMPOSTING CLASSES AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,702,063 · Revenue $1,019,050

  • THE DREAMING OUT LOUD FOOD HUB SOURCES FROM LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD PRODUCERS TO SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF SCHOOLS, FOOD BANKS, CHURCHES, AND MORE INCREASING MARKET ACCESS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES WHILE INCREASING FOOD ACCESS IN DC. THE FOOD HUB ALSO PROVIDES WIC HOME DELIVERY, AN AVENUE FOR INCREASING FOOD ACCESS AMONG WIC PARTICIPANTS RESIDING IN THE DC METRO AREA. DREAMING OUT LOUD'S MEDICALLY TAILORED MEAL PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THE LINK BETWEEN NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY MEALS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FOOD FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT SUPPORT NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF FOOD IN CRISIS SITUATIONS SUCH AS FUNERALS, HOUSE FIRES, ETC.

    Expenses $822,024

  • DREAM PROGRAM: THE DREAM PROGRAM IS A 16-WEEK START-UP BUSINESS PROGRAM FOR DC RESIDENTS WHO HAVE FOOD BUSINESSES OR FOOD BUSINESS IDEAS. FOOD ENTREPRENEURS WILL JOIN A COMMUNITY OF LOCAL FOOD ENTREPRENEURS, COACHES, AND INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO HELP TAKE THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL THROUGH A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS AND TAILORED EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $39,477

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher Bradshaw

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $138,556
    From this org
    $130,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,556
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rev Andre Towner

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jovita Wells

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Suji Sutler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johnnny Seikaly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arlene King-Berry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shalawn March

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Staci Hartwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Patricia Browne

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Faith Ann Butcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
14 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202522269349302352

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