DOWNTOWN CHURCHES UNITED INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

X90

Classification

1700

Street

PO BOX 1202

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• Daily Noon Feeding Program - The Daily Noon Feeding Program provides a nutritious meal, often a hot meal, to homeless and food-insecure individuals in the community. Meals are served Monday through Friday and on the second and third Sundays of each month at the Hope Center. There are no eligibility requirements for participation other than being hungry, and individuals may receive meals as often as needed.The program is staffed by volunteer teams from member churches of Downtown Churches United, Inc. (DCU) and other community organizations. These volunteers purchase or donate food, prepare and serve meals, and clean the dining and kitchen areas following each meal service. DCU supports the program by providing the facility, paper and plastic products, serving utensils, cleaning supplies, and program oversight. A DCU Board member maintains records of participants and meals served to ensure accurate reporting.During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, the Daily Noon Feeding Program served 22,896 meals to individuals experiencing hunger and food insecurity. Program expenses totaled $6,115 and included feeding supplies and cleaning supplies.This program helps address food insecurity among some of the community's most vulnerable residents by providing consistent access to nutritious meals in a safe and welcoming environment.

  Expenses $49,617 · Grants $43,503

• Food Pantry - The Food Pantry provides groceries to residents of Petersburg, Virginia, and is open each Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Food is obtained through purchases from Feed More, Inc. and donations from numerous community partners, including Food Lion, Aldi, Walmart, Pepperidge Farm, Goya Foods, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Bon Secours Southside Medical Center, Virginia State University (Randolph Farm), the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, Richard Bland College, and food drives conducted by local churches, civic organizations, and community groups. Volunteer drivers collect and transport donated food directly to the Hope Center.The Food Pantry is managed by a paid Pantry Manager and Pantry Assistant and relies extensively on volunteers from community organizations, local businesses, and individuals completing court-ordered community service. Volunteers assist with sorting, packaging, stocking, and distributing food to clients.Clients may receive food assistance once every 28 days and are interviewed and entered into Feed More's client database to ensure compliance with program guidelines. Homebound seniors receive food deliveries through a partnership with the Petersburg Sheriff's Department.During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Downtown Churches United purchased 290,567 pounds of food from Feed More, Inc. at a cost of $18,190. Combined with donated food, the pantry provided food assistance to 21,583 individuals during the year.

  Expenses $1,146,180 · Grants $1,003,628

• Utilities Assistance Program - The Utilities Assistance Program helps eligible residents of Petersburg, Virginia, avoid the disconnection of essential utility services, including electricity, natural gas, and, when appropriate, water and sewer service.Applicants must provide proof of Petersburg residency, a current utility termination or disconnect notice, and a copy of the past-due bill. Assistance is limited to $150 per household per calendar year. If the outstanding balance exceeds $150, applicants must secure the remaining funds from other sources and provide proof of payment before assistance is issued. Payments are made directly to the utility provider.The program operates on the same schedule as the Food Pantry, serving clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays. During the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, the program provided utility assistance to 342 households, with total program expenditures of $44,815.

  Expenses $44,815 · Grants $44,815

• Downtown Churches United also operates a small clothes closet stocked with lightly used clothes and household items donated from various sources, including Aldi stores. Clients are allowe two to three items during their daily visits to the lunchtime feeding program.

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,301,563

  Expenses

  $1,307,473

  Contributions

  $1,300,928

  Grants paid

  $1,091,946

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,358,535

  Expenses

  $1,287,496

  Contributions

  $1,356,020

  Grants paid

  $1,084,011

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,382,129

  Expenses

  $1,264,576

  Contributions

  $1,379,675

  Grants paid

  $1,098,680

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,090,667

  Expenses

  $995,677

  Assets (EOY)

  $681,763

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $704,543

  Expenses

  $704,653

  Assets (EOY)

  $584,169

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $674,531

  Expenses

  $644,467

  Assets (EOY)

  $586,452

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $601,758

  Expenses

  $612,498

  Assets (EOY)

  $553,336

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $549,809

  Expenses

  $567,674

  Assets (EOY)

  $569,763

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $479,090

  Expenses

  $499,597

  Assets (EOY)

  $583,291

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $50,000

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• JOHN RANDOLPH FOUNDATION SUPPORT FUND INC

  $35,000

  2023 · CHARITABLE SUPPORT

• JOHN RANDOLPH FOUNDATION SUPPORT FUND INC

  $30,000

  2025 · CHARITABLE SUPPORT

• JOHN RANDOLPH FOUNDATION SUPPORT FUND INC

  $29,700

  2024 · CHARITABLE SUPPORT

• SENTARA HEALTH

  $20,000

  2023 · FEEDING THE HUNGRY

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $5,600

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED

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