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DAYTON DREAM CENTER

EIN 87-2420605 DAYTON, OH

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Revenue 2024
$1,298,039
Expenses 2024
$1,089,028

Program services were 73.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P20
Classification
1000
Street
2720 E 3RD ST

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

Mission

OUR PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT THE PEOPLE OF DAYTON TO A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT BY ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF POVERTY, ADDICTION, EDUCATION, ABUSE, JOBLESSNESS, AND COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY. MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, THE DREAM OF THE DAYTON DREAM CENTER WAS BORN. PASTOR PAT AND JACKIE MURRAY AND THEIR CONGREGATION, LIVING WORD CHURCH, LOCATED IN VANDALIA, OHIO, HAVE RUN FEEDING PROGRAMS AND HAVE SERVED THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN OF DAYTON USING A TRUCK AND VOLUNTEERS. THE CURRENT FACILITY WAS FULLY FUNDED BY THE CONGREGANTS OF THE THEIR CHURCH AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OVER FOUR MILLION DOLLARS WERE RAISED FOR THE PROJECT FROM 2018-2022 AND THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED FOR ITS PURPOSE AND WITHOUT DEBT. IN JULY OF 2022, THE DOORS WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED. WE BEGAN WITH VERY SIMPLE FEEDING PROGRAMS AND THE INTENTION OF SERVICES BEING ADDED AS WE COULD STAFF AND SUPPORT THEM. IN THE FIRST YEAR, OVER 11,000 VISITS WERE MADE BY GUESTS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AROUND THIRD AND

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE DAYTON DREAM CENTER IS A NON-PROFIT OUTREACH CENTER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO THE PEOPLE OF DAYTON AFFECTED BY POVERTY, ADDICTION, ABUSE, JOBLESNESS, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GAPS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT THE PEOPLE OF DAYTON TO A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT BY ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF POVERTY, ADDICTION, EDUCATION, ABUSE, JOBLESSNESS, AND COMMUNITY RE-ENTRY. WE DO THIS IN TANGIBLE WAYS THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND PARTNERSHIPS AS WE WALK ALONGSIDE PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH A LIFE OF LIMITATIONS TO ONE TRANSFORMED BY INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM. OUR DESIRE IS FOR DIGNITY AND HOPE TO BE RESTORED BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS BOTH VALUE AND POTENTIAL.

  • DC DINER - THE DAYTON DREAM CENTER WORKS EVERY WEEK TO ADDRESS THE NEED OF HUNGER BY COOKING AND DISTRIBUTING HOT MEALS TO PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON. MEALS ARE SERVED DIRECTLY OUT OF THE DREAM CENTER BUILDING ON MONDAYS 12- 1PM, WEDNESDAY EVENINGS 5:30-6:30PM, AND SATURDAY 1-2 PM. SATURDAY MEALS ALSO INCLUDE GROCERY/FOOD DONATIONS TO GUESTS AS AVAILABLE. 15,484 MEALS WERE SERVED JUNE 2024-JULY 2025. DAYTON DREAM CENTER IS PLANNING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GUESTS SERVED THIS COMING YEAR. ADOPT-A-BLOCK PROGRAM ADDRESSES ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, FOOD INSECURITY, AND HEALTH BARRIERS DAYTON. ADOPT-A-BLOCK IS A MONTHLY OUTREACH THAT DEPLOYS VOLUNTEERS TO KNOCK ON DOORS IN TARGETED BLOCKS, OFFERING YARD WORK, GROCERY DELIVERY, PRAYER, AND REFERRALS TO DDC PROGRAMS (FOOD PANTRY, ROADMAP 2 RECOVERY, MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT). THE HOPE FOOD TRUCK PROVIDES FREE MEALS, HYGIENE KITS, AND RESOURCE INFORMATION IN A WELCOMING SETUP WITH TENTS/TABLES. THE PROGRAM SERVES THE 2,574 RESIDENTS OF CENSUS TRACT 39113002300 (MEDIAN AGE 35.5, HOUSEHOLD INCOME 34,868), PRIORITIZING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, CHILDREN IN POVERTY (60.8%), SENIORS (15.9% POVERTY), INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, SINGLE-FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS (29.7%), AND THOSE FACING ADDICTION OR LIMITED MOBILITY. DDC COORDINATES 25-35 VOLUNTEERS MONTHLY INTO FOUR TEAMS: SETUP/TEARDOWN, COOKING/SERVING, MINISTRY (DOOR-KNOCKING/INTRODUCTIONS), AND HANDS-ON (FULFILLING NEEDS). KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE LIVING WORD CHURCH, DAYTON FOOD BANK, LOCAL CHURCHES, DAYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS (E.G., HORIZON SCIENCE ACADEMY), MONTGOMERY COUNTY JOB & FAMILY SERVICES, RECOVERY PARTNERS (E.G. ETHAN'S CROSSING, HOPE LINE, SIDEWALK SOLDIERS) AND PREMIER HEALTH (ON-SITE MOBILE MEDICAL TRUCK).

    Expenses $498,353

  • SUDS N DUDS PROGRAM - ON-SITE SHOWERS, CLOTHING, AND LAUNDRY MINISTRY. OUR LAUNDRY FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH 4 COMMERCIAL WASHERS AND DRYERS, SHOWER ROOMS, AND A CLOTHING AREA STOCKED WITH MEN'S, WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING AND SHOES. BLANKETS, COATS, HATS, GLOVES AND HAND WARMERS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE DURING WINTER MONTHS. SHAMPOO, BODY SOAP, WASH CLOTHES, TOWELS, LAUNDRY SOAP AND FABRIC SOFTNER IS ALSO PROVIDED. GUESTS CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SUDS N DUDS SERVICES IN PERSON OR OVER THE PHONE. DAYS OF OPERATION ARE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 12-4:30PM (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY). 3,715 INDIVIDUALS SERVED FROM JUNE 2024-JUNE 2025. WE PROVIDE A HOT MEAL TO EACH GUEST WHILE THEY WAIT ON THEIR APPOINTMENT.

    Expenses $262,835

  • DC AFTER SCHOOL KIDS PROGRAM - DAYTON DREAM CENTER ACTIVELY ENGAGES THE CHILDREN OF EAST DAYTON EVERY WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR KIDS PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR KIDS TO GROW, LEARN, AND HAVE FUN TOGETHER. THE CENTER OFFERS TUTORING, MATH AND READING PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS GAMES. SNACKS, AND TAKE-HOME MEALS ARE THE KIDS. AVERAGED 30 KIDS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND SERVED 2,756 MEALS FROM THE PERIOD OF JUNE 2024-JUNE 2025.

    Expenses $35,044

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.

  • Michael Patrick Murray

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Jacqueline Murray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Jeff Bear

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wes Farno

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Davidson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kimberly Rupert

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Pamela Wentz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James David Snipes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andre Harris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Debbie Leiberman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Walter Rice

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christine Sexton

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $71,467
    From this org
    $71,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    55

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
    $1,298,039
    Expenses
    $1,089,028
    Contributions
    $1,293,212
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,425,765
    Expenses
    $875,287
    Contributions
    $1,410,381
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $598,246
    Expenses
    $371,444
    Contributions
    $598,224
    Grants paid
    $0

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-EZ

    Revenue
    $32,800
    Expenses
    $3,929
    Assets (EOY)
    $28,871

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.