Open Table Ministry assists individuals experiencing homelessness in Durham, NC

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $320K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$628K
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$638K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$570K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$628K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$982K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$771K
Expenses
$638K
FY2023▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$824K
FY2023$638K
FY2024$693K
Net assets
$570K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$558K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$671K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $507K Management & general 18% · $115K Fundraising 3% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$84,100Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Drew Woten’s $92K as Executive Dir. is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Drew Woten$91,960$84,100$69,433——
Carolyn Schuldt——$64,000$60,207$56,016
Mark Scruggs——$5,020$5,192—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Feeds and supports homeless individuals in Durham, NC.

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3 programs · $507K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Case Management

Provide holistic personal care to individuals who are homeless or formerly homeless. We focus on identifying permanent housing, access to physical/mental healthcare, and building support by using various evidenced based practices. In 2023 we purchased 22 long-range bus tickets so individuals could return to their family support network.

$214Kprogram expense
02

Free Store & Get to Work

Provide our homeless clients with basic needs such as new clothing, shoes, hygiene items, and sleeping bags to keep sheltered from the weather, and furniture/basic household goods for those transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing.

$161Kprogram expense
03

Emergency Winter Shelter

Offer emergency short-term respite during the coldest months of the year. In 2023 our team worked to provide 169 individuals (85 children and 83 adults) with 1,843 nights of shelter. Case managers worked closely to coordinate wrap-around services and helped 13 households connect to positive destinations (permanent housing, long-term…

$132Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $714K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$124,978
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,097
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,252
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,521
Unitemized GrantFY2024$156
Unitemized GrantFY2023$131,184
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,946
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,494
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,076
Unitemized GrantFY2023$707
Unitemized GrantFY2022$152,792
Unitemized GrantFY2022$137,062
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,795
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,952
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,105
Unitemized GrantFY2021$93,187
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,661
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,859
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$628K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$638K
Ln 25
Programscol B$507K
Managementcol C$115K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$570K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Government grantsLn 1e$176K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$69K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$628K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$209K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$570K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$575K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$558K$570K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$243K$243K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$42K$30K$13K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$188K$157K$29K$750
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$4K$852
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$509$509
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K$63$561
Advertising and promotionLn 12$621$465$132$24
Office expensesLn 13$15K$9K$5K$522
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$778$163
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$4K$776
TravelLn 17$1K$954$76$4
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$655$87
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$931$266$48
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$102
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$7K$5K$248
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$767$259$39
Total functional expensesLn 25$638K$507K$115K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $771K$693K$78K$671K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $628K$638K−$10K$570K 990 PDF
FY2022 $982K$824K$158K$558K 990 PDF
FY2021 $463K$438K$25K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020 $356K$151K$204K$385K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $628,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $983,378$629,885
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,249$2,238
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,840−$3,768
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $981,787$628,355
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $361,658$243,172
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $369,869$289,961
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $92,340$105,297
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $823,867$638,430
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $157,920−$10,075
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,355 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$66,016
VIII-1e Government grants$175,990
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$387,879
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$68,973
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$629,885
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,238$2,238
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$3,768
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,238$628,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $638,430 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $243,172$243,172
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,206 · Management $29,545 · Fundraising $12,662$84,413
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,486 · Management $29,489 · Fundraising $750$187,725
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,115 · Management $3,856 · Fundraising $852$17,823
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,328$33,328
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $509$509
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,702 · Management $63 · Fundraising $561$7,326
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $465 · Management $132 · Fundraising $24$621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,115 · Management $5,003 · Fundraising $522$14,640
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,833 · Management $778 · Fundraising $163$3,774
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,199 · Management $4,336 · Fundraising $776$22,311
IX-17 TravelPrograms $954 · Management $76 · Fundraising $4$1,034
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,405 · Management $655 · Fundraising $87$3,147
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $931 · Management $266 · Fundraising $48$1,245
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,003 · Management $1,828 · Fundraising $102$3,933
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,278 · Management $4,838 · Fundraising $248$12,364
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $767 · Management $259 · Fundraising $39$1,065
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $506,631 · Management $114,961 · Fundraising $16,838$638,430
Part X · Balance sheet $602,794 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,836$45,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $190,377$208,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $119,916$110,476
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,793$57,088
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,100$22,258
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,821$2,954
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,993$9,347
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $86,767$143,356
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,414$2,770
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $575,017$602,794
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,548$32,416
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,548$32,416
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $549,318$566,427
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,151$3,951
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $558,469$570,378
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $575,017$602,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $570,378 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,355
XI-2 Total expenses$638,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,075
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$558,469
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$21,984
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$570,378

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