To end chronic homelessness in washington, DC. The organization advocates for permanent supportive housing as a long-term solution, while meeting short-term needs by providing healthy meals and high-quality social services to the chronically homeless.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,146 volunteers and 103 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $900K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$996K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $87K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.0M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$12.0M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$7.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.0M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$13.0M
Expenses
$12.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$9.2M
FY2023$10.7M
FY2024$11.6M
FY2025$12.0M
Net assets
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$7.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $8.9M Management & general 18% · $2.2M Fundraising 8% · $910K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $996K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$249,554Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$164,214Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Communications Officer
$161,362Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$154,199Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Human Resources
$142,962Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Director
$123,698Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Schenkelberg’s $250K as President and CEO is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Schenkelberg$249,554$217,564$176,074$166,674$166,480$141,517
Adam F Rocap$164,214$139,061$125,118$126,595$117,255—
James Durrah II$161,362—————
Kevin Sturtevant$154,199—————
Tamara Rasberry$142,962$126,654————
James C Durrah II—$131,394$119,722$113,495——
Robert Glennon$123,698—————
Jessica Presher—$119,932$112,925$95,632$99,250—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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3 programs · $6.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Permanent Supportive Housing

Miriam's kitchen provides supportive housing services to over 300 individuals so that they quickly obtain housing and stay stably housed. 99% of residents remain stably housed after one year. Once clients are in housing, miriam's kitchen serves as a coordinator and advocate between clients, their landlords and service providers.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Meals

Many guests say their path to housing started with a meal at miriam's kitchen. The organization serves breakfast and dinner every weekday. Their professional chefs supervise volunteers to 450 meals a day, totaling over 100,000 meals annually. All of their healthy meals are made from fresh ingredients.

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Outreach

Miriam's kitchen's outreach team takes the quality services that are offered in our dining room to the clients wherever they may be: under bridges, in parks, or in the streets. The geographic focus areas of our outreach team cover 33 square miles of DC, including most of northwest DC, including foggy bottom, georgetown, and areas…

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$49,927
Unitemized GrantFY2023$267,078
Unitemized GrantFY2023$172,382
Unitemized GrantFY2023$94,838
Unitemized GrantFY2023$33,389
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,040
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,615
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,766
Unitemized GrantFY2020$332,868
Unitemized GrantFY2020$152,672
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,755

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$233K
Money outPt IX
$12.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$910K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$772K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$342K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$197K
Other incomeLn 4–11$233K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$395
Total revenueLn 12$13.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$434K
SavingsLn 2$5.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$584K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$435K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5103
VolunteersI 63,146
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$5.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$516K$584K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$465K$435K
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$9.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$7.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$527K$527K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$287K$220K$47K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.8M$4.5M$958K$402K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$252K$190K$45K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$838K$186K$73K
Payroll taxesLn 10$532K$403K$93K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$161K$161K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$405K$205K$197K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$218K$774$1K$216K
Office expensesLn 13$272K$119K$75K$78K
Information technologyLn 14$364K$133K$208K$23K
OccupancyLn 16$873K$654K$193K$26K
TravelLn 17$47K$43K$874$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$66K$15K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$113K$88K$18K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$921K$917K$4K$658
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.0M$8.9M$2.2M$910K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13.0M$12.0M$959K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.3M$11.6M−$249K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.4M$10.7M$712K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$9.2M$653K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.2M$7.1M$1.1M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.8M$6.5M$2.2M$4.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,956,122 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,279,951$7,873,976
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,529,311$4,651,672
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $221,803$197,316
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $295,754$233,158
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,326,819$12,956,122
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $597,727$526,507
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,859,296$8,010,906
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,118,540$3,459,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,575,563$11,997,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$248,744$958,784
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,956,122 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$341,500
VIII-1e Government grants$1,244,251
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,288,225
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$771,510
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,873,976
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,651,672$4,651,672
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $197,711$197,711
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$395−$395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $219,636$219,636
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13,522$13,522
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,651,672 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $430,474$12,956,122
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,997,338 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $526,507$526,507
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $219,729 · Management $47,275 · Fundraising $19,634$286,638
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,484,945 · Management $957,992 · Fundraising $401,522$5,844,459
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $189,611 · Management $45,087 · Fundraising $16,978$251,676
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $838,018 · Management $186,079 · Fundraising $72,531$1,096,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $402,770 · Management $93,150 · Fundraising $35,585$531,505
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $160,858$160,858
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $204,745 · Management $196,973 · Fundraising $3,300$405,018
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $774 · Management $1,180 · Fundraising $215,895$217,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $118,661 · Management $74,952 · Fundraising $78,376$271,989
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $132,665 · Management $207,832 · Fundraising $23,123$363,620
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $653,802 · Management $192,541 · Fundraising $26,456$872,799
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,065 · Management $874 · Fundraising $2,957$46,896
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $65,973 · Management $14,794 · Fundraising $5,778$86,545
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $87,717 · Management $18,260 · Fundraising $7,131$113,108
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $916,900 · Management $3,685 · Fundraising $658$921,243
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,885,882 · Management $2,201,532 · Fundraising $909,924$11,997,338
Part X · Balance sheet $9,590,935 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $698,365$433,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,205,805$5,195,602
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,202,655$755,022
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,033,723$763,862
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,570$7,530
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $92,591$94,258
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $464,828$435,306
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $516,498$583,954
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $350,303$1,321,835
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,572,338$9,590,935
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $836,695$820,721
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $349,321$1,369,245
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,186,016$2,189,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,738,738$6,547,460
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $647,584$853,509
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,386,322$7,400,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,572,338$9,590,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,400,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,956,122
XI-2 Total expenses$11,997,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$958,784
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,386,322
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,863
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,400,969

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