Downtown Soup Kitchen INC

Tax-deductible

Anchorage, AK501(c)(3)Since 2002Food & AgricultureEIN 92-0141715Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdowntownhopecenter.orgPo Box 202684, 99520-2684 · Anchorage, AKTax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Downtown Soup Kitchen hope center, inspired by the love of god, offers those in need support, shelter, sustenance and skills to transform their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,192 volunteers and 47 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$2.7M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.7M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.5M Management & general 4% · $99K Fundraising 2% · $50K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $100K 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
Executive Di
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherrie Laurie’s $100K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sherrie Laurie$100,000$88,315$104,204$104,204$73,000$72,300

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

Provides shelter, food, and job skills training to help people improve their lives.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Feed Me Hope Culinary Arts and Bakery Program

The culinary program is a 16-WEEK culinary arts job training program. This program provides the opportunity for homeless and disadvantaged men and women to achieve self- sufficiency through life skills, job skill training, and employment in the food service industry.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Womens shelter provides a warm, healthy, and secure place to sleep eighty (80) women each night. They have the opportunity to shower and have their laundry done. In addition, the women residing in our shelter received three (3) healthy meals each day for a total of 73,356 meals. Healthy snacks are also offered during the day.

$643Kprogram expense
03

Suite hope is downtown hope centers transitional and student housing program. Currently 5 students and 15 graduates from the feed me hope culinary arts and feeding program live in the facility. Nine graduates residing at suite hope are employed by downtown hope center.

$231Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$87
Money outPt IX
$2.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$297K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$532K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$87
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 63,192
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M$5.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$72K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.1M$14K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$41K−$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$102K$98K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$286$286
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$44K$903$720
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$22K$12K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$8K$172$172
OccupancyLn 16$232K$226K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$22K$10K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$15$1K
InterestLn 20$49K$49K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$193K$190K$3K$923
InsuranceLn 23$33K$27K$6K$349
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$696K$671K$23K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.7M$2.5M$99K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.7M$78K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.6M−$53K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.4M$2K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.0M$234K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.6M$337K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.5M−$21K$3.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,765,140 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,330,846$2,546,177
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,055$221,414
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,353−$3,045
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,401$594
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,515,949$2,765,140
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,184,708$1,343,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,383,971$1,343,215
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,568,679$2,686,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,730$78,378
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,765,140 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $594 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$296,948
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,249,229
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$531,722
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,546,177
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $221,414$221,414
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $87$87
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,132−$3,132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,876 · Excluded from tax $87$2,765,140
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,686,762 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,000 · Management $28,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,070,914 · Management $13,607 · Fundraising $17,926$1,102,447
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,363 · Management −$4,902 · Fundraising $2,690$39,151
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $98,047 · Management $2,351 · Fundraising $1,551$101,949
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $286$286
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $43,522 · Management $903 · Fundraising $720$45,145
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,109$5,109
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,819 · Management $12,220 · Fundraising $20,090$54,129
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,229 · Management $172 · Fundraising $172$8,573
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $225,970 · Management $3,157 · Fundraising $2,746$231,873
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,559 · Management $12,029$21,588
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,395 · Management $15 · Fundraising $1,243$2,653
IX-20 InterestPrograms $49,165$49,165
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $189,758 · Management $2,738 · Fundraising $923$193,419
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,029 · Management $5,978 · Fundraising $349$33,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $671,364 · Management $22,747 · Fundraising $1,738$695,849
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,055 · Management $15$2,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,537,584 · Management $99,030 · Fundraising $50,148$2,686,762
Part X · Balance sheet $5,223,447 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,901$125,491
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,785$112,544
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,998,820$4,985,412
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,136,775$5,223,447
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,949$111,107
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,600$800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,122,439$1,130,733
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,009,336$4,092,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,014,336$4,092,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,136,775$5,223,447
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,092,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,765,140
XI-2 Total expenses$2,686,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,378
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,014,336
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,092,714

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