Echo Meals on Wheels West Inc

Analysis

Echo Meals on Wheels West Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Syracuse, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Echo Meals on Wheels West Inc reported income of $167k and spending of $181k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $341k to $167k (-51%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Echo Meals on Wheels West Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village du Vie Inc ($167k), Kisses From Friends Inc ($167k) and Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southern Kentucky Inc ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (31% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $2,429, net assets of $354k. It reported 2 employees.