Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1972, 54 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, Meals on Wheels reported income of $542k and spending of $562k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $523k to $542k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact100 Martin Inc ($542k), Megiddo Dream Station ($542k) and Kares 4 Kids Partners Inc ($542k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $649k, net assets of $945k. It reported 10 employees.