Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona

Analysis

Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1971, 55 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $796k to $1.5m (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities Inc ($1.5m), Finex House Incorporated ($1.5m) and Columbia County Sanctuary Movement ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $399k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $586k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 10 employees.