Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Ligonier, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels reported income of $100k and spending of $77k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $100k (+24%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. 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, Ligonier Valley Meals on Wheels sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dialogue on Race Louisiana ($100k), Open Hand Ministry ($100k) and Marys Homes of Hope Inc ($100k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 38% of the total. At year end it held assets of $167k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $167k.