Baytown Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Baytown Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Baytown, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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, Baytown Meals on Wheels reported income of $480k and spending of $506k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $467k to $480k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Baytown Meals on Wheels sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Akron Balanced Child Development Center Inc ($480k), Arsenal Family and Childrens Center ($480k) and Emergency Food Network Inc ($480k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $124k against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $83k. It reported 10 employees.