West Shore Meals on Wheels

Analysis

West Shore Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairview Park, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1974, 52 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, West Shore Meals on Wheels reported income of $228k and spending of $192k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $168k to $228k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Shore Meals on Wheels sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Francis Food Pantry Inc ($228k), Sunshine Corner Day Care Center ($228k) and Amazing Care ($228k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $376k against liabilities of $933, net assets of $375k. It reported 8 employees.