Meals on Wheels of Columbia

Analysis

Meals on Wheels of Columbia is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 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 of Columbia reported income of $473k and spending of $422k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $473k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels of Columbia 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 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neurotalent Works Inc ($473k), End Human Trafficking Inc ($473k) and Lead Program ($473k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 6 employees.