Meals on Wheels California Inc

Analysis

Meals on Wheels California Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2018, 8 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 December 2023, Meals on Wheels California Inc reported income of $160k and spending of $453k, spending 283% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $518k to $160k (-69%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels California Inc sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Servants Heart Outreach ($160k), The Advocacy Center ($160k) and Alvarado Helping Hands for Jesus ($160k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $664k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $644k.