Meals on Wheels of Rehoboth and Lewes Inc

Analysis

Meals on Wheels of Rehoboth and Lewes Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lewes, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 (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 of Rehoboth and Lewes Inc reported income of $929k and spending of $995k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $929k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Rehoboth and Lewes Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Access Family Services Inc ($928k), Medway Extended Day Inc M E D I ($929k) and Abernethy Memorial Child Development Center ($928k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $173k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.