Friends of Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Friends of Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 June 2023, Friends of Meals on Wheels reported income of $54k and spending of $66k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $57k to $54k (-5.7%), an average of -5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Meals on Wheels sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Englewood Depot Inc ($54k), Society of St Vincent de Paul St Thomas the Apostle Conference ($54k) and Companion Animal Placement Assistance ($54k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $83k.