Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Childress, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 September 2023, Meals on Wheels reported income of $136k and spending of $148k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $122k to $136k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cindys Closet Inc ($136k), Marriage Boot Camp ($136k) and Jamie Cordial Hall Foundation ($136k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $1,719, net assets of $47k.