Meals on Wheels Cleveland West

Analysis

Meals on Wheels Cleveland West is a registered charity in United States, based in Westlake, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. 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 Cleveland West reported income of $311k and spending of $205k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $170k to $311k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Meals on Wheels Cleveland West sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Abington Township Police Pension Association ($311k), Assurance Home Foundation Inc ($311k) and Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department ($311k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $340k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $330k. It reported 6 employees.