Meals on Wheels Foundation

Analysis

Meals on Wheels Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Casper, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Meals on Wheels Foundation reported income of $266k and spending of $244k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $555k to $266k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federation of Families of Florida Inc ($266k), Lil Spuds Childcare Inc ($266k) and Teen Hope of Idaho Inc ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.9m.