Nourish Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Nourish Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Centennial, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1982, 44 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 June 2023, Nourish Meals on Wheels reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $836k to $1.4m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nourish Meals on Wheels sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honor Flight Chicago Corp ($1.4m), Pathways Inc ($1.4m) and Nehemiah Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $325k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 17 employees.