Alameda Meals on Wheels

Analysis

Alameda Meals on Wheels is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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 December 2023, Alameda Meals on Wheels reported income of $1.1m and spending of $589k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $658k to $1.1m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Alameda Meals on Wheels sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stamford Senior Center Inc ($1.1m), Friendship Adult Day Care Center Inc ($1.1m) and Hill Country Family Services Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $123k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 5 employees.