Meals on Wheels of Alameda County

Analysis

Meals on Wheels of Alameda County is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 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, Meals on Wheels of Alameda County reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.4m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.1m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 66%. 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 of Alameda County sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Creative Life Styles Inc ($2.1m), St Andrews at Home Services LLC ($2.1m) and Urban League of Nebraska ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $116k. It paid $267k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 3 employees.