Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc

Analysis

Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1972, 54 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc reported income of $9.1m and spending of $8.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $9.1m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals-On-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Stand Down Tennessee ($9.1m), Mountain Vista Health Park Inc ($9.1m) and Blind Industries & Services of Maryland ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $721k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. It paid $108k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29.7m against liabilities of $14.7m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 114 employees.