Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Inc

Analysis

Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 years ago. 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, Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Inc reported income of $198k and spending of $156k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $720k to $198k (-72%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Meals on Wheels Santa Maria Valley Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pontotoc County Peak Inc ($198k), Reach Out America a Non Profit TR 010193 ($198k) and Detroit Creativity Project ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $661k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $661k. It reported 3 employees.