Meals on Wheels West

Analysis

Meals on Wheels West is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 West reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.1m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Meals on Wheels West sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace at Home Advocacy Center ($1.8m), Greenwich Adult Day Care Inc ($1.8m) and Georgia Welcome Co-Op ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $429k. It paid $41k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 22 employees.