Meals on Wheels of West Los Angeles Inc

Analysis

Meals on Wheels of West Los Angeles Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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 June 2023, Meals on Wheels of West Los Angeles Inc reported income of $645k and spending of $611k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $260k to $645k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 145%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 West Los Angeles Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans Moving Forward Inc ($644k), Cair-Pennsylvania ($645k) and Athens Thrift Store Inc ($644k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 3 employees.