Meals on Wheels INC

Tax-deductible

Lynchburg, VA501(c)(3)EIN 23-7399875Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

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Meals on Wheels of greater lynchburg addresses the hunger, isolation, and unique needs of the homebound. Driven by volunteers who embody compassionate care, Meals on Wheels strengthens our community by delivering hot, nutritious Meals, friendly visits, and safety checks - empowering people to live valued, independent lives at home.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 700 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $196K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$995K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $90K Fundraising 6% · $98K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kris Shabestar$96,157$94,956$89,707$85,878

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Delivers meals and companionship to homebound individuals, ensuring their well-being and independence.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Served 175,542 hot meals, 225 box meals and 5,930 cans of supplemental nutrition during the current year throughout the local community involving approximately 30,000 volunteer hours and driving over an estimated 260,000 miles.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$255K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$90K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$609K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$255K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
SavingsLn 2$493K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$69K
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6700
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$679K$609K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$69K
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M$6.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$80K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$488K$390K$49K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$33K$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$21K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$36K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$325$325
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$769$512
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$989$659
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$953$633
TravelLn 17$29K$27K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$18K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$408$273
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$683K$659K$2K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$23K$4K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$90K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.5M−$5K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.4M$259K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$105K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$217K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$995K$405K$5.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,537,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,270,827$1,083,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,434$107,428
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $278,916$255,250
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,878$91,710
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,688,055$1,537,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $653,919$702,249
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $775,453$840,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,429,372$1,542,819
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $258,683−$5,004
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,537,815 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,057
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,037,370
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,083,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $107,428$107,428
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $243,524$243,524
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,726$11,726
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $87,150$87,150
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,560$4,560
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,988 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $342,400$1,537,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,542,819 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,500 · Management $10,062 · Fundraising $10,062$100,624
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $390,308 · Management $48,789 · Fundraising $48,788$487,885
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,453 · Management $4,182 · Fundraising $4,182$41,817
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,155 · Management $2,644 · Fundraising $2,645$26,444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,383 · Management $4,548 · Fundraising $4,548$45,479
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,700$4,700
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $45,120$45,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $325$325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,843 · Management $769 · Fundraising $512$5,124
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,943 · Management $989 · Fundraising $659$6,591
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,764 · Management $953 · Fundraising $633$6,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,326 · Management $1,231$28,557
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,334$4,334
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,007 · Management $3,601 · Fundraising $2,401$24,009
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,040 · Management $408 · Fundraising $273$2,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $659,478 · Management $2,251 · Fundraising $20,889$682,618
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,063 · Management $4,234 · Fundraising $2,824$30,121
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,354,717 · Management $89,686 · Fundraising $98,416$1,542,819
Part X · Balance sheet $6,141,907 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,675$115,689
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $501,775$493,174
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $118,629$128,947
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,974$4,778
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $549$1,290
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,967$9,857
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,149$69,301
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,158,339$5,318,871
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,030,057$6,141,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,503$81,763
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,503$81,763
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,113,337$5,232,737
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $821,217$827,407
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,934,554$6,060,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,030,057$6,141,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,060,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,537,815
XI-2 Total expenses$1,542,819
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,004
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,934,554
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$130,594
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,060,144

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