Missions on Wheels INC EIN 27-3971421

Missions on Wheels INC

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Provides mobile showers and living quarters to disaster relief sites for free accommodation. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $182K in revenue, $310K in expenses, and $566K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Montgomery, TX
Website
missionsonwheels.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$182KFY2025
Expenses
$310K
Net assets
$566K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3971421 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Montgomery, TX Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides mobile showers and living quarters to disaster relief sites for free accommodation.
Leadership
Michael Costello · President · $67K
Money in and out
$182K revenue, $310K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$182K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$310K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$566K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$128K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
10.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-70%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -334% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$182K
FY2025▼ -73%
Expenses
$310K
FY2025▼ -33%
Total assets
$731K
FY2025▼ -17%
Total liabilities
$165K
FY2025▼ -8%
Total revenue
$182K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$310K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$566K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$128K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$731K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $261K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Missions on Wheels (MOW) provides dormitory, shower, and laundry trailers for first responders and volunteer workers responding to natural disasters. These are made available at little to no cost; as a result, more relief donations are available for the desperately needed relief work.

$261Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMissions on Wheels INC
EINHdr · item D27-3971421
Principal addressHdr · item CMontgomery, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jmissionsonwheels.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$67,083Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Costello’s $67K as President is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 829 $100K–1M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Costello$36,718$66,700$64,423$69,577
Michael Costello$67,083$38,625
Deborah Costello$420$495$510$25,120
Deborah Costello$555

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$164K · 90%
Program service revenue$10K · 6%
Investment income$8K · 5%
Contributions & grants90%$164K
Program service revenue6%$10K
Investment income5%$8K
Other revenue$14
Total revenueLn 12$182K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.06
Program services84%$261K
Management & general10%$31K
Fundraising6%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$253K
Total assetsLn 16$731K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$165K
Total net assetsLn 32$566K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $253K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $310K · Less non-cash grants $20K · Cash operating expenses/yr $290K
10.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $261K · Total expenses $310K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $31K · Total expenses $310K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $310K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $325K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $164K · Total revenue $182K
90%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $182K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $10K · Total revenue $182K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $182K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $10K · Total expenses $310K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $182K · Prior year $665K
-73%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $249K · FY2025 $182K
-6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $566K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $182K · Expenses $310K
-70%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $731K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $566K · Total assets $731K
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $731K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Costello · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $310K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $98K · Total expenses $310K
32%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -73%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Musk FoundationFY2024$497K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$530K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$182K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$665K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$219K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$184K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$250K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$249K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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