Missions on Wheels INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Montgomery, TX501(c)(3)Since 2010Public Safety & DisasterEIN 27-3971421

To provide portable showers and trailers with living quarters to non-profit and government organizations to bolster their response to disaster and community outreach at minimal cost to the organization or user.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
1 of 6
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
How much reaches the programs?
93%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
What are leaders paid?
$67K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pt VII · Sec A
Do they have reserves?
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
6
named funders · $530K
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$209K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
3
independent of 5 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$184K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$537K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$184K
FY2022▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$665K
FY2025$182K
Expenses
$277K
FY2022▲ +10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$310K
Net assets
$537K
FY2022▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$626K
FY2021$624K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$703K
FY2025$566K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMissions on Wheels INC
EINHdr · item D27-3971421
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2011
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CMontgomery, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jmissionsonwheels.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.03
Program services93%$257K
Management & general4%$12K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-51%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$747K
FY2022▼ -12%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$864K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$697K
FY2024$883K
FY2025$731K
Total liabilities
$209K
FY2022▼ -6%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$165K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$93K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$747K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$747K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$209K
Total net assetsLn 32$537K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$154K · 84%
Program service revenue$29K · 16%
Contributions & grants84%$154K
Program service revenue16%$29K
Investment income$2
Total revenueLn 12$184K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $57K · Operating expenses/yr $277K
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $257K · Total expenses $277K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $277K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $277K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $17K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $167K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $154K · Total revenue $184K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $184K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $29K · Total revenue $184K
16%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2 · Total revenue $184K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $29K · Total expenses $277K
11%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $184K · Prior year $250K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $537K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $184K · Expenses $277K
-51%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $747K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $537K · Total assets $747K
72%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $747K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Michael Costello · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $277K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $72K · Total expenses $277K
26%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth -27%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——
Fundraising fee ratio 1%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$66,700Pt VII · Sec A
Sec./Treasur
$495Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thr
$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 825 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides mobile showers and living quarters to disaster relief sites for free accommodation.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $257K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Missions on wheels (mow) provides trailers and shower trailers for the use of relief workers responding to natural disasters. These are made available at little or no cost; as a result more relief donations are available for the relief work that's desperately needed.

$257Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Musk FoundationFY2024$497K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$530K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $182K$310K-73% 990 PDF
FY2024 $665K$465K+204% 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$253K+19% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $184K$277K-27% 990 PDF
FY2021 $250K$252K+0.4% 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$324K 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

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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