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Cherokee County Meals on Wheels

Tax-deductible

Gaffney, SC501(c)(3)Food & Agriculture EIN 57-0773044Revenue $614K in FY2024

On file with the IRScherokeecountymow.orgPo Box 8009, 29340-0001 · Gaffney, SCTax-exempt since Jan 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide hot Meals to home bound elderly/handicap

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 10 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $129K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $34K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$867K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$614K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$637K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$614K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$614K
Expenses
$637K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$495K
FY2024$637K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1985.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $471K Management & general 24% · $155K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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

44 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kay Childers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chuck Moss
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Lonto
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Press
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Pirkey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dianne Yon
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monica Tate
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 hot meals to homebound elderly and disabled individuals.

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2 programs · $941K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide hot meals during 2023 to elderly and handicapped residents in cherokee county, SC. To that end we used the donations and funds raised in 2023 to prepare and deliver approximately 100,000 meals to 550 individuals.

$471Kprogram expense
02

To provide hot meals during 2023 to elderly and handicapped residents in cherokee county, SC. To that end we used the donations and funds raised in 2023 to prepare and deliver approximately 100,000 meals to 550 individuals.

$471Kprogram 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
Meals on Wheels AmericaFY2025$34K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$34K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$614K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$637K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$155K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$351K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$867K
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$606K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$614K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$351K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$867K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $614K$637K−$23K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $468K$495K−$28K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $563K$407K$156K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$339K$241K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $613K$314K$299K$892K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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