Five Cities Meals on Wheels INC

Tax-deductible

Pismo Beach, CA501(c)(3)EIN 95-2932124

To provide meals to homebound individuals in the local area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 6 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $83K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$306K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$334K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$352K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2025▲ +24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$168K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$334K
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$191K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$299K
FY2025$334K
Net assets
$352K
FY2025▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$435K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$380K
FY2025$352K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1976.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $122K Management & general 64% · $213K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Kathy Bear$19,910$20,699$19,860$16,327

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Delivers meals to homebound individuals in the local area.

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1 program service account for $122K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided 26,245 meals to homebound residents during the current fiscal year end

$122Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$83K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Money outPt IX
$334K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$352K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$329K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$355K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$644
Total assetsLn 16$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$352K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K$355K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$968$644
Total assetsLn 16$383K$355K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$380K$352K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$118K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$324$324
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$90K$50K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$1K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$334K$122K$213K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $306K$334K−$28K$352K 990 PDF
FY2024 $247K$299K−$52K$380K 990 PDF
FY2023 $151K$215K−$64K$433K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $168K$191K−$23K$435K 990 PDF
FY2020 $188K$175K$13K$457K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $305,848 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,502
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149,917
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,419
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,847$63,847
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $68,582$68,582
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $132,429 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$305,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $334,254 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $118,224$118,224
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $9,958$9,958
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,695$6,695
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,053$2,053
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,304$1,304
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,690$1,690
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,309$7,309
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $324$324
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,417$4,417
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,314 · Management $50,000$140,314
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,410 · Management $10,556$11,966
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,724 · Management $212,530 · Fundraising $0$334,254
Part X · Balance sheet $355,297 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,522$25,399
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $330,264$329,254
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $968$644
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $382,754$355,297
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,276$3,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,276$3,225
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $380,478$352,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,478$352,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $382,754$355,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,848
XI-2 Total expenses$334,254
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,406
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,478
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,072

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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