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Meals on Wheels West

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Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 1996Human ServicesEIN 95-4613280Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSmealsonwheelswest.org1823 Michigan Avenue, 90404-7138 · Santa Monica, CATax-exempt since Mar 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide home-delivered Meals to the frail, ill, mobility impaired, senior and veteran who is unable to shop or provide for themselves. Our mission is to have these people live independently in their own homes by providing daily wellness checks through our meal delivery volunteer visits and by our volunteer phone reassurance program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 729 volunteers and 27 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $46K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $393K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $393K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$165K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$601K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$601K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$832K
FY2025$601K

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 Mar 1997.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.8M Management & general 9% · $198K Fundraising 9% · $198K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chris Baca
Executive Director
$117,413Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Cannon
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Sherman
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Bordie
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Penny Deihl
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Goeders
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Khalili
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Baca’s $117K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Baca$117,413$115,116$112,486—$108,854$110,098
Christopher Baca———$109,077——

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

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  • 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 provides wellness checks to help seniors and veterans live independently at home.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization provides home-delivered nutritious meals at a nominal cost or free of charge to disabled, elderly, and homebound individuals in need of service. In the 2024-25 tax year, approximately 788 people benefited from this program.

$1.8Mprogram 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$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$198K
Fundraisingcol D$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$601K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$766K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$530K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$393K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$766K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$601K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6729
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$24K$115K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$919K$393K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$766K
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$165K
Net assetsLn 32$832K$601K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$94K$8K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$542K$439K$35K$68K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$28K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$48K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$42K$42K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$108K$87K$7K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$48K$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$9K$7K$558$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$7K$558$1K
InsuranceLn 23$54K$38K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$981K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$198K$198K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.2M−$275K$601K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.2M−$274K$832K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$2.1M−$273K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.0M−$290K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.7M$483K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.3M$352K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,913,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,940,110$1,851,439
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,162$38,837
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,928$27,161
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$72,281−$4,137
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,957,919$1,913,300
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 $719,569$751,350
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $42,240$42,240
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,470,307$1,395,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,232,116$2,188,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$274,197−$275,459
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $1,913,300 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,508
VIII-1e Government grants$529,517
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,320,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,851,439
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $38,837$38,837
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,904$12,904
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14,257$14,257
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,137−$4,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,837 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,024$1,913,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,188,759 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $94,360 · Management $7,535 · Fundraising $14,561$116,456
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $438,927 · Management $35,051 · Fundraising $67,731$541,709
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,926 · Management $2,230 · Fundraising $4,310$34,466
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,578 · Management $3,799 · Fundraising $7,342$58,719
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $69,508$69,508
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $42,240$42,240
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,506$5,506
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $25,925$25,925
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,354$39,354
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $87,446 · Management $7,468 · Fundraising $13,226$108,140
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,801 · Management $23,802$47,603
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,982 · Management $558 · Fundraising $1,077$8,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,994 · Management $558 · Fundraising $1,079$8,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,140 · Management $16,346$54,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $981,297 · Fundraising $46,102$1,027,399
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,792,805 · Management $198,286 · Fundraising $197,668$2,188,759
Part X · Balance sheet $766,057 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,900$115,358
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,195$189,692
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,797$4,415
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,063$35,563
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,436$17,327
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $918,608$393,364
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,871$10,338
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,071,870$766,057
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $201,216$159,206
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,188$5,565
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,404$164,771
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $816,475$422,095
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,991$179,191
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $832,466$601,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,071,870$766,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $601,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,913,300
XI-2 Total expenses$2,188,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$275,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$832,466
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,279
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$601,286

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