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Meals on Wheels by ACC
Also known as Meals on Wheels Sacramento County
Meals on Wheels by ACC reported $9.6 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.81 went to program services, $8.47 to management and general costs and $2.72 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.5% of the total. Government grants made up 16.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $156,865 (Executive Director (thru 04/24)). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $9.6MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.8% | 94.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.5% | 3.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.7% | 2.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.5% | 96.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 16.2% | 10.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $156,865 | $213,323 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.66% | 0.61% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMeals on Wheels by ACC (MoW) programs serve about 1,800 seniors a day through our Home-Delivered Meal Program (HDM), Congregate Nutrition Program (Cafe), and Restaurant Program (RP).MoW serves lunch five days a week, free of charge, to approximately 325 participants ages 60 and over at its 17 Congregate Nutrition sites located throughout Sacramento County, and at our approved Restaurant Vendor partner locations to approximately 57 senior participants aged 60 and over during the restaurant's open hours.The HDM Program continued serving meals five days a week to over 1,400 frail and homebound…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director (thru 04/24) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,400 | $0 | $3,465 | $156,865 |
| Program Director (thru 12/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,061 | $0 | $18,662 | $146,723 |
| Accounting Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $113,995 | $0 | $13,964 | $127,959 |
| Program Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,500 | $0 | $2,885 | $107,385 |
| Executive Director (as of 08/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $52,859 | $0 | $2,295 | $55,154 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meals on Wheels by ACC (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $553K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 550
- Volunteers Part I, line 6285
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Cassellabros Inc Meal services | $3,641,785 |
| Lautman Maska Neill & Company Professional fundraising | $183,612 |
| T-Dogg Studios Professional design, printing | $141,735 |
| Cafe Elk Grove Meal services | $130,675 |
| Emergi-Meals LLC Meal services | $123,907 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Meals on Wheels by ACC totaling $31,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Meals on Wheels by ACC's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Meals on Wheels by ACC, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Meals on Wheels by ACC spent in FY2025, $88.81 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Meals on Wheels by ACC's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Meals on Wheels by ACC reported that 88.8% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 8.5% to management and general and 2.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Meals on Wheels by ACC pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Meals on Wheels by ACC reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $156,865, for the role of Executive Director (thru 04/24) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Meals on Wheels by ACC get its money?
Of $9.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.5% came from contributions and grants (including 16.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Meals on Wheels by ACC a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 30-0610870 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621359349307782 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349305796 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401319349304670 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202431149349301758 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202202879349301760 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349303403 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 30-0610870: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.