Meals on Wheels San Antonio
Meals on Wheels San Antonio reported $18.4 million in revenue and $20.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.39 went to program services, $5.83 to management and general costs and $6.78 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 70.0% of the total. Government grants made up 39.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $256,998 (CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 40% 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 $20MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.8% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 70.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 39.9% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 21.4% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $256,998 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.29% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseNutrition services include both home-delivered meals and contract meals. The home-delivered meals program prepares and delivers nutritious, home-delivered meals and provides essential daily safety checks to homebound older adults and disabled individuals in bexar, atascosa, comal, edwards, frio, guadalupe, karnes, medina, uvalde, and wilson counties. This program is supported through public contributions, grants, and government funding. The contract meals program provides and delivers meals to city of San Antonio senior centers and other senior nutrition sites throughout the region
Other services include alzheimer's services, animeals, friendly visitor, and comfy casas. Alzheimer's services are provided through grace place alzheimer's center, the only nonprofit adult day center in the region specializing in alzheimer's and dementia-related care. Animeals supports seniors by providing pet food and basic supplies to help them care for their companion animals. Friendly visitor offers regular companionship to help reduce loneliness and social isolation among homebound seniors and disabled adults. Comfy casas improves health and safety by addressing home repair and…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,611 | $0 | $40,387 | $256,998 |
| CDO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,254 | $0 | $19,633 | $161,887 |
| FORMER CSO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,712 | $0 | $14,116 | $143,828 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Meals on Wheels San Antonio (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $489K (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–1b13 · 13 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 5194
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,500
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LABATT FOOD SERVICE LLC Food supplies | $4,945,668 |
| POLLOCK INVESTMENTS INC Groceries/kitchen supplies | $690,393 |
| ZACHRY ASSOCIATES Marketing services | $464,405 |
| DFA DAIRY BRAND FLUID LLC Dairy products | $347,298 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Meals on Wheels San Antonio totaling $392K 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 San Antonio'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 San Antonio, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Meals on Wheels San Antonio spent in FY2025, $87.39 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Meals on Wheels San Antonio's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Meals on Wheels San Antonio reported that 87.4% of its $20.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.8% to management and general and 6.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Meals on Wheels San Antonio pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Meals on Wheels San Antonio reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $256,998, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Meals on Wheels San Antonio get its money?
Of $18.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 70.0% came from contributions and grants (including 39.9% from government grants) and 21.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Meals on Wheels San Antonio a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-1948646 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 202630309349301243 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511259349302826 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303049349301990 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310269349301016 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202240699349301114 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100269349300605 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-1948646: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.