Melwood
Melwood reported $17.9 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $40.74 went to program services, $50.62 to management and general costs and $8.64 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $570,495 (PRESIDENT & CEO). Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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) | 40.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 50.6% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 57.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $570,495 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.38% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 21.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseCommunity services:provides supportive services in community and facility based settings with an emphasis on maximizing community integration. Community services supported people with disabilities in supported employment, personal support, day habilitation, or professional development training. All services are designed to enable people with disabilities to maximize their independence and inclusion within the community
Employment services:contract services fulfills melwood's mission by employing hundreds of people with disabilities in over 70 different federal and local government sites throughout the dc region. In these inclusive work settings, people earn living wages, have health insurance and pay taxes to be fully contributing members of their communities. Contract services generate a margin that enables melwood to support the workers with disabilities and invest in further opportunities for employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $516,708 | $53,787 | $570,495 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $349,904 | $51,388 | $401,292 |
| CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $353,291 | $37,221 | $390,512 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMIN. OFFICER Officer, 2.00 hrs/week | $0 | $328,758 | $3,313 | $332,071 |
| CORPORATE SECRETARY Officer, 0.00 hrs/week | $0 | $124,287 | $24,918 | $149,205 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Melwood (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $393K (Part IX, line 5).
1 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–1b15 · 15 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 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6289
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Melwood totaling $5,250 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 Melwood's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Melwood, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Melwood's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Melwood reported that 40.7% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 50.6% to management and general and 8.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Melwood pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Melwood reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $570,495, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Melwood get its money?
Of $17.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 57.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Melwood a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 99-1926048 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type iii functionally integrated), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202630639349301463 · read the filing · XML
All filings for EIN 99-1926048: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.