Mission
TO EMPOWER LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE SENIORS THEY SERVE SO THAT NO ONE IS LEFT HUNGRY OR ISOLATED.
Public Charity
MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA
MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $47.6M revenue, $29.5M expenses, $64.3M total assets. 230 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $60.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237447812
ARLINGTON, VA
Food Programs
NTEE: K30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$47.6M
Total Expenses$29.5M
Total Assets$64.3M
Grant Records230
Funding Total$60.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Meals on Wheels America
How Meals on Wheels America divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$15
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$39
The Meals on Wheels America strategy and impact team provides thought leadership, research and data, innovative programming and tools, and grant opportunities to aid community-based senior nutrition providers…
$22
The marketing and communications team at Meals on Wheels America plays a vital role in raising national awareness of the growing and often overlooked crises of senior hunger…
$13
The Meals on Wheels America membership and advocacy teams provide direct support to our membership of community-based meals on wheels providers in a variety of ways
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
PET FOOD INSECURITY
$1,000,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$67,803
GENERAL SUPPORT
$51,448
Support families in IPL service territory
$500
To assist local charities
$2,180,000
Showing up to 5 of 230 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
ASST GENERAL COUNSEL
Bradley Tritsch
SR DIR, DEVEL. STRATEGY AND GROWTH
Colleen Clark
CHIEF STRATEGY & IMPACT OFFICER
Deirdre Mcginley-Gieser
DIRECTOR
Derrick Mashore
DIRECTOR
Doug Wright
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Ellen Hollander
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47.6M | $29.5M | $64.3M |
| 2024 | $25.5M | $27.1M | $44.4M |
| 2023 | $28.3M | $25.4M | $44.7M |
| 2022 | $21.3M | $20.8M | $36.8M |
| 2021 | $23.8M | $23.7M | $38.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $23.8M to $47.6M (+100%), with total assets most recently reported at $64.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.