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Meals on Wheels of Wake County

EIN 56-1061085Human Services North Carolina Small

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Feeding out neighbors in Wake County

Since 1974, Meals on Wheels of Wake County wants to end senior hunger in our community by serving the elderly, homebound and people with disabilities. We serve 1,300 noontime meals every weekday to the elderly, homebound and persons with disabilities of Wake County. Our outreach consists of hot meals to homebound individuals, communal dining for seniors in congregate dining rooms, and frozen meal service for dialysis patients and other homebound individuals in isolated areas. Over 2,200 volunteers help us deliver meals Monday through Friday each week.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.42Overall score
out of 100

84.27Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,794,788

Total expenses · USD$2,758,088

Program expenses

$2,490,553.46 recorded amount

90.3%

Fundraising expenses

$146,178.66 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$115,839.70 recorded amount

4.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Alan Winstead
Recorded compensation: $114,335.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Meals on Wheels of Wake County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since 1974, Meals on Wheels of Wake County wants to end senior hunger in our community by serving the elderly, homebound and people with disabilities. We serve 1,300 noontime meals every weekday to the elderly, homebound and persons with disabilities of Wake County. Our outreach consists of hot meals to homebound individuals, communal dining for seniors in congregate dining rooms, and frozen meal service for dialysis patients and other homebound individuals in isolated areas. Over 2,200 volunteers help us deliver meals Monday through Friday each week.
`ein` EIN	56-1061085
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2758088.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.042
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.903
`fscore` Financial score	84.27
`leader` Recorded leader	Alan Winstead
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114335.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0414
`motto` Tagline	Feeding out neighbors in Wake County
`name` Charity name	Meals on Wheels of Wake County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2794788.0
`score` Overall score	86.42
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2490553.464
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	146178.664
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	115839.69600000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1061085
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.