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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MEALS ON WHEELS OF ASHEVILLE AND BUNCOMBE COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,203,782
Total expenses
$1,328,869
Contributions and grants received
$1,767,119
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$373,808
Investment income
$54,010
Other revenue
$8,845
Total assets, end of year
$3,140,013
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,144
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,056,869
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,140,474
Management and general expenses
$116,570
Fundraising expenses
$71,825
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,140,474

Program services were 85.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $42,238

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,724,881

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $87,578

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Land of the Sky Supplemental

    total $293,203 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Client Service Fees

    total $80,605 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,770 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $52,770

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $18,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $18,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $18,000 · excluded $18,000

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,240

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,240

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,240 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,240

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $42,238

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,155

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,155 · unrelated business $0 · excluded -$9,155

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,105 · program services $57,063 · management and general $10,462 · fundraising $27,580

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $387,768 · program services $359,861 · management and general $19,518 · fundraising $8,389

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,037 · program services $3,755 · management and general $1,012 · fundraising $270

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,689 · program services $25,605 · management and general $26 · fundraising $58

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,718 · program services $31,157 · management and general $2,161 · fundraising $2,400

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,260 · program services $1,306 · management and general $12,954 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $9,000 · fundraising $9,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $932 · program services $0 · management and general $932 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,562 · program services $16,630 · management and general $0 · fundraising $9,932

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,714 · program services $20,740 · management and general $21,358 · fundraising $2,616

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,899 · program services $882 · management and general $2,890 · fundraising $1,127

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $35,848 · program services $23,125 · management and general $12,723 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,456 · program services $33,456 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $78,757 · program services $59,068 · management and general $19,689 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $35,822 · program services $23,643 · management and general $12,179 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food

    total $332,956 · program services $332,956 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Kitchen Supplies

    total $67,559 · program services $67,559 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: In-Kind Contributions Utilized

    total $52,664 · program services $52,664 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Transport - Food

    total $19,950 · program services $19,950 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $22,173 · program services $11,054 · management and general $666 · fundraising $10,453

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $250 · end of year $250

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $259,958 · end of year $190,869

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $125,635 · end of year $662,534

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,574 · end of year $23,093

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,214,871

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,299,571

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $920,517 · end of year $915,300

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $814,821 · end of year $1,249,711

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $96,777 · end of year $98,256

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,112 · end of year $72,793

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $1,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,593 · end of year $8,851

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,081,600 · end of year $2,658,163

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $93,727 · end of year $398,706

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health, safety, and independence of homebound older adults by providing nutritious, home-delivered meals and meaningful moments of human connection.

  • Meals on Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County (MOWABC) operates Monday through Friday with a Board of Directors, 16-member staff and a network of over 300 volunteers. Meal delivery is available each weekday to Buncombe County seniors age 60 and older who are homebound, without regard to race, religion, national origin, sex, handicap, or ability to pay. MOWABC received 13% of its funding through local, county, and state agencies. Approximately 87% of our support came through private donations from individuals, businesses, faith based groups, and foundations, as well as annual fundraising events and program income.

    Expenses $1,140,474 · Revenue $373,808

  • In FY 2024/2025 MOWABC served 146,428 meals to 1,155 unduplicated senior clients throughtout Buncombe County. These meals included hot meals, frozen meals, snow boxes, and pantry bags. In addition to nutritional support, regular meal deliveries provide vital social contact, and wellness checks that help reduce isolation and ensure the ongoing well-being of older adults living alone.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Debbie Sprouse

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $95,497
    From this org
    $80,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,343
    Hours/week
    40

  • Donna Mann Belt

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Belinda Moss

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pam Kellam

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rich Fellrath

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia Allman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wendy Baughman

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marilyn Held

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Todd Eveland

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcus Goodkind

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Cheryl Jefferson

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Norman Leonard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grant Brown

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202610439349301641

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