- Revenue 2024
- $6,615,563
- Expenses 2024
- $4,941,339
Program services were 75.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- K36
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 70 BATH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS OF OLDER ADULTS AND OTHER ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN THEIR INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLES. OUR IMPACT IS EVIDENCED BY THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED BY OUR HOME-DELIVERED AND CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAMS. IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 2,900 SENIORS AND OTHERS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES BENEFITTED FROM OUR PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR.
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HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI'S HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT HOME-DELIVERED PROGRAM IN RHODE ISLAND THAT OFFERS STATEWIDE SERVICE OF FULLY PREPARED MEALS, WHICH MEET ONE-THIRD OF A SENIOR'S DAILY DIETARY ALLOWANCE, ALONG WITH A SAFETY-ASSURING WELL-BEING CHECK. IN 2024, THIS PROGRAM DELIVERED 269,110 MEALS TO 3,331 HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS.IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED 120,480 MEALS TO 786 PEOPLE WHO HAVE MEDICAID AND WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A HOME-DELIVERED MEAL BENEFIT.THIS PROGRAM OFFERS SERVICE TO THOSE AGED 60 OR OLDER OR THOSE WHO ARE YOUNGER AND QUALIFIED THROUGH A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM, WHO ARE HOMEBOUND AND UNABLE TO SAFELY PREPARE MEALS FOR THEMSELVES DUE TO PHYSICAL AND/OR PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS CAN RECEIVE MEALS FIVE DAYS PER WEEK AND ONE LUNCHTIME MEAL PER WEEKDAY THAT MEETS NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS AS SET BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT. MENUS ARE DEVELOPED BY A REGISTERED NUTRITIONIST AND ADAPTED TO MEET APPLICABLE CLIENT PREFERENCES. CLIENT ELIGIBILITY IS VERIFIED THROUGH THE REFERRAL PROCESS. A POTENTIAL CLIENT, FAMILY MEMBER, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL OR ANOTHER INVESTED PARTY WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CLIENT'S HEALTH CAN MAKE A REFERRAL BY PHONE OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. UPON CONFIRMATION THAT THE POTENTIAL CLIENT MEETS PROGRAM CRITERIA, THEY ARE ENROLLED INTO THE PROGRAM. CLIENT INFORMATION, NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, NUMBER OF MEALS RECEIVED, AND OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO MEET REPORTING GUIDELINES, IS MAINTAINED IN THE SERVTRACKER DATABASE.THE MEALS ARE PREPARED AND PACKAGED BY THE CONTRACTED CATERER BEFORE BEING DROPPED OFF AT 21 STATEWIDE LOCATIONS - MEAL DISPATCH SITES - WHERE A DEDICATED SPACE HAS BEEN DONATED. TRAINED DRIVERS PICK UP THE MEALS FROM THAT SPACE AND DELIVER TO THE HOMES OF RECIPIENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. MEALS ARE DELIVERED IN A CHILLED STATE SO THAT THE CLIENT CAN REHEAT, BY MICROWAVE OR CONVENTIONAL OVEN, AT THE TIME OF DAY THEY PREFER TO EAT. THERE IS NO CHARGE OR FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION; A VOLUNTARY SUGGESTED DONATION OF $3.00 PER MEAL IS REQUESTED FROM CLIENTS. INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH CLIENT IN THE CASE THAT SOMEONE DOES NOT ANSWER THE DOOR FOR THEIR MEAL DELIVERY. DEPENDENT ON THE CLIENT, DELIVERY DRIVERS MAY CALL THE CLIENT DIRECTLY OR CALL THE PROVIDENCE HEADQUARTERS. IF THE CLIENT IS NOT REACHABLE VIA PHONE, OFFICE STAFF WILL CALL THE CLIENT'S EMERGENCY CONTACT. IN THE CASE THAT THE EMERGENCY CONTACT IS NOT REACHABLE, OFFICE STAFF WILL CONTACT LOCAL POLICE TO DO A WELLNESS CHECK. RESEARCH BY MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA REPORTS THAT OLDER ADULTS WHO RECEIVE A HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM SERVICE ARE MORE LIKELY TO REPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN PHYSICAL HEALTH AS WELL AS IN FEELINGS OF LONELINESS, TO EXPERIENCE REDUCED RATES OF FALLS AND WORRIES ABOUT BEING ABLE TO REMAIN LIVING IN THEIR OWN HOMES. MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA ALSO REPORTS THAT SENIORS CAN BENEFIT FROM REDUCED EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS WITHIN JUST 30 DAYS OF STARTING A HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM. OUR APPROACH IS ALSO COST-EFFECTIVE: MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI CAN DELIVER A YEAR'S WORTH OF MEALS TO A CLIENT FOR THE SAME COST AS ONE DAY IN THE HOSPITAL OR ONE WEEK IN A NURSING HOME WHICH SAVES THE STATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN MEDICAID AND MEDICARE COSTS.
Expenses $3,296,486 · Revenue $1,856,058
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THROUGH ITS PILOT PROJECTS, THE HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM'S TOTAL 2024 SERVICE INCLUDED 13,039 MEALS DELIVERED TO 191 INDIVIDUALS MANAGING CHRONIC ILLNESS, PARTICIPANTS IN A PRIVATE PAY PROGRAM, PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS, AND CHILDREN THROUGH A SUMMER MEALS INITIATIVE. IN ADDITION, 1,169 SUPPLEMENTAL GROCERY DELIVERY WERE MADE TO CLIENTS WHO WERE IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ADDITIONAL NEEDS.
Expenses $220,617 · Revenue $136,393
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CONGREGATE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI'S CAPITAL CITY CAFE AND SENIOR RESTAURANT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED FOR MORE MOBILE SENIORS. THE R.I. OFFICE OF HEALTH AGING HAS DIVIDED THE STATE INTO FIVE REGIONS FOR CONGREGATE MEALS; THE ORGANIZATION'S CAPITAL CITY CAF PROGRAM IS THE DESIGNATED PROVIDER FOR THE PROVIDENCE REGION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS WHO HAVE AMBULATORY ABILITY WEEKDAY DINING AT SIX COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND MONTHLY CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SITES FOR THE OLDER ADULT LATIN, SOUTHEAST ASIAN, AND LGBTQ COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 19,507 MEALS TO 562 RHODE ISLAND SENIORS IN 2024.RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND OLDER QUALIFY FOR THE CAPITAL CITY CAFE PROGRAM. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RESULTS IN IMPROVED NUTRITION, IMPROVED SOCIALIZATION, AND ENHANCED ACCESS TO NUTRITION EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ONE LUNCHTIME MEAL AT A COMMUNITY DINING SITE, OFFERED ON WEEKDAYS. PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE AN ENROLLMENT FORM (PERSONAL INFORMATION FORM) PRIOR TO THEIR FIRST ATTENDANCE; THIS CAN BE COMPLETED AT THE CAFE SITE PRIOR TO MEAL SERVICE. DINING RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. MEALS, WHICH ARE SERVED HOT, MEET NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS AS SET BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT. OUR CONTRACTED CATERER PREPARES THE MEALS AND DELIVERS THEM TO THE CAFE SITES ON SERVICE DAYS. TRAINED SITE MANAGERS AND VOLUNTEERS FACILITATE DAILY DINING SERVICE. THERE IS NO CHARGE OR FINANCIAL REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, BUT CLIENTS ARE ASKED TO MAKE A VOLUNTARY SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTIONS OF $3.00 PER MEAL. IN 2024, THERE WERE SIX CAFE SITES WITHIN THE PROGRAM. THE SENIOR RESTAURANT PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RHODE ISLAND RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND OLDER. PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN A VOUCHER FROM MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI, WHICH CAN BE PICKED UP FROM OUR PROVIDENCE HEADQUARTERS OR BY MAIL AND EXCHANGE IT FOR A MEAL AT A PARTICIPATING RESTAURANT. MEALS ARE PRE-SELECTED AND MEET NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS AS SET BY THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT.
Expenses $214,035 · Revenue $9,291
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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CHRISTINA PITNEY
PRESIDENT AND CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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MEGAN HERNE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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NATHAN BEAUVAIS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JACLYN COTTER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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SARAH AMIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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SEAN BUCHANAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DR MARYLOU BUYSE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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TED FISHER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JAY LONGLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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BECKY LOWRY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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GISELLE MAHONEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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COREY MCCARTY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MARCUS MITCHELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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KEVIN MILLONZI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JOCELYN NACCI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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ELIZABETH PHILLIPS ESQ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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PHANIDA PHIVILAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JOE ROTELLA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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GREG SOLMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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MEGHAN GRADY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $174,757
- From this org
- $168,104
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,653
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,055
- Bonus
- $21,313
- Other
- $3,736
- Deferred
- $6,653
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $174,757
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KEREN DELA CRUZ
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $57,040
- From this org
- $51,458
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,582
- Hours/week
- 40
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $6,615,563
- Expenses
- $4,941,339
- Contributions
- $4,285,475
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $5,798,735
- Expenses
- $4,215,969
- Contributions
- $4,820,736
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,812,812
- Expenses
- $3,720,616
- Contributions
- $4,056,368
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,511,641
- Expenses
- $3,262,132
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,282,572
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,517,203
- Expenses
- $4,671,733
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,190,491
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,130,703
- Expenses
- $2,869,019
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,136,616
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,806,496
- Expenses
- $2,734,959
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,630,478
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,861,653
- Expenses
- $3,153,026
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,838,928
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,921,141
- Expenses
- $3,120,115
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,115,735
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,123,643
- Expenses
- $2,698,530
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,195,850
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,523,084
- Expenses
- $2,647,262
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,678,388
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,742,887
- Expenses
- $2,741,604
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,778,843
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,851,492
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,793,785
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2022 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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2024 BHN - BASIC HUMAN NEEDS (PRIMARY)
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2023 BASIC HUMAN NEEDS
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2022 CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE HOME-DELIVERED MEALS FOR SENIORS
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2022 MEALS ON WHEELS OF RI: MEALS FOR AT-RISK SENIORS
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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UNITED WAY OF RHODE ISLAND INC
$18,998
2023 DONOR DESIGNATION/GRANT
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$16,559
2023 PROJECT SUPPORT
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.