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MEALS ON WHEELS LONDON

Charitable organizationOrganizations relieving poverty·356 QUEENS AVE · LONDON, ON · N6B 1X6·BN 129895124RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-03-31

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Cents to cause T1

86¢

of each dollar spent, to programs

Operating overhead T1

9%

typical range 5–35%

Reserves T1

0.6 yr

of program spending, in cash and investments

Revenue T1

$1.8M

not reviewed by an analyst (Charity Intelligence)

— means the filing doesn't include the lines needed; details and sources below.·How to read these figures

Common questions

How do I donate to Meals on Wheels London?

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Is Meals on Wheels London a registered charity?

Per CRA records, it filed a F2024 T3010 return under charity number 129895124RR0001. Registration status can change, so check the CRA charities listing for its current status. Only a currently registered charity can issue an official donation receipt.

Where is Meals on Wheels London located?

Per its F2024 T3010, its address on file is 356 QUEENS AVE, LONDON, ON, N6B 1X6. Source.

What does Meals on Wheels London do?

In its own words, from its F2024 T3010 filing: "Meals on Wheels London partners with volunteers to promote wellness health and independence through the provision of nutritious daily fresh meals weekly frozen meals daily breakfast bags food boxes transportation services to wellness appointments and a friendly visiting program. Subsidy is available for those…" Full program description.

How much of Meals on Wheels London's spending goes to programs?T1

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar it spent went to programs (self-reported, not independently verified). Full figures.

How big is Meals on Wheels London?T1

Its last-reported revenue was $1.8M (F2024), which places it in Charity Compass's $1M–$10M revenue band, alongside 9,072 other operating charities.

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

Meals on Wheels London partners with volunteers to promote wellness health and independence through the provision of nutritious daily fresh meals weekly frozen meals daily breakfast bags food boxes transportation services to wellness appointments and a friendly visiting program. Subsidy is available for those who meet our eligibility requirements and we assist clients in crisis through our crisis/compassionate program. Mission: Nourishing community wellness one person at a time. Vision: A community in which every person has a pathway to wellness and independence. Values · We… Show more

Meals on Wheels London partners with volunteers to promote wellness health and independence through the provision of nutritious daily fresh meals weekly frozen meals daily breakfast bags food boxes transportation services to wellness appointments and a friendly visiting program. Subsidy is available for those who meet our eligibility requirements and we assist clients in crisis through our crisis/compassionate program. Mission: Nourishing community wellness one person at a time. Vision: A community in which every person has a pathway to wellness and independence. Values · We deeply value our volunteers - they are at the heart of our work · We honour our community through partnerships diversity and inclusion · We embrace organizational change and imagination · We are socially financially and environmentally responsible · We delivery high quality programs and services always · We strive for tangible lasting results These guiding principles inform and infuse everything we do day-in day-out. They have been forged by our commitment to high ethical standards transparency and accountability. They drive our priorities organizational decisions and how we accomplish our mission. Meals on Wheels London offers 4 types of services to seniors and adults living with a disability: Meals on Wheels - Fresh or frozen meals delivered by volunteers to clients. Food Box Program - delivering food boxes from the London Food bank for clients who cannot otherwise get to the food bank Wheel to Wellness - Transportation to wellness related appointments by volunteers for clients Friendly visiting - individual and group visits (one-on-one phone call an in-person meeting a group in-person meeting or a group virtual meeting) to help reduce social isolation sometimes experienced by our clients.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure. New to these terms? Read what cents to the cause, overhead and reserves mean.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

86¢

Per its F2024 T3010, 86¢ of each dollar spent went to programs. The rest ran the organization and raised money; higher is not automatically better.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities; 87¢ among those its size ($1M–$10M).

this charity 86¢ · sector median 89¢ · all 55,155 computed charities

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

9%

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

0.6 yr

Years that cash, bank balances and investments on hand could cover program spending; liabilities and restricted funds are not netted out.

Charities its size ($1M–$10M, 9,072): median 0.5 yr; 43% hold under half a year. All operating charities: median 0.8 yr.

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$1.8M

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

6%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

31%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗ · what this means

Where the money comes from

Shares of last-reported revenue, per its F2024 T3010. Self-reported; not independently verified.

  • Receipted donationsT1

    6%

    T3010 4500 ÷ 4700

  • GovernmentT1

    31%

    T3010 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700

  • Other revenueT1

    63%

    T3010 remainder ÷ 4700

Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 819 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

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Figures per each charity's F2024 T3010 · self-reported, not audited by us · ✱= that filing's expense lines don't reconcile · open a profile for sources and caveats.

Board of directors

12 directors reported · 12 of 12at arm's length

  • Silva, DianeVice-Presidentarm's length
  • Costa, JenniferTreasurerarm's length
  • Connor, PaulDirectorarm's length
  • Lowe, GaryDirectorarm's length
  • D'Souza, TimDirectorarm's length
  • Costigan, BrianDirectorarm's length
  • Crncich, TonyDirectorarm's length
  • Callander, ChadExecutive Directorarm's length
  • Belanger, DebraDirectorarm's length
  • Noon, PaulDirectorarm's length
  • Finneron, PennyDirectorarm's length
  • DeCandido, SaraDirectorarm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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Meals on Wheels London — 86¢ of each $1 to programs