EIN 13-3634381

Citymeals-On-Wheels

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
39
Year formed
1991
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
Description
Citymeals-On-Wheels delivers nutritious food and human company to homebound elderly New Yorkers with 100% public donation use for meal preparation.
Total revenues
$33,654,783
2024
Total expenses
$30,004,327
2024
Total assets
$89,351,194
2024
Num. employees
39
2024

Program areas at Citymeals-On-Wheels

Weekend home delivered meals program served 881,868 meals. Citymeals provides funding to 31 meal centers throughout new york city that prepare, package, and deliver nutritious meals for every saturday and sunday to homebound elderly who do not have the means to shop and prepare adequate food. Government funding is only available during non-holiday weekdays, 250 days a year. This program addresses the need for meals on the weekends.
The emergency food packages program served 273,460 meals. In time for the cold weather, citymeals distributes to each elderly meal recipient (22,000) two efp boxes (containing 4 meals each) of non-perishable food to ensure the elderly are prepared and stocked for winter or other emergencies when the client's regular deliveries might be delayed. Citymeals delivered 31,346 emergency packages to current meal recipients and delivered 49,265 3-7 meals of extra emergency bags.
Citymeals home-delivered 608,605 weekend meals to eligible homebound meal recipients from the distribution center.
The holiday food package program served 142,286 meals. Citymeals provides food for homebound elderly new yorkers throughout the year for religious or national holidays when the local meals centers are closed. This program provides 1-4 shelf-stable meals delivering 84,161 boxes.
On special holidays, determined by meal centers, hot nutritious and festive holiday meals are prepared and delivered to homebound elderly throughout the city of new york. Holidays include independence day, thanksgiving, hanukkah, christmas, new year's day, lunar new year, and mother's day.
Citymeals started the wholesale pilot in september 2022. In fy24, the program sold 76,938 ready-to-eat meals from the distribution center with proceeds going to continue the mission of citymeals of meeting the growing needs as the older adult population increases beyond all other age groups.
The majority of citymeals' recipients subsist on low incomes. About 14% report trying to stretch the one daily meal they receive to last until the next delivery. This program is designed for meals recipients living in neighborhoods with limited access to affordable food and high levels of poverty. Citymeals provides supplemental food deliveries to homebound elderly who have the greatest need for extra food to maintain their strength.
Citymeals-On-Wheels began its fresh fruit and produce pilot program with homebound clients, mostly poor minorities residing in public housing in east harlem. These meal recipients receive fresh fruits and produce along with their regular daily delivered meals. This program is intended for clients who live in neighborhoods that lack good access to fresh produce and healthy fresh fruits. The program now serves clients in east harlem and queens. Supplemental meals delivered 42,220.
The non-meals assistance its a program created to support requests from providers for nonfood items including small equipment for the preparation and delivery of meals, and other small necessities.
This program support older adults at congregate sites (older adult centers) and home-delivered meals recipients with additional food and music to help with nutrition and socialization.

Grants made by Citymeals-On-Wheels

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
RiseBoro Community Partnership (RBSCC)Meals & Visiting Services$1,925,755
Regional Aid for Interim Needs (RAIN)Meals & Visiting Services$981,936
The Jewish Association for Services for the AgedMeals & Visiting Services$973,909
...and 22 more grants made totalling $10,343,666

Who funds Citymeals-On-Wheels

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$1,093,592
Columbia UniversityProgram Services$651,000
Jewish Communal FundIn Furtherance of Grantee's Tax-Exempt Purpose$609,014
...and 224 more grants received totalling $7,537,977

Personnel at Citymeals-On-Wheels

NameTitleCompensation
Beth ShapiroChief Executive Officer$369,030
Rachel SherrowExecutive Team$217,439
Lis GorisChief Financial Officer$218,050
James MacDonaldChief of Staff and Board Liaison
Malcolm MurrayVice President of Marketing and Communications$122,931
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Citymeals-On-Wheels

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$31,902,994
Program services$560,835
Investment income and dividends$1,192,062
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$910,117
Net income from fundraising events$-911,225
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$33,654,783

Form 990s for Citymeals-On-Wheels

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062025-03-31990View PDF
2023-062024-04-10990View PDF
2022-062023-04-05990View PDF
2021-062022-02-22990View PDF
2020-062021-04-21990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Second HelpingsIndianapolis, IN$11,128,899
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MANNA Food Bank (MANNA)Mills River, NC$40,942,946
Food for Lane CountyEugene, OR$20,563,723
White Pony ExpressConcord, CA$12,960,068
Northwest Harvest HarvestemmSeattle, WA$61,541,308
Community Food Bank of Eastern OklahomaTulsa, OK$53,795,296
Meals on Wheels AtlantaAtlanta, GA$10,083,684
Data update history
June 5, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
June 1, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
May 29, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
April 20, 2025
Received grants
Identified 38 new grant, including a grant for $609,014 from Jewish Communal Fund
January 29, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFood banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
355 Lexington Ave 3rd FL
New York, NY 10017
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
citymeals.org/ 
Phone
(212) 687-1234
Facebook page
Citymeals.on.Wheels 
Twitter profile
@citymeals 
IRS details
EIN
13-3634381
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1991
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K30: Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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