Meals on Wheels by ACC

What it reported doing in 2024

Meals on Wheels by ACC (MoW) programs serve about 1,800 seniors a day through our Home-Delivered Meal Program (HDM), Congregate Nutrition Program (Cafe), and Restaurant Program (RP).MoW serves lunch five days a week, free of charge, to approximately 325 participants ages 60 and over at its 17 Congregate Nutrition sites located throughout Sacramento County, and at our approved Restaurant Vendor partner locations to approximately 57 senior participants aged 60 and over during the restaurant's open hours.The HDM Program continued serving meals five days a week to over 1,400 frail and homebound seniors. The services we provide at MoW are critical to ensuring local seniors can remain at home rather than moving to nursing homes or assisted living facilities. With current inflation levels, seniors are having to stretch their meager funds farther than ever and a meal from MoW can make all the difference in their budget and ability to lead healthy lives.The following was accomplished during the 2024-25 fiscal year (7/1/24 - 6/30/2025): A. MoW served 3,966 unduplicated seniors and delivered over 449,401 meals to Congregate, Restaurant and Home-Delivered Meal participants.B. Approximately 285 volunteers contributed over 33,213 hours of volunteer service to the Home-Delivered Meal program and the Congregate Meal Program.C. 59.1% percent of HDM Program participants served were aged 75 or older, and 43.2% percent of Congregate and Restaurant Program participants were 75 or older.D. MoW continued its Restaurant Program, partnering with local restaurants to offer approved senior meals. The Restaurant Program allows MoW more flexibility in meal selection (for example, we have American, Italian and Korean meals) and reach underserved and under-resourced communities. E. The Congregate Meal Program had 17 congregate nutrition sites located throughout Sacramento County.F. MoW provided culturally responsive meals to Japanese/Asian Pacific Islander (API) older adults at The Sacramento Buddhist Church to improve meal/program satisfaction and attract younger older adults of Japanese/API ancestry. G. Mow provided culturally responsive meals to Hispanic older adults at La Familia Maple Neighborhood Center to improve program satisfaction and attract new seniors to the program.H. MoW collected and distributed roughly 1,600 new gloves, scarves, lap blankets, and socks to homebound seniors during the holiday season. I. 82.2% of the participants that MoW enrolled in the program were classified as "nutritionally at-risk," meaning they face challenges and barriers in receiving adequate nutrition daily. J. 89.3% of participants report that the meals that they receive improve their nutrition. K. 94.6% report that MoW's meals help them more fully enjoy their daily activities and live in their own home safely.L. MoW's AniMeals program delivers pet food for more than 500 dogs and cats owned by our participants. In addition, a partnership with Whisker Warriors nonprofit and Elk Grove Dodge, Ram and Chrysler helps to bring pet food donations regularly.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.9%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $36.59 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.1%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings