Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc. does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc. does not meet this standard because:
The organization does not have a board policy on assessing organizational performance and effectiveness, but has informed BBB it is working to create one.
Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc. meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
We Support homebound elders to maintain their health and dignity and enable them to live independently in the comfort and security of their own homes. We serve nutritional at-risk senior citizens who have challenges that prevent them from preparing nutritious daily meals for themselves.
Year, State Incorporated:
1998, CA
Senior citizens aged 60 or better who are not able to care for themselves are the population we provide meals for. The average Meals on Wheels participant in Contra Costa County is 80 years old, lives alone or with a co-dependent spouse, and has one or more chronic health conditions that prevent them from preparing or shopping for nutritious daily meals. Most live below the Bay Area's basic low-income standards, and many must choose between paying for food, medicines, rent, or utilities with their meager resources. Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa must find the community resources to meet this rapidly growing need. Thanks to generous contributions we receive from individuals like you, as well as gifts from charitable organizations, we can subsidize over 1.5 million nutritious meals annually; delivered to frail, nutritionally at- isk homebound elders in their residences in Contra Costa County.
For the year ended June 30, 2023, Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.'s program expenses were:
| Programs | $2,192,133 |
| Total Program Expenses | $2,192,133 |
Chief Executive
Cassandra Miranda, Executive Director
Chair of the Board
Mr. Robert Sessler, Retired, Area Agency on Aging Director
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
12
Paid Staff Size
3
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.), Solicitations for Used Cars
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Source of Funds
| Grants and Donations | $2,342,217 |
| Investment Income | $162,211 |
| Total Income | $2,504,428 |
Programs: 79% Fundraising: 18% Administrative: 3%
| Total Income | $2,504,428 |
| Total expenses: | $2,781,525 |
| Program expenses | $2,192,133 |
| Fundraising expenses | $511,526 |
| Administrative expenses | $77,866 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-277,097 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $5,060,510 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $4,783,413 |
| Total Liabilities | $500 |
| Total Assets | $4,783,913 |
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BBB serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern Coastal California