About Meals on Wheels America
To empower local community programs to improve the health and quality of life of the seniors they serve so that no one is left hungry or isolated.
Focus Areas
Senior hunger and malnutritionHome-delivered mealsSocial isolation / lonelinessAdvocacy for older adultsResearch on senior servicesHealth and aging supportsPet support for seniors
Who They Fund
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Funding Style
project-specific fundingrestricted/project-based support
About Meals on Wheels America
Meals on Wheels America directs its grantmaking toward local Meals on Wheels member programs, with project support appearing repeatedly across its recent awards. The largest grants in the file go to Meals on Wheels Central Texas in Austin, including awards of $1,020,120 in 2023 and $1,004,000 in 2025, signaling a funding approach that can reach into seven figures for program work. Other large awards support Osceola Council on Aging in Kissimmee and Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland in Baltimore, showing that the foundation backs established local providers serving older adults at scale. Its active grant programs also point to a practical, service-oriented style: one program supports pet food and pet-care needs for homebound seniors, while another ties grants to March for Meals participation and corporate campaign activity. Across the listed grants, the foundation focuses on senior hunger, home-delivered meals, social isolation, and related health and aging supports, with implementation-oriented funding rather than individual assistance.
What Meals on Wheels America Funds
Meals on Wheels America funds a cluster of older-adult service needs that sit around food, daily support, and connection. In home-delivered meals work, it gave $1,020,120 to Meals on Wheels Central Texas for project support, a clear example of direct operating-style help for a local provider. Pet support also appears as a distinct grant program: the Meals on Wheels Loves Pets program supports pet food, supplies, and pet-care needs for homebound seniors. The foundation also backs campaign-linked awareness and fundraising support, including March for Meals Grants and Share the Love awards for local Meals on Wheels programs. Its stated focus areas further include senior hunger and malnutrition, social isolation and loneliness, advocacy for older adults, research on senior services, and health and aging supports.
How Meals on Wheels America Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $8,002, a median of $14,128, and a p75 of $25,000. The recent-grants file also shows much larger project-support grants to local providers, indicating a wide spread between routine awards and major program commitments. Recipients appear across multiple years, especially in project support for the same local organizations, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-off giving. Meals on Wheels America is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active programs listed are not unsolicited; both the pet-assistance program and March for Meals-linked awards are routed through Meals on Wheels member programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$64.3M
Total Revenue
$47.6M
Total Expenses
$29.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National50 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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