Florida · Nonprofit
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC (Florida) receives grants from 78 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,406,324 to it, the largest being Senior Connection Center Inc ($13,759,649). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $13M
- Funders on record
- 78
- Grants received
- $25M
- Net assets
- $12M
What Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc does
Mission
The mission of meals on wheels plus of manatee, inc. Is to assist individuals to live independently by providing nutrition and caring supportive services.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The food bank of manatee:the food bank of manatee is the largest hunger relief organization based in manatee county and is an independent food bank relying mostly on the support of the community to meet the needs of food insecure babies, children, families, and seniors in manatee county. The food bank of manatee distributes food to/through local partner agencies, including food pantries, soup kitchens, and local social service organizations. In 2024, the food bank of manatee put nearly 3.8 million pounds of food into use in the community to meet immediate needs. Over 2,100 emergency baby baskets including diapers, wipes, and formula were also provided. (continued at schedule o).over 57,500 pounds of fresh produce were made available to babies, children, families, and seniors. Our community was hit by three devastating storms in 2024. The impacts of the storms, so close together, were catastrophic for those living on the barrier islands and for those throughout our community. In the days following tropical storm debby, hurricane helene, and hurricane milton, over 110,000 meals were provided in addition to cleaning supplies, pet food, fresh produce, water, and hydration drinks were…
$8,204,126 spent$260,159 earned by the program71% of program spendingThe home delivered meals (hdm) program:meals on wheels plus of manatee's home-delivered meals program has been providing healthy meals to elderly individuals for over 50 years. During 2024, over 190,000 meals were prepared for an average of 535 homebound seniors each month. Enrollment in this lifesaving program is open to all manatee county residents aged 60 plus regardless of gender, race, or religion. Meals are delivered on a weekly basis by trained, caring volunteers between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Weekly visits are supplemented by periodic telephone reassurance calls as a "check-in" to curb loneliness and enhance the well-being of the clients we serve. (continued at schedule o)in addition to meals and phone calls, our home-delivered meals program also provides fresh produce and pet food, free of charge to home-delivered meals clients.
$1,991,858 spent$63,163 earned by the program17% of program spendingAdult day center:daybreak adult day center (adc) provides daytime care monday through friday for frail, elderly adults. Many times, these individuals live at home with a loved one and cannot be left alone while their caregiver works or attends to other responsibilities. Daybreak offers a safe, secure environment with recreational and therapeutic activities designed to meet the needs of clients. Quality, trained staff provide peace of mind and respite for families and caregivers. Clients enjoy a stimulating and nurturing environment, participating in social, mental and light physical activities and a healthy meal. (continued at schedule o)daybreak is the only licensed and federally funded adult day care center in manatee county. We are licensed for 100 clients to participate in this program. In 2024, we served an average of 52 clients each month.
$597,237 spent$18,939 earned by the program5% of program spendingFriendship dining centers: friendship dining centers are available to seniors in our community offering companionship, activities, and socialization along with a hot nutritious meal. In 2024, an average of 54 clients participated in the program each month. Friendship dining centers are offered in multiple locations throughout manatee county including central bradenton and rural areas. Transportation: the transportation program serves clients of daybreak adult day center and friendship dining centers in manatee county, providing daily rides throughout the county and maintaining a vehicle fleet that includes eight vehicles. The transportation fleet consists of comfortable, state of the art handicap accessible buses, all secured through grants. In 2024, an average of 38 active clients received transportation service to and from senior programming. Nutrition counseling:nutrition counseling is offered as a one-on-one opportunity for a client to discuss food concerns, allergies, and other nutritional concerns with a licensed dietician to reduce concerns or health risks. Outreach program:the outreach program allows for distribution and sharing of information about all available services…
$682,459 spent$21,641 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,475,680.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $8.8M to $12M (+43%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 17% · 2018 17% · 2019 23% · 2020 20% · 2021 16% · 2022 25% · 2023 24% · 2024 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Maribeth Phillips
President & CEO
Board chair
Andy Guz
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 16 funders to 33 funders, grant income rose $1.7M → $3.0M.
13 of 78 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 78 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 80%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 81% · 2019 90% · 2020 60% · 2021 61% · 2022 70% · 2023 77% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
38% of MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
95% of MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC's grant income comes from Florida funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC's funding base is broadening — from 16 funders to 33 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 268 food & nutrition nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Government funding MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $41k on record.
- STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - GENERAL $41k
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $211
- FEES - GENERAL-FOR SERVICE $127
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC?
- MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC (Florida) receives grants from 78 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,406,324 to it, the largest being Senior Connection Center Inc ($13,759,649). 44 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC have?
- IRS filings report 78 organizations giving $25,406,324 in grants to MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC, 44 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC?
- Senior Connection Center Inc is the largest funder on record, with $13,759,649 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MEALS ON WHEELS PLUS OF MANATEE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 78 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing