Donate
Give a neighbor a hot meal and a daily check-in.
Clients pay a weekly fee, but it covers only about half of what it costs to prepare, pack and deliver their meals. Gifts from people like you cover the rest: vans, fuel, insurance, supplies and the small staff that keeps six routes running.
Funded by our community, not the government
Meals on Wheels of Evansville is not a federally funded program and does not receive federal funding. Every meal we deliver is made possible by donations and local grants. Your gift goes directly to feeding neighbors in need.
- Local. We're an independent Evansville nonprofit, so your gift feeds Evansville neighbors.
- Lean by design. Our office space is donated, and about 50 volunteers do the driving.
- Tax-deductible. We're a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 23-7076022.
Thank you, .
You'll receive a receipt for your tax records. Want to do even more? Tell a friend, or give two hours a week on a route.
The Noon Club
Keep lunch coming every month, not just in November.
We send one fundraising letter a year. Meals go out about 250 weekdays a year. Monthly donors, our Noon Club, keep the routes running in between.
- $16 a month is about a week of meals and check-ins for one neighbor, every month of the year.
- Tax-deductible, with a receipt for your records (EIN 23-7076022).
- Change or cancel anytime with one phone call to (812) 476-6521.
What happens after you give
- You get a receiptFor your tax records, with our EIN.
- Your gift goes to workFuel, insurance, hot boxes and the staff who schedule six routes, here in Evansville.
- A neighbor hears the knockA hot lunch and a check that they're okay, every weekday at noon.
- You hear how it wentOur impact page shows exactly where the money comes from and where it goes.
More ways to give
Mail a check
Payable to Meals on Wheels of Evansville
3700 Bellemeade Ave., Suite 113
Evansville, IN 47714
Honor & memorial gifts
Remember someone who loved this community. We'll let the person you name know about your gift.
Check "in honor or memory" above ↑Business & group gifts
Businesses, congregations and clubs can give together, and send a team to deliver meals.
Talk with us about partnering →Employer match & DAFs
Many employers match gifts. You can also recommend a grant from your donor-advised fund using EIN 23-7076022.
Questions? Contact us →Leave a legacy
Bequests, charitable remainder trusts, gift annuities and other planned gifts help keep meals coming for the next 60 years.
Talk with our Executive Director →Start a fundraiser
Turn a birthday, anniversary or office challenge into weeks of hot meals for your neighbors.
Ask about a fundraiser page →How the meals get paid for
In 2024, it cost about $243,000 to run Meals on Wheels of Evansville and deliver roughly 33,000 meals. Client fees brought in just under half of our revenue. The rest came from donors, grants and the City of Evansville's Community Development Block Grant.
See our impact & funding →Source: IRS Form 990, tax year 2024.
Giving questions
Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes. Meals on Wheels of Evansville, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 23-7076022). You'll get a receipt for your records.
Can I change or cancel a monthly gift?
Anytime. Call (812) 476-6521 and we'll update it.
How did you figure out what my gift provides?
We divide what it costs to run the program by the meals we deliver, then subtract what clients pay. What's left is roughly $16 a week for each client, and that's the gap your gift fills.
Is this the same as SWIRCA's senior meals program?
No. We're a separate, independent Evansville nonprofit, and the only local program that delivers to people of any age. Gifts made here support Meals on Wheels of Evansville.