Our impact

A daily meal helps people stay healthier, safer and at home.

Here's what we do every week, why it matters, and exactly how it's paid for.

120–150

hot meals every weekday

~33,000

meals delivered in 2024

~50

volunteers every week

5 days

a week of in-person wellness checks

Why it matters

1 in 5

Vanderburgh County residents are 65 or older

U.S. Census Bureau estimates via USAFacts, 2024 (19.1%)

28.5%

of Hoosiers 60 and older live alone

Meals on Wheels America, Indiana fact sheet, 2026

+29%

higher risk of early death from social isolation

U.S. Surgeon General advisory, 2023

1 in 3

local Meals on Wheels providers nationwide has a waitlist

Meals on Wheels America, 2026 Member Benchmarking Survey

~14M

U.S. seniors worry about having enough food

Meals on Wheels America, 2026

of U.S. charitable giving goes to aging causes

Candid data via Meals on Wheels America, 2026

Staying home is healthier, and it costs far less.

Good nutrition and a daily check-in help people recover at home and avoid costly hospital or nursing-home stays.

One day in an Indiana hospital≈ $3,197

One week in an Indiana nursing home≈ $1,960

One week of our meals and daily check-insfrom $20

Sources: KFF/AHA hospital expenses per inpatient day, all Indiana hospitals, 2024; Genworth Cost of Care, Indiana semi-private room, 2024 ($101,835 a year). Client fee shown; donors cover the rest of the cost.

How we're funded

Client fees, individual donors, businesses and grants pay for administration, supplies, insurance and our vehicles. Ascension St. Vincent Building Corp. donates our office space. We run just one annual appeal, a letter each November.

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 client fees, donations and local grants.

Financial filings IRS Form 990 filings (ProPublica)

2024 revenue: about $275,000

48% Client meal fees (≈ $132K)

45% Donations & grants (≈ $125K)

7% Other income

Donations and grants nearly doubled from 2022 to 2024 (about $66K to $125K). Thank you.

Source: IRS Form 990, tax years 2022 and 2024.

Every $16 covers about a week of meals and check-ins for one neighbor.

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