Missions on Wheels
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
To provide portable showers and trailers with living quarters to non-profit and government organizations to bolster their response to disaster and community outreach at minimal cost to the organization or user.
- Income
- $182,135
- Spending
- $310,424
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 90%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $67,083, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 70% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 73% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Independent board
5 of 250 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $260,773 spent. Missions on Wheels (MOW) provides dormitory, shower, and laundry trailers for first responders and volunteer workers responding to natural disasters. These are made available at little to no cost; as a result, more relief donations are available for the desperately needed relief work. The main components of its work are Disaster Response/Relief immediately following a natural disaster and ongoing Long-Term Disaster Recovery. When not supporting disaster recovery, Missions on Wheels is committed to local community outreach programs, including homeless ministry, youth camp programs, and urban outreach missions. Immediate Response The July 4 Texas floods took us to the Concho Valley to set up long-term recovery operations in San Angelo. 1 laundry trailer, 2 16-bed dorms, 1 7-stall shower trailer, and multiple generators are in service with CityServe at The Life Church. Private donations have offset our expenses so far, enabling over 250 volunteers to serve this multi-county area without taxpayer funds or invoicing our non-profit partners. The rental savings in 2025 exceeded $250,000! Long Term Recovery In June, we wrapped up over 2.5 years of operations with Inspiritus in Southwest Florida, where we provided housing and showers to volunteers providing direct reconstruction assistance after back-to-back events: Hurricane Ian, TS Idalia, and Hurricane Milton. Our economic impact in Florida exceeded $4.9 million. Shortly after October 2024, we entered into a partnership with Adventures in Missions and committed to a thirty-month initiative in Western North Carolina focused on rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. The base camp in Black Mountain can host 150 volunteers at a time, thanks to the two shower trailers and three bunk trailers you helped send. In 2025, they hosted approximately 2,500 volunteers. Our 2025 impact related to Helene totals $1.1 million in rental savings and over $2 million in volunteer hours. Incredibly, the damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017 is still being addressed. In Jasper, TX, volunteers completed multiple projects and utilized our newest laundry trailer over the two and a half months they were there: 24 homes repaired, 18 roofs installed, 1 house built, and 4 homes demoed down to the studs and rebuilt. 88 days deployed and $35,200 in savings over renting a similar trailer. Local Community Support According to our friends at Compassion United, over 5,200 showers were provided in 2025 to people experiencing homelessness. A shower might seem like a small thing. Still, it can make a massive difference to both mental and physical health, open doors to employment opportunities, and provide a sense of worth and dignity to a person experiencing homelessness. We have been partnering with CU at Miracle City since 2023.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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