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Cherokee County Meals-On-Wheels

EIN 57-0773044 · Gaffney, SC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROVIDE HOT MEALS TO HOME BOUND ELDERLY/HANDICAP

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

Reserves
0 of 35
Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20
It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

Independent board
25 of 25
24 of 24 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$470,508 spent. TO PROVIDE HOT MEALS DURING 2023 TO ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, SC. TO THAT END WE USED THE DONATIONS AND FUNDS RAISED IN 2023 TO PREPARE AND DELIVER APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MEALS TO 550 INDIVIDUALS. CHEROKEE COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS PREPARE AND DELIVER MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE ALONE, ARE UNABLE TO SHOP OR PREPARE MEALS, ARE PRIMARILY HOMEBOUND, HAVE NO FAMILY MEMBERS OR RESPONSIBLE PERSONS TO PREPARE MEALS REGULARLY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 January 1985.
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 October 21, 2026.

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