Meals on Wheels fast facts

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Fast facts on Meals on Wheels:

• Total seniors served by Meals on Wheels programs in 2016: 2,405,394;
• total meals served in 2016: 219 million;
• meals on Wheels serves more than 500,000 veterans each year;
• government funds account for 3% of the group’s national office total revenue in 2015;
• the overwhelming majority of revenue (68%) came from corporate and foundation grants;
• 1/3 of the funding for local programs comes from another federal program -- the Older Americans Act -- which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Source: Meals on Wheels America, 2015 Financial Statement and 2016 Fact sheet