Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc is a public charity based in Durham, North Carolina. Founded in 1975, it delivers weekday meals to homebound people in Durham County who cannot provide proper nutrition for themselves.
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,306,306
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,819,452
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $60,393
- +216.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,836,128
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 2522 Ross Road, Durham, NC 27703
Phone: (919) 667-9424
Website: https://mowdurham.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 32 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s meal services are for eligible residents of Durham County, North Carolina. Its reported 2021 grants went to organizations in West Jefferson and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc gives
- 97% of 2021 grantees were also funded in 2020. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $387K (2020) to $397K (2021). In 2021 it made 32 grants totaling $397K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Commission Hertford, NC | General Explanation | $80,000 |
| Lumber River Council of Governments Rockingham, NC | General Explanation | $20,000 |
| Alleghany Co Council on Aging Sparta, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Anson Co Council on Aging Wadesboro, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Ashe Services for Aging West Jefferson, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Bertie Co Council on Aging Windsor, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Bladen Co Division of Aging Elizabethtown, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Caswell Co Senior Services Yanceyville, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Cherokee County Senior Services Murphy, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
| Clay Co Senior Center Hayesville, NC | General Explanation | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,306,306 | $1,819,452 | $1,836,128 | — | — | $60,393 |
| 2024 | $2,237,487 | $1,816,216 | $1,737,359 | — | — | $19,074 |
| 2023 | $2,171,486 | $1,711,744 | $1,500,540 | — | — | $9,107 |
| 2022 | $1,972,279 | $1,331,819 | $1,396,584 | — | — | $2,443 |
| 2021 | $2,057,689 | $2,671,064 | $1,875,423 | $397,300 | 32 | $1,585 |
| 2020 | $1,333,807 | $1,747,711 | $1,532,972 | $387,300 | 31 | $1,949 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to serve older adults, people who are frail, disabled or convalescing, and others unable to provide proper nutrition for themselves. It says weekday meal delivery and volunteer contact are intended to improve clients’ nutrition and health and help them remain independent.
Its reported grants include support for organizations serving older adults and homebound people. Ashe Services for Aging Inc describes its mission as “connecting people, embracing challenges, and enriching lives…from generation to generation.” Meals on Wheels of Rocky Mount Inc describes its mission as providing meals to elderly and homebound individuals.
Grantmaking
IRS filings report zero grants in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025. The available grant records identify two grants in 2021: $10,000 to Ashe Services for Aging Inc and $10,000 to Meals on Wheels of Rocky Mount Inc. These records do not establish a typical grant size or a complete total for the year.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jason Peace as Executive Director; April Dudash as Board President; Pashara Black as Immediate Past President; Asyia Robertson as Vice President; Rachel Dewees as Secretary; David Rousso as Treasurer; and Tiffany Bashore, Chris Bobby, Justin Clayton, and Moses Carey as trustees.
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc is led by Jason Peace, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jason Peace
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$71K (2021) → $113K (2025)
April Dudash
Board President
Vice President & Secretary → President, 2024
President → Board President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Moses Carey
Trustee
President → Past President, 2023
Past President → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Dougherty
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Clayton
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nate Jones
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Bashore
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Bobby
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bobbi Matchar
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pashara Black
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2023
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rousso
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Dewees
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Asyia Robertson
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: Asyia Mitchel (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin Doughtery (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Libby Towell (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Navdeep Grewal (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Alice Sharp (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Brenda Howerton (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Gray Ellis (2020–2022) — Past Vice President
- Former: Monica Smith (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ryan Webb (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Wendy Kuhn (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Amanda Barlowe (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Amanda Sosebee (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Iris Carlton-LaNey (2021) — Director
- Former: Gale Singer Adland (2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Kritika Shah (2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Mei (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $113K, to Jason Peace (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc
How large is Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc?
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What does Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc fund?
The organization’s mission is to serve older adults, people who are frail, disabled or convalescing, and others unable to provide proper nutrition for themselves. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc?
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check mowdurham.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc make grants?
The organization’s meal services are for eligible residents of Durham County, North Carolina. Its reported 2021 grants went to organizations in West Jefferson and Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
What is Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc's EIN?
Meals on Wheels of Durham Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-1729111. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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