Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa

What Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa does

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1970 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that delivers nutritious meals, wellness checks, and caring social contact to elderly, disabled, and homebound individuals in the Tulsa metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Its core service combines three functions—meal delivery, in-person wellness checks, and human companionship—addressing what the organization describes as the three principal threats of aging: hunger, isolation, and loss of independence. The organization reports that 90% of recipients say the service improves their health and sense of security, and that recipients experience a 36% drop in hospital stay rates after 30 days of service.

Beyond its core meal-delivery program, the organization operates three supporting programs: the Home Safety Program (minor home repairs to support independent living), Care Navigation (assistance for seniors navigating their care journey), and PAWS (Pets Assisting Wellness in Seniors), which supports the companion animals of homebound recipients. Services are provided free of charge to eligible recipients, and there is no proprietary technology platform—operations are service-based and rely on volunteer delivery routes that typically take about one hour to complete.

Revenue is generated through individual donations, charitable contributions, grants, and volunteer labor rather than fees for service. The organization is a member of the national Meals on Wheels America network and holds the 2024 Candid Gold Seal of transparency and the Charity Navigator Encompass Give With Confidence designation. Marketing and donor acquisition occur through the organization's website, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X), email newsletters, and community events.

Name

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa

Legal name

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa

Website

https://mealsonwheelstulsa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa is a Tulsa-based nonprofit that delivers nutritious meals, wellness checks, and social contact to elderly and disabled homebound individuals in the Tulsa metro area, funded by donations and volunteer labor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Nutrition and Wellness Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Community Food Services (62421), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Meal Preparation, Nutrition Support & Feeding Assistance (HLADAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meal Preparation & Nutrition Support (Non-Medical) (HSABAAAC), Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK)

Keywords

• Senior meal delivery
• Nonprofit senior services
• Homebound senior care
• Wellness check programs
• Community nutrition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute to support meal delivery operations and programs
2. Volunteer Services: Community volunteers provide delivery services, enabling cost-effective operations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa provides free nutritious meals, wellness checks, and compassionate social contact to elderly, disabled homebound individuals in the Tulsa metro area, delivered by community volunteers directly to recipients' homes. Its core offering bundles three interventions — hunger relief via meal delivery, basic wellness monitoring, and human connection — with supporting programs including minor home repairs (Home Safety Program), care journey guidance (Care Navigation), and support for companion animals of recipients (PAWS Program).

Product overview

Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa is a nonprofit organization offering a unified service focused on senior care and independence. The core offerings include nutritious meals delivery, wellness checks, and caring contact. Supporting programs include the Home Safety Program for minor home repairs, Care Navigation for care journey assistance, and the PAWS Program supporting companion animals of recipients. All services work together to help seniors remain independent in their homes rather than relocating to nursing facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Home Safety Program: A program designed to help support independent living by providing simple, minor home repairs.
• Care Navigation
• PAWS Program (Pets Assisting Wellness in Seniors)

Products and services

• Nutritious Meals Delivery Free home delivery of nutritious meals to homebound elderly, disabled, and other eligible residents in the Tulsa metropolitan area to combat senior hunger.
• Wellness Checks Regular wellness checks conducted during meal deliveries to monitor the health and well-being of homebound seniors receiving service.
• Caring Contact Compassionate social interaction provided during meal delivery, often the only person recipients see or speak with all day, addressing social isolation.
• Home Safety Program Provides simple, minor home repairs to help support independent living for homebound seniors receiving meal delivery service.
• Care Navigation Compassionate support program assisting homebound seniors to navigate their care journey and access needed services.
• PAWS Program (Pets Assisting Wellness in Seniors) Program supporting companionship animals of homebound recipients by providing for their pets' welfare needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36% drop in hospital stay rates after 30 days of service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Meals on Wheels AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational affiliate of Meals on Wheels America network, providing organizational support, best practices, and national branding alignment. Benefits include access to resources, training, and collective advocacy for senior nutrition programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Meals on Wheels America: National umbrella organization for the Meals on Wheels network. Meals on Wheels of Metro Tulsa is a member affiliate, and the parent brand provides shared advocacy, training, and brand standards — making it the closest organizational peer.
• Open Hand Atlanta: Atlanta-based nonprofit providing home-delivered meals and nutrition services to seniors and individuals with chronic illness. Closely comparable nonprofit meal-delivery model targeting homebound elderly populations.
• God's Love We Deliver: NYC-based nonprofit that cooks and home-delivers medically tailored meals to people living with serious illness. Comparable nonprofit meal-delivery + wellness-check model for vulnerable populations.
• MANNA: Philadelphia nonprofit providing home-delivered meals and nutrition counseling to individuals at acute medical/nutritional risk. Directly comparable model combining meal delivery with wellness support for homebound clients.
• Project Angel Food: Los Angeles nonprofit providing home-delivered meals and nutrition services to critically ill men, women, and children. Comparable volunteer-driven nonprofit meal-delivery model.
• FeedMore: Richmond, VA-based nonprofit that operates Meals on Wheels of Central Virginia and a community kitchen. Comparable combined Meals-on-Wheels affiliate + multi-program nutrition nonprofit model.

Broad incumbents

• Mom's Meals (PurFoods): Commercial provider of home-delivered meals primarily to seniors and post-acute care patients, often via Medicare/Medicaid-managed care contracts. A broader incumbent in the same end market — competing for the same homebound-senior meal need via a paid, scaled model.

Regional players

• Area Agency on Aging (Eastern Oklahoma Development District / INCOG area agency): Regional aging-services administrator serving the same Tulsa-area elderly population with case management, in-home services, and benefits navigation. Operates in the same territory with overlapping mission and partially overlapping services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meals4tulsa
• Facebookfacebook.com/MOWTulsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/mowoftulsa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meals-on-wheels-of-metro-tulsa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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