Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Energy assistance program: the monthly cost report for fy25 shows total liheap payments of $3,058,623 in payments vs. $3,165,585 for fy24. Which is a decrease in payments of $106,962. The liheap program was to go through august 15, 2025; however, the agency ran out of funding in mid-april, 2025. Our application count total ended with 4411 applications for fy25 vs. 4328 fy24, which is an increase of 83 applications. The state of Illinois will have no summer cooling program this year. Our outreach offices were able to conduct liheap applications via in-person by appointment, take an application by phone or clients could pick up an application packet at their local outreach office via the outside literature box. We also have tuesday's as "walk-in" day for liheap appointments at 3 of our outreach offices in jackson perry, and randolph counties. We also had the application available on the agency's website. Furnace: the fy25 furnace voucher program was very successful. The total client benefits from the furnace voucher program were $182,020. We added an additional $23,000 to the furnace funding form liheap funds to help with 5 additional furnaces for customers. Pipp: the year ended with 404 active pipp clients. No new pipp applications were taken in fy25, per the state. Pipp clients began receiving recertification letters from the state as of july 1, and liheap staff are currently taking appointments to start the recertification's.we have a couple ameren programs we are doing to help ameren customers. One is called the market development initiative {mdi}. We engage our customers with resources ameren has and sign them up to receive free energy kits. From this mdi program, we have made $7,690 just for engaging with customers about ameren's programs and going to outreach events. Outreach workers have gone to several outreach events we were invited to. They talk with customers about the liheap program and other programs the agency offers. The other program we just started about 2 months ago is called the mobile home initiative {mhi}. This program is for mobile home owners or renters. The customer fills out an application and we receive $200 for every application we turn in. This program is similar to weatherization in making the home more energy efficient. We have received $400 so far with this program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95%; rating input score 95
• Program expense ratio: 97.3%; rating input score 97
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.3%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings