Dollar Energy Fund
Dollar Energy Fund reported $41.8 million in revenue and $38.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.48 went to program services, $6.12 to management and general costs and $1.40 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $379,993 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 98% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $39MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $42M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$67.91 $28M
- Government grants$0.59 $250K
- Program service revenue$30.17 $13M
- Investment income$1.33 $557K
Other revenue was negative: −$111K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.5% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.7% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 30.2% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $379,993 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.98% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDollar Energy Fund, inc. Provides utility assistance grants to low-income households in the form of utility company credits or cash grants for electric, gas, water, sewer, and telephone utilities. Dollar Energy Fund, inc.'s utility assistance program provides utility assistance grants in the exact amount needed to restore service or prevent termination of service and is applied directly to a customer's account. Through connecting utility customers with partneringcommunity-based organizations at application intake, utility customers are also introduced to additional resources that may benefit…
Dollar Energy Fund, inc. Provides low-income program administration for first energy (meted, penelec, penn power, west penn power), peoples natural gas, columbia gas pennsylvania, pennsylvania american water, illinois american water, west virginia american water, omaha public power district, community utilities of pennsylvania, aqua water pennsylvania, aqua water illinois, verizon, and the west virginia housing development fund. Customer assistance programs (caps) are designed to help low-income residential customers maintain utility service. Caps can help residential customers lower their…
Dollar Energy Fund, inc. Administers the appalachian power company virginia (aep-va) energy and efficiency pilot program. The program provides eligible aep-va customers with an energy efficiency educational packet and energy efficiency kit. During fiscal year 2024-2025, Dollar Energy Fund, inc. Provided 2,194 energy efficiency educational packets and energy efficiency kits to aep-va customers
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $337,328 | $0 | $42,665 | $379,993 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,030 | $0 | $37,624 | $253,654 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,694 | $0 | $40,387 | $245,081 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,419 | $0 | $32,694 | $234,113 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,308 | $0 | $31,197 | $193,505 |
| CISCO VOIP ENGINEER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,310 | $0 | $37,243 | $181,553 |
| SYSTEMS ANALYST III Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,064 | $0 | $9,467 | $146,531 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,460 | $0 | $31,417 | $134,877 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Dollar Energy Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5147
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Dollar Energy Fund totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Dollar Energy Fund's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Dollar Energy Fund reported that 92.5% of its $38.7 million in expenses went to program services, 6.1% to management and general and 1.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Dollar Energy Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Dollar Energy Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $379,993, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Dollar Energy Fund get its money?
Of $41.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 68.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.6% from government grants) and 30.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Dollar Energy Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1442933 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202640229349300519 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540369349301134 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202400439349300705 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202330609349300208 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202200549349301100 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202013589349300016 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1442933: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.