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Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council

Steeleville, IL · EIN 37-0892145 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council reported $11.0 million in revenue and $10.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.26 went to program services, $2.74 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 91.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $107,732 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.3%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.7%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.8%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
91.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.1%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$107,732$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.00%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.86.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 8100.0%

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 expense
$5.2M expenses · 50.2% of program spending · grants $4.3M

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…

$3.3M expenses · 31.5% of program spending · grants $240K

Head start program:provides learning environments that assist children to develop socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically in a manor appropriate in age and staff development. Provides an individual approach by assessing each child's development level and aligning a curriculum plan and progress monitoring system that will maximize school readiness success. Engages in mutually respectful goal-oriented partnerships with families to promote parent-child relationships and well-being. Provides a comprehensive health program that promotes prevention, early identification and…

$1.1M expenses · 10.9% of program spending · grants $771K

During program year 2025, weeoc's weatherization program has finalized 15 homes with 4 more homes completed but not yet finalized. The program has until september 30th to finalize those homes. The following statistics include all nineteen homes. When combining doe, doe/ready and doe/bil funding, we have spent $115,473 exhausting 28.3% of the federal doe funding received. The program has spent $141,050 of hhs funding (54.3%) and $71,056 (58.1%) of state funding. Working with the state's new iwx program, programming for a complete cycle was not in place until late november 2024 (with many help…

$775K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$97,925$0$9,807$107,732
FISCAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$82,173$0$3,970$86,143

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $194K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$11M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$11M$11M97.3%$678K$107,732
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$12M96.8%$248K$96,573
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$13M97.5%$225K$93,798
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$12M96.0%$186K$93,324
FY2021 ⓘ$9.0M$9.4M93.7%$215K$85,253
FY2020 ⓘ$7.4M$7.4M91.9%$230K$86,562

Governance 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–1b8 · 8 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 2Yes
  • 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 4No
  • 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 592
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,385

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council reported that 97.3% of its $10.7 million in expenses went to program services, 2.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council reported for one person in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025 was $107,732, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council get its money?

Of $11.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 91.9% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 37-0892145 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 April 30, 2025, object 202523499349301142 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, object 202443549349300634 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2023, object 202440269349301114 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, object 202300469349302925 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021, object 202122919349301122 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020, object 202032809349300523 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 37-0892145: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.