Organizations Filed Purposes:
UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, INC. IS DEDICATED TO HELPING BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, INC. WILL STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES THROUGH: THE PROMOTION OF PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP AND A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT, ACHIEVE GOALS AND BREAK DOWN BARRIERS; THE BUILDING OF PARTNERSHIPS TO MAXIMIZE COMMUNITY RESOURCES; THE BRIDGING OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CLIENTS, PARTNERS, AND STAFF; THE CREATION OF AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH DIVERSITY IN ALL ITS FORMS IS VALUED AND ENCOURAGED; FISCAL EXCELLENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY ARE VALUED AND MAINTAINED; AND DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES ARE DEVELOPED TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THROUGH THESE ACTIONS, UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY, INC. WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND GROW IN ORDER TO SERVE COMMUNITIES.
TO ALLEVIATE THE CONDITIONS & CAUSES OF POVERTY & EMPOWER CLIENTS TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT.
CHILD EDUCATION - THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES GEARED TOWARD THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN. PARENTS MAY ALSO BE ASSISTED THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES.HEAD START/EARLY HEAD START/CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS - UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY (UDMO) HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ARE FUNDED FOR 306 CHILDREN IN HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START IS FUNDED FOR 176 CHILDREN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS ARE FUNDED FOR 22 CHILDREN. ALL PROGRAMS MAINTAINED FULL ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM YEAR. HEAD START SERVES MANY MORE CHILDREN IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ITS EIGHT-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY'S HEAD START PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE IN BUENA VISTA, CLAY, DICKINSON, EMMET, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PALO ALTO, AND POCAHONTAS. EARLY HEAD START IS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTIES OF BUENA VISTA, CLAY AND EMMET.DURING THE YEAR A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 351 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY HEAD START, 60% LIVED IN FAMILIES WITH INCOMES BELOW 100% OF POVERTY, 17% LIVED IN FAMILIES BETWEEN 100% AND 130% OF POVERTY, 7% LIVED IN FAMILIES ABOVE 130% OF POVERTY, 5% RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, AND 3% WERE IN FOSTER CARE AND 7% (28) WERE HOMELESS. DURING THE YEAR A CUMULATIVE TOTAL OF 224 CHILDREN WERE SERVED BY EARLY HEAD START, 72% LIVED IN FAMILIES WITH INCOMES BELOW 100% OF POVERTY AND 7% LIVED IN FAMILIES WITH INCOMES BETWEEN 100% AND 130% OF POVERTY, .9% LIVED IN FAMILIES ABOVE 130% OF POVERTY, 2% RECEIVED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, 2% WERE IN FOSTER CARE AND 14% (32) WERE HOMELESS. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START SERVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 12% OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES. HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START CLASSROOMS WERE ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN (NAEYC) DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR.
WEATHERIZATION/ENERGY ASSISTANCE -THIS CATEGORY INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE THE ENERGY BURDEN OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. TWO MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDED ARE WEATHERIZATION AND LIHEAP.WEATHERIZATION - THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS A LOW-INCOME ENERGY EFFICIENT PROGRAM. IT'S PURPOSE IS TO MAKE THE HOMES OF LOW-INCOME CLIENTS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, THEREBY REDUCING CLIENTS' FUEL BILLS AND INCREASING THEIR COMFORT. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES TO THE CLIENTS IT SERVES.DURING THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR, A TOTAL OF $1,261,455 WAS EXPENDED TO WEATHERIZE 93 HOMES IN UDMO'S 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THE AVERAGE PER HOME WAS APPROXIMATELY $13,564, IN ADDITION 7 HOMES WERE DEFERRED FOR A TOTAL SPENT OF $1,577 AND 7 HOME REQUIRED RE-WORK FOR A TOTAL SPENT OF $2,277.LIHEAP - THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP LOW-INCOME IOWA HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS PAY FOR A PORTION OF THEIR PRIMARY HEATING COSTS FOR THE WINTER HEATING SEASON, TO ENCOURAGE REGULAR UTILITY PAYMENTS, TO PROMOTE ENERGY AWARENESS AND TO ENCOURAGE REDUCTION OF ENERGY USAGE THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CLIENT EDUCATION. THE ASSISTANCE IS BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, TYPE OF FUEL AND TYPE OF HOUSING. APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE ARE TAKEN FROM OCTOBER 1 THROUGH APRIL 30 AT EACH OF UDMO'S COUNTY OUTREACH CENTERS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, UDMO PROVIDED LIHEAP ASSISTANCE TO 5,719 HOUSEHOLDS IN UDMO'S 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA FOR A TOTAL SPENT OF $2,501,980, IN ADDITION CRISIS ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO 374 HOUSEHOLDS FOR A TOTAL SPENT OF $237,268.
COMMUNITY SERVICES - COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS SERVING ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITHIN UPPER DES MOINES OPPORTUNITY'S 12-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. ELIGIBILITY MAY VARY BY PROGRAM. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THIS GROUP ARE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SELF-SUFFICIENCY (FADSS), SELF-SUFFICIENCY ADVOCATE FOR INDIVIDUAL LIFE (SAIL), AND KOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT (KIDS) PROGRAMS. ALL ARE HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS. FADSS SERVED 125 FAMILIES, SAIL SERVED 75 FAMILIES AND KIDS SERVED 86 FAMILIES IN FY2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jamey Whitney | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $90,074 |
| Donna Tonderum | FISCAL DIRECTOR (BEG JANUARY) | 40 | $0 |
| Clarence Siepker | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Graettinger | VICE-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Katrina Heller | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| David Scott | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bruce Reimers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Rasmussen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mariah Martinez | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lavonne Kirk | BOARD MEMBER (THRU FEBRUARY) | 1 | $0 |
| Carrie Hisler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Fairchild | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shonda Deranleau | BOARD MEMBER (THRU MAY) | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Carlson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn Bohmer | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Bailey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Don Altena | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
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