EIN 42-0923424

Upper Des Moines Opportunity (UDMO)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
275
City
Graettinger
State
Year formed
1965
Most recent tax filings
2022-09-01
Description
Upper Des Moines Opportunity is dedicated to building partnerships, empowering people, and alleviating the conditions and causes of poverty.
Total revenues
$21,540,348
2022
Total expenses
$21,172,235
2022
Total assets
$5,958,141
2022
Num. employees
275
2022

Program areas at UDMO

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. Its 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 2022 fiscal year, a total of $1,160,332.95 was expended to weatherize 76 homes in udmo's 12-county service area. The average per home was approximately $15,267.42, in addition 1 home was deferred and 0 homes required re-work.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 2022, udmo provided liheap assistance to 5,530 unduplicated households in udmo's 12-county service area for a total spent of $4,957,970.00, of that $2,022,618 was liheap and $2,935,352 was liheap-arpa (covid19), in addition crisis assistance was provided to 578 households for a total spent of $298,350.76.
Outreach
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 32 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 347 children were served by head start, 54% lived in families with incomes below 100% of poverty, 20% lived in families between 100% and 130% of poverty, 4% lived in families above 130% of poverty, 5% received public assistance, and 1% were in foster care and 16% (55) were homeless. During the year a cumulative total of 220 children were served by early head start, 63% lived in families with incomes below 100% of poverty and 11.5% lived in families with incomes between 100% and 130% of poverty, 0% lived in families above 130% of poverty, 4% received public assistance, 1% were in foster care and 20% (44) were homeless. Head start and early head start served a combined total of 10.4% 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.
Food programs
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 137 families, sail served 53 families and kids served 63 families in fy2022.
Housing
Health services

Who funds Upper Des Moines Opportunity (UDMO)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA)Rent Assistance, Individual Disaster Assistance$109,039
Land O'Lakes FoundationMember Co-Op Matches$28,500
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$26,780
...and 16 more grants received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of Health and Human ServicesHEAD START$7,019,483
Department of Health and Human ServicesLOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE$5,538,913
Department of Health and Human ServicesLOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE$2,481,729
...and 15 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at UDMO

NameTitleCompensation
Julie EdwardsExecutive Director$78,731
Donna TonderumFiscal Director$77,534
George WigenHuman Resources Director
Irene Mayland, Early ChildhoodPrograms Director
Shakira MeyerDirector of Program Development, Compliance and Reporting
...and 10 more key personnel

Financials for UDMO

RevenuesFYE 09/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$21,027,038
Program services$434,635
Investment income and dividends$4,241
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$74,434
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$21,540,348

Form 990s for UDMO

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-092023-05-11990View PDF
2021-092022-08-04990View PDF
2020-092021-07-23990View PDF
2019-092020-08-14990View PDF
2018-092019-11-02990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 9, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 6, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $109,039 from Iowa Community Action Association (ICAA)
Nonprofit Types
Business and community development organizationsFamily service centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharitiesCommunity Action ProgramsHead Start programs
Issues
Community improvement
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
101 Robins St PO Box 519
Graettinger, IA 51342
County
Palo Alto County, IA
Website URL
udmo.com/ 
Phone
(712) 859-3885
Facebook page
Upper-Des-Moines-Opportunity-Inc 
IRS details
EIN
42-0923424
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1965
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
S20: Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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