2024-11-13T10:42:05-06:00 2023-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 2501 W BELTLINE HWY STE 501 MADISON WI 53713 990 2023-01-01 351115813 WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC WEST 8122321264 705 SOUTH 5TH STREET TERRE HAUTE IN 47807 CAROLE BARR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8122321264 2024-10-05 1 0 QUINN DUGAN P02267768 6082741980 2024-10-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CAROLE BARR 705 SOUTH 5TH STREET TERRE HAUTE IN 47807 8839109 0 X WWW.WICAA.ORG X 1964 IN TO PROVIDE GREATER USE OF NEW TYPES OF SERVICES & INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN ATTACKING THE CAUSES OF POVERTY, SO AS TO DEVELOP INCREASINGLY EFFECTIVE METHODS OF EMPLOYING AVAILABLE RESOURCES & TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM FEASIBLE PARTICIPATION OF THE ECONOMICALLY & MENTALLY DISADVANTAGED & ELDERLY IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL PROGRAMS & PROJECTS DESIGNED TO SERVE THIS CLIENTELE. 17 17 172 662 0 0 11718484 8697220 0 0 10048 96 76864 141793 11805396 8839109 6644791 3760726 0 0 3692360 3704833 0 0 0 1385445 1378827 11722596 8844386 82800 -5277 2125042 1953118 1270399 1103752 854643 849366 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS AND PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. 0 0 3245956 3208371 0 ENERGY ASSISTANCE - DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH THE HIGH COST OF HOME ENERGY. THE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HEATING SEASON BEGINS IN NOVEMBER AND WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC. PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 5,832 IN 2023. 2958439 0 0 CHILD EDUCATION - HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START ARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHANCING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP THE EARLY READING AND MATH SKILLS THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. PRENATAL EDUCATION IS ALSO PROVIDED TO PREGNANT MOTHERS. WICAA HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED 537 CHILDREN AND THIER FAMILIES ACROSS VIGO, CLAY AND PUTNAM COUNTIES. STAFF RECOGNIZES THAT PARENTS ARE THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT TEACHERS OF THEIR CHILDREN. WE WELCOME PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND WORK AS PARTNERS WITH PARENTS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT BEST MEETS THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILD. HOUSEHOLD INCOME ELIGIBILITY IS BASED UPON 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. TO BE AGE ELIGIBLE FOR EARLY HEAD START SERVICES CHILDREN MUST BE YOUNGER THAN 3 YEARS OLD OR A PREGNANT MOTHER. TO BE AGE ELIGIBLE FOR HEAD START SERVICES A CHILD MUST BE AT LEAST 3 YEARS OLD BY BY AUGUST 1ST, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CUT-OFF DATE. 818932 230548 0 FOOD PROGRAMS - THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN PROGRAM (WIC) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS, POSTPARTUM NON-BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS (UP TO SIX MONTHS AFTER DELIVERY), INFANTS AND CHILDREN UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THE WIC PROGRAM PROVIDES AT NO COST TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY, CHECKS FOR SPECIFIED NUTRITIOUS FOODS SUCH AS MILK, CEREAL, FRUIT JUICE, EGGS, CHEESE AND PEANUT BUTTER. BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE, AND FORMULA IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INFANTS WHO ARE NOT BREASTFED. PARTICIPANTS RECIEVE INDIVIDUAL NUTRITION COUNSELING, NUTRITION CLASSES, AND HEALTH CARE REFERRAL. OVER 2,836 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN 2023. 432152 234884 0 WEATHERIZATION - THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INSULATE AND AIR-SEAL DWELLINGS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY NEEDED TO HEAT THE HOME. ADDITIONALLY, ALL COMBUSTION APPLIANCES ARE THOROUGHLY TESTED TO ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS. WE ALSO PERFORM ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ATTEMPT TO LESSEN THE BASELOAD ENERGY USAGE. IN 2023, 50 HOMES WERE WEATHERIZED. 405323 86923 0 SENIOR PROGRAMS - THE WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC.'S FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INCOME ELIGIBLE PERSONS AGE 55 YEARS AND OLDER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS IN MEANINGFUL ASSIGNMENTS AT LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DEFINED NEEDS. HELPING TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH DEPENDABLE, EXPERIENCED, LOVING VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH THE CHILDREN THEY SERVE. THROUGH NETWORKING AND PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE RESOURCES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ELDERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE TRAINING TO HELP EDUCATE THEM ON A VARIETY OF LIFE ISSUES AND GAIN OR ENHANCE VALUABLE SKILLS. THEY HAVE DAILY INTERACTION WITH OTHERS WHICH HELPS THEM TO STAY MENTALLY ALERT, PHYSICALLY ACTIVE, AND MORE INVOLVED IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND BETTER CONNECTED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY. FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS ALSO RECEIVE A SMALL STIPEND THAT HELPS THEM AFFORD SOME BASIC NEEDS THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD DO WITHOUT. DURING 2023, 51 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED AS FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS AND SERVED OVER 46,000 HOURS AT 16 DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS: THEY SERVED OVER 1,300 DIFFERENT CHILDREN.THE WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, INC.'S RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP) IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PERSONS AGE 55 YEARS AND OLDER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS UTILIZING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO HELP MEET IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. DURING 2023, THE RSVP PROGRAM HAD AN ENROLLMENT OF 62 VOLUNTEERS AGE 55 YEARS AND OLDER. THOSE VOLUNTEERS REPORTED 7,740 SERVICE HOURS AT JUST 9 DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER STATIONS. SERVICE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FOOD SECURITY AND CONGREGATE MEALS; WASTE REDUCTION, MANAGEMENT, AND RECYCLING; CIVIC INVOLVEMENT, COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT, AND VETERAN SERVICES. 257291 0 0 COMMUNITY SERVICES - COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) FUNDS CENTRAL MANAGEMENT AND CORE ACTIVITIES OF THE AGENCY IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE POVERTY, REVITALIZE LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. IN 2023, WESTERN INDIANA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY'S CSBG PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT TO APPROXIMATELY 140 INDIVIDUALS. 63342 0 0 DISCRETIONARY 1158108 321807 0 8181435 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 172 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IN X DEBORAH KEARSCHNER 8122321264 705 SOUTH 5TH STREET TERRE HAUTE IN 47807 JUDY ANDERSON PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN MACE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSE MARY PRICE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DOT HAMANN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DUKE BENNETT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA BOWMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CESINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY COY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA GRAHAM BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 OLA EKULONA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BETH HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARLEAH MCLUER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MADONNA NALLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED PRICE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHEL STARKEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL TREASH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN VERHOFF BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE BARR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 112278 0 7983 DEBORAH KEARSCHNER FINANCE DIRECTOR 37.50 X 76344 0 18649 188622 0 26632 1 0 0 0 0 8685236 11984 6960 8697220 96 96 141793 141793 141793 8839109 0 0 141889 3760726 3760726 215254 215254 2794157 2550441 243716 51297 51297 405570 362121 43449 238555 203978 34577 4695 295 4400 39500 39500 366373 298406 67967 65608 65608 348116 337937 10179 76941 74720 2221 26130 26130 3 3 131388 131388 VOLUNTEERS/STIPENDS 173086 173086 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 146987 145299 1688 8844386 8181435 662951 0 12997 112296 18678 18406 688455 622161 10180 22350 33313 33128 72429 79042 2164831 1365451 863617 799380 8775 10024 416598 256331 2125042 1953118 465369 505420 30743 46774 353638 293783 420649 257775 1270399 1103752 X 849643 844366 5000 5000 854643 849366 2125042 1953118 -5277 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 6543396 6803878 7521175 11718484 8697220 41284153 6543396 6803878 7521175 11718484 8697220 41284153 41284153 5142 1255 1281 48 96 7822 42326 62999 117712 76864 141793 441694 41733669 47255 0.98920 0.99110 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8775 1657 317 91 10024 10125 297 -1260 297 90 8775 8533 271 1685 271 93 10125 7774 262 832 262 73 8533 6486 249 1348 249 60 7774 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1 0 40655 40655 1170744 623658 547086 953432 741793 211639 799380 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - OPERATING 248961 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - FINANCE 7370 256331 FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS, NET 6338 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS, NET 251437 257775 X 8908881 69772 69772 8839109 0 8839109 8914158 69772 69772 8844386 0 8844386 PART V, LINE 4: THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATION TO FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. PART X, LINE 2: WICAA IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. WICAA IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM INDIANA STATE INCOME TAX. WICAA IS REQUIRED TO ASSESS WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WICAA HAS DETERMINED THERE IS NO AMOUNT TO RECORD AS ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 ENERGY ASSISTANCE 5832 3208371 FOOD ASSISTANCE 2836 230548 SENIOR PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE 51 86923 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE 50 234884 PART I, LINE 2: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAM DIRECTORS, AND FINANCE DIRECTOR ARE INVOLVED IN THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF MONITORING GRANT ACTIVITY. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY REQUIRED REPORTING AND DAILY MONITORING OF THE ACTIVITIES OF EACH PROGRAM. PROGRAM GUIDELINES ARE USED FOR ALL PROGRAM ACTIVITIES TO COMPLY WITH VARIOUS REGULATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY. IF ANY CONFLICTS EXIST AT MEETINGS REGARDING SUBJECT/TOPIC, IT IS DISCUSSED. ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH AN ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE TOPIC TO WHICH THE CONFLICT RELATES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE BOARD REVIEWS COMPENSATION BASED ON A WAGE COMPARABILITY STUDY, LAST CONDUCTED IN 2023 WITH OTHER SIMILAR COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS IN INDIANA. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER THE REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.