MASSACHUSETTS FUEL FUNDS

• Good Neighbor Energy Fund consists of private donations and utility contributions.   Benefits provide a maximum $200 payment toward energy bills for households with incomes between 151 - 200 percent of federal poverty level.  Administered by the Salvation Army and select LIHEAP subgrantees, the fund totaled $512,707 in FY 2002.

• Utility and ratepayer donations fund Westfield Warm. Benefits pay for primary electric and/or gas for households who have exhausted their fuel assistance benefit or who were not eligible for LIHEAP.  

• The HCAC Fuel Bank is funded by private donations, community groups and fundraising events. Benefits assist households up to 200 percent of federal poverty level.

LEVERAGING

2002: $880,831
2001: $1 million
2000: $780,062
1999: $657,280
1998: $657,778
1997: $460,732
1996: $577,467
1995: $535,086
1994: $997,019
1993: $745,005
1992: $668,000