Something not being debated, however, is the salary structure of the agencies responsible for disseminating these funds. Listed below is the most recently available tax return for Tri County Community Action ... then referred to as Tri Town Community Opportunity ... before its merger with South County Community. With executive salaries of upwards of 172K, it would appear that there is good money in "helping the poor", or in this case, simply being a conduit for federal taxpayer dollars to home heating assistance recipients
Editors Note: Allow IRS Form time to load. Click the arrows in the lower right hand corner of the screen to go full page. Executive Compensation figures are on page 7 of IRS Form 990.