Oregon Fuel Funds

• Oregon HEAT is a partnership of individuals and private and public utilities, working with community and state agencies. The majority of funding for Oregon HEAT comes from customers of utilities. HEAT's primary program objective is to prevent disconnection of utility service during inclement weather by providing bill payment assistance to low income households in emergency situations.

  Oregon Heat also operates a "recovered oil program" though which excess oil from households that have converted from oil to another heat source goes to low-income households.

• Donations from utilities, fuel oil vendors, and charitable organizations.

LEVERAGING

2010: $5.4 million
2009: $4.6 million
2007: $17.6 million
2006: $900,000
2004: $12.1 million
2003: $15 million
2002: $2.3 million
2001: $7.1 million
2000: $3.7 million
1999: $961,400
1998: $956,266
1997: $576,845
1996: $435,508
1995: $507,856
1994: $153,000
1993: $100,000
1992: $114,000
1991: $100,000