Utah Refugee Connection FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 26-3952217Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSutahrefugee.org6440 S Wasatch Blvd, 84121-3511 · Salt Lake Cty, UTTax-exempt since Jul 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission statement: Utah Refugee Connection mission: creating meaningful connections between refugees, the community, and public and private organizations which support refugees in developing self-sufficient and fulfilling lives. Significant activity: Utah Refugee Connection is a non-profit set up to help people in the community know of meaningful ways to learn about, serve and give to local refugees. We coordinate with the state Refugee service office, local Refugee providers and many Refugee communities to assess needs. We fill gaps in services and offer support to local refugees and organizations that could use more resources. We are a Refugee focused "service broker" for the community for those needing help and for those who would like to help local refugees. We connect interested parties in collaboration to meet local Refugee needs. We engage individuals and groups mainly though our social media feeds. We have over 20,000 individuals who follow US on various platforms. We share wit

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $124K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $590
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$851K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$359K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$851K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$359K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$359K
FY2021$375K
FY2022$951K
FY2023$727K
FY2024$745K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $840K Management & general 1% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$60,690Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Dott Harmer’s $93K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Dott Harmer$93,269$91,000$86,952$66,300$60,690

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects refugees with community support for self-sufficiency.

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1 program · $840K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Utah refugee connection operates a serve refugee sharehouse where people in the community can donate specific items that are needed for local refugees. Each year our sharehouse collects and distributes close to a million dollars in goods and services to local refugees.

$840Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$590
Grants paid · 1 grant · $189K · 2022–2022
Utah Refugee GoatsUT · FY2022$189,169

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$851K
Ln 25
Programscol B$840K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$359K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$676K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$359K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 62,767
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$344K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$132K$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$359K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$56K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$16K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$19K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$267$267
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$465$35
Office expensesLn 13$939$889$50
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$191
TravelLn 17$383$356$27
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$995$995
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$745K$745K$529
All other expensesLn 24e$109$101$8
Total functional expensesLn 25$851K$840K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$18K$745K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.3M−$224K$727K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.6M$576K$951K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.0M$20K$375K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$851K$229K$359K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,080,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $81,830$1,080,201
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,830$1,080,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,726$97,635
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,259$753,848
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,985$851,483
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,845$228,718
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,080,201 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,080,201
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$675,512
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,080,201
VIII-12 Total revenue$1,080,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $851,483 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,442 · Management $4,248$60,690
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,568 · Management $1,172$16,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,791 · Management $1,414$20,205
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $267$267
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $465 · Management $35$500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $889 · Management $50$939
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,535 · Management $191$2,726
IX-17 TravelPrograms $356 · Management $27$383
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,605$2,605
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $995$995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $744,795 · Management $529$745,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $101 · Management $8$109
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $839,942 · Management $11,541 · Fundraising $0$851,483
Part X · Balance sheet $360,994 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,283$344,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,993$2,388
X-15 Other assets$14,186
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $132,276$360,994
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,341$2,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,341$2,341
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $129,935$358,653
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,935$358,653
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $132,276$360,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $358,653 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,080,201
XI-2 Total expenses$851,483
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$228,718
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,935
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$358,653

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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