To provide financially disadvantaged individuals and families suffering from the disease of drug and alcohol addiction with customized best-odds-outcome programs designed to promote long-term sustainable Sobriety by facilitating collaboration between charitable donors and recovery service providers, and to provide substance abuse education, resources, and support to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$437K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$487K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$156K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$437K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$375K
FY2023$526K
FY2024$437K
Expenses
$487K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$293K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$487K
Net assets
$156K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$156K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $253K Management & general 6% · $30K Fundraising 42% · $204K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,734Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erika Sheriff’s $13K as Advocate is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erika Sheriff$12,734$12,007$7,960$7,952—
Amy Sorensen————$4,583

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Connects donors and providers to offer customized recovery programs and community education for addiction.

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3 programs · $253K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In 2024, the sobriety foundation was able to provide 363 sober living scholarships. Each of these scholarships is meaningful as it represents an individual who is working diligently to engage in recovery services and take steps to improve their lives and have a positive impact on the broader community.

$253Kprogram expense
02

The sobriety foundation was able to help multiple individuals during the year that suffered from the disease of addiction. 80% of sobriety foundation's recipients are sober and living a long-term sustainable life from the disease of addiction.

Pt IX · col B
03

Our annual teetotaler speakeasy event was held on october 11, 2024 in salt lake city and saw significant growth with 320 individuals in attendance, sobriety foundation raised more than 253,187.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $738K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$253,187
Unitemized GrantFY2023$226,905
Unitemized GrantFY2022$149,875
Unitemized GrantFY2021$91,863
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,600

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$437K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Money outPt IX
$487K
Ln 25
Programscol B$253K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$204K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$437K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$123K
Total revenueLn 12$437K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$156K
Total assetsLn 16$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$156K
Total assetsLn 16$207K$156K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$207K$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$253K$253K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$213K$10K$204K
All other expensesLn 24e$445$445
Total functional expensesLn 25$487K$253K$30K$204K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $437K$487K−$51K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $526K$538K−$13K$207K 990 PDF
FY2022 $375K$346K$29K$219K 990 PDF
FY2021 $389K$293K$95K$191K 990 PDF
FY2020 $126K$95K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $436,521 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $525,814$436,521
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $525,814$436,521
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $226,905$253,187
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,007$12,734
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $299,565$221,391
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $538,477$487,312
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,663−$50,791
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $436,521 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$436,521
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$123,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$436,521
VIII-12 Total revenue$436,521
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $487,312 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $253,187$253,187
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $12,734$12,734
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,750$2,750
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,595$1,595
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,259$1,259
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $9,630 · Fundraising $203,712$213,342
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $445$445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $253,187 · Management $30,413 · Fundraising $203,712$487,312
Part X · Balance sheet $155,747 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $206,538$155,747
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $206,538$155,747
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $206,538$155,747
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $206,538$155,747
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $206,538$155,747
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $155,747 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$436,521
XI-2 Total expenses$487,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,791
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$206,538
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$155,747

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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