The organization is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of the citizens of Utah by promoting science-based health education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $47K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$254K
Spent
$213K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$254K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$254K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$514K
FY2024$223K
FY2025$230K
Expenses
$213K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$107K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$285K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2012.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $147K Management & general 21% · $45K Fundraising 10% · $21K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Vasic’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jonathan Vasic$93,600$93,600$95,377$79,923$59,813—
Jonny Vasic—————$56,700

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

Promotes science-based health education to protect Utah citizens' well-being.

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3 programs · $147K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Childhood Lead Poisoing Prevention and Surveillance

UPHE is working with Salt Lake County Lead Safe Housing program via a grant to raise awareness of the necessity of having children tested for lead poisoning for ages under six years old. Through this program, the community will be more informed on the dangers of lead, and know where they can go for help.

$83Kprogram expense
02

Burn Smart Summit County Wood Burning Conversion Program

UPHEs Burn Smart Summit County EPA grant works to educate the public on the health dangers of wood smoke to our health and reduce exposure to wood smoke pollution by helping low and moderate-income residents obtain sources of heat cleaner and healthier than wood-burning stoves and fireplaces.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Providing detailed, scientific comments to government agencies and the general publicProgram description - Educating the public and compiling and submitting expert comments focused on Air Quality, water quality, soil quality, toxic chemicals, fossil fuels and alternative energy to local, state, and federal government agencies on a…

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$47K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$254K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$147K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Government grantsLn 1e$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$254K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K
Total assetsLn 16$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 611
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$111K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$40K$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$30K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$196$196
Legal feesLn 11b$610$610
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$45K$946$57
Advertising and promotionLn 12$225$225
Office expensesLn 13$1K$545$512$399
Information technologyLn 14$7K$269$1K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$378$230$148
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$29K$300$589
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$489$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$110$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$147K$45K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $230K$251K−$21K$285K 990 PDF
FY2024 $223K$244K−$21K$303K 990 PDF
FY2023 $514K$451K$64K$324K 990 PDF
FY2022 $486K$402K$84K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 $252K$244K$8K$115K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $254K$213K$41K$107K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $253,913 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $250,341$250,340
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,573$3,573
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $253,914$253,913
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,959$109,464
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $137,620$103,866
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,579$213,330
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,335$40,583
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $253,913 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$132,001
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,339
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,340
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,573$3,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,573 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$253,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $213,330 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,690 · Management $8,505 · Fundraising $8,505$56,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,427 · Management $4,525 · Fundraising $6,410$41,362
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,900$3,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,502$7,502
IX-11a Management feesManagement $196$196
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $610$610
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,219$4,219
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,405 · Management $946 · Fundraising $57$46,408
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $225$225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $545 · Management $512 · Fundraising $399$1,456
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $269 · Management $1,293 · Fundraising $5,105$6,667
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,103$8,103
IX-17 TravelPrograms $230 · Management $148$378
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,283 · Management $300 · Fundraising $589$30,172
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,485$1,485
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $489 · Management $1,280$1,769
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110 · Management $2,068$2,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,058 · Management $44,982 · Fundraising $21,290$213,330
Part X · Balance sheet $111,307 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,449$102,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,143$5,144
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,627$4,132
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,219$111,307
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,471$4,544
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,471$4,544
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,748$106,763
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,748$106,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,219$111,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $106,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$253,913
XI-2 Total expenses$213,330
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$40,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,748
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,432
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$106,763

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