Silicon Slopes empowers utah's startup and tech community to learn, connect, and serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$455K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $465K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$455K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.0M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
44%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.0M
FY2021▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2021▲ +55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$3.3M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2021▼ -51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022−$343K
FY2023−$205K
FY2024$228K

From the FY2021 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 2017.

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Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $3.1M Management & general 52% · $3.7M Fundraising 5% · $323K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $455K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$175,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Partnership Director
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clint Betts’s $169K as Executive Director/Preside is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clint Betts$169,230$135,577$175,000$475,000
Garrett Clark$150,000$150,000$150,000$120,000
John Bowers$130,000$130,000$130,000—

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 15aNo

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1 program · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Annual Tech Summit

Silicon slopes tech summit is a globally recognized two-day summit organized and hosted by the silicon slopes organization and community.

$3.1Mprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$412K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$3.7M
Fundraisingcol D$323K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$412K
Investment incomeLn 3$582
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$6.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$247K
Other assetsLn 15$255K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$99K$247K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$455K$455K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$853K$853K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$73K
Legal feesLn 11b$82K$82K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$425K$66K$85K$274K
Office expensesLn 13$616K$616K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K
TravelLn 17$335K$225K$64K$46K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.2M$2.0M$211K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$90K$90K
InsuranceLn 23$161K$5K$155K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$786K$833K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$102K$11K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$3.1M$3.7M$323K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.7M$3.3M$432K$228K 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.1M$6.0M$139K−$205K 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.5M$6.8M−$1.3M−$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.0M$7.1M−$1.1M$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$4.6M−$465K$2.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,981,892 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,664,425$5,564,640
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $416,032$412,224
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $771$582
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,546$4,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,100,774$5,981,892
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,507$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,508,321$1,385,875
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,023,728$5,696,493
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,565,556$7,082,368
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$464,782−$1,100,476
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $5,981,892 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$157,544
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,407,096
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,564,640
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $412,224$412,224
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $582$582
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,446$4,446
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $416,670 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $582$5,981,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,082,368 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $455,000$455,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $853,087$853,087
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,181$5,181
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $72,607$72,607
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $82,077$82,077
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $66,365 · Management $84,978 · Fundraising $274,013$425,356
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $615,851$615,851
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $45,097$45,097
IX-17 TravelPrograms $224,872 · Management $64,451 · Fundraising $45,919$335,242
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,004,810 · Management $211,334$2,216,144
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,760$1,760
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $90,128$90,128
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,336 · Management $155,343$160,679
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $786,180 · Management $832,990 · Fundraising $3,407$1,622,577
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,916 · Management $90,666$101,582
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,098,479 · Management $3,660,550 · Fundraising $323,339$7,082,368
Part X · Balance sheet $2,661,490 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,963,133$1,675,060
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $193,699$455,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $98,620$247,412
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $33,377$28,072
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,590$255,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,326,419$2,661,490
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,736$1,427,832
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $166,896$191,347
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $183,632$1,619,179
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,142,787$1,042,311
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,326,419$2,661,490
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,042,311 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,981,892
XI-2 Total expenses$7,082,368
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,100,476
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,142,787
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,042,311

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