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Utah Cold Case Coalition

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Helps families investigate cold case homicides and missing persons. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $315K in revenue, $474K in expenses, and $-63K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2018
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Salt Lake City, UT
Website
www.coldcasehelp.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$315KFY2025
Expenses
$474K
Net assets
$-63K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  82-5071873 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salt Lake City, UT Founded 2018
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps families investigate cold case homicides and missing persons.
Leadership
Andrea McCarthy · Executive Director · $51K
Money in and out
$315K revenue, $474K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$315K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$474K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$159K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +133% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-50%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -184% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$315K
FY2025▼ -87%
Expenses
$474K
FY2025▼ -52%
Total assets
$210K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$273K
FY2025▲ +124%
Total revenue
$315K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$474K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-63K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$159K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$210K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUtah Cold Case Coalition
EINHdr · item D82-5071873
Principal addressHdr · item CSalt Lake City, UT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.coldcasehelp.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2018
State of legal domicileHdr · item MUT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,610Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea McCarthy’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Danny Hellwig$113,846$109,438$102,484
Danny S Hellwig$112,617
Deborah Dilley$54,417$70,808$67,308
Emily Harris$65,385
Andrea McCarthy$50,610
Emily S Harris$16,346

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $439K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The cold case coalition uses volunteers to help investigate cold cases via social media, news announcements, and the cold case talk podcast.

$299Kprogram expense
02

Intermountain Forensics provides affordable and high-quality forensics dna services.

$140Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$232K · 74%
Program service revenue$83K · 26%
Contributions & grants74%$232K
Program service revenue26%$83K
— government grantsLn 1e$210K
Total revenueLn 12$315K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.00
Program services93%$439K
Management & general7%$34K
Fundraising$814
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Total assetsLn 16$210K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$273K
Total net assetsLn 32$-63K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $112K · Operating expenses/yr $474K
2.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $439K · Total expenses $474K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $34K · Total expenses $474K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $814 · Total expenses $474K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $72K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $232K · Total revenue $315K
74%
Government reliance
Government grants $210K · Total revenue $315K
67%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $83K · Total revenue $315K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $315K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $83K · Total expenses $474K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $315K · Prior year $2.5M
-87%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $245K · FY2025 $315K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-63K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $315K · Expenses $474K
-50%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $210K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-63K · Total assets $210K
-30%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $210K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrea McCarthy · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $474K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $251K · Total expenses $474K
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.4%
Revenue growth -87%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$382

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$315K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$976K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$804K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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