Utah foundation's mission is to produce objective, thorough and well- reasoned research and analysis that promotes the effective use of public resources, a thriving economy, a well-prepared workforce and a high quality of life for utahns. Utah Foundation seeks to help decision-makers and citizens understand and address complex issues. Utah Foundation also offers constructive guidance to improve governmental policies, programs and structures. Utah Foundation is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 70 volunteers and 3 employees.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$147K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$561K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$473K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$473K
Expenses
$561K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$516K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$561K
Net assets
$431K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$431K

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 Nov 1946.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $476K Management & general 9% · $50K Fundraising 6% · $34K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $147K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$146,827Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shawn Teigen’s $147K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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
Peter Reichard——$171,064$143,767$148,289
Shawn Teigen$146,827$146,827$120,232——

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 15aYes

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1 program · $476K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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$476Kprogram expense

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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
Giv CommunitiesFY2024$17K
AARPFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$72K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$473K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$561K
Ln 25
Programscol B$476K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$253K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$473K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$296K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$360K
Total assetsLn 16$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$487K$360K
Total assetsLn 16$569K$461K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$518K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$106K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$241K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$28K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$29K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$18K$3K$100
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$659$732
OccupancyLn 16$13K$10K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$462$513
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$25K$25K
InsuranceLn 23$876$876
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$558$3K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$301$9$56$236
Total functional expensesLn 25$561K$476K$50K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $473K$561K−$87K$431K 990 PDF
FY2023 $496K$511K−$14K$518K 990 PDF
FY2022 $503K$504K−$812$533K 990 PDF
FY2021 $703K$454K$248K$533K 990 PDF
FY2020 $657K$516K$141K$285K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $473,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,839$252,639
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,500$203,441
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,995$17,258
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $496,334$473,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $430,615$471,937
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $80,029$88,630
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $510,644$560,567
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,310−$87,229
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,338 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$149,210
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,429
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$252,639
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $203,441$203,441
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,258$17,258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $203,441 · Excluded from tax $17,258$473,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $560,567 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $106,383 · Management $22,799 · Fundraising $22,813$151,995
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $240,787 · Management $4,665$245,452
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,099 · Management $1,653 · Fundraising $1,266$31,018
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,293 · Management $1,226 · Fundraising $1,125$10,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,676 · Management $2,268 · Fundraising $1,884$32,828
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,790$8,790
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,401 · Management $3,307 · Fundraising $100$21,808
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,930 · Management $659 · Fundraising $732$7,321
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,309 · Management $1,146 · Fundraising $1,273$12,728
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,155 · Management $462 · Fundraising $513$5,130
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,745$24,745
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $876$876
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $558 · Management $2,593 · Fundraising $3,780$6,931
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9 · Management $56 · Fundraising $236$301
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $476,345 · Management $50,500 · Fundraising $33,722$560,567
Part X · Balance sheet $460,876 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,008$63,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $413,090$296,248
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,840$101,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,814$460,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,414$29,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,457$29,748
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $518,357$431,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $518,357$431,128
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,814$460,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,128 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,338
XI-2 Total expenses$560,567
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,229
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$518,357
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,128

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