The Road Home

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Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)Since 1941Human ServicesEIN 87-0212465Revenue $37.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRStheroadhome.org1415 S Main St, 84115-5313 · Salt Lake Cty, UTTax-exempt since Jan 1965Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The primary mission is to help individuals and families step out of homelessness and back into the community in salt lake county. The Road Home meets this mission by providing housing-focused, emergency shelter programs, along with comprehensive housing services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7,592 volunteers and 516 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $23K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.9M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$37.0M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$35.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$37.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$37.0M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25.0M
FY2021$29.9M
FY2022$23.5M
FY2023$26.7M
FY2024$28.3M
FY2025$37.0M
Expenses
$35.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.3M
FY2021$22.0M
FY2022$26.1M
FY2023$27.9M
FY2024$31.1M
FY2025$35.6M
Net assets
$37.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.1M
FY2021$38.6M
FY2022$35.6M
FY2023$34.4M
FY2024$33.9M
FY2025$37.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1965.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $31.0M Management & general 9% · $3.3M Fundraising 4% · $1.3M

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

35 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$184,246Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$155,140Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance Officer (until 02/2025)
$150,007Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Human Resouces
$130,280Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$117,111Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$111,879Pt VII · Sec A
Division Dir. of Grants & Compliance
$106,735Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Property Mgmt & Development
$101,829Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Flynn’s $184K as Executive Director is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Flynn$184,246$173,420$171,872$159,646$149,609$124,140
Sarah Strang$155,140$129,279$108,276———
Michael Pope$150,007$134,164$127,414$120,155$89,087—
Sarah Powell$130,280$119,120$112,037———
Michelle Eining$117,111$114,870$119,102$112,902$114,586$99,033
Kathryn Kahn$111,879$107,818$107,024———
Matthew Minkevitch—————$109,752
Baylee White$106,735—————

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

Programs and updates

Offers emergency shelter and housing support to those experiencing homelessness.

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2 programs · $31.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Emergency Shelter

The road home provides housing focused, low-barrier emergency shelter services to men, women, and families with children at five resource center locations. The road home's emergency shelter programs are a community safety-net, providing refuge, relief, and resources to the community's most vulnerable citizens in four cities across salt…

$18.2Mprogram expense
02

Housing

The road home is a housing focused organization that provides an array of housing supports to help individuals and families return to and maintain housing in the community. The agency's spectrum of housing services include: basic housing resources, obtaining necessary documents and id, utility debt removal, landlord negotiation and…

$12.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$23K
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Grants paid · 34 grants · $42.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,299,798
Unitemized GrantFY2024$282,456
Unitemized GrantFY2024$269,825
Unitemized GrantFY2024$137,496
Unitemized GrantFY2024$98,103
First Step HouseUT · FY2024$60,674
Sth Magnolia LLCFY2024$34,213
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,753,599
Sth Magnolia LLCFY2023$388,050
Sth Wendell LLCFY2023$168,509
First Step HouseUT · FY2023$125,000
University of UtahUT · FY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,925,156
Sth Magnolia LLCFY2022$242,896
First Step HouseUT · FY2022$198,970
Sth Wendell LLCFY2022$197,430
University of UtahUT · FY2022$60,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$37.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$400K
Money outPt IX
$35.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$31.0M
Managementcol C$3.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$37.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$24.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$400K
Gains on assetsLn 7$102K
Total revenueLn 12$37.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16.6M
Other assetsLn 15$215K
Total assetsLn 16$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$37.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5516
VolunteersI 67,592
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$666K$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.2M$23.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.0M$16.6M
Total assetsLn 16$41.1M$45.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.1M$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$33.9M$37.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$95K$95K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7.1M$7.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$611K$512K$68K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.8M$13.3M$1.8M$769K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$513K$435K$50K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.7M$2.3M$259K$147K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$1.0M$117K$66K
Legal feesLn 11b$153K$55K$66K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$116K$42K$50K$25K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.6M$1.4M$196K$81K
Office expensesLn 13$285K$240K$45K
OccupancyLn 16$767K$750K$17K
TravelLn 17$117K$115K$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$124K$67K$52K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.1M$129K
InsuranceLn 23$496K$375K$120K$801
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$1.9M$325K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$312K$275K$3K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.6M$31.0M$3.3M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $37.0M$35.6M$1.4M$37.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $28.3M$31.1M−$2.8M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $26.7M$27.9M−$1.2M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $23.5M$26.1M−$2.6M$35.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $29.9M$22.0M$7.9M$38.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $25.0M$19.3M$5.7M$31.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $37,000,053 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,009,385$33,594,973
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,105,715$3,151,272
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $301,860$400,010
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$96,350−$146,202
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,320,610$37,000,053
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,450,158$7,182,566
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,456,513$20,827,451
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,189,337$7,577,333
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $31,096,008$35,587,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,775,398$1,412,703
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $37,000,053 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$20,560
VIII-1c Fundraising events$159,940
VIII-1d Related organizations$706,049
VIII-1e Government grants$24,260,245
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,448,179
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,594,973
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,151,272$3,151,272
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $298,160$298,160
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $101,850$101,850
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$146,202−$146,202
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,151,272 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $253,808$37,000,053
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,587,350 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $94,887$94,887
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,087,679$7,087,679
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $512,311 · Management $68,193 · Fundraising $30,097$610,601
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,258,569 · Management $1,797,700 · Fundraising $768,530$15,824,799
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $435,315 · Management $49,703 · Fundraising $28,178$513,196
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,268,987 · Management $259,065 · Fundraising $146,874$2,674,926
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,021,224 · Management $116,600 · Fundraising $66,105$1,203,929
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $54,516 · Management $65,785 · Fundraising $32,394$152,695
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $41,533 · Management $50,118 · Fundraising $24,679$116,330
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,172$8,172
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,372,046 · Management $196,112 · Fundraising $80,587$1,648,745
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $240,252 · Management $45,125$285,377
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $750,003 · Management $16,526$766,529
IX-17 TravelPrograms $114,682 · Management $1,360 · Fundraising $1,387$117,429
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $66,731 · Management $52,452 · Fundraising $4,622$123,805
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,117,928 · Management $129,259$1,247,187
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $375,368 · Management $120,123 · Fundraising $801$496,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,944,294 · Management $324,948 · Fundraising $33,647$2,302,889
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $275,160 · Management $3,132 · Fundraising $33,591$311,883
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $31,031,485 · Management $3,304,373 · Fundraising $1,251,492$35,587,350
Part X · Balance sheet $45,647,557 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $666,439$1,297,881
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,606,237$3,381,013
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $467,988$1,092,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,968,114$16,591,468
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,601,971$6,191,260
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $15,625,974$16,878,018
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $121,906$215,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,058,629$45,647,557
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,481,703$1,442,369
X-19 Deferred revenue$701,484
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $123,863$217,848
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,130,959$7,865,764
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,192,968$14,769,940
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,734,702$23,011,853
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,927,670$37,781,793
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,058,629$45,647,557
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,781,793 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$37,000,053
XI-2 Total expenses$35,587,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,412,703
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,927,670
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,441,420
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,781,793

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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