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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$661K 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
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$661K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $21.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$2.9M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.9M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$22.0M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$38.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$29.9M
FY2021▲ +20%
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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
$22.0M
FY2021▲ +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
$38.6M
FY2021▲ +24%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1965.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $19.6M Management & general 8% · $1.7M Fundraising 3% · $696K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $661K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$149,609Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Deputy Director
$114,586Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Housing
$104,002Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$102,125Pt VII · Sec A
Impact and Facilities Division Director
$101,842Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Finance Director
$89,087Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt 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 · $19.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Housing

The road home is a housing focused organization that provides an array of housing support 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…

$11.0Mprogram expense
02

Emergency Shelter

The road home provides housing focused, low-barrier emergency shelter services to men, women, and families with children at three 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.

$8.7Mprogram 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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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $12.1M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct and through Housing Connect$4.1M
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through State of Utah - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and 1 more$3.9M
Va Supportive Services for Veteran Families ProgramDepartment of Veterans Affairs · ALN 64.033 · Direct$2.5M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Salt Lake City - Home Investment Partnerships Program and 3 more$981K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through West Jordan City - Community Development Block Grants and 6 more$191K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls, questioned costs.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $11.3M federal money spent
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through State of Utah - Mfrc and 4 more$4.0M
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$3.7M
Va Supportive Services for Veteran Families ProgramDepartment of Veterans Affairs · ALN 64.033 · Direct$2.0M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Salt Lake City - Home Tbra and 3 more$958K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through West Jordan City - Shelter and 6 more$214K

Plus 6 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $11.2M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Direct$3.7M
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through State of Utah-Mfrc Tanf and 4 more$3.3M
Va Supportive Services for Veteran Families ProgramDepartment of Veterans Affairs · ALN 64.033 · Direct$1.9M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Salt Lake City-Home Tbra and 6 more$745K
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Salt Lake County-Esg Rrh and 6 more$743K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $11.5M federal money spent
Continuum of Care ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.267 · Through Chsh Fy20 and 13 more$3.3M
Emergency Solutions Grant ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.231 · Through Salt Lake County - Rrh and 11 more$2.6M
Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.558 · Through State of Utah - Mfrc and 2 more$2.4M
Va Supportive Services for Veteran Families ProgramDepartment of Veterans Affairs · ALN 64.033 · Direct$1.8M
Home Investment Partnerships ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.239 · Through Salt Lake City - Home and 6 more$550K

Plus 4 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$368K
Money outPt IX
$22.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$19.6M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$696K
Owns and owesPt X
$38.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$19.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$22K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$29.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$4.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$506K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$400K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$379K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.3M
Total assetsLn 16$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$38.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5516
VolunteersI 67,592
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$14.1M$12.2M$11.4M$9.8M$8.4M
Given inLn 1b$1.0M$1.7M$1.2M$994K
SpentLn 1d–1f$468K$650K$800K$368K$363K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19.9M$21.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.4M$12.3M
Total assetsLn 16$35.8M$41.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$31.1M$38.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$432K$432K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5.7M$5.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$434K$365K$51K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.5M$8.0M$1.1M$396K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$329K$277K$39K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.6M$1.4M$190K$68K
Payroll taxesLn 10$718K$603K$85K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K$27K$8K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$80K$57K$17K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$933K$881K$38K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$179K$167K$10K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$91K$88K$642$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$52K$22K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$444K$415K$23K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$150K$122K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.1M$81K$131K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$25K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$22.0M$19.6M$1.7M$696K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $37.0M$35.6M$1.4M$37.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $28.3M$31.1M−$2.8M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $26.7M$27.9M−$1.2M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 10, 2023 $23.5M$26.1M−$2.6M$35.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $29.9M$22.0M$7.9M$38.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 $25.0M$19.3M$5.7M$31.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,933,480 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,499,781$28,107,142
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $316,481$368,248
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $221,306$40,280
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,758$1,417,810
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $25,024,810$29,933,480
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,717,645$6,110,893
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,342,588$12,561,635
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,282,664$3,355,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $19,342,897$22,027,843
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,681,913$7,905,637
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
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 $29,933,480 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$97,206
VIII-1c Fundraising events$109,380
VIII-1e Government grants$19,737,720
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,162,836
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,341
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,107,142
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $368,248$368,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,280$40,280
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $167,810$167,810
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,250,000$1,250,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $368,248 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,458,090$29,933,480
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,027,843 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $432,141$432,141
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,678,752$5,678,752
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $365,138 · Management $51,162 · Fundraising $18,198$434,498
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,952,558 · Management $1,114,294 · Fundraising $396,349$9,463,201
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $276,675 · Management $38,767 · Fundraising $13,789$329,231
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,358,528 · Management $190,354 · Fundraising $67,708$1,616,590
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $603,481 · Management $84,558 · Fundraising $30,076$718,115
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $27,406 · Management $7,994 · Fundraising $3,281$38,681
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $56,919 · Management $16,602 · Fundraising $6,814$80,335
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $880,935 · Management $37,569 · Fundraising $14,493$932,997
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $166,899 · Management $10,458 · Fundraising $1,650$179,007
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,198$41,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $87,783 · Management $642 · Fundraising $2,834$91,259
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,769 · Management $22,068 · Fundraising $1,788$75,625
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $415,285 · Management $23,029 · Fundraising $5,275$443,589
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $121,727 · Management $27,981$149,708
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,075,412 · Management $81,136 · Fundraising $130,867$1,287,415
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,280 · Management $7,683 · Fundraising $2,538$35,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,617,886 · Management $1,714,297 · Fundraising $695,660$22,027,843
Part X · Balance sheet $41,460,496 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,718,641$1,842,692
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,277,266$4,786,448
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $204,190$506,079
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $400,000$400,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $930,117$379,173
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,422,522$12,254,853
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $7,705,206$7,228,126
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $12,171,493$14,063,125
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $35,829,435$41,460,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,051,697$1,212,913
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $1,250,000$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $252,401$1,667,466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,711,098$2,880,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,926,610$22,990,271
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,191,727$15,589,846
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,118,337$38,580,117
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $35,829,435$41,460,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,580,117 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,933,480
XI-2 Total expenses$22,027,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,905,637
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,118,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$251,078
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$694,935
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,580,117

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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