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Advocates for effective public policies to improve children's lives through research and community action. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $1.2M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Salt Lake Cty, UT
Website
www.utahchildren.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.7MFY2024
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$1.2M
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  87-0428873 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salt Lake Cty, UT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advocates for effective public policies to improve children's lives through research and community action.
Leadership
Maurice F Hickey · Executive Director · $120K
Money in and out
$1.7M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $339K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +328% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +52%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +11%
Total assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$121K
FY2024▼ -47%
Total revenue
$1.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$339K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUtah Children
EINHdr · item D87-0428873
Principal addressHdr · item CSalt Lake Cty, UT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.utahchildren.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MUT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1986

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maurice F Hickey’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 796 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Maurice F Hickey$120,000
Moe Hickey$100,000$100,000$94,167

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

3 program services account for $641K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Early Care and Education

Provide to all children the services and support necessary to enable them to start school and to prepare them for success. The organization researchs best practices and develops recommendations to help state policymakers think strategically about policy decisions to increase accessibility, affordability, and quality of childcare and…

$345Kprogram expense
02

Children's Health

Improve and strengthen public and private programs to ensure that all children have access to and receive quality healthcare.

$164Kprogram expense
03

Immigrant and Refugee Policy

Support immigrant communities by uplifting the issues that are most affecting them.

$132Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.6M · 96%
Program service revenue$25K · 2%
Investment income$34K · 2%
Contributions & grants96%$1.6M
Program service revenue2%$25K
Investment income2%$34K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.03
Program services73%$964K
Management & general24%$312K
Fundraising3%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$420K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$121K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $913K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
8.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $964K · Total expenses $1.3M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $312K · Total expenses $1.3M
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $1.3M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $57K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $1.7M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.7M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $25K · Total revenue $1.7M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $1.7M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $25K · Total expenses $1.3M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.7M · Prior year $1.1M
+52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $749K · FY2024 $1.7M
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.7M · Expenses $1.3M
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.2M · Total assets $1.3M
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $493K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.3M
39%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maurice F Hickey · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $1.3M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $970K · Total expenses $1.3M
74%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 52%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · FY2024
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$1.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$958K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$749K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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