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Utah Sheriffs Association INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 87-0568627Revenue $788K in FY2023

On file with the IRSutahsheriffs.orgPo Box 2816, 84110-2816 · Salt Lake Cty, UTTax-exempt since Jan 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and facilitate communication among Sheriffs, their deputies, other peace officers and citizens interested in the enforcement of the laws of the state of Utah; and to improve the quality of law enforcement in the state of Utah; and to promote public awareness of issues affecting law enforcement; and to support legislation that would increase the effectiveness of law enforcement; and to assist county governments in the efficient use of the merit system; and to cooperate with similar police associations throughout Utah and the united states.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$136K 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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FY2023 · 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
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 $7K a year · under 1% 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
$136K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $220
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$425
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$788K
+0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$793K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$924K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$788K
FY2023+0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2021$778K
FY2022$787K
FY2023$788K
FY2024$743K
FY2025$808K
Expenses
$793K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$776K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$858K
FY2025$887K
Net assets
$924K
FY2023▼ -0.5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$918K
FY2022$929K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$738K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 1997.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $689K Management & general 2% · $14K Fundraising 11% · $89K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $136K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scott Burns
Executive Di
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Helen Spann
Treasurer
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Gary W Deland
Operations D
$16,250Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Glover
1st Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chad Jensen
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Sparks
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Travis Tucker
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Burns’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 37th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Burns$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000
Helen Spann$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000$60,000
Gary W Deland——$16,250$15,000$15,000$15,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves Utah law enforcement through communication, public awareness, and legislative support.

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3 programs · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Criminal and civil training seminars for sheriffs and deputy sheriffs and other interested individuals.

$245Kprogram expense
02

Provided educational information in the fields of law enforcement, corrections and civil process.

$174Kprogram expense
03

Promote public awareness of issues affecting law enforcement and to support legislation that would increase the effectiveness of law enforcement.

$35Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Taylor Family History FoundationFY2024$150
The Hullinger Family FoundationFY2024$35
Bill and Pat Child Family FoundationFY2024$35
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$220
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $70K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$13,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$788K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$516K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$256K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$793K
Ln 25
Programscol B$689K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$924K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K
Total assetsLn 16$925K
LiabilitiesLn 26$425
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$256K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$516K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$788K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$357K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$357K
Other assetsLn 15$538K
Total assetsLn 16$925K
LiabilitiesLn 26$425
Net assetsLn 32$924K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K$357K
Total assetsLn 16$930K$925K
LiabilitiesLn 26$275$425
Net assetsLn 32$929K$924K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$27K$27K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$115K$12K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$50K$50K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$192K$192K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$29K$56K
TravelLn 17$20K$18K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$184K$184K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$65K
Total functional expensesLn 25$793K$689K$14K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $808K$887K−$79K$738K 990 PDF
FY2024 $743K$858K−$115K$809K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $788K$793K−$5K$924K 990 PDF
FY2022 $787K$776K$11K$929K 990 PDF
FY2021 $778K$655K$122K$918K 990 PDF
FY2020 $521K$416K$105K$796K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $788,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $253,541$256,336
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $522,843$516,064
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,225$10,774
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,529$5,053
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $787,138$788,227
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,700$6,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $27,596$26,620
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $135,000$136,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $23,948$22,582
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $584,522$601,356
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $775,766$793,308
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,372−$5,081
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $788,227 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$256,336
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$256,336
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $516,064$516,064
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,774$10,774
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,053$5,053
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $516,064 · Excluded from tax $15,827$788,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $793,308 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,500$6,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $26,620$26,620
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $115,150 · Management $12,100 · Fundraising $9,000$136,250
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $50,109$50,109
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,300$2,300
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $22,582$22,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $192,082$192,082
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,137 · Fundraising $56,085$85,222
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,183 · Fundraising $1,798$19,981
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $184,451$184,451
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,131$2,131
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,080$65,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $689,443 · Management $14,400 · Fundraising $89,465$793,308
Part X · Balance sheet $924,786 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $367,046$356,791
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,545$30,137
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $524,126$537,858
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,717$924,786
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $275$425
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $275$425
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $929,442$924,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $929,442$924,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,717$924,786
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $924,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$788,227
XI-2 Total expenses$793,308
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$929,442
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$924,361

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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