Cities Strong Foundation EIN 92-2890829

Cities Strong Foundation

EIN  92-2890829 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salt Lake Cty, UT
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves Utah communities through projects, life skills training, and civic engagement initiatives.
Leadership
Daniel England · Board Chairman
Money in and out
$565K revenue, $384K expenses
Bottom line
82% program efficiency

Improves Utah communities through projects, life skills training, and civic engagement initiatives. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $565K in revenue, $384K in expenses, and $252K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$565K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$384K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$252K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $180K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
82%
of spending reaches programs▲ +193% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -55% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -49% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$565K
FY2024▲ +391%
Expenses
$384K
FY2024▲ +792%
Total assets
$273K
FY2024▲ +280%
Total liabilities
$21K
FY2024
Total revenue
$565K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$384K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$252K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$180K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$273K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 318
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 418
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $296K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Community improvement program this program primarily supports the myhometown (MHT) initiative in 13 neighborhoods along utah's wasatch front. Cities strong foundation (CSF) contributed to west valley city to purchase equipment to support days of service activities in west valley city, assisted in repairing a fire damaged residence in the…

$157Kprogram expense
02

CSF'S immigration services program provided temporary emergency housing to 6 families in the 4TH quarter of 2024. These families were provided with temporary housing for up to 3 months. Additionally, CSF supported no more a stranger (nomas), another local irc sec 501(c)(3) organization, in supporting legal immigrants in completing…

$131Kprogram expense
03

CSF'S education program provides approximately 70 reading tutor volunteers in two salt lake city school district title I schools. Additionally, CSF funded the leader in me program in one provo school district title I school.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCities Strong Foundation
EINHdr · item D92-2890829
Principal addressHdr · item CSalt Lake Cty, UT
WebsiteHdr · item Jcitiesstrong.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MUT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2024

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a18
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b18
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President, CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President, Treasurer, CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President, COO (as of 2.29.24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman (as of 8.22.24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President, CMO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$565K
Total revenueLn 12$565K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.03
Program services82%$314K
Management & general15%$58K
Fundraising3%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$384K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$21K
Total net assetsLn 32$252K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $271K · Operating expenses/yr $384K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $314K · Total expenses $384K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $384K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $384K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $340K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $565K · Total revenue $565K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $565K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $565K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $565K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $384K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $565K · Prior year $115K
+391%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $252K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $565K · Expenses $384K
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $273K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $252K · Total assets $273K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $273K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Daniel England · Reported title BOARD CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $384K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $384K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 391%
Legal fee ratio 5%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
See all 4 funders →
Grants paid · 5 grants · $201K · 2023–2024
The Good Samaritan FoundationUT · FY2024$111,350
Ogden CityFY2024$20,000
Provo FoundationUT · FY2024$7,500
Provo FoundationUT · FY2023$12,000

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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)$565K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$115K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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