Utah Charities EIN 94-3459205

Utah Charities FY2020 filing

EIN  94-3459205 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Salt Lake Cty, UT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Offers affordable food to those in need.
Leadership
Mercedes Zell-Pappas · President · $2K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Offers affordable food to those in need. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, and $359K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $92K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2020
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
Total assets
$359K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$92K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$359K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

To provide food at a reduced price to the needy.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUtah Charities
EINHdr · item D94-3459205
Principal addressHdr · item CSalt Lake Cty, UT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwwwutahcoop.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MUT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,934Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mercedes Zell-Pappas’s $10K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Mercedes Zell-Pappas$10,400$10,400$7,012$1,934
Mercedes Zell-Pappas$10,309
Raul Zelaya$3,157

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$700
Total assetsLn 16$359K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$359K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $700 · Operating expenses/yr $1.5M
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.5M · Total expenses $1.5M
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $1.6M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $1.6M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.6M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $359K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $1.5M
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $359K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $359K · Total assets $359K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $359K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mercedes Zell-Pappas · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $2K · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3K · Total expenses $1.5M
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$98K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$159K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$140K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$986K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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