Utah Refugee Connection

Analysis

Utah Refugee Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Utah Refugee Connection reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from November 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $942k to $1.1m (+17%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1220%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Utah Refugee Connection sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Division Victim Services ($1.1m), Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Inc ($1.1m) and Vinton County Senior Citizens Inc Vinton County Committee on Aging ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $727k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $727k. It reported 8 employees.