United Way of Northern Utah

Analysis

United Way of Northern Utah is a registered charity in United States, based in Ogden, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, United Way of Northern Utah reported income of $4.9m and spending of $8.9m, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.9m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of Northern Utah sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Csusb Philanthropic Foundation ($4.9m), Lutheran Scholarship Granting Organization of Indiana Inc ($4.9m) and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (1.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 43 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.