Utah County Public Defender Association

Analysis

Utah County Public Defender Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Provo, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 County Public Defender Association reported income of $12.0m and spending of $12.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.1m to $12.0m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Utah County Public Defender Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central California Legal Services Inc ($11.9m), New Mexico Legal Aid Inc ($12.0m) and Asian American Coalition for Children and Families Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $849k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $529k against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $438k. It reported 90 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.