The Summit County Recovery Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Summit County Recovery Foundation (SCRF), a 501-c-3 not-for-profit corporation, was founded in 2014 to support the financial needs of articipants in Summit County's Drug Court. While continuing to offer monetary assistance to Drug Court participants, SCRF supports and advocates for individuals and families as they confront - and recover from - the disease of drug/alcohol addiction. SCRF is dedicated to saving lives, bolstering families and educating the community regarding substance abuse and addiction. Apart from Drug Court, SCRF also dedicates significant time to education, classes, transition costs and addiction support for inmates in the Summit County Jail.
- Income
- $77,530
- Spending
- $69,126
- Reserves
- 33.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 33.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $69,126 spent. *Collaborate with and supported UNI Park City Mental Health Clinic.*Continue Recovery, Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Domestic Violence/Moral Reconation Therapy (DV-MRT) classes in the Summit County jail.*Support continuing education classwork of jailed students, including Business Accounting classes and Drug/Alcohol counselor classes.*Offer extensive support to inmates seeking sobriety and recovery through jail programming, including extensive intervention with the Utah Department of Corrections and the Utah Board of Pardons.*Offer financial support for Medically Assisted Treatment (suboxone/subutex/naltrexone) for Drug Court participants.*Provide legal and administrative support to Drug Court graduates as they expunge their BCI criminal records.*Provide extensive financial support to Drug Court participants, past and present, inflicted with financial hardships. Also, SCRF contributed to local not-for-profits supporting food and housing needs of Summit County residents.*Dedicate significant financial resources (rent, expenses) to Drug Court participants and jail inmates transitioning to a life of sobriety.*Support inmates and reduce jail tensions, contributes to inmates' commissary. Often, inmates have no financial support while incarcerated. This prohibits inmates from contacting loved-ones, purchasing necessities, procuring additional food or supplies. SCRF contributes money to this need. An ancillary bonus: Tensions in the living pods of the jail subside.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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