Salt Lake Community Action Program
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF SALT LAKE COMMUNITY ACTION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, AND BUILD COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $50.0 million
- Spending
- $48.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- -3.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 95%
- Employees
- 737
- Volunteers
- 2,692
- Highest pay
- $229,050, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 50 out of 100.
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (3)
- $30.0 million spent. UTAH COMMUNITY ACTION PROVIDES SERVICES DESIGNED TO ASSIST INCOME ELIGIBLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ON THE PATH TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE. THE AGENCY SERVES 51,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR THROUGH OUR SIX CORE PROGRAMS: HEAD START, ADULT EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT & HOUSING SERVICES, HEAT ENERGY ASSISTANCE, WEATHERIZATION, AND NUTRITION.HEAD START PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE FOR OVER 1,999 VULNERABLE CHILDREN AGES 0-5. HEAD START IS A NO-COST, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES SCHOOL READINESS THROUGH ACADEMIC EDUCATION, HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT, SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. WE DO THIS WHILE ENGAGING PARENTS AS PARTNERS IN THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. ADDITIONALLY, OUR EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER THE BEST OF EARLY HEAD START AND CHILDCARE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUOUS SERVICES TO INFANTS AND TODDLERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, THEREBY EXPANDING HIGH-QUALITY CHILD-CARE OPTIONS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, HEAD START SERVED 1,563 CHILDREN AGES 3-5 AND EARLY HEAD START SERVED 437 CHILDREN AGES 0-3. ALMOST ALL OF THESE CHILDREN FALL BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY RATE (APPROXIMATELY $30K FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR). THOSE WHO ARE OVER THE POVERTY THRESHOLD QUALITY FOR OUR PROGRAM DUE TO DISABILITY OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS FOR WHICH THEY NEED THE INTENSIVE RESOURCES WE PROVIDE. EARLY HEAD START CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIPS SERVED 125 CHILDREN.
- $10.2 million spent. HOUSING & CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOCUS ON ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ACHIEVING SELF-RELIANCE THROUGH HOLISTIC CASE MANAGEMENT. CLIENTS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TO STABILIZE HOUSING, WHILE ENGAGING WITH OUR STAFF TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT, ACCESS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENSURE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, UCA ASSISTED 1,294 HOUSEHOLDS, SERVING 3,844 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 384 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND 159 SENIORS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN $3.9 MILLION IN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE.IN ADDITION TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING SERVICES, UCA PROVIDES THE COORDINATED INTAKE AND DIVERSION SERVICES FOR THE HOMELESS SYSTEM IN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND STAFFS A COORDINATED INTAKE LINE FOR THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE LIVE BED LOCATION AND RESOURCES FOR CLIENTS, PROVIDERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. UCA BEGAN PROVIDING DIVERSION SERVICES--ASSISTING CLIENTS IDENTIFY OPTIONS ALTERNATIVE TO SHELTER--IN 2015 AT THE MIDVALE FAMILY SHELTER. WE HAVE SINCE EXPANDED TO PROVIDE DIVERSION SERVICES FOR ALL THE HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTERS IN ADDITION TO THE MIDVALE FAMILY SHELTER AND THE WEIGAND DAY CENTER. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, UCA CONDUCTED OVER 7,526 COORDINATED INTAKES AT SHELTER AND SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED OVER 762 HOUSEHOLDS FROM SHELTER. FOR CLIENTS FOR WHOM DIVERSION IS NOT AN OPTION, UCA PROVIDES INTAKE INTO THE HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, UCA STRENGTHENED ITS MEDIATION PROGRAM BY COLLABORATING WITH CLIENTS AND PARTNERS TO DELIVER TENANT EDUCATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES FOR CLIENTS WITH A 3-DAY PAY OR VACATE NOTICE. UCA PROVIDED MEDIATION SERVICES TO OVER 876 HOUSEHOLDS AND WAS ABLE TO ASSIST OVER 695 HOUSEHOLDS TO AVOID AN EVICTION. OUR MEDIATION TEAM ALSO PROVIDED TENANT EDUCATION SERVICES TO OVER 3,074 INDIVIDUALS.OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORTS CLIENTS IN ENHANCING THEIR JOB SKILLS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, OFFERING TARGETED MODULES TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM INTENSIVE TRAININGS (STIT), DESIGNED TO EQUIP CLIENTS WITH SKILLS THAT LEAD TO LIVABLE WAGES. IN FY25, WE SERVED OVER 257 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE PROGRAM, WITH MORE THAN 176 HOUSEHOLDS COMPLETING JOB READINESS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSES. ADDITIONALLY, 54 HOUSEHOLDS SECURED EMPLOYMENT, ACHIEVING AN AVERAGE WAGE INCREASE OF $2,397 PER MONTH. HEAT (HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE TARGET) IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES PAY THEIR ENERGY COSTS AND EDUCATE THEM ON ENERGY CONSERVATION TO DECREASE THEIR BILLS YEAR-ROUND. CRISIS ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY. THE AGENCY GIVES PRIORITY TO THE ELDERLY, DISABLED AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER. DURING THE 2023-2024 SEASON, HEAT ASSISTED 8,314 HOUSEHOLDS, REPRESENTING 22,159 INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH THIS SUPPORT, CLIENTS RECEIVED MORE THAN $4.16 MILLION IN UTILITY ASSISTANCE. THE AVERAGE HEAT BENEFIT WAS $501, WHILE THE AVERAGE CRISIS BENEFIT WAS $981. NUTRITION PROGRAMMING ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES RANGING FROM INFANTS TO THE ELDERLY. SERVICES ARE COMPREHENSIVE AND INCLUDE HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR ALL HEAD START CHILDREN AND OUR SUMMER DINNER PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE MEALS TO ALL CHILDREN AGES 0-18. IN FISCAL 2025, THROUGH OUR HEAD START CENTRAL KITCHEN WE SERVED 656,375 MEALS, PROVIDING NOT ONLY OUR HEAD START CHILDREN BUT ALSO OTHER CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH 2/3 OF THEIR DAILY NUTRITIONAL VALUE. ADDITIONALLY, 4,120 MEALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THE SUMMER DINNER PROGRAM.
- $3.7 million spent. THE WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES THE SAFETY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF HOMES FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS IN SALT LAKE, TOOELE, WEBER, MORGAN, AND DAVIS COUNTIES. WEATHERIZED HOMES SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $538 PER YEAR IN HOME ENERGY COSTS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, UTAH COMMUNITY ACTION WEATHERIZED 191 HOMES, SERVING 1,454 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 223 INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND 281 SENIORS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDED INSULATION UPGRADES, ASHRAE FAN REPLACEMENTS, WINDOW REPLACEMENTS, AND THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF WATER HEATERS AND FURNACES. ADDITIONALLY, WE DELIVERED EMERGENCY SERVICES TO MORE THAN 57 HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF HEATING OR COOLING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 June 1966.
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 November 4, 2026.
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