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St Annes Center Inc

EIN 87-0368808 · Ogden, UT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceGood89 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ST. ANNE'S CENTER SERVES MEALS TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. THE CENTER ALSO PROVIDED OVERNIGHT SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED OF CARE. WHILE THOSE INDIVIDUALS STAY AT THE CENTER TO RECEIVE FOOD AND SHELTER, THE CENTER PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION IN ORDER TO ASSIST HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS OBTAIN THE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO EVENTUALLY BECOME SELF SUSTAINING THROUGH OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

Income
$3.5 million
Spending
$3.9 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
2.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 55%
Employees
127

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: 64 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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

Good: 89 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $3.4 million spent. ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER, AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF-CON? DENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANYONE WHO HAS ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS AND HELP TRANSITION HOUSEHOLDS FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SERVICES AND ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN, WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DUE TO THE RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF IN?ATION. LANTERN HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL HOMELESS ADVOCACY AND SYSTEM COORDINATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF ALL WHILE CREATING NEW, POSITIVE PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION INCLUDING, ?ADDITIONAL RENTAL FUNDS TO EFFECTIVELY RUN A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM ?OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM JUST COMPLETED ITS ?RST YEAR ON THE STREETS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PROGRAM WITH FUNDING COMMITTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OUR SIGNI?CANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 23-24 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98,161 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 3,301 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 147,507 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?36 FAMILIES (137 PPL) RECEIVED 153,569 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?97 HOUSEHOLDS (156 PPL) RECEIVED 236,615 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER, AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF-CON? DENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANYONE WHO HAS ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS AND HELP TRANSITION HOUSEHOLDS FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SERVICES AND ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN, WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DUE TO THE RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF IN?ATION. LANTERN HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL HOMELESS ADVOCACY AND SYSTEM COORDINATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF ALL WHILE CREATING NEW, POSITIVE PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION INCLUDING, ?ADDITIONAL RENTAL FUNDS TO EFFECTIVELY RUN A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM ?OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM JUST COMPLETED ITS ?RST YEAR ON THE STREETS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PROGRAM WITH FUNDING COMMITTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OUR SIGNI?CANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 23-24 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98,161 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 3,301 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 147,507 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?36 FAMILIES (137 PPL) RECEIVED 153,569 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?97 HOUSEHOLDS (156 PPL) RECEIVED 236,615 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING
  2. ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER, AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF-CON? DENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANYONE WHO HAS ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS AND HELP TRANSITION HOUSEHOLDS FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SERVICES AND ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN, WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DUE TO THE RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF IN?ATION. LANTERN HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL HOMELESS ADVOCACY AND SYSTEM COORDINATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF ALL WHILE CREATING NEW, POSITIVE PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION INCLUDING, ?ADDITIONAL RENTAL FUNDS TO EFFECTIVELY RUN A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM ?OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM JUST COMPLETED ITS ?RST YEAR ON THE STREETS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PROGRAM WITH FUNDING COMMITTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OUR SIGNI?CANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 23-24 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98,161 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 3,301 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 147,507 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?36 FAMILIES (137 PPL) RECEIVED 153,569 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?97 HOUSEHOLDS (156 PPL) RECEIVED 236,615 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING
  3. ST. ANNE'S CENTER, DOING BUSINESS AS LANTERN HOUSE, EXISTS TO AID THE POOR, NEEDY, AND HOMELESS BY PROVIDING THEM FOOD, SHELTER, AND CRITICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES. OUR GOAL IS TO TRANSITION RESIDENTS FROM SHELTER TO HOUSING; ENCOURAGING THEIR SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND SELF-CON? DENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO CARRY OUT THIS MISSION WHILE TREATING THOSE WHO COME TO US WITH COMPASSION, DIGNITY, AND RESPECT. THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND FOOD TO ANYONE WHO HAS ENTERED THROUGH OUR DOORS AND HELP TRANSITION HOUSEHOLDS FROM HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN SERVICES AND ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN, WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN BOTH CASH AND IN-KIND SUPPORT DUE TO THE RISE IN THE COST OF LIVING AND THE OVERALL IMPACT OF IN?ATION. LANTERN HOUSE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LEADER IN BOTH LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL HOMELESS ADVOCACY AND SYSTEM COORDINATION. WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY OF ALL WHILE CREATING NEW, POSITIVE PATHWAYS OUT OF HOMELESSNESS. OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HAVE GROWN TO MEET THE INCREASING NEEDS OF OUR POPULATION INCLUDING, ?ADDITIONAL RENTAL FUNDS TO EFFECTIVELY RUN A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM ?OUR STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM JUST COMPLETED ITS ?RST YEAR ON THE STREETS AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO GROW THIS PROGRAM WITH FUNDING COMMITTED FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS OUR SIGNI?CANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 23-24 FISCAL YEAR ARE: ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 98,161 NIGHTS OF SAFE AND SECURE SHELTER TO 3,301 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN. ?WE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 147,507 HOT, NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN UTAH. ?36 FAMILIES (137 PPL) RECEIVED 153,569 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM COC RAPID REHOUSING ?97 HOUSEHOLDS (156 PPL) RECEIVED 236,615 IN DIRECT ?NANCIAL RENTAL AND DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE FROM HOMELESS FUNDING RAPID REHOUSING

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1981.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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