Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER UTAH INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $205,168
- Total expenses
- $197,764
- Contributions and grants received
- $200,857
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $33
- Other revenue
- $4,278
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,060
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $19,320
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,740
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $14,413
- Management and general expenses
- $141,581
- Fundraising expenses
- $41,770
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $14,413
Program services were 7.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$200,857
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3 · Investment income
total $33 · excluded $33
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,871
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$593
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,278 · excluded $4,278
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $55,050 · management and general $55,050
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $52,709 · program services $1,734 · management and general $50,975
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $5,563 · management and general $5,563
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $14,855 · management and general $14,855
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $39,479 · program services $10,000 · management and general $1,100 · fundraising $28,379
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $884 · program services $199 · fundraising $685
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,420 · management and general $239 · fundraising $8,181
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14 · Information technology
total $3,515 · management and general $3,440 · fundraising $75
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,182 · management and general $6,182
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17 · Travel
total $2,193 · program services $1,023 · management and general $1,170
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $767 · management and general $767
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $544 · management and general $544
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24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES
total $5,722 · program services $1,457 · fundraising $4,265
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24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $1,663 · management and general $1,478 · fundraising $185
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $218 · management and general $218
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $41,689 · end of year $24,520
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,540 · end of year $1,540
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,232 · end of year $19,320
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $32,997 · end of year $6,740
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER UTAH, INC. IS TO DRIVE A PUBLIC NARRATIVE THAT EMPOWERS UTAH'S ELECTORATE AND HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE.
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Progressive Education and Advocacy: Alliance for a Better Utah used its expertise in paid, earned, and digital media to educate the public, bring attention to, and drive the narrative on current issues, including but not limited to, gun violence prevention, public health, voting rights, election security, police reform, safety net programs, LGBTQ rights, education, and redistricting.
Expenses $3,603
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Government Accountability: Alliance for a Better Utah tracked the statements and actions of elected officials on a variety of issues, and educated Utahns so that they are empowered to hold politicians accountable.
Expenses $3,603
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2023 Legislative Session: Alliance for a Better Utah tracked the 45-day legislative session and educated Utahns on both the legislative process and proposed legislation being considered by Utah lawmakers. Better Utah advocated in favor of progressive and good government policies and used communications and grassroots strategies to influence narratives during the legislative session. After the legislative session, Better Utah published its annual Progress Report, collating and scoring votes on dozens of important bills and grading lawmakers according to their votes.
Expenses $3,604
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey Merchant
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $140,935
- From this org
- $47,990
- From related orgs
- $85,885
- Other
- $7,060
- Hours/week
- 40 + 40 related
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Joshua Kanter
Director/Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 2 related
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Jonathan Ruga
Director/Vice Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 2 related
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Katie Lieberman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Laurie Hofmann
Director / Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 2 related
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Marc Rasich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Anna Bloom
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513219349318416
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