Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$997,150

Total expenses

$1,042,133

Contributions and grants received

$948,804

Grants paid

$297,875

Program service revenue

$48,184

Investment income

$162

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$191,678

Total liabilities, end of year

$160,724

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$30,954

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$999,904

Management and general expenses

$42,039

Fundraising expenses

$190

Program service expenses (Part III)

$999,904

Program services were 95.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UTAH'S STATE COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE, THE REGION 8 PERFORMANCE AND INNOVATION CONSORTIUM, AND OTHER NATIONAL PARTNERS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, SUPPORT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO THE NINE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES IN UTAH. IN FY 2024, CAP UTAH PROVIDED OVER 1,833 HOURS OF TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS NETWORK AND PARTNERS IN THE STATE. CAP UTAH REACHED 310 DISTINCT INDIVIDUALS FROM 98 ORGANIZATIOND--A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN ITS REACH. SOME IMPORTANT TRAININGS OCCURRED VIA THE REGION VIII CONFERENCE SUPPORTED BY CAP UTAH, CSBG DATA BOOTCAMPS, RESULTS ORIENTED MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (ROMA) TRAININGS (PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SEMINARS), SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND OTHER NATIONAL AND STATE TRAININGS, SPECIAL TRAINING SEMINARS, AND IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS. THERE WERE 1,078 TOTAL TRAININGS AND CONSULTATION INTERACTIONS. CAP UTAH ASSISTED EACH OF THE 9 COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES WITH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FOR THEIR REGIONS - IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF POVERTY AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL AREAS. IN FOLLOW UP SURVEYS, OVER 80% OF T-TA PARTICIPANTS HAVE RESPONDED THAT TRAININGS HAVE HELPED THEM INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BETTER PERFORM THEIR JOBS. THE AGENCY ALSO COMMUNICATED TRAININGS TO THE NETWORK THROUGH: -12 NEWSLETTERS -84 ALL-NETWORK EMAILS -11 WEBSITE BLOGS -72 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS 5 AMERICORPS VISTA WERE SUPPORTED IN ANTI-POVERTY CAPACITY-BUILDING PROJECTS. 1 VISTA ENGAGED DIRECTLY THROUGH DIGITAL ACCESS PROJECT AND 4 ADDITIONAL VISTAS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE POVERTY CONFERENCE FROM THREE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. CAP UTAH SUPPORTED A STATEWIDE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM (ACP) OUTREACH THROUGH 8/9 COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES IN THE NETWORK. THIS OUTREACH HELPED FAMILIES REDUCE THEIR BROADBAND COST BURDEN AND IDENTIFY OBSTACLES TO SECURING FAST, SECURE, AND RELIABLE BROADBAND ACCESS. THE PROGRAM REACHED OVER 79,902 UTAHNS ARE SERVICE LOCATIONS, THROUGH MEDIA OUTREACH, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND AS PART OF WRAP-AROUND SERVICES AT COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. WHILE THE PROGRAM ENDED EARLY DUE TO FUNDS BEING DEPLETED, CAP UTAH ALONG WITH OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE STATE, INCREASED PARTICIPATION RATES BY OVER 10% - WITH IT BEING AS HIGH AS 40% IN SOME RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED THE FIRST PAID EMPLOYEE AT THE UTAH DIAPER BANK AS PART OF THE PROJECT. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS INCREASED THE REACH AND LONG-TERM CAPACITY TO ENSURE THAT DIAPERS ARE DISTRIBUTED STATEWIDE PAST THE DDDRP PROJECT. ADDITIONALLY, CAP UTAH WORKED WITH FOUR COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES AND 1 ADDITIONAL DIAPERS TO PILOT A DIAPER + WRAP AROUND SERVICES MODEL. AS OF THE END OF FY24, THE PROJECT HAS SUPPORTED 2,106 UNIQUE FAMILIES ACROSS UTAH, DISTRIBUTING 339,312 DIAPERS, 141,512 WIPES, AND 4,273 PULL-UPS. NEARLY HALF OF PARTICIPATING HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED FEELING STRESSED ABOUT AFFORDING BASIC NEEDS AND REDUCING SPENDING ON FOOD, MEDICATION, AND OTHER NEEDS TO MAKE IT. THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED ALLEVIATE FINANCIAL STRESS OF PARENTS. COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE ALSO CONNECTED FAMILIES TO OTHER RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING AND HAVE SEEN OTHER POSITIVE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF THE DIAPER + WRAP AROUND SERVICE MODEL.

  Expenses $951,726 · Grants $290,750 · Revenue $48,184

• ADVOCACY & POLICY RESEARCH THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO KEEP THE STRUGGLES OF THOSE IN POVERTY THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN THE MIND OF LEGISLATORS WHEN THEY ARE CONSIDERING LAWS AND BUDGET CHANGES THAT COULD AFFECT THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION. THIS IS DONE BY EDUCATING LAWMAKERS, KEEPING THEM CURRENT WITH POVERTY TRENDS, AND WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE POVERTY IN UTAH. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO APPRISES LAW MAKERS, PARTNERS, AND THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPACTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION IN UTAH AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS AREA DURING FY24. FIRST, CAP UTAH HOSTED/CO-HOSTED THREE POVERTY SIMULATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, HELPING OVER 136 UTAHNS BECOME MORE SENSITIZED AND UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE POVERTY. SECOND, CAP UTAH EDUCATED OVER 27 ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT NEEDS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE ASSESSMENTS OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. THIRD, IT PRODUCED STATEWIDE IMPACT REPORTS ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK IN UTAH RESPONDED TO THE PANDEMIC; FINALLY, IT SUPPORTED THE FORMERLY HOMELESS BOARD OF UTAH - ALLOWING THOSE WITH A SHARED LIFE EXPERIENCE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DECISION MAKERS. THIS BOARD WAS TRANSITIONED TO THE STATE HOMELESS OFFICE AT THE END OF FY24.

  Expenses $48,178 · Grants $7,125

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• COMMUNITY ACTION SERVICES FOOD BANK

  $75,076

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• UTAH COMMUNITY ACTION

  $63,018

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• FIVE COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

  $46,594

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• LITTLE LAMBS FOUNDATION FOR KIDS

  $28,610

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• SOUTHEASTERN UTAH ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  $22,549

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• OPEN DOORS

  $21,316

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• UINTAH BASIN ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

  $17,907

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• SIX COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

  $13,503

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

• NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDTN

  $6,360

  LOW-INCOME SERVICES

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

13 August 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202542259349303129

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