UTAH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
UTAH FOUNDATION (EIN 87-0199245)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-06-14
IRS object ID
201111659349300521
Schema version
2010v3.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-06-14T12:10:56-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHAW MUMFORD & CO PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line11564 SOUTH 500 WEST SUITE 201AddressLine1
CityBOUNTIFULCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code840107400ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN870199245EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1UTAH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlUTAHNameControl
Phone8013551400Phone

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Address Line110 WEST BROADWAYAddressLine1
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 307AddressLine2
CitySALT LAKE CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code84101ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameSTEPHEN J KROESName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8013551400Phone
Date Signed2011-05-11DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameJUSTIN R SHAW CPA CFEName
Phone8012943155Phone
Date Prepared2011-06-14DatePrepared
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Tax Year2010TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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CitySALT LAKE CITYCity
StateUTState
ZIP Code841012075ZIPCode
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State Legal DomicileUTStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO PROMOTE A THRIVING ECONOMY, A WELL-PREPARED WORK FORCE, AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR UTAHNS BY PERFORMING THOROUGH, WELL-SUPPORTED RESEARCH THAT HELPS POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CITIZENS BETTER UNDERSTAND COMPLEX ISSUES AND PROVIDING PRACTICAL, WELL-REASONED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Investment Income Current Year535InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
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Total Revenue Prior Year234095TotalRevenuePriorYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Mission DescriptionTO PROMOTE A THRIVING ECONOMY, A WELL-PREPARED WORK FORCE, AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR UTAHNS BY PERFORMING THOROUGH, WELL-SUPPORTED RESEARCH THAT HELPS POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CITIZENS BETTER UNDERSTAND COMPLEX ISSUES AND PROVIDING PRACTICAL, WELL-REASONED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY CHANGE.MissionDescription
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DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION WORKED ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS DURING 2010. ECONOMIC REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR 2010 EACH YEAR, UTAH FOUNDATION WRITES A CHAPTER ON REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC COMPARISONS FOR THE ECONOMIC REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR. THIS CHAPTER COMPARES UTAH WITH OTHER STATES IN AREAS SUCH AS POPULATION GROWTH, WAGES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT, AND POVERTY RATES. THE CURRENT DATA SHOW AN ECONOMY THAT HAS CONTINUED TO SLOW, BUT ALSO ONE WHERE UTAH FARES MUCH BETTER THAN THE REST OF THE NATION WITH LOW POVERTY RATES, COMPARATIVELY LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, AND MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY INCOME LEVELS WHICH RANK ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. PREPARING UTAH'S WORKFORCE FOR 21ST CENTURY JOBS THIS PROJECT EVALUATES THE TOP 25 FIVE-STAR JOBS IN THE STATE. FIVE-STAR JOBS HAVE THE STRONGEST EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK AND HIGHEST WAGES OF ALL THE JOBS INCLUDED IN WORKFORCE SERVICE'S OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS ABOUT FIVE-STAR JOBS AND DESCRIBES THE METHODOLOGY USED TO SELECT THE TOP 25 JOBS. IT ALSO PROVIDES DETAILS ABOUT EACH JOB AND INCLUDES AN EXPLORATION OF THE TYPES OF DEGREE, TRAINING, OR UTAH-SPECIFIC LICENSES REQUIRED FOR THESE JOBS. FINALLY, IT EXAMINES HOW WELL UTAH IS PROVIDING THESE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BY PRESENTING SHORT-TERM TRENDS OF THE NUMBER OF DEGREES ATTAINED IN UTAH THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR EACH JOB. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY: THE TOP ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF UTAH VOTERS FOR THE 2010 ELECTION THROUGHOUT THIS ELECTION YEAR, UTAH FOUNDATION WORKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO UTAH VOTERS. AS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES PROJECT, THIS REPORT PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS OF A STATEWIDE DAN JONES AND ASSOCIATES SURVEY ASSESSING WHICH ISSUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT THIS YEAR AND HOW VOTERS FEEL ABOUT UTAH'S ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS. SURVEY RESULTS SHOW THAT VOTERS' CONCERNS ABOUT SOME ISSUES, LIKE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION, HAVE EASED SINCE 2008. HOWEVER, OTHER ISSUES ARE NOW OF GREATER CONCERN, INCLUDING THE ETHICS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, STATES' RIGHTS VS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND FEDERAL LANDS IN UTAH. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY OF PARTY DELEGATES AND VOTERS AS PART OF THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES PROJECT, UTAH FOUNDATION, KSL TELEVISION AND RADIO, DESERET NEWS, AND THE HINCKLEY INSTITUTE SPONSORED A GROUND-BREAKING SURVEY OF UTAH VOTERS AND DELEGATES TO THE MAJOR PARTY CONVENTIONS. THE SURVEY SHOWS DISTINCT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARTY DELEGATES AND VOTERS, WITH DELEGATES USUALLY TAKING MORE ZEALOUS POSITIONS THAN THEIR PARTY'S VOTERS. THE STRONGEST DISTINCTIONS ARE, AS EXPECTED, BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES. THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDED INSIGHT ON REPUBLICAN DELEGATES' OPINIONS IN THE U.S. SENATE RACE. AMONG THE FINDINGS IN THIS SURVEY ARE THAT VOTERS' PRIORITIES FOR ACTION ARE FOCUSED AROUND EDUCATION, THE ECONOMY, CRIME, ELECTED OFFICIALS' ETHICS, STATES' RIGHTS, WATER SUPPLY, AND DECREASING STATE SPENDING; THE PRIORITIES OF REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES ARE ABOUT LIMITING GOVERNMENT POWER, IMPROVING THE ECONOMY, AND PREVENTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION; AND THE PRIORITIES OF DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES ARE ABOUT HUMAN SERVICES, ELECTED OFFICIALS' ETHICS, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE'S PRIORITY AREA AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSESSMENT WAS TO PRIORITIZE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES ON WHICH UWSL WILL FOCUS ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK. UWSL CONTRACTED WITH UTAH FOUNDATION TO CONDUCT THIS ASSESSMENT, WHICH WAS YEAR-LONG PROJECT INVOLVING FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, DATA COLLECTION, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS. THE PROJECT WRAPPED UP AT THE END OF APRIL, WITH UWSL FINALIZING THEIR PROPOSAL IN MAY AND JUNE. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS, UWSL HAS DECIDED ON THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY FRAMEWORK: 1) BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EARLY LEARNING FROM BIRTH TO AGE 8 BY FOCUSING ON EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 2) HELP PEOPLE GAIN THE INCOME AND FINANCIAL TOOLS TO HELP THEM THRIVE BY FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND SAVINGS. 3) IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS BY FOCUSING ON REDUCING OBESITY AND INCREASING ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. HAS AMERICA'S CONSUMER SPENDING BUBBLE POPPED? BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1980S, CONSUMPTION AS A PERCENT OF GDP STEADILY INCREASED UNTIL IT REACHED 70.4% IN 2008. SEVERAL ECONOMISTS ARGUED THAT BECAUSE THESE HIGH LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION WERE FUELED BY ASSET APPRECIATION AND THE ABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE OUT HOME EQUITY LOANS IT CREATED AN UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION BUBBLE. HOWEVER, RECENT DATA FROM BEA SHOW THAT EVEN WITH THE RECESSION, CONSUMPTION AS A PERCENT OF GDP REMAINS HIGH. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY CONSUMPTION IS STILL SUCH LARGE PERCENT OF GDP, THIS REPORT LOOKS AT THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF GDP AND EVALUATES HOW EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS HAVE CHANGED DURING THE RECESSION. SPENDING YOUR TAX DOLLARS: AN UPDATE ON STATE SPENDING TRENDS THIS REPORT ANALYZES STATE EXPENDITURES SINCE THE RECESSION IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: PUBLIC EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, OTHER OPERATIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LAW AND ORDER, AND CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE. CHANGES IN EACH CATEGORY ARE ANALYZED BY CALCULATING A RATIO OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING PER 1,000 OF PERSONAL INCOME, WHICH ROUGHLY ILLUSTRATES THE PROPORTION OF UTAHNS' EARNINGS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO FUNDING STATE GOVERNMENT. THE REPORT SHOWS THE DECLINING STATE ECONOMY HAS NOT RESULTED IN ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUTS IN UTAH'S PUBLIC SERVICES, AS THE PROPORTION OF PERSONAL INCOME DEDICATED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES AND DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS WORKFORCE SERVICES AND THE LABOR COMMISSION, ACTUALLY INCREASED DURING THIS PERIOD. BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO INFLUENCE CHANGE IN PRIORITY AREA OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE (UWSL) DEVELOP INITIATIVES FOR ITS NEW PRIORITY FRAMEWORK, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE BEST PRACTICES, STRATEGIES, AND MODELS RELATING TO UWSL'S SIX PRIORITY AREAS (EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, HEALTH COVERAGE, AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS). LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO PROVIDE UWSL WITH A DEPTH OF INFORMATION IT CAN REFERENCE AS IT ACCEPTS PROGRAM PROPOSALS AND DEVELOPS INITIATIVES. HIGH-SPEED RAIL AROUND THE WORLD: A SURVEY AND COMPARISON OF EXISTING SYSTEMS IN 2010, THE WESTERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL ALLIANCE, A GROUP OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS FROM COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA, AND ARIZONA, CONTRACTED WITH THE UTAH FOUNDATION TO UNDERTAKE A BACKGROUND STUDY OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL (HSR) SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE TO ASSIST THE ALLIANCE AS IT BEGINS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A HSR SYSTEM IN THE REGION. THE REPORT REVEALS A NUMBER OF FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS COMMON OF HSR SYSTEMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. FIRST, MOST COUNTRIES WITH HSR SYSTEMS ARE ECONOMICALLY WELL-DEVELOPED, GEOGRAPHICALLY SMALL, AND DENSELY POPULATED. SECOND, MOST COUNTRIES WITH HSR SYSTEMS HAVE GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE RELATIVELY CENTRALIZED AND CULTURES THAT ARE LESS INDIVIDUALISTIC. MOVING UP THE ECONOMIC LADDER: AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN UTAH THIS STUDY USES TAX RETURNS FROM UTAH HOUSEHOLDS IN 1994 AND 2007 TO DOCUMENT THE ABILITY OF UTAHNS TO MOVE UP THE ECONOMIC LADDER BY INCREASING THEIR INCOMES OVER TIME. RESULTS SHOW ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF UTAH TAXPAYERS ARE "UPWARDLY MOBILE," OR HAVE BOTH HIGHER INCOME AND MOVED UP ONE OR MORE INCOME QUINTILES BETWEEN 1994 AND 2007. HOWEVER, A SLIGHTLY LARGER PERCENT OF TAXPAYERS ARE SIMPLY "RIDING THE TIDE," MEANING THEY HAVE HIGHER INCOMES, BUT THE INCREASE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE THEM INTO THE NEXT INCOME QUINTILE. INTERESTINGLY, 14% OF TAXPAYERS ARE "FALLING DESPITE THE TIDE," MEANING THAT DESPITE THEIR INCOME INCREASING, THEIR RELATIVE ECONOMIC STANDING FELL. ONE-FIFTH OF UTAH TAXPAYERS ARE "DOWNWARDLY MOBILE," MEANING THEY LOST INCOME DURING THIS PERIOD. UTAH FOUNDATION HOSTED A "POLICY LUNCHBOX" WHERE THE FINDINGS FROM THIS REPORT WERE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED WITH LOCAL POLICY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FINDINGS WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO TWO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES DURING FALL INTERIM MEETINGS. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES FALL SURVEY: VOTERS' PREFERENCES FOR CANDIDATES AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY IS TO DELVE DEEPER ON FIVE CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VOTERS' PREFERENCES SURROUNDING THE MOST OFTEN DISCUSSED SOLUTIONS. VOTERS WERE SURVEYED ABOUT K-12 EDUCATION, ECONOMY AND JOBS, IMMIGRATION, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, AND STATES' RIGHTS. THE SURVEY ALSO ASKED VOTERS ABOUT WHOM THEY PLAN TO VOTE FOR IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS SURVEY WORK, UTAH FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE HINCKLEY INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TO HOLD POLICY FORUMS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. UTAH LEGISLATORS AND POLICY EXPDescription
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (36 entries)

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MICHAEL ALLEGRA
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BRYSON GARBETT
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THOMAS RICH
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TIM SHEEHAN
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GARY CORNIA
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JAMES HEWLETT
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DOUGLAS ANDERSON
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JOHN HANSHAW
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FRED ESPLIN
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BETTE ARIAL
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BYRON JORGENSON
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CID SEIDELMAN
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JEFFREY LARSEN
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LARRY LEW
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MARK BUCHI
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LYNN AMES
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DOUG MATSUMORI
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ELIZABETH HITCH
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ROB CAMPBELL
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DOUG HATTERY
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GREG FREDDE
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GREGORY POULSEN
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DAN HARBEKE
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BRENT JENSEN
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SCOTT BROWN
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LINDA MAKIN
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LANE BEATTIE
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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LIBRARY527527

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Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 8TAX/BOOK BASIS DIFFERENCE -30 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 30
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHERSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII, LINE 2DTAX/BOOK BASIS DIFFERENCE 30
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO PROMOTE A THRIVING ECONOMY, A WELL-PREPARED WORK FORCE, AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE FOR UTAHNS BY PERFORMING THOROUGH, WELL-SUPPORTED RESEARCH THAT HELPS POLICY MAKERS, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CITIZENS BETTER UNDERSTAND COMPLEX ISSUES AND PROVIDING PRACTICAL, WELL-REASONED RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POLICY CHANGE.
FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AINCOME LEVELS WHICH RANK ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. PREPARING UTAH'S WORKFORCE FOR 21ST CENTURY JOBS THIS PROJECT EVALUATES THE TOP 25 FIVE-STAR JOBS IN THE STATE. FIVE-STAR JOBS HAVE THE STRONGEST EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK AND HIGHEST WAGES OF ALL THE JOBS INCLUDED IN WORKFORCE SERVICE'S OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES SOME SUMMARY STATISTICS ABOUT FIVE-STAR JOBS AND DESCRIBES THE METHODOLOGY USED TO SELECT THE TOP 25 JOBS. IT ALSO PROVIDES DETAILS ABOUT EACH JOB AND INCLUDES AN EXPLORATION OF THE TYPES OF DEGREE, TRAINING, OR UTAH-SPECIFIC LICENSES REQUIRED FOR THESE JOBS. FINALLY, IT EXAMINES HOW WELL UTAH IS PROVIDING THESE EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES BY PRESENTING SHORT-TERM TRENDS OF THE NUMBER OF DEGREES ATTAINED IN UTAH THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR EACH JOB. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY: THE TOP ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF UTAH VOTERS FOR THE 2010 ELECTION THROUGHOUT THIS ELECTION YEAR, UTAH FOUNDATION WORKED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ANALYSIS, AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST TO UTAH VOTERS. AS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES PROJECT, THIS REPORT PROVIDED A SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS OF A STATEWIDE DAN JONES AND ASSOCIATES SURVEY ASSESSING WHICH ISSUES ARE MOST IMPORTANT THIS YEAR AND HOW VOTERS FEEL ABOUT UTAH'S ECONOMY, SOCIETY, AND POLITICS. SURVEY RESULTS SHOW THAT VOTERS' CONCERNS ABOUT SOME ISSUES, LIKE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION, HAVE EASED SINCE 2008. HOWEVER, OTHER ISSUES ARE NOW OF GREATER CONCERN, INCLUDING THE ETHICS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, STATES' RIGHTS VS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND FEDERAL LANDS IN UTAH. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY OF PARTY DELEGATES AND VOTERS AS PART OF THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES PROJECT, UTAH FOUNDATION, KSL TELEVISION AND RADIO, DESERET NEWS, AND THE HINCKLEY INSTITUTE SPONSORED A GROUND-BREAKING SURVEY OF UTAH VOTERS AND DELEGATES TO THE MAJOR PARTY CONVENTIONS. THE SURVEY SHOWS DISTINCT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PARTY DELEGATES AND VOTERS, WITH DELEGATES USUALLY TAKING MORE ZEALOUS POSITIONS THAN THEIR PARTY'S VOTERS. THE STRONGEST DISTINCTIONS ARE, AS EXPECTED, BETWEEN THE TWO MAJOR PARTIES. THE SURVEY ALSO PROVIDED INSIGHT ON REPUBLICAN DELEGATES' OPINIONS IN THE U.S. SENATE RACE. AMONG THE FINDINGS IN THIS SURVEY ARE THAT VOTERS' PRIORITIES FOR ACTION ARE FOCUSED AROUND EDUCATION, THE ECONOMY, CRIME, ELECTED OFFICIALS' ETHICS, STATES' RIGHTS, WATER SUPPLY, AND DECREASING STATE SPENDING; THE PRIORITIES OF REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION DELEGATES ARE ABOUT LIMITING GOVERNMENT POWER, IMPROVING THE ECONOMY, AND PREVENTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION; AND THE PRIORITIES OF DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES ARE ABOUT HUMAN SERVICES, ELECTED OFFICIALS' ETHICS, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE'S PRIORITY AREA AND CAPACITY ASSESSMENT THE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSESSMENT WAS TO PRIORITIZE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES ON WHICH UWSL WILL FOCUS ITS COMMUNITY IMPACT WORK. UWSL CONTRACTED WITH UTAH FOUNDATION TO CONDUCT THIS ASSESSMENT, WHICH WAS YEAR-LONG PROJECT INVOLVING FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, DATA COLLECTION, RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS. THE PROJECT WRAPPED UP AT THE END OF APRIL, WITH UWSL FINALIZING THEIR PROPOSAL IN MAY AND JUNE. BASED ON THE ANALYSIS, UWSL HAS DECIDED ON THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY FRAMEWORK: 1) BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION OF EARLY LEARNING FROM BIRTH TO AGE 8 BY FOCUSING ON EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGH LEVELS OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. 2) HELP PEOPLE GAIN THE INCOME AND FINANCIAL TOOLS TO HELP THEM THRIVE BY FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FINANCIAL LITERACY AND SAVINGS. 3) IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS BY FOCUSING ON REDUCING OBESITY AND INCREASING ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. HAS AMERICA'S CONSUMER SPENDING BUBBLE POPPED? BEGINNING IN THE EARLY 1980S, CONSUMPTION AS A PERCENT OF GDP STEADILY INCREASED UNTIL IT REACHED 70.4% IN 2008. SEVERAL ECONOMISTS ARGUED THAT BECAUSE THESE HIGH LEVELS OF CONSUMPTION WERE FUELED BY ASSET APPRECIATION AND THE ABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS TO TAKE OUT HOME EQUITY LOANS IT CREATED AN UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION BUBBLE. HOWEVER, RECENT DATA FROM BEA SHOW THAT EVEN WITH THE RECESSION, CONSUMPTION AS A PERCENT OF GDP REMAINS HIGH. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY CONSUMPTION IS STILL SUCH LARGE PERCENT OF GDP, THIS REPORT LOOKS AT THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF GDP AND EVALUATES HOW EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS HAVE CHANGED DURING THE RECESSION. SPENDING YOUR TAX DOLLARS: AN UPDATE ON STATE SPENDING TRENDS THIS REPORT ANALYZES STATE EXPENDITURES SINCE THE RECESSION IN SEVEN CATEGORIES: PUBLIC EDUCATION, HIGHER EDUCATION, OTHER OPERATIONS, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LAW AND ORDER, AND CAPITAL AND DEBT SERVICE. CHANGES IN EACH CATEGORY ARE ANALYZED BY CALCULATING A RATIO OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING PER 1,000 OF PERSONAL INCOME, WHICH ROUGHLY ILLUSTRATES THE PROPORTION OF UTAHNS' EARNINGS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO FUNDING STATE GOVERNMENT. THE REPORT SHOWS THE DECLINING STATE ECONOMY HAS NOT RESULTED IN ACROSS-THE-BOARD CUTS IN UTAH'S PUBLIC SERVICES, AS THE PROPORTION OF PERSONAL INCOME DEDICATED TO CERTAIN CATEGORIES AND DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS WORKFORCE SERVICES AND THE LABOR COMMISSION, ACTUALLY INCREASED DURING THIS PERIOD. BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES TO INFLUENCE CHANGE IN PRIORITY AREA OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE (UWSL) DEVELOP INITIATIVES FOR ITS NEW PRIORITY FRAMEWORK, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE BEST PRACTICES, STRATEGIES, AND MODELS RELATING TO UWSL'S SIX PRIORITY AREAS (EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL LITERACY, HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, HEALTH COVERAGE, AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS). LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO PROVIDE UWSL WITH A DEPTH OF INFORMATION IT CAN REFERENCE AS IT ACCEPTS PROGRAM PROPOSALS AND DEVELOPS INITIATIVES. HIGH-SPEED RAIL AROUND THE WORLD: A SURVEY AND COMPARISON OF EXISTING SYSTEMS IN 2010, THE WESTERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL ALLIANCE, A GROUP OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS FROM COLORADO, UTAH, NEVADA, AND ARIZONA, CONTRACTED WITH THE UTAH FOUNDATION TO UNDERTAKE A BACKGROUND STUDY OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL (HSR) SYSTEMS WORLDWIDE TO ASSIST THE ALLIANCE AS IT BEGINS TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING A HSR SYSTEM IN THE REGION. THE REPORT REVEALS A NUMBER OF FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS COMMON OF HSR SYSTEMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. FIRST, MOST COUNTRIES WITH HSR SYSTEMS ARE ECONOMICALLY WELL-DEVELOPED, GEOGRAPHICALLY SMALL, AND DENSELY POPULATED. SECOND, MOST COUNTRIES WITH HSR SYSTEMS HAVE GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE RELATIVELY CENTRALIZED AND CULTURES THAT ARE LESS INDIVIDUALISTIC. MOVING UP THE ECONOMIC LADDER: AN ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN UTAH THIS STUDY USES TAX RETURNS FROM UTAH HOUSEHOLDS IN 1994 AND 2007 TO DOCUMENT THE ABILITY OF UTAHNS TO MOVE UP THE ECONOMIC LADDER BY INCREASING THEIR INCOMES OVER TIME. RESULTS SHOW ALMOST ONE-THIRD OF UTAH TAXPAYERS ARE "UPWARDLY MOBILE," OR HAVE BOTH HIGHER INCOME AND MOVED UP ONE OR MORE INCOME QUINTILES BETWEEN 1994 AND 2007. HOWEVER, A SLIGHTLY LARGER PERCENT OF TAXPAYERS ARE SIMPLY "RIDING THE TIDE," MEANING THEY HAVE HIGHER INCOMES, BUT THE INCREASE WAS NOT ENOUGH TO MOVE THEM INTO THE NEXT INCOME QUINTILE. INTERESTINGLY, 14% OF TAXPAYERS ARE "FALLING DESPITE THE TIDE," MEANING THAT DESPITE THEIR INCOME INCREASING, THEIR RELATIVE ECONOMIC STANDING FELL. ONE-FIFTH OF UTAH TAXPAYERS ARE "DOWNWARDLY MOBILE," MEANING THEY LOST INCOME DURING THIS PERIOD. UTAH FOUNDATION HOSTED A "POLICY LUNCHBOX" WHERE THE FINDINGS FROM THIS REPORT WERE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED WITH LOCAL POLICY LEADERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE FINDINGS WERE ALSO PRESENTED TO TWO LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES DURING FALL INTERIM MEETINGS. THE 2010 UTAH PRIORITIES FALL SURVEY: VOTERS' PREFERENCES FOR CANDIDATES AND POLICY SOLUTIONS THE PURPOSE OF THIS UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY IS TO DELVE DEEPER ON FIVE CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND VOTERS' PREFERENCES SURROUNDING THE MOST OFTEN DISCUSSED SOLUTIONS. VOTERS WERE SURVEYED ABOUT K-12 EDUCATION, ECONOMY AND JOBS, IMMIGRATION, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, AND STATES' RIGHTS. THE SURVEY ALSO ASKED VOTERS ABOUT WHOM THEY PLAN TO VOTE FOR IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS SURVEY WORK, UTAH FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE HINCKLEY INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH TO HOLD POLICY FORUMS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. UTAH LEGISLATORS AND POLICY EXPERTS PARTICIPATED IN THE FORUMS, OFFERING THEIR EXPERTISE ON THE ISSUES AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. POLICY FORUM TOPICS INCLUDED GOVERNMENT SPENDING, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, UTAH PRIORITIES SURVEY RESULTS, EDUCATION, AND STATES RIGHTS. SCHOOL TESTING RESULTS: HOW UTAH COMPARES TO STATES WITH SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS BASED ON COMPARISONS TO NATIONAL AVERAGES IN SCHOOL TEST SCORES, IT IS COMMONLY STATED THAT UTAH'S EDUCATION SYSTEM PERFORMS WELL, DESPITE HAVING LOW FUNDING. HOWEVER, UTAH IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE AVERAGE STATE, WITH LOW POVERTY, MANY COLLEGE-EDUCATED PARENTS, AND A SMALL MINORITY P
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD TREASURER, AND BOARD CHAIRMAN FOR ACCURACY AND PROPER PRESENTATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS AND RELAY ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (A NINE-MEMBER COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD GIVEN THE TASK OF GOVERNING THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONS MORE CLOSELY THAN THE ENTIRE BOARD.) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS INDEPENDENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED. IN DETERMINING A REASONABLE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION, BOARD MEMBERS CONSIDER SALARIES PAID TO OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE REGION. THE DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS DONE WITHOUT STAFF PRESENT. THEIR FINAL DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BOTHER OFFICER COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (A NINE-MEMBER COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD GIVEN THE TASK OF GOVERNING THE FOUNDATION'S OPERATIONS MORE CLOSELY THAN THE ENTIRE BOARD.) THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS INDEPENDENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BEING DETERMINED. IN DETERMINING A REASONABLE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION, BOARD MEMBERS CONSIDER SALARIES PAID TO OTHER SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE REGION. THE DELIBERATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS DONE WITHOUT STAFF PRESENT. THEIR FINAL DECISION IS RECORDED IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES.

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