Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
870663254
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Murray, UT, USA
Phone
3854742083
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hot Line, Crisis Intervention Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$699,346
Expenses
$690,896
Assets
$272,835
Liabilities
$112,114

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT BELSHE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOEL ASAY (FINANCIAL CH)
  • ROBERT BELSHE (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM HODGSON (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of of the organization is to assist in the empowerment of survivors through: counseling, a 24-hour crisis network, medical, legal and system advocacy. The organization is also committed to changing attitudes that foster and perpetuate violence. The organization provides serices to: deaf survivors, deaf-blind survivors, and hard-of-hearing survivors.

What it reported doing in 2024

February 2024 hosted the 14th annual sweetheart challenge at Utah tech university in st. George, with 25 attendees. The event focused on strengthening healthy relationships within the southern Utah deaf community. March 2024 - presented at the Utah school for the deaf to 15 high school students, providing information about sego lily's services and how to access support. - held a community education event on elder abuse at the salt lake center for the deaf and hard of hearing, with 15 attendees. - presented at Utah tech university's psychology department to 35 students and a professor on supporting deaf survivors. A return invitation was extended for the fall. April 2024 - presented to the salt lake city sexual assault response team (sart) about trauma- informed support for deaf survivors. - delivered the empower deaf teens series to 10 middle school students at the Utah school for the deaf, focusing on healthy relationships and boundaries. May 2024 - launched the annual may bloom social media campaign, raising 650 through educational posts from staff and board members. - held an in-person strategic planning weekend in st. George for board and staff to develop organizational goals. June 2024 - participated in Utah pride and salt lake pride, hosting booths and selling fundraising items, raising 328.33. Distributed educational materials and resources. - presented at Nevada coalition to end domestic and sexual violence's (ncedsv) virtual conference on serving deaf and hard of hearing survivors, with 30 participants in attendance. September 2024 - hosted the purple tie gala at the sanderson community center with a witch and wizard" theme. The event included auctions, entertainment, and community performances, raising approximately 23,362 with 225 attendees. October 2024 - received a rural grant from the department of justice, office on violence against women, to expand services in rural Utah over the next three years. - partnered with deaflead to host a suicide prevention workshop, attended by 15 participants. - collaborated with the Utah interpreting program and five star interpreting agency to provide ceu-eligible training titled empowering communication: trauma-informed practices for asl interpreters, with 25 interpreters and 15 community members. October-november 2024 - hosted the survivor's art show at deaf centers in salt lake city and st. George, displaying artwork that reflected healing from abuse. The impactful event will become an annual tradition. November 2024 - participated in the deaf bazaar at the sanderson community center with a fundraising booth. Featured a christmas tree with angel ornaments displaying survivors' holiday wishes. Community members donated gifts and funds to support families. December 2024 - held an end-of-year appreciation dinner with board and staff, celebrating the year's achievements and recognizing contributions to sego lily's mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 78.4%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.34 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 78.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $542K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.