Utah Valley Refugees Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
812784880
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Provo, UT, USA
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$711,936
Expenses
$214,733
Assets
$702,448
Liabilities
$127,979

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEONARD BAGALWA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • LEONARD BAGALWA (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • BONNIE HUFF (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Utah valley refugee mission is to assist refugees in Utah in their quest to become self reliant. The organization accomplishes its mission by providing employment & housing assistance, education grants, esl skills, and healthcare services. To inspire, empower and educate refugees.

What it reported doing in 2023

Utah valley refugee (uvr) provides education grants to the regugee community for life learning skills that help them towards achieving self sufficiency.uvr provided rent assistance, healthcare and utility assistance, and esl skills training to Utah refugee community.assisted over 280 low income refugee families in Utah county. Uvr provided case management, rent assistance, housing serch, education assistance esl life skills, utility and energy assistance. Dental and medical assistance. College and high school enrollment, mentoring and tutoring, public health insurance enrollment, job search, resume building and immigration services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 99% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 28
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.1%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 69.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.27; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 48.4% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 62% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.1% of revenue deployed · 56.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 34/100.