Sutherland Institute

Salt Lake Cty, UT
Tax-exempt since April 1995
EIN: 87-0531727

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Adult, Continuing Education (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$1.84M (2023)

Expenses

$2.17M (2023)

Total Assets

$1.27M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$402k (2023)

Years with multiple filings

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$1,839,799

Expenses

$2,173,042

Net Income

-$333,243

Net Assets

$871,671

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,829,843	99.5%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$2,125	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$7,831	0.4%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$334,627	15.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,005,347	46.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,273,306
Total Liabilities	$401,635
Net Assets	$871,671

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President &)	$308,333	$0	$26,294
Derek Monson (Chief Growth)	$176,667	$0	$23,869
Nic Dunn (Vp Strateg)	$148,333	$0	$24,223
Peter Reichard (Chief Dev. O)	$140,625	$0	$16,680
Stanley Rasmussen (Vp Gov't A)	$130,480	$0	$22,070
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Brough (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Howard Headlee (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Miller (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Sperry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$2,167,736

Expenses

$1,444,756

Net Income

$722,980

Net Assets

$1,160,959

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,140,998	98.8%
Program Services	$25,000	1.2%
Investment Income	$1,738	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$230,832	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$592,370	41.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,660,376
Total Liabilities	$499,417
Net Assets	$1,160,959

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President &)	$206,317	$0	$24,514
Derek Monson (Vp Policy)	$128,372	$0	$28,536
Stanley Rasmussen (Vp Gov't Af)	$112,470	$0	$21,823
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Frantz Belot (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Chase Hale (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Miller (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Sperry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$1,430,169

Expenses

$1,443,911

Net Income

-$13,742

Net Assets

$277,798

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,387,293	97.0%
Program Services	$42,876	3.0%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$231,526	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$535,647	37.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$497,702
Total Liabilities	$219,904
Net Assets	$277,798

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President &)	$222,083	$0	$9,443
Derek Monson (Vp Policy)	$114,874	$0	$17,224
Stanley Rasmussen (Vp Gov't A)	$101,840	$0	$18,058
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Frantz Belot (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Chase Hale (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Miller (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Sperry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Oct. 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$593,546

Expenses

$1,486,280

Net Income

-$892,734

Net Assets

$291,540

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$588,252	99.1%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$912	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$4,382	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$394,891	26.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$662,146	44.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$442,489
Total Liabilities	$150,949
Net Assets	$291,540

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President & Ceo)	$222,447	$0	$0
Aaron Taylor (Vice President)	$172,445	$0	$0
Stanley Rasmussen (Vice President, Govt Affairs)	$117,964	$0	$0
Derek Monson (Vice President, Policy)	$103,017	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Chase Hale (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Miller (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Frantz Belot (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joe Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$2,810,346

Expenses

$1,580,671

Net Income

$1,229,675

Net Assets

$1,184,274

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,828,425	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$1,506	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$28,700
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,115	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$300,500	19.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$675,987	42.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,318,881
Total Liabilities	$134,607
Net Assets	$1,184,274

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President & Ceo)	$200,000	$0	$0
Derek Monson (Vice President, Policy)	$100,500	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Ronald Daw (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Chase Hale (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Greg Miller (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Sperry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$1,907,479

Expenses

$1,965,061

Net Income

-$57,582

Net Assets

-$45,401

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,046,434	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$22	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$138,977
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$187,500	9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,090,389	55.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$111,548
Total Liabilities	$156,949
Net Assets	-$45,401

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Rick Larsen (President & Ceo)	$187,500	$0	$0
Stanford Swim (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Derek Brown (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stoddard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Ron Daw (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Zogmaister (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brad Harr (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Chase Hale (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$1,063,813

Expenses

$1,043,746

Net Income

$20,067

Net Assets

$12,181

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,169,396	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$105,583
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$138,281	13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$454,557	43.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$70,951
Total Liabilities	$58,770
Net Assets	$12,181

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Revenue

$2,008,043

Expenses

$2,004,620

Net Income

$3,423

Net Assets

-$7,886

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,008,043	100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$265,106	13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$783,125	39.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$83,693
Total Liabilities	$91,579
Net Assets	-$7,886

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Boyd Matheson (President)	$250,000	$0	$15,106
Stanford Swim (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andrewsen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Hal Anderson (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stoddard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Densley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Zogmaister (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 28, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Revenue

$3,682,989

Expenses

$4,531,706

Net Income

-$848,717

Net Assets

-$11,309

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,529,356	95.8%
Program Services	$153,633	4.2%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$63,874	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$679,230	15.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$92,067
Total Liabilities	$103,376
Net Assets	-$11,309

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Mero (Former President)	$229,515	$0	$8,057
Stanford Swim (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andersen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Zogmaister (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stoddard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Densley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Kerry (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Boyd Matheson (President)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 10, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Revenue

$3,102,581

Expenses

$2,114,604

Net Income

$987,977

Net Assets

$837,408

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$3,096,322	99.8%
Program Services	$6,256	0.2%
Investment Income	$3	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$265,057	12.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$330,794	15.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,108,278
Total Liabilities	$270,870
Net Assets	$837,408

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Mero (President)	$131,520	$0	$13,209
Stanford Swim (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andersen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Zogmaister (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stoddard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Densley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 13, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Revenue

$2,027,205

Expenses

$2,332,305

Net Income

-$305,100

Net Assets

-$150,569

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$2,030,833	> 100%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$3,628
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$496,195	21.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$540,336	23.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$239,280
Total Liabilities	$389,849
Net Assets	-$150,569

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Paul Mero (President)	$151,170	$0	$345,025
Stanford Swim (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Mckinley (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Brent Andersen (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Zogmaister (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Stoddard (Board Member)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 14, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Revenue

$1,424,010

Expenses

$1,414,353

Net Income

$9,657

Net Assets

$154,531

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,415,575	99.4%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$14	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$8,421	0.6%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$163,550	11.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$497,925	35.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$220,180
Total Liabilities	$65,649
Net Assets	$154,531

990

Filed on July 2, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Revenue

$1,309,705

Expenses

$1,511,379

Net Income

-$201,674

Net Assets

$144,874

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,291,346	98.6%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$138	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$18,221	1.4%
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$215,212	14.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$608,668	40.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$204,744
Total Liabilities	$59,870
Net Assets	$144,874

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Revenue

$1,453,952

Expenses

$1,321,873

Net Income

$132,079

Net Assets

$346,548

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$1,453,942	100.0%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$10	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$146,929	11.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$546,098	41.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$375,565
Total Liabilities	$29,017
Net Assets	$346,548

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Sutherland Institute

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Revenue $1.84M (2023)

Expenses $2.17M (2023)

Total Assets $1.27M (2023)

Total Liabilities $402k (2023)

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Revenue

$1.84M (2023)

Expenses

$2.17M (2023)

Total Assets

$1.27M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$402k (2023)

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