Civic Intelligence

Utah Investigative Journalism Project

EIN 81-2402242 • 501(c)3 • Salt Lake City, UT

Profile

Civic education through investigative journalism and trainings on accessing government records and improving local journalism.

333 N 1000 WestSalt Lake City, UT 84116

utahinvestigative.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

70th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$54,736

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 34.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

71st percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

80th percentile

35%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$206,601

Up $24,247 (+13%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$206,601

Up $24,247 (+13%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

Up

$160,659

Up $41,890 (+35%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$136,412

Up $31,203 (+30%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$24,247

Up $10,687 (+79%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2022: $114,970Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $114,9702022Assets 2023: $168,794Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $168,7942023Assets 2024: $182,354Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $182,3542024Assets 2025: $206,601Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $206,6012025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$206,601
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$206,601
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth80th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2022: $82,512Expenses 2022: $53,627Net Income 2022: $28,8852022Revenue 2023: $134,959Expenses 2023: $81,135Net Income 2023: $53,8242023Revenue 2024: $118,769Expenses 2024: $105,209Net Income 2024: $13,5602024Revenue 2025: $160,659Expenses 2025: $136,412Net Income 2025: $24,2472025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$160,659
Expenses$136,412
Net Income$24,247
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$206,601
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$206,601
Revenue
$160,659
Expenses
$136,412
Net income
$24,247
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.07$0.00$2.07$1.61$1.36$0.24
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.82$0.00$1.82$1.19$1.05$0.14
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.69$0.00$1.69$1.35$0.81$0.54
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.15$0.00$1.15$0.83$0.54$0.29
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Aug 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$160,845
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Civic education through investigative journalism and trainings on accessing government records and improving local journalism.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We published 35 stories this year. Our works appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune, The Salt Lake City Weekly, The Daily Herald, The Standard Examiner, KUER Radio, The Moab Sun, St George News, Telemundo, Utah News Dispatch and KSL.com. We conducted 13 trainings including four public webinars and multiple trainings with students at the University of Utah. We also published our annual training publication The Utah Reporters Almanac that was mailed to every newsroom in the state with free copies available on our website for download.$0$75,574
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay94th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Eric S PetersonExecutive DirectorFT$50,803$3,933$54,736
Sydnee ChapmanReporterFT$35,368$7,217$42,585
Ted McDonoughBoard Treasurer-$0--
Rone TempestBoard Member-$0--
Cathy McKitrickBoard Member-$0--
Cindi mansellBoard Secretary-$0--
Dan HarrieBoard Member-$0--
James BrownBoard Member-$0--
Kamaile Tripp-HarrisBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Utah Investigative Journalism Project
EIN
81-2402242
Phone
8016186676
Address
333 N 1000 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Peterson
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8016186676
Signed
2025-08-05
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B

“In the previous filing I accidentally miscalculated the amount of employee benefits paid by the nonprofit.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Operating expenses.”

Raw XML Appendix191 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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