Civic Intelligence

Sutherland Institute

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 87-0531727

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 13, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.SUTHERLANDINSTITUTE.ORG

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15 West South Temple Ste 200Salt Lake City, UT 84101

(801) 355-1272

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 53% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

39th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

90th percentile

44%

Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$200,000

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.1% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

99th percentile

1082%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

47%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Up

$1,318,881

Up $1,207,333 (+1082%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$1,184,274

Up $1,229,675 (+2708%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$134,607

Down $22,342 (-14%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue39th percentileNet Margin90th percentile

Revenue

Up

$2,810,346

Up $902,867 (+47%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$1,580,671

Down $384,390 (-20%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$1,229,675

Up $1,287,257 (+2236%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KAssets 2011: $375,565Liabilities 2011: $29,017Net Assets 2011: $346,5482011Assets 2012: $204,744Liabilities 2012: $59,870Net Assets 2012: $144,8742012Assets 2013: $220,180Liabilities 2013: $65,649Net Assets 2013: $154,5312013Assets 2014: $239,280Liabilities 2014: $389,849Net Assets 2014: -$150,5692014Assets 2015: $1,108,278Liabilities 2015: $270,870Net Assets 2015: $837,4082015Assets 2016: $92,067Liabilities 2016: $103,376Net Assets 2016: -$11,3092016Assets 2017: $83,693Liabilities 2017: $91,579Net Assets 2017: -$7,8862017Assets 2018: $111,548Liabilities 2018: $156,949Net Assets 2018: -$45,4012018Assets 2019: $1,318,881Liabilities 2019: $134,607Net Assets 2019: $1,184,2742019Assets 2020: $442,489Liabilities 2020: $150,949Net Assets 2020: $291,5402020Assets 2021: $497,702Liabilities 2021: $219,904Net Assets 2021: $277,7982021Assets 2022: $1,660,376Liabilities 2022: $499,417Net Assets 2022: $1,160,9592022Assets 2023: $1,273,306Liabilities 2023: $401,635Net Assets 2023: $871,6712023Assets 2024: $1,000,783Liabilities 2024: $265,013Net Assets 2024: $735,7702024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$1,318,881
Liabilities$134,607
Net Assets$1,184,274
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth87th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2011: $1,453,952Expenses 2011: $1,321,873Net Income 2011: $132,0792011Expenses 2012: $1,511,3792012Expenses 2013: $1,414,3532013Revenue 2014: $2,027,205Expenses 2014: $2,332,305Net Income 2014: -$305,1002014Revenue 2015: $3,102,581Expenses 2015: $2,114,604Net Income 2015: $987,9772015Revenue 2016: $3,682,989Expenses 2016: $4,531,706Net Income 2016: -$848,7172016Revenue 2017: $2,008,043Expenses 2017: $2,004,620Net Income 2017: $3,4232017Revenue 2018: $1,907,479Expenses 2018: $1,965,061Net Income 2018: -$57,5822018Revenue 2019: $2,810,346Expenses 2019: $1,580,671Net Income 2019: $1,229,6752019Revenue 2020: $593,546Expenses 2020: $1,486,280Net Income 2020: -$892,7342020Revenue 2021: $1,430,169Expenses 2021: $1,443,911Net Income 2021: -$13,7422021Revenue 2022: $2,167,736Expenses 2022: $1,444,756Net Income 2022: $722,9802022Revenue 2023: $1,839,799Expenses 2023: $2,173,042Net Income 2023: -$333,2432023Revenue 2024: $2,083,527Expenses 2024: $2,219,428Net Income 2024: -$135,9012024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$2,810,346
Expenses$1,580,671
Net Income$1,229,675
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 13, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$2,839,046
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

As a conservative public policy think tank, the organization's mission is to shape utah law and policy based on a core set of governing principles. We strive to make utah an example of good government for the rest of the nation and a great place to live, work and raise a family.

A conservative public policy think tank, sutherland institute is pursuing the path to "a new birth of freedom" for america through a free market economy, civil society, and community-driven solutions.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$30,000$1,299,651▲ $1,269,651
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$31,184$14,668▼ $16,516
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$48,913$4,490▼ $44,423
Accounts Receivable$1,451$72▼ $1,379
Total Assets$111,548$1,318,881▲ $1,207,333
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$105,638$93,147▼ $12,491
Other Liabilities$45,335$38,829▼ $6,506
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$5,976$2,631▼ $3,345
Total Liabilities$156,949$134,607▼ $22,342
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$31,376$1,223,247▲ $1,191,871
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$-76,777$-38,973▲ $37,804
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$-45,401$1,184,274▲ $1,229,675
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$111,548$1,318,881▲ $1,207,333

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$7,321$69,939$77,260
Other Land Buildings$5,414$51,729$57,143
Leasehold Improvements$1,933$18,468$20,401
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Rick LarsenPresident & CEOFT$200,000$200,000
Derek MonsonVice President, PolicyFT$100,500$100,500

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Ronald DawChairman of the Board
Brad HarrBoard Member
Brent AndrewsenBoard Member
Brent MckinleyBoard Member
Chase HaleBoard Member
Greg MillerBoard Member
John SperryBoard Member
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$2,828,425
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$1,506
Other Revenue
$-19,585
All Other Contributions
$2,568,763
Change in Net Assets
$1,229,675

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,810,346
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$2,810,346
Total Revenue per Form 990
$2,810,346
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$976,487
Other Expenses$604,184
Total Fundraising Expense$418,312
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$386,880$165,546$123,561$675,987
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$171,982$73,591$54,927$300,500
Occupancy$106,266$41,622$26,082$173,970
Fees for Services Lobbying$38,024--$38,024
Advertising$31,076$559$980$32,615
Other Expenses$17,489$6,179$3,870$27,538
Information Technology$16,794$6,578$4,122$27,494
Fees for Services Accounting$11,588$4,538$2,844$18,970
Depreciation Depletion$10,450$4,093$2,565$17,108
Travel$5,852$656$8,062$14,570
Office Expenses$5,666$2,220$1,391$9,277
Total Functional Expenses$856,777$305,582$418,312$1,580,671

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,580,671
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,580,671
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,580,671
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$28,700
Fundraising Gross Income$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Annual Gala$259,662-$28,700-
Total Events$259,662-$28,700$-28,700
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Rent$38,829
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The president and chairman of sutherland institute review the form 990 before it is filed.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Sutherland has a conflict of interest policy which is reviewed and signed by each member of the board of trustees on a yearly basis.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“The board of trustees determine the compensation of the president; the president in counsel with the trustees determine the compensation of the staff. President and staff salaries are reviewed regularly against third party bench mark data.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Documents are available upon request”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Sutherland Institute
EIN
87-0531727
Phone
8013551272
Address
15 WEST SOUTH TEMPLE STE 200, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101

Signing Officer

Name
Rick Larsen
Title
President
Phone
8013551272
Signed
2020-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Rick Larsen
Formed
1995
Legal Domicile
Ut
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
24
Volunteers
6

Preparer

Firm
Tanner LLC
Address
36 S STATE STREET SUITE 600, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111
Preparer
Marc a Metcalf
Phone
8015327444
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“The institute accounts for uncertain tax positions, if any, when it is more-likely-than-not the position will not be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. As of december 31, 2019, the institute had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE INSTITUTE ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, THE INSTITUTE HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0PART X, LINE 2:
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IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/PersonNm0RICK LARSEN
IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/TitleTxt0PRESIDENT & CEO
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF SUTHERLAND INSTITUTE REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1SUTHERLAND HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON A YEARLY BASIS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT; THE PRESIDENT IN COUNSEL WITH THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE STAFF. PRESIDENT AND STAFF SALARIES ARE REVIEWED REGULARLY AGAINST THIRD PARTY BENCH MARK DATA.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,318,881
Liabilities
$134,607
Net assets
$1,184,274
Revenue
$2,810,346
Expenses
$1,580,671
Net income
$1,229,675
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.27$0.74$2.08$2.22$0.14
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.27$0.40$0.87$1.84$2.17$0.33
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.66$0.50$1.16$2.17$1.44$0.72
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.22$0.28$1.43$1.44$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.15$0.29$0.59$1.49$0.89
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.32$0.13$1.18$2.81$1.58$1.23
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.16$0.05$1.91$1.97$0.06
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.09$0.01$2.01$2.00$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.10$0.01$3.68$4.53$0.85
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.27$0.84$3.10$2.11$0.99
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.39$0.15$2.03$2.33$0.31
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.22$0.07$0.15$1.41
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.20$0.06$0.14$1.51
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.38$0.03$0.35$1.45$1.32$0.13