Nonprofit · EIN 84-1426573
THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,529,197 | $8,769,016 | $760,181 | $20,015,810 | $1,526,116 | $18,489,694 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,219,416 | $8,431,431 | -$1,212,015 | $18,593,042 | $1,552,571 | $17,040,471 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,369,229
- of which government grants
- $1,073,800
- Program service revenue
- $1,201,896
- Investment income
- $917,590
- Net rental income
- $1,274,454
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $287,994
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $766,028
- Other revenue
- $2,040,482
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,012,932
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $28,665
- Occupancy
- $495,759
- Depreciation
- $134,058
- Program services (functional)
- $8,149,495
- Management and general (functional)
- $563,486
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,035
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,593,042
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,015,810
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,526,116
- Net assets, end of year
- $18,489,694
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,044,676
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,217,539
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,272,155
- Gross unrelated business income
- $766,028
- Gross receipts
- $15,136,420
- Employees
- 276
- Volunteers
- 1,085
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- UT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS IVORY | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 |
| DARIN BIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| D PAUL GARDINER | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDON W WILSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LANCE LARKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MURRI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY KNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE BUHLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASE LAWRENCE | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| HUGH BARLOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM FENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DAVID HADFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HUNTSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S CAMILLE ANTHONY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN FREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID M NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHAN STUDDERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN SCWEBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARLIN BAUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS IVORY | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| DARIN BIRD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| D PAUL GARDINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDON W WILSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LANCE LARKIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOB MURRI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY KNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE BUHLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASE LAWRENCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUGH BARLOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM FENTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN DAVID HADFIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HUNTSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| S CAMILLE ANTHONY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN FREY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARLIN BAUMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID M NELSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHAN STUDDERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN SCHWEBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2601 E SUNNYSIDE AVE, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84108-1453
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CASE LAWRENCE, 2601 SUNNYSIDE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84108
- Signed the 990
- CASE LAWRENCE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Phone
- (801) 582-1847
- Return prepared by
- HBME LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTEMPORARY LEGACY OF UTAH'S EARLY SETTLERS AND THE CULTURES, GROUPS, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY INTERACTED THROUGH INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCES, RESEARCH, AND EXHIBITS.
Program accomplishments
- PARK IMPROVEMENTS: IMPROVE THE PARK AND IT'S PIONEER VILLAGE. INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.Expenses $1,188,195
- INTERPRET UTAH'S PIONEER HERITAGE BY RECREATING HISTORY IN A PIONEER VILLAGE DATED FROM 1840 TO 1869. VILLAGE INCLUDES OVER 40 HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, THOUSANDS OF ARTIFACTS, AND EVENTS THAT ARE INTERPRETED BY VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE PARK.Expenses $6,961,300 · revenue $1,201,896
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-1426573
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,015,810
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,136,420
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,529,197 | $8,769,016 | $20,015,810 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,219,416 | $8,431,431 | $18,593,042 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | $7,731,994 | $6,869,217 | $18,452,437 | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-1426573).
Questions about THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION is 84-1426573.
- Is THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CASE LAWRENCE.
- Who are the officers and directors of THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THIS IS THE PLACE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,529,197, expenses of $8,769,016 and total assets of $20,015,810 at year end.
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