Nonprofit · EIN 84-1878709
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC
Tax-exempt · SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $12,933,378 | $11,908,878 | $1,024,500 | $5,145,668 | $2,954,419 | $2,191,249 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $15,003,209 | $13,839,128 | $1,164,081 | $3,930,942 | $2,764,193 | $1,166,749 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $15,234,337 | $15,165,207 | $69,130 | $1,967,693 | $3,284,555 | -$1,316,862 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,056,113
- Program service revenue
- $8,052,397
- Investment income
- $108,792
- Royalties
- $406,088
- Net rental income
- $208,019
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,536
- Net income from fundraising events
- $34,859
- Other revenue
- $716,076
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $566,801
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,984,069
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,785,925
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $94,472
- Accounting fees
- $46,215
- Occupancy
- $593,621
- Travel
- $137,367
- Depreciation
- $14,640
- Program services (functional)
- $7,537,062
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,647,611
- Fundraising (functional)
- $724,205
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,930,942
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,145,668
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,954,419
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,191,249
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $65,354
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,625,499
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $565,750
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,052,873
- Gross receipts
- $13,010,135
- Employees
- 100
- Year formed
- 2019
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN GUSTUS | CEO & EXEC E Officer | 40 | $330,000 | $23,191 |
| ERIN CIEL HUNTER | CHIEF DEV OF Officer | 40 | $200,000 | $13,610 |
| DANYELLE WHITE | CHIEF OF CON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,598 | $19,527 |
| DOUG RYLE | FINANCE DIRE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,677 | $9,945 |
| ANTONIO RAMIREZ | PRODUCT LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,748 | $5,307 |
| TESSA ARNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA CHAVEZ-HOUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY DRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED ESPLIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GEORGE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LOVE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMAL OSMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHISH PATEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SHELLEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN GUSTUS | CEO & EXEC E Officer | 40 | $314,423 | $24,411 |
| CHRIS STEGMAN | CHIEF REVENU Officer | 40 | $252,185 | $17,448 |
| DANYELLE WHITE | CHIEF OF CON Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,947 | $18,259 |
| ERIN CIEL HUNTER | CHIEF DEV OF Officer | 40 | $181,827 | $11,969 |
| ANTONIO RAMIREZ | PRODUCT LEAD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,500 | $6,375 |
| TESSA ARNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA CHAVEZ-HOUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY DRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED ESPLIN | CO-SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GEORGE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GIBSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LOVE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHISH PATEL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHELLEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS STEGMAN | CHIEF REVENU Officer | 40 | $442,500 | $38,793 |
| LAUREN GUSTUS | CEO Officer | 40 | $330,000 | $21,822 |
| JORDYN GALLEGOS-ALLEN | VP OF ADVERT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $226,089 | $21,296 |
| JUSTIN BEAM | DIRECTOR PER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $197,500 | $9,058 |
| DANYELLE WHITE | VP OF STRAT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,492 | $11,911 |
| TESSA ARNESON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY DRYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED ESPLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORGE FIERRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL C HUNTSMAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHISH PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES SHELLEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 48 W MARKET ST STE 200, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84101-2278
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LAUREN GUSTUS, 48 WEST MARKET ST STE 200, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101
- Signed the 990
- LAUREN GUSTUS, CEO & EXEC EDITOR
- Phone
- (801) 257-8742
- Website
- WWW.SLTRIB.COM
- Return prepared by
- RM ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE TRIBUNE IS UTAH'S INDEPENDENT VOICE. BUILDING ON A LEGACY OF COURAGEOUS, WATCHDOG JOURNALISM, WE STRIVE TO TELL STORIES THAT ARE INTERESTING, IMPORTANT AND INCLUSIVE. DEDICATED TO FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY, WE AIM TO ENGAGE AND EMPOWER YOU - OUR READERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE TRIBUNE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER UNMATCHED REPORTING ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ENVIRONMENT, RELIGION, SPORTS, CULTURE AND GROWTH. IT WILL ELEVATE SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED REPORTING AND IT WILL FOCUS ITS JOURNALISM ON THE PEOPLE AND PLACES THAT MAKE UTAH SPECIAL. AS A NONPROFIT, THE TRIBUNE'S EDITORIAL BOARD - WHICH OPERATES INDEPENDENT OF ITS NEWSROOM - DOES NOT ENDORSE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR POLITICAL OFFICE. THE TRIBUNE WORKS WITH PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO SEEK ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC. WE ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR GEOGRAPHICAL REACH, THROUGH THE MOAB TIMES-INDEPENDENT, THE SOUTHERN UTAH TRIBUNE AND THE UTAH NEWS COLLABORATIVE.Expenses $7,489,027 · revenue $8,029,020
- GREAT SALT LAKE COLLABORATIVE: THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SERVES AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THIS INITIATIVE THE GREAT SALT LAKE COLLABORATIVE IS A GROUP OF 19 NEWS, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAME TOGETHER FOUR YEARS AGO TO BETTER INFORM AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRISIS FACING THE LAKE. THE COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES RIGOROUS JOURNALISM, INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, FOCUSING ON HOW AGENCIES AND PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE LAKE.Expenses $48,035 · revenue $23,377
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 | 990 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
- 84-1878709
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,145,668
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,010,135
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $12,933,378 | $11,908,878 | $5,145,668 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,003,209 | $13,839,128 | $3,930,942 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $15,234,337 | $15,165,207 | $1,967,693 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $14,886,263 | $13,795,481 | $1,118,538 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $13,051,746 | $11,620,976 | $1,656,280 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-1878709).
Questions about SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC
- What is the EIN of SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC is 84-1878709.
- Is SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC 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 SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAUREN GUSTUS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $330,000 (LAUREN GUSTUS, CEO & EXEC E).
- How much revenue does SALT LAKE TRIBUNE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,933,378, expenses of $11,908,878 and total assets of $5,145,668 at year end.
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