Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
EIN: 84-1409393
Mission
HEAL Utah promotes renewable energy and clean air and protects public health and the environment from dirty, toxic, and nuclear energy threats.
Ruling year
1999
Executive Director
Lexi Tuddenham
Main address
824 S 400 W Suite B-111
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 USA
Formerly known as
FAIR (Families Against Incinerator Risk)
EIN
84-1409393
Environment
Toxic substance control
Environmental health
Civic participation
Population served
Age groups
NTEE code
Pollution Abatement and Control Services (C20)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (C01)
Citizen Participation (W24)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
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Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Air Quality Campaign
We develop and implement science-based solutions to reduce emissions and improve the air we breathe. Whether presenting innovative ideas to the legislature’s Clean Air Caucus or collaborating with local groups to encourage individual changes, we champion solutions that focus on our biggest emitters — transportation, area sources, and industry.
Working with regulators and legislators on both sides of the aisle, we help to create and implement policy solutions that reduce emissions. We collaborate with the Utah Division of Air Quality to provide feedback on realistic plans for emission reductions across all sectors and to hold polluters accountable. Through the legislative and regulatory process, we keep in mind that one-size-fits-all solutions won’t solve the problem or help every community, and work with a broad range of stakeholders to bring positive, lasting change.
Where we work
Awards
Alexis Kelner Award 2011
Wasatch Mountain Club
External reviews
Videos
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
HEAL Utah harnesses the power of grassroots advocacy to address some of the most important environmental issues facing Utah today. HEAL strives to protect Utah's air, water, and land, ensuring that our state does not serve as an enabler for a toxic economy.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
HEAL attends regulatory and legislative meetings where critical decisions are being made. We research solutions and pitch them to state leaders and other coalition partners. We pore over obscure documents and translate technical jargon into actionable information. We work with the media to get the important issues covered and we attend community events to speak to the public about clean air, renewables, and nuclear issues.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
With years of grassroots organizing and policy experience, HEAL is uniquely positioned to monitor important environmental decisions, translate complex proceedings for the general public, and work with state leaders to achieve the best outcome to protect our health and environment.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Please learn more at : http://www.healutah.org/about/history/
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Based on feedback that we weren’t addressing equity, diversity and inclusion in our staff hiring process, we changed our job posting, candidate vetting, and interviewing to include and weigh these factors in our ranking. This resulted in our most recent hire being an applicant who was highly qualified in the basic skills required, as well as being bilingual and having established connections in communities we have not traditionally engaged.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2021 info
21.89
Months of cash in 2021 info
9.2
Fringe rate in 2021 info
16%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
This snapshot of Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
| Profitability info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $85,997 | $44,097 | $13,211 | $79,258 | -$32,723 |
| As % of expenses | 17.9% | 9.7% | 2.6% | 15.6% | -5.9% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $85,043 | $43,342 | $12,058 | $79,258 | -$32,766 |
| As % of expenses | 17.7% | 9.5% | 2.4% | 15.6% | -5.9% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
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| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $543,801 | $502,423 | $559,626 | $536,302 | $977,413 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 20.1% | -7.6% | 11.4% | -4.2% | 82.3% |
| Program services revenue | 0.0% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.9% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.1% | 9.3% |
| All other grants and contributions | 98.1% | 93.8% | 94.8% | 81.5% | 90.0% |
| Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
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| Total expenses before depreciation | $479,993 | $455,956 | $508,856 | $506,640 | $554,218 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 41.2% | -5.0% | 11.6% | -0.4% | 9.4% |
| Personnel | 59.6% | 77.0% | 71.4% | 73.1% | 82.4% |
| Professional fees | 3.9% | 1.0% | 12.9% | 4.0% | 6.2% |
| Occupancy | 5.0% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pass-through | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 31.3% | 15.7% | 10.2% | 17.1% | 8.9% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $480,947 | $456,711 | $510,009 | $506,640 | $554,261 |
| One month of savings | $39,999 | $37,996 | $42,405 | $42,220 | $46,185 |
| Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,200 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $520,946 | $494,707 | $552,414 | $548,860 | $601,646 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Months of cash | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 9.2 |
| Months of cash and investments | 11.4 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 16.4 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 11.3 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 12.0 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Cash | $188,942 | $230,321 | $239,057 | $269,365 | $426,642 |
| Investments | $267,871 | $272,004 | $290,000 | $325,671 | $331,215 |
| Receivables | $1,476 | $4,436 | $15,998 | $15,336 | $287,310 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $7,360 | $7,360 | $3,756 | $3,756 | $4,955 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 74.1% | 84.3% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 76.6% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 1.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $454,071 | $497,413 | $509,471 | $588,729 | $555,963 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $43,500 | $0 | $455,687 |
| Total net assets | $454,071 | $497,413 | $552,971 | $588,729 | $1,011,650 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Lexi Tuddenham
Lexi Tuddenham is an advocate for public health and the environment, social justice, and community-based conservation. Since obtaining degrees in biology and environmental management from Harvard and Yale, Lexi has been professionally engaged in building healthy relationships between people and their environment for over 15 years.
She has lived in China, where she worked for the Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge; Nepal, where she worked on alternative livelihood strategies in mountain villages for the dZi Foundation; and Alaska, where she did environmental, anthropological research on the Pebble Mine. From 2016 to 2021 she served as the Executive Director of Sheep Mountain Alliance, a mountain west conservation organization based out of Telluride, CO.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
Board of directorsas of 07/27/2022
Board of directors data
Evangeline Burbidge
Lewis & Llewellyn LLP
Dee Rowland
Evan Burbidge
Craig Buschmann
Sophie Hayes
Paul Zuckerman
Zachary Michalk
Sophia Nicholas
Evelyn Beguiristain
Cameron Hodson
Gabriela Portugal
Briana Kobor
John R. Contreras
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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