September 10, 1998 | Read Time: 1 minute
Non-profit organizations in Utah received revenue of about $3-billion in 1996, according to a new study commissioned by the Utah Nonprofits Association.
The study, which was meant to show the economic impact of charities in the state, counted more than 2,100 charitable organizations operating in Utah, with more than 79,000 employees who earned about $1.7-billion in wages. Average annual wages of $22,405 earned by employees at non-profit organizations lagged behind the $23,198 in average annual wages earned by all workers throughout the state.
Most of Utah’s charities are young organizations, with more than 60 per cent having been created after 1990 and fewer than 15 per cent of them established before 1950. And most non-profit groups in the state are small. Fifty per cent of them spent less than $50,000 in 1996, and about 60 per cent of them had no paid employees.
By contrast, one non-profit organization stands out as the dominant institution among Utah’s charities — Intermountain Health Care, a non-profit hospital group that has facilities in Utah and other states nearby. Intermountain’s Utah operations generated $1.2-billion in revenue in 1996.
Copies of “The Economic Impact of Utah’s Nonprofit Sector: Characteristics of a Resource for the Public Good” can be obtained from the Utah Nonprofits Association, 1901 East South Campus Drive, Room 2120, Salt Lake City 84112-9363; (801) 581-4883. The cost is $15 for members of the association and $25 for non-members. A summary of the report is also available for $1.
