The Road Home
The Road Home reported $37.0 million in revenue and $35.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.20 went to program services, $9.28 to management and general costs and $3.52 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.8% of the total. Government grants made up 65.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $230,821 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 48% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $37M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$25.13 $9.3M
- Government grants$65.31 $24M
- Program service revenue$8.48 $3.2M
- Investment income$1.08 $400K
Other revenue was negative: −$146K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 65.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $230,821 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.65% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 24 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEmergency shelter: the Road Home provides housing focused, low-barrier emergency shelter services to men, women, and families with children at five resource center locations. The Road Home's emergency shelter programs are a community safety-net, providing refuge, relief, and resources to the community's most vulnerable citizens in four cities across salt lake county. During the year, the Road Home provided 394,783 nights of shelter to 5,332 people, including 958 children
Housing: the Road Home is a housing focused organization that provides an array of housing supports to help individuals and families return to and maintain housing in the community. The agency's spectrum of housing services include: basic housing resources, obtaining necessary documents and id, utility debt removal, landlord negotiation and resources, deposit assistance, and short and long term rental assistance in addition to housing case management. During the year, the Road Home provided financial housing resources to 2,583 people to secure and maintain safe affordable housing for a total…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,246 | $0 | $46,575 | $230,821 |
| CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER (UNTIL 02/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,007 | $0 | $73,618 | $223,625 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,140 | $0 | $15,035 | $170,175 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOUCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,280 | $0 | $29,972 | $160,252 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,111 | $0 | $33,091 | $150,202 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,879 | $0 | $23,394 | $135,273 |
| DIR OF PROPERTY MGMT & DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,829 | $0 | $25,153 | $126,982 |
| DIVISION DIR. OF GRANTS & COMPLIANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,735 | $0 | $6,392 | $113,127 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Road Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $611K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b24 · 24 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5516
- Volunteers Part I, line 67,592
Private foundation grants it received
21 private foundations reported grants to The Road Home totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Road Home's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Road Home reported that 87.2% of its $35.6 million in expenses went to program services, 9.3% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Road Home pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Road Home reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $230,821, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Road Home get its money?
Of $37.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 90.8% came from contributions and grants (including 65.6% from government grants) and 8.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Road Home a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 87-0212465 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601359349315925 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349311291 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349317076 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330699349301423 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210469349301546 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130709349301043 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 87-0212465: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.