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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2025 Expires: June 2026

The Sharing Place

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(801) 466-6730
1695 E 3300 S
Salt Lake City, UT, 84106
https://www.thesharingplace.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Sharing Place meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to provide a safe and healing environment for grieving children, teens and their families to share their feelings while they heal themselves."

Year, State Incorporated:
1993, UT

The Sharing Place provides grief support groups for children ages 3-18 and their parents after the death of a loved one.  It provides 35 grief support groups each month and serve over 350 children each year.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, The Sharing Place's program expenses were:

Programs $444,314
Total Program Expenses $444,314

Chief Executive
John Gold, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Greg Behrmann

Board Size
14

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Sharing Place's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions $325,460
Grants $308,692
Special Events $187,264
Unrealized Gain on Investments $32,821
Interest $23,888
In-Kind Contributions $4,821
Other Income $1,358
Change in Value of Beneficial Interest $85
Total Income $884,389

Programs: 76% Fundraising: 14% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $884,389
Total expenses: $584,546
  Program expenses $444,314
  Fundraising expenses $83,457
  Administrative expenses $56,775
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $299,843
Beginning Net Assets $1,440,427
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,740,270
Total Liabilities $90,521
Total Assets $1,830,791

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Report completed by:
Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest