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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2026 Expires: May 2027

The Children's Center Utah

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

3725 W 4100 S Ste 250
West Valley City, UT, 84120

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 Children's Center Utah meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
The Children's Center provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families.

Year, State Incorporated:
1961, UT

The Children's Center Utah provides mental health services to children birth through six at our mental health clinic. Child and family therapists and psychologists provide outpatient family therapy and parent groups in person and via telehealth. Our mental health clinic provides child-centered consultation and training to build early childhood providers' capacity to enhance the emotional well-being of children in their care. Many mental health services are available statewide and interpretation services are available in most languages. Established in 1962, The Children's Center Utah is the only organization in Utah providing mental health services exclusively to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, The Children's Center Utah's program expenses were:

Programs $9,124,252
Total Program Expenses $9,124,252

Chief Executive
Rebecca Dutson, CEO

Chair of the Board
Dave Engel

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
CCI Mechanical Inc.

Board Size
22

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 Children's Center Utah's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Federal, State and Local Grants $5,035,989
Contributions $3,934,950
In Kind Revenue $2,168,506
Special Events $1,371,633
Medicaid Contracts $1,132,616
Endowment Net Investment Return $879,834
Federal and State Contracts $651,451
Private Fees $429,928
Other Revenue $231,353
Total Income $15,836,260

Programs: 79% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $15,836,260
Total expenses: $11,533,349
  Program expenses $9,124,252
  Fundraising expenses $808,389
  Administrative expenses $1,600,708
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $4,302,911
Beginning Net Assets $36,053,574
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $40,356,485
Total Liabilities $711,830
Total Assets $41,068,315

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Report completed by:
Better Business Bureau Serving the Pacific Southwest