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Safe Zone Utah

Public charity · Grantmaker Salt Lake City, UT EIN: 81-4025265 Website

Safe Zone Utah is a public charity, based in Salt Lake City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $16K in total assets.

Safe Zone Utah at a glance

Total assets
$16,286
-38.0% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$21,137
-49.3% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$31,133
-9.7% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Safe Zone Utah funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Salt Lake CityRochesterWest Valley City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 3 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $9K (2022). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
3 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2024$16,286$21,137$31,133————
2023$26,282$41,654$34,478$7,5003——
2022$15,433$25,941$21,076$8,5001——
2021$6,750$4,201$1,159$1,0002$1,159$1
2020$3,708$3—————

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Safe Zone Utah is led by Elizabeth Pitts, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Elizabeth Pitts

    President

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Arteaga

    Board Chair

    Board Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jess Burns

    Vice Chair

    Board Chair → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Larsen

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Joe Turpin (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nate Alexander (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Tracey Dean (2020–2021) — Chair
  • Former: Jonathan Jepsen (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Liz Pitts (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jon Jepsen (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Trey Edwards (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Safe Zone Utah

How large is Safe Zone Utah?

Safe Zone Utah reported $16K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $21K.

Where does Safe Zone Utah operate?

Safe Zone Utah has awarded grants in Minnesota, Utah.

What is Safe Zone Utah's EIN?

Safe Zone Utah's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4025265. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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