Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Sandy, UT EIN: 87-0572022

The Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund is a public charity based in Sandy, Utah. Formed in 1997, it supports low-income housing, homeless relief, and disaster relief efforts in Utah communities.

Key facts about Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund

In short: Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund gave $405K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
87-0572022
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$404,765
Grants made (2025)
13
Average grant
$31,136
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$1,004,911
Primary geography
Utah (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.0M

+7.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$405K

+108.5% YoY

Grant Count

13

Avg Grant Size

$31K

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is “to provide low income housing support homeless relief support and disaster relief efforts to local communities and citizens in Utah.”

Its 2025 grants included support for housing and homelessness efforts, food assistance, domestic violence services, and youth support. Among the grantees described in their own words, Community Action Services and Food Bank says it provides food and services including housing assistance; DOVE Center says it empowers people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence; and Youth Futures says it provides shelter and support to homeless, unaccompanied, runaway, and at-risk youth in Utah. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their work.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the funder reported 13 grants totaling $404,765. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $125,000, with a median of $12,000.

Largest reported grants included $125,000 to SLBR Charities for low-income housing, homeless support, disaster relief, and charitable purposes; $114,000 to Have a Heart for low-income housing; and two $30,000 grants to Community Action Services and Food Bank for food assistance and homeless efforts. Other notable grants included $17,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Summit & Wasatch and $12,000 each to DOVE Center, Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah, Sun Country Home Solutions, and Youth Futures.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Utah.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

States

Cities

OremSt GeorgeOgdenPark CitySandy

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 13 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2023) to $405K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $405K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

SLBR Charities: $125KSLBR Charities$125KHave a Heart: $114KHave a Heart$114KCommunity Action Services and Food Bank: $60K across 2 grantsCommunity Action Services andFood Bank$60K · 2 grantsHabitat for Humanity of Summit & Wasatch: $17KHabitat for Humanity of Summit& Wasatch$17KDOVE Center: $12KDOVE Center$12KHabitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah: $12KHabitat for Humanity ofSouthwest Utah$12KSun Country Home Solutions: $12KSun Country Home Solutions$12KYouth Futures: $12KYouth Futures$12KTURN Community Services: $11KTURN Community Services$11KFuller Center for Housing Utah County: $10KFuller Center for Housing UtahCounty$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was SLBR Charities ($125K). Together the top 10 received $385K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SLBR Charities Sandy, UTLow Income Housing Homeless Support Efforts Disaster Relief Charitable Purposes$125,000
Have a Heart Ogden, UTLow Income Housing$114,000
Community Action Services and Food Bank Orem, UTFood Assistance & Homeless Efforts$30,000
Community Action Services and Food Bank Orem, UTFood and Homeless Assistance$30,000
Habitat for Humanity of Summit & Wasatch Park City, UTLow Income Housing$17,000
DOVE Center St George, UTDomestic Violence Abuse and Assault Assistance$12,000
Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Utah St George, UTLow Income Housing$12,000
Sun Country Home Solutions St George, UTLow Income Housing$12,000
Youth Futures St George, UTLow Income Housing & Support$12,000
TURN Community Services Orem, UTLow Income Housing$10,765

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,004,911 $546,737 $480,055 $404,765
2024 $933,321 $577,169 $261,178 0 grants reported
2023 $617,977 $509,036 $158,155 0 grants reported
Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$200K$400K$600K$800K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,004,911$933,321$617,977
Revenue$546,737$577,169$509,036
Expenses$480,055$261,178$158,155
Net Investment Income$54,729$26,419$5,548

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 24, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 30, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund is led by Stan Spencer, Chair since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 15 officers listed in 2022 report compensation.

Officers on the 2022 filing

The latest filing that lists officers: our copy of the 2023–2025 filings list none.

  • Stan Spencer

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Cahoon

    Board Member

    Board Member → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Board Member, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Cleaveland

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Sears

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelly Tripp

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Funk

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Roundy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly Potts

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laury Secrest

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stefanie Tugaw-Madsen

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jair Almaraz

    Board Member

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jed Nilson

    Board Member

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Fidler

    Board Member

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reina Every

    Board Member

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Hall

    Board Member

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Chantel Markel (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Sara Werbelow (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: David Carpenter (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Karen Martino-Basso (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: James Johnson (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Randy Day (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Christina Vail (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Janice Steffensen (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Karla Patten (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Mandi Richens (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Sarai Milliken (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tyla Darley (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jake Peart (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Lisa Jungemann (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Rachel Moody (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 230 W Towne Ridge Pkwy Ste 500, Sandy, UT 84070
Phone: (801) 676-5210

Frequently asked questions about Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund

How much does Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund give each year?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund gave $405K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $194K in grants paid.

What is Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's typical grant size?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $31,136, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund give grants?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund gives mostly in Utah: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Orem, UT (6 grants) and St George, UT (4 grants).

Does Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Low Income Housing" (8 grants).

Who are Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's largest grantees?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's largest 2025 grantees include SLBR Charities ($125,000), Have a Heart ($114,000) and Community Action Services and Food Bank ($60,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $547K.

What does Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund fund?

The organization’s stated mission is “to provide low income housing support homeless relief support and disaster relief efforts to local communities and citizens in Utah.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's EIN?

Utah Association of Realtors Housing Opportunity Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0572022. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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