2024 Nonprofit Community Needs Assessment on Real Estate

Thank you! Your participation in UNA’s 2024 Nonprofit Community Needs Assessment on Real Estate is essential. 

Property-related expenses are second only to personnel costs for many nonprofits, yet little data is available on this important and evolving topic. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered the commercial real estate market, impacting space utilization, lease agreements, and creating seismic shifts—both positive and negative—in how and where we complete our missions. We are gathering information about nonprofits in every part of Utah. Understanding your needs and challenges will directly inform UNA’s advocacy efforts, member benefits, and support of your organization.   

Your candid responses will be held in complete confidence, allowing us to gather comprehensive data from nonprofits across Utah and provide targeted assistance and resources that will make your work easier and more effective.  

Key Topics We Will Explore:  

  • Current Real Estate Use: How you use your space and if you own or lease real estate. 
  • Future Needs and Opportunities: Understanding nonprofit demand for real estate could uncover strategic opportunities for our sector.  
  • Temporary Space: How do you use shared workspaces?  
  • Special Events: How large is the nonprofit demand for renting spaces for special events like galas and conferences?
  • Nonprofit Hubs: How could a nonprofit hub in your community help you deliver your mission?
  • Additional Concerns: What other real estate-related concerns are on your mind?  

Thank you for sharing this important but overlooked information. We look forward to putting it to good use. Your participation will help us better understand and support the real estate needs of nonprofits across Utah. 

  

Warmly - Utah Nonprofits Association

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ABOUT YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION
Your candid responses will be held in complete confidence, allowing us to gather comprehensive data from nonprofits across Utah and provide targeted assistance and resources that will make your work easier and more effective.

Please enter your EIN with the dash, for example XX-XXXXXXX. If your organization does not have an EIN, enter all 9's. 

An EIN is a nine-digit number assigned by the IRS. Nonprofits use this publicly available number for many purposes, including filing their Form 990. We use this number as a unique identifier to better manage our data. 


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OWNED REAL ESTATE

OWNED SPACE

Please provide details about the space your nonprofit owns.

Organize your responses by zip code. If you own more than one property in any one zip code, use a separate line for each property. Add additional property by selecting "Add row" below.

Estimates are fine.

Zip code Primary Use TL Square Footage MARKET VALUE ANNUAL PROPERY TAXES MOnthly MOrtgage payment Number of years remaining on mortgage

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Lease space?

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RENTED SPACE

YOUR RENTED/LEASED SPACE

Please provide details about the properties you lease.

Organize your responses by zip code. (Please do not include space that you lease temporarily or for galas, gatherings, and meetings. We ask about that in a separate section.)

If you rent more than one property in any one zip code, use a separate line for each property. Add additional rented property by selecting "Add row" below.

Estimates are fine.

Zip Code Property used for TL SQUARE FOOTAGE TL ANNUAL LEASE COSTS (RENT, ETC.) WHEN DOES YOUR LEASE EXPIRE? Plans at lease expiration
Administration
Programming
Mission
Storage only
Sublease to others
Other (describe below)

How many total hours does your team spend per MONTH on all property-related problems—repairing property defects, ensuring the landlord fulfills their responsibilities, processing invoices, dealing with repair people and/or  other tenents, etc..

Please enter the total ANNUAL discount you receive on all properties. If you do not receive a nonprofit discount, enter $0. Estimates are fine.

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FUTURE NEEDS
Understanding nonprofit demand for real estate could uncover strategic opportunities for our sector.

FUTURE NEEDS


For example, financial constraints, lack of available properties, lease agreements.

All of your responses will be held in complete confidence. Period. As always, estimates are fine.

If you have more than one capital campaign planned or in progress, use a separate row for each campaign.


WHEN DID/WILL YOUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN BEGIN? WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE FINISHING YOUR CAMPAIGN? WHAT IS YOUR GOAL FOR THE CAMPAIGN? HOW MUCH HAVE YOU RAISED TO DATE?

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YOUR NEEDS AND USES

Do you rent, or plan to rent, space for conferences, galas, or other special events?

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TEMPORARY SPACES (not for galas or conferences)
Leasing temporary office space may include renting private offices, meeting spaces, or day offices, etc.

YOUR USE OF TEMPORARY OR SHORT-TERM SPACE RENTAL

Choose all the ways that your organization makes use of temporary space

Private office by month
Private office by year
Day office
Meeting rooms
Coworking space --open space with
Membership in a co-working space
Other

Estimates are fine.

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RENTING FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS

Do you rent space for conferences or galas?

If you have more than one special event per year, use a separate row for each event. Add additional rented property by selecting "Add row" below. All of your responses will be held in complete confidence. Period. 

Estimates are fine.


Event Type Number of attendees? How much do you spend to rent the facility? Total A/V Costs Total other costs: parking, insurance, police, etc

We anticipate having more fundraising events in the future
We would have more special events if they were more affordableable
We plan on having fewer events in the future because the impact falls short of the effort
We do not anticipate any changes to our special events
We would have more events if we had the capacity
Other

NONPROFIT COMMUNITY HUB

NONPROFIT HUB IN YOUR COMMUNITY

What is a Nonprofit Hub?
A nonprofit hub is a model for shared space for nonprofits that seeks to create efficiencies through shared office services and shared amenities and to bolster effectiveness through peer learning and collaboration. 

How could a Nonprofit Hub benefit my organization?
In addition to providing vital infrastructure by providing below market and/or stabilized rents, putting people together under one roof helps to break down silos, build relationships and trust and foster collaboration. 

How valuable would a nonprofit hub be to your community?

Value of ... Child care facilitiy for nonprofit employees and others

Organic opportunities for collaboration

What do you see as potential barriers to participating in a nonprofit hub (e.g., loss of autonomy, logistical challenges)?

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ANYTHING ELSE?

 ANYTHING ELSE?

Are there specific challenges/opportunities in your community that affect your real estate needs? What other real estate-related concerns does your nonprofit have?