NeighborWorks® Salt Lake

What NeighborWorks® Salt Lake does

NeighborWorks® Salt Lake (NWSL) is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation founded in 1977 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with a secondary office in Murray. The organization operates an integrated neighborhood revitalization platform spanning four functional areas: housing finance (mortgages under NMLS #395931, down payment assistance, home improvement loans and grants, an Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund, and a Community Land Trust); financial and homeownership education delivered in English and Spanish through free workshops and one-on-one counseling; resident leadership development, most notably through the 22+ year Westside Leadership Institute (WLI), which has graduated more than 800 students and seeded 30+ resident-led organizations including Amigas Utah (8,000+ members); and youth and economic development via YouthWorks and CareerWorks workforce credentialing programs.

The technology infrastructure supporting these programs is deliberately low-tech and community-accessible: a Squarespace-hosted public website, Calendly for workshop registration, Zoom for virtual workshop delivery, and email newsletter signup. Signature community engagement is anchored by the 41st Annual Paint Your Heart Out volunteer paint program (running since the mid-1980s), Rake Your Heart Out, and NeighborWorks Week. The organization is a Charter Member of the NeighborWorks America national network of 245 nonprofits, which distributed $78.8 million in FY2025 Flexible Impact Grants funded by a U.S. Congressional allocation with a reported 74:1 leverage ratio.

NWSL's business model is hybrid nonprofit: it generates operating revenue through mortgage origination and servicing fees, down payment assistance administration, individual and corporate donations, event sponsorships, NeighborWorks America network grants, and stewardship of a Community Land Trust and Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund. All public-facing workshops and community events are offered free of charge. Governance is provided by a volunteer Board of Directors comprising representatives from four banks (Hillcrest Bank, Web Bank, Washington Federal, GM Financial Bank), Rocky Mountain Power, Salt Lake City, Murray City, and an ex-officio seat held by the University of Utah, with day-to-day leadership provided by CEO Bryce Garner and a 20+ person multidisciplinary staff including dedicated bilingual Spanish-speaking counselors.

Name

NeighborWorks® Salt Lake

Legal name

NeighborWorks Salt Lake

Website

https://nwsaltlake.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NeighborWorks® Salt Lake is a Salt Lake City-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation that delivers affordable housing finance, free bilingual financial education, resident leadership training (Westside Leadership Institute), and youth/workforce development to low-income and first-time homebuyers across Salt Lake City and Murray, Utah.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Housing Services

NAICS

Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Housing Programs (FSALAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Affordable housing services
• Community development lending
• Homebuyer education
• Community land trust
• Resident leadership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and contributions: Accepts individual donations, business contributions, and event/program sponsorships via a dedicated Donate page and Contributors page.
2. NeighborWorks America network grants: Receives funding through the NeighborWorks America network, which distributed $78.8 million in Flexible Impact Grants to 245 organizations (FY2025), funded by a U.S. Congressional allocation. For every $1 from Congress, the network attracted $74 of additional investment.
3. Mortgage and home improvement lending: Origination and servicing revenue from mortgages, down payment assistance administration, and home improvement loans & grants; operates under NMLS #395931.
4. Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund: Mission-related investment capital deployed into affordable housing within Salt Lake communities.
5. Community Land Trust stewardship: Revenue from stewarding a Community Land Trust to preserve permanently affordable homeownership in Salt Lake neighborhoods.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NeighborWorks Salt Lake is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community development corporation that provides affordable housing services (mortgages, down payment assistance, home improvement loans and grants, Community Land Trust, Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund), free bilingual financial education and homebuyer counseling, youth leadership programs (YouthWorks), workforce development (CareerWorks), and community leadership training (Westside Leadership Institute). It also runs annual volunteer-driven neighborhood revitalization events such as Paint Your Heart Out and Rake Your Heart Out.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Westside Leadership Institute: Community leadership program operated by NeighborWorks Salt Lake for over 22 years, with a separate website (westsideleadership.org) and programs that have graduated more than 800 students.
• YouthWorks
• CareerWorks
• Paint Your Heart Out
• Rake Your Heart Out
• Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund
• Community Land Trust

Products and services

• Financial Education Workshops
• CareerWorks
• Mortgages (NMLS #395931)
• Down Payment Assistance
• Home Improvement Loans & Grant Program
• Affordable Housing Mission Investment Fund
• Community Land Trust
• Paint Your Heart Out
• Rake Your Heart Out
• YouthWorks
• Westside Leadership Institute
• NeighborWorks Week

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 800 Westside Leadership Institute graduates launched 30+ resident-led organizations.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship / core network membership, core flagship program, board-level business member, board-level local government seat, ex-officio research partner and embedded fellowship / program partner.

• NeighborWorks Americaflagship / core network membershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighborWorks Salt Lake is a Charter Member of the NeighborWorks America national network of 245 nonprofit community development organizations. NeighborWorks America distributes Flexible Impact Grants (FY2025 total $78.8 million) funded by a U.S. Congressional allocation, with FY2025 leverage of $74 of additional investment per $1 from Congress. The Charter Member badge and NeighborWorks® trademark are displayed on the homepage, conferring brand credibility, federal funding access, and lending standards (NMLS #395931).
• Westside Leadership Institutecore flagship programStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Westside Leadership Institute (WLI) is operated by NeighborWorks Salt Lake as a community leadership program that has run for over 22 years and graduated more than 800 students. WLI alumni have launched over 30 resident-led organizations including Amigas Utah (8,000+ members). WLI maintains a dedicated external website at westsideleadership.org linked from the NWSL community menu.
• Rocky Mountain Powerboard-level business memberStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurt Mansfield represents Rocky Mountain Power on the NWSL Board of Directors (Business 2026).
• Salt Lake City (local government)board-level local government seatStrategic or Co-development PartnerColin Gibbs holds the Local Government 2028 board seat representing Salt Lake City, anchoring the municipality's partnership role in neighborhood revitalization.
• Murray City (local government)board-level local government seatStrategic or Co-development PartnerElvon Farrell holds the Local Government 2026 board seat representing Murray City, anchoring the municipality's partnership role given NWSL's Murray office.
• The University of Utahex-officio research partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames Wood holds the Ex-Officio Past President seat representing The University of Utah. The University of Utah is also conducting a 2026 research project documenting the impact of NWSL's Westside Leadership Institute, led by Professor Stacy Harwood, with 26 alumni interviews completed as of May 2026.
• Bank On Salt Lakeembedded fellowship / program partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCollyn Mosquito serves as the Bank On Salt Lake Fellow on the NWSL HomeOwnership Services team, indicating a financial-coaching fellowship partnership with the Bank On Salt Lake banking access initiative.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NeighborWorks America: National network of 245 community development nonprofits that NWSL is a Charter Member of; not a direct competitor but the federal grant conduit, standards body, and brand licensor that defines NWSL's operating envelope.
• Grounded Solutions Network: National membership network supporting Community Land Trusts and shared-equity homeownership programs; comparable CLT stewardship capability and provides the broader ecosystem NWSL's CLT program participates in.

Direct peers

• NeighborWorks Boise: Comparable NeighborWorks America Charter Member serving the Boise, Idaho metro with homebuyer education, lending, and community revitalization programs of similar scale and structure to NWSL.
• NeighborWorks Montana: NeighborWorks America affiliate offering homebuyer education, lending, and community development across Montana; comparable mid-sized CDFI-affiliated nonprofit with rural/metro hybrid footprint.
• Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for Cultural and Spiritual Wisdom: Listed as Westside Leadership Institute's external site; comparable community leadership training program operated by NWSL with similar alumni-network and resident-organizing outcomes.
• Habitat for Humanity of Salt Lake Valley: Local Habitat for Humanity affiliate serving Salt Lake County with affordable homeownership, home repair, and financial education programs; directly comparable operating geography, customer base (low-income prospective homeowners), and nonprofit affordable-housing model.

Broad incumbents

• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC): National CDFI and community development intermediary operating across hundreds of local offices; provides capital, technical assistance, and grants to neighborhood-scale nonprofits like NWSL and represents the larger, broader-scope incumbent in the same space.
• Enterprise Community Partners: Major national nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development with lending, development, and policy capabilities; broader portfolio and geographic reach than NWSL but overlapping mission and CDFI activities.

Regional players

• Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation: Utah-based nonprofit affordable housing developer and service provider operating across the state; comparable state-level footprint, customer base, and affordable housing mission though with more development focus than NWSL's community-led model.
• AAA Fair Credit Foundation: Utah-headquartered HUD-approved housing counseling agency offering financial education, homebuyer counseling, and foreclosure prevention; directly comparable financial education and counseling services in the same Salt Lake market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/neighborworkssaltlake
• Xx.com/NWSaltLake
• Facebookfacebook.com/NWSaltLake
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/neighborworks-salt-lake

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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