Facility profile Utah

Heritage Schools, Inc.

Also known as Heritage Community

Open Provo, Utah

Heritage Schools, Inc. is a residential treatment center in Provo, Utah. It has operated since 1984.

About Heritage Schools, Inc.

Its address was 246 E Fiddlers Canyon Rd, Cedar City, UT 84721.source Its address was 5600 Heritage School Drive, Provo, UT 84604.source Cost: 12% APR finance charge on amounts more than 30 days delinquent; $200 medication account payable to Superior Pharmacy.source It cost over $11,000 per month.source Stays lasted 12 to 14 months average.source

The average stay was 14 months, minimum six months.source It was also called The Heritage School, Heritage RTC, Heritage Home, The Heritage Community.source It was doing business as Heritage Residential Treatment Center; a Utah corporation.source Formerly four programs (Heritage for Boys, Heritage for Girls, Elevate Academy, Peers Academy), now consolidated into Spark Academy, Elevate Academy and Launch Academy.source It survivors reported to HEAL that Heritage receives children from, and sends or threatens to send children to, Provo Canyon School.source

Educational program accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (per Heritage); also Joint Commission (JCAHO).source It was a member of NATSAP and IECA.source

Survivor testimony

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Timeline

From the records: who ran it and the deals that moved it, its names, and the deaths, incidents, inspection findings, lawsuits and news stories on file. Point at an event, or tap "More about this", for the details.

198420112018202419842024

  1. 1984

    1. Opened

      Opened in Provo, Utah

  2. 2011

    1. IncidentMay 2011

      Investigation

      In May 2011 food violations were found at Heritage School, including improper hand washing, food not refrigerated at safe temperatures, and staff eating and...

      Investigation May 2011

      In May 2011 food violations were found at Heritage School, including improper hand washing, food not refrigerated at safe temperatures, and staff eating and drinking near food preparation.

      source

  3. 2018

    1. Incident

      Sexual abuse

      A 2018 survivor review alleges a 12-year-old resident was sexually abused by three staff members and that reports to other staff were ignored.

      Sexual abuse

      source

  4. 2024

    1. Inspections

      State inspectors recorded 2 serious findings

      Death, physical abuse or assault.

      State inspectors recorded 2 serious findings

      Jun 24, 2024: At the facility, the client was out of supervision of staff and was later found unresponsive.

      Jun 24, 2024: During the inspection, it was reported by witnesses that a teacher mistreated a client by pushing the client when the client was acting out in their class.

      Read the findings

Serious violations

What state inspectors found and confirmed here, in their own words. Each finding was picked out of the inspection reports and checked by our team before it was listed.

Death Inspected Jun 24, 2024

At the facility, the client was out of supervision of staff and was later found unresponsive.

From the UT inspection report. Out of compliance, focus inspection

Physical abuse or assault Inspected Jun 24, 2024

During the inspection, it was reported by witnesses that a teacher mistreated a client by pushing the client when the client was acting out in their class.

From the UT inspection report. Out of compliance, focus inspection

Nonprofit tax filings

The yearly returns (IRS Form 990) of the nonprofit this program operates under, from the IRS through ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer.

Heritage Schools Inc

EIN 87-0514958, Provo, UT. Filed with the IRS as mental health and crisis services, tax-exempt since 1997. Every filing on ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer

YearRevenueExpensesPaid to officers and directorsAssets at year endReturn
2024 Form 990
2023 $19,737,780 $20,912,543 $1,543,499 $1,800,249 Form 990
2022 $17,821,164 $18,924,598 $1,400,155 $2,100,804 Form 990
2021 $18,749,522 $17,839,906 $1,018,030 $3,381,237 Form 990
2020 $16,526,702 $17,146,559 $761,150 $5,609,178 Form 990
2019 $18,170,653 $16,447,723 $454,886 $4,680,518 Form 990
2018 $8,059,511 $8,058,127 $192,663 $4,046,538 Form 990
2017 $14,960,295 $15,115,953 $339,139 $4,284,863 Form 990
2016 $14,912,473 $14,841,322 $354,985 $4,420,785 Form 990
2015 $15,368,813 $15,644,640 $86,538 $4,219,669 Form 990
Earlier years (14)

Incidents on record

  1. May 2011 Investigation

    In May 2011 food violations were found at Heritage School, including improper hand washing, food not refrigerated at safe temperatures, and staff eating and drinking near food preparation.source

  2. 2018 Sexual abuse

    A 2018 survivor review alleges a 12-year-old resident was sexually abused by three staff members and that reports to other staff were ignored.source

  3. Abuse

    Residents report being kept in isolation rooms (Granite South/ISU) for as long as 8 months straight.source

  4. Abuse

    Survivors report excessive and violent restraints, physical and sexual abuse, solitary confinement, verbal and emotional abuse and forced manual labor at Heritage.source

  5. Incident

    HEAL's enrollment-agreement review says the contract has families accept risks including 'sexual violation and pregnancy' and suicide, and appoints Heritage as attorney with custodial powers.source

  6. Restraint

    Heritage's enrollment application describes 'safety holds' (physical restraint) per Crisis Prevention Institute rules and a seclusion area.source

  7. Restraint

    Survivors report students are punished with violent restraints that have reportedly caused broken bones.source

News coverage

  • The Salt Lake Tribune Aug 29, 2024 General

    Utah Teen Treatment Center Monitored Following Youth Death by Suicide

    State licensors increased scrutiny and placed the Heritage Schools' Homestead program on conditional status following a youth's death by suicide in June 2024. Regulators fined the facility and mandated staff retraining after determining the program failed to ensure the youth was free from potential harm during an unsupervised period.

2 articles about celebrities and viral stories

Videos

The Heritage Community (Part 1) - V2V Survivor Series Watch on YouTube

Staff

Administration

Notable staff

Licensing and inspections

Licensed as
Heritage Schools Inc - Homestead; Heritage Schools Inc, Spark; Heritage Schools Inc, Balance; Heritage Schools Inc, Elevate Academy; Heritage Schools Inc. Wasatch; Heritage Schools Inc. Yosemite
License category
Residential Treatment
Licensed capacity
16
License expires
03/31/2027
Licensing action
Licensed
Phone on file
8012264669
Licensed addresses
10324 South 5850 West, Payson, UT, 84651; 5600 N Heritage School Dr, Provo, UT, 84604; 5600 North Heritage School Drive, Provo, UT, 84604; 759 N 1180 E, Orem, UT, 84097; 491 E 450 S, Orem, UT, 84097

100 inspection reports on file; the serious findings in them are listed above. Search all Utah reports

The newest 25 reports, by date

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Ownership

Other staff

Documents

Documents on file (8)
Woodbury Reports Mentions (4)

From the Unsilenced archive

2 documents about Heritage Schools, Inc. that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Heritage Schools Inc - Homestead.

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Materials and links

External links

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Survivor posts and discussion

Staff listing or directory

Reference and research

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