the utah supreme court terminated eri's tax exempt status in 1979 because the court found that eri was not devoted to a charitable purpose. in 1979 about 96% of the eri's work was for the government including many top-secret projects and the remaining 4% was for private organizations. eri was given to the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints on july 31, 1979. then, eri was purchased back from the lds church beginning on august 1, 1979, creating it as a for-profit entity.