Spark

Analysis

Spark is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Spark reported income of $82k and spending of $91k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $82k (+54%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Spark sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 29th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Tysons Pimmit Library ($82k), New Providence Education Foundation Inc ($82k) and Mayor Daniel J Reimans Childrens Charity Trust Fund ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $100k.