Spark SF Public Schools

Analysis

Spark SF Public Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Spark SF Public Schools reported income of $11.9m and spending of $13.8m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $12.4m to $11.9m (-4.4%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Spark SF Public Schools sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Private School Foundation Inc ($11.9m), Southside Charter School ($11.9m) and McCalls Chapel School Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $8.8m, net assets of $5.3m.