Urban Sparks

Analysis

Urban Sparks is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Urban Sparks reported income of $143k and spending of $126k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $73k to $143k (+94%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Sparks sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture & Natural Resource Man ($143k), Broad Brook Community Center Inc ($143k) and Sons and Daughters of Guam Club Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $83k against liabilities of $366, net assets of $83k.