Spark Life Services

Analysis

Spark Life Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Sarepta, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1965, 61 years ago. 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 Life Services reported income of $353k and spending of $325k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $537k to $353k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Spark Life Services sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asociacion El Zeybal Inc ($353k), Cambria Community Council Inc ($353k) and Colorado Public Interest Research Foundation Inc ($353k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $211k. At year end it held assets of $250k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $234k. It reported 98 employees.