Spark Program INC FY2022 filing

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 20-1836547

Spark engages communities to provide career exploration and self-discovery opportunities that help middle school students understand, experience and pursue what's possible

52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$149K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023
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Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $131K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
52%
Net assets
$468K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2022-0.3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$136K
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$582K
Net assets
$468K
FY2022▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$459K
FY2022$468K
FY2023$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $898K Management & general 22% · $380K Fundraising 26% · $446K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$132,560Pt VII · Sec A
$16,226Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Robin Keefe—$132,560$126,444
Lance Russell——$102,492
Erika Alcibar$20,000——
Lance Russel—$16,226—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps middle schoolers explore careers and discover themselves through community programs.

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2 program services account for $898K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

As young teens transition to young adults, its the best time to show them whats possible. Its also a time when 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students from underserved communities risk academic disengagement. Sparks proven model intervenes early to reach students in the middle grades at this critical inflection point.

$898Kprogram expense
02

communities and schools gaining experiential learning opportunities. Together, Spark and its partners empower the next generation to perform better in school, graduate on time and succeed in career and life.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $406K · 2020–2022
Spark PromiseCA · FY2022$339,062
Devices for StudentsFY2021$22,921
Devices for StudentsFY2020$34,493

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$898K
Managementcol C$380K
Fundraisingcol D$446K
Owns and owesPt X
$468K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$434K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$440K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$78K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$434K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$434K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$460
Other assetsLn 15$23K
Total assetsLn 16$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$468K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 6940
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$602K$434K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$460
Total assetsLn 16$772K$540K
LiabilitiesLn 26$313K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$459K$468K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23K$23K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$96K$16K$55K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$824K$474K$80K$271K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$173K$95K$40K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$85K$51K$9K$25K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$101K$101K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$137K$12K$103K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$2K$100
Office expensesLn 13$24K$23K$1K$78
Information technologyLn 14$31K$14K$15K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$91K$71K$3K$17K
TravelLn 17$17K$13K$3K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$765$392
InsuranceLn 23$19K$11K$2K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$14K$4K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$648$400$80
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$898K$380K$446K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $136K$582K−$445K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$81K$468K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.8M−$30K$459K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,804,580 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,068
VIII-1e Government grants$439,866
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,245,630
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,744,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,938$77,938
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$17,922
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,938$1,804,580
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,723,648 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,921$22,921
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,253 · Management $16,214 · Fundraising $55,033$167,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $473,622 · Management $79,781 · Fundraising $270,797$824,200
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $95,109 · Management $40,249 · Fundraising $37,616$172,974
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,705 · Management $8,788 · Fundraising $25,318$84,811
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $101,215$101,215
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,069 · Management $102,515 · Fundraising $22,403$136,987
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,309 · Management $2,149 · Fundraising $100$3,558
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,837 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $78$24,375
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,492 · Management $14,684 · Fundraising $2,012$31,188
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,840 · Management $2,714 · Fundraising $17,198$90,752
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,612 · Management $3,140 · Fundraising $1,040$16,792
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $765 · Fundraising $392$1,157
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,689 · Management $2,166 · Fundraising $5,806$18,661
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,142 · Management $3,634 · Fundraising $7,653$25,429
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $648 · Management $400 · Fundraising $80$1,128
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $898,248 · Management $379,874 · Fundraising $445,526$1,723,648
Part X · Balance sheet $540,092 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $601,517$434,365
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $130,695$43,948
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,349$16,368
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,629$22,151
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,617$460
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,800$22,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $771,612$540,092
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,931$61,779
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $279,800$10,679
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $312,731$72,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $292,265$417,035
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,616$50,599
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $458,881$467,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $771,612$540,092
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $467,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,804,580
XI-2 Total expenses$1,723,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$458,881
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$72,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$467,634

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