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Spark Community Foundation FY2019 filing

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Denver, CO501(c)(3)Since 2010Public & Societal BenefitEIN 27-4374456Revenue $204K in FY2019

On file with the IRSsparkcommunityfoundation.org1766 S Franklin St, 80210-3340 · Denver, COTax-exempt since Dec 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Spark Community Foundation provides assistance to government and non-profit agencies with the management of a broad array of public and private funds and related services in the areas of health, welfare, education and other governmental programs for society's benefit.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $56K a year · 13% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $112K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
×18 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1800% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
Spent
$211K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$33K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$204K
FY2020$271K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$404K
FY2023$530K
FY2024$896K
FY2025$447K
Expenses
$211K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$211K
FY2020$206K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$490K
FY2024$598K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
−$33K
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$33K
FY2020$31K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$362K

From the FY2019 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2012.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $211K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Denise McHugh
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Manages public and private funds for government and non-profit agencies in health, welfare, and education.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Support and services for at-risk youth and families

$211Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Colorado Coalition for the HomelessFY2024$112K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$112K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Money outPt IX
$211K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Owns and owesPt X
−$33K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Government grantsLn 1e$204K
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32−$33K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$542$2K
Total assetsLn 16$542$2K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$35K
Net assetsLn 32−$27K−$33K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$87K
Management feesLn 11a$93K$93K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$211K$211K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $447K$434K$13K$362K 990 PDF
FY2024 $896K$598K$298K$349K 990 PDF
FY2023 $530K$490K$40K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $404K$456K−$52K$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $302K$270K$32K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $271K$206K$64K$31K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $204K$211K−$6K−$33K 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 I · Summary $204,479 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $154,728$204,479
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,728$204,479
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $86,088$87,118
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $67,957$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,407$123,680
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $180,452$210,798
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$25,724−$6,319
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $204,479 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$204,479
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,479
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$204,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,798 across 3 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,118$87,118
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $93,201$93,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,479$30,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,798 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$210,798
Part X · Balance sheet $2,127 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $542$2,127
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $542$2,127
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,491$35,395
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,491$35,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$26,949−$33,268
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$26,949−$33,268
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $542$2,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$33,268 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,479
XI-2 Total expenses$210,798
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$26,949
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$33,268

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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