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The Spark Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Fayetteville, AR501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 45-0862652Revenue $115K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmysparkfoundation.org150 N Skyline Dr, 72701-0000 · Fayetteville, ARTax-exempt since Nov 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Children's health and fitness. Through its disbursement of race proceeds to schools and strong community partnerships, the nonprofit has established itself as a dependable financial supporter of innovative public education projects around health and fitness through its partnership with the fayetteville public education Foundation and its support of fayetteville public schools.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$545
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$115K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$116K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$115K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$65K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$104K
FY2025$115K
Expenses
$116K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$116K
Net assets
$108K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$52K
FY2021$106K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$101K
FY2024$109K
FY2025$108K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $89K Management & general 24% · $27K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dino Andrade
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jackson Bates
Treasurer
$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

Funds school health and fitness projects through race proceeds and community partnerships.

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1 program · $83K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Children's health and fitness

$83Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$115K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$545
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$115K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$55K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$545
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$580$545
Net assetsLn 32$109K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K$16K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$360$360
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$12K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$460$460
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$46K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$89K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $115K$116K−$1K$108K 990 PDF
FY2024 $104K$96K$8K$109K 990 PDF
FY2023 $107K$128K−$20K$101K 990 PDF
FY2022 $103K$95K$8K$122K 990 PDF
FY2021 $115K$75K$40K$106K 990 PDF
FY2020 $65K$91K−$26K$52K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $114,829 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $23,434$15,103
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,798$87,597
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,750$3,129
I-11 Other revenue$9,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $103,982$114,829
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,190
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,380$36,512
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,830$77,593
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $96,210$116,295
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,772−$1,466
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $114,829 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,103
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,103
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,597$87,597
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,129$3,129
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,000$9,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,726$114,829
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $116,295 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,190$2,190
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,465 · Management $16,466$32,931
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,790 · Management $1,791$3,581
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,059$4,059
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $360$360
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,196$1,196
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,170 · Management $2,908$15,078
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $460$460
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,528$3,528
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $45,736$45,736
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,976$3,976
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,871 · Management $27,424 · Fundraising $0$116,295
Part X · Balance sheet $108,244 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $106,876$50,894
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,869$1,869
X-15 Other assets$55,481
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,745$108,244
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $455$517
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $125$28
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $580$545
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,165$107,699
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,165$107,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,745$108,244
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,829
XI-2 Total expenses$116,295
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,699

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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