Spark Promise

Danville, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 86-1328405

Spark bridges communities and promotes equity in opportunity to empower students on their journeys.

45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 310 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$263K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
7
named funders · $201K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$363K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$558K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$363K
FY2024▼ -71%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$363K
Expenses
$558K
FY2024▼ -49%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$558K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$195K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $250K Management & general 31% · $172K Fundraising 24% · $136K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $263K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$151,815Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Director
$111,531Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Robin M Keefe$151,815$171,109
Amanda Chun$111,531—

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

Empowers students and promotes equity by bridging communities and creating opportunity.

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1 program service account for $250K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Spark creates career exploration and self-discovery experiences, providing critical intervention to fuel the academic journeys of our middle school students through interactions with working adults.

$250Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$363K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Other incomeLn 4–11$367
Money outPt IX
$558K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$172K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$363K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Other incomeLn 4–11$367
Total revenueLn 12$363K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6310
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$204K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$0
Net assetsLn 32$195K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$87K$15K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$160K$92K$16K$53K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$5K$926$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$15K$3K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$14K$2K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$840$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$6K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$5K$877$3K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$886$3K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$172$582
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$834$3K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$5K$933$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$8K$90K$979
Total functional expensesLn 25$558K$250K$172K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $363K$558K−$195K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$191K$195K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $363,316 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$91,141
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$271,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$362,949
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $367$367
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $367 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$363,316
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $557,979 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,899 · Management $14,817 · Fundraising $50,099$151,815
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,532 · Management $15,607 · Fundraising $52,770$159,909
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,434 · Management $926 · Fundraising $3,133$9,493
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,167 · Management $2,586 · Fundraising $8,744$26,497
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,169 · Management $2,416 · Fundraising $8,169$24,754
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $840 · Management $3,360$4,200
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,269 · Management $25,078$31,347
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,143 · Management $877 · Fundraising $2,965$8,985
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,749$12,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,197 · Management $886 · Fundraising $2,997$9,080
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,009 · Management $172 · Fundraising $582$1,763
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,890 · Management $834 · Fundraising $2,819$8,543
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,473 · Management $933 · Fundraising $3,155$9,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,015 · Management $90,289 · Fundraising $979$99,283
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,037 · Management $171,530 · Fundraising $136,412$557,979
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,093$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $135,802$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,576$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $204,471$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,808$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,860$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $182,803$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $194,663$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $204,471$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$363,316
XI-2 Total expenses$557,979
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$194,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$194,663
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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