Spark Promise FY2023 filing

Danville, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 86-1328405Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRS127 Heritage Park Drive · Danville, CA

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

54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$171K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$171K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $201K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
54%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$363K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$558K
Net assets
$195K
FY2023
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$195K
FY2024$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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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

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $581K Management & general 19% · $202K Fundraising 28% · $301K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $171K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$171,109Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 · $581K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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.

$581Kprogram 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 · FY2023
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$581K
Managementcol C$202K
Fundraisingcol D$301K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$171K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$10K
Net assetsLn 32$0$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$177K$102K$17K$59K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$646K$370K$63K$213K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$106K$21K$85K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$411$411
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$13K$2K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$51K$29K$5K$17K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$7K$1K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$39K$677
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$581K$202K$301K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $363K$558K−$195K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,274,343 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,166,685
I-9 Program service revenue$15,915
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$91,743
I-12 Total revenue$1,274,343
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$823,690
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$259,990
I-18 Total expenses$1,083,680
I-19 Revenue less expenses$190,663
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,274,343 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$335,740
VIII-1e Government grants$170,696
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$660,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,166,685
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,915$15,915
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$91,743
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,915$1,274,343
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,083,680 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 $101,535 · Management $17,313 · Fundraising $58,537$177,385
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,773 · Management $63,098 · Fundraising $213,434$646,305
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,277 · Management $84,977$106,254
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,586$4,586
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $411$411
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,781$2,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,100 · Management $2,235 · Fundraising $7,560$22,895
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,168 · Management $4,976 · Fundraising $16,832$50,976
IX-17 TravelManagement $20,106$20,106
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,782 · Management $1,157 · Fundraising $3,914$11,853
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,451 · Management $677$40,128
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $581,086 · Management $201,906 · Fundraising $300,688$1,083,680
Part X · Balance sheet $204,471 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$50,093
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$135,802
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$18,576
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$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 $0$204,471
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,808
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,808
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$11,860
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$182,803
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$194,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$204,471
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,274,343
XI-2 Total expenses$1,083,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$190,663
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$4,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,663

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