Spark Discipleship INC

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EIN 86-2548469 Religious organization Denver, CO NTEE X20
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▼ -6%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (IRS tax year 2025).


Spark Discipleship INC is a religious organization based in Denver, CO, formed in 2021. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $159K in revenue, $161K in expenses, and $-11K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2021
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Denver, CO
Website
www.sparkdiscipleship.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$159KFY2025
Expenses
$161K
Net assets
$-11K
People
9
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
a religious organization
Leadership
Mike Worley · President
Money in and out
$159K revenue, $161K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Guilliams Family Foundation

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $3K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

85% to programs

85% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↓ -6% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, -6% versus the prior filing year (down). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$159K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$161K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-11K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.9%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +70% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSpark Discipleship INC
EINHdr · item D86-2548469
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sparkdiscipleship.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Worley’s $44K as President is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mike Worley$44,290$40,975$65,500$39,600
Holly Worley$44,289$40,975——

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $137K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Expanded Reach

Grew from 200 to over 10,000 couples engaged weekly through our marriage discipleship newsletter, significantly increasing access to biblically-based marriage resources.Deep Discipleship Impact: Provided ongoing, relationship-based coaching and discipleship to couples across multiple life stages (premarital, early marriage, and…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$98K · 62%
Contributions & grants$61K · 38%
Program service revenue62%$98K
Contributions & grants38%$61K
Total revenueLn 12$159K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.05
Program services85%$137K
Management & general10%$16K
Fundraising5%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$161K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$23K
Total net assetsLn 32$-11K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12K · Operating expenses/yr $161K
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $137K · Total expenses $161K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $16K · Total expenses $161K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $161K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $8K · Solicited contributions $61K
$0.13 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $61K · Total revenue $159K
38%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $159K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $98K · Total revenue $159K
62%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $159K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $98K · Total expenses $161K
61%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $159K · Prior year $169K
-6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $79K · FY2025 $159K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-11K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $159K · Expenses $161K
-0.9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-11K · Total assets $12K
-86%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mike Worley · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $161K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $101K · Total expenses $161K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%——
Overhead ratio 10%——
Fundraising cost ratio 13%——
Revenue growth -6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$159K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$169K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$109K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$80K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$79K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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