Spark Arts Ignite Learning EIN 92-0300792

Spark Arts Ignite Learning

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Provides K-8 students with equitable access to creative writing, dance, drama, music, puppetry, storytelling, and visual arts. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $456K in revenue, $509K in expenses, and $26K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Missoula, MT
Website
www.sparkartslearning.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$456KFY2025
Expenses
$509K
Net assets
$26K
People
12
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  92-0300792 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Missoula, MT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides K-8 students with equitable access to creative writing, dance, drama, music, puppetry, storytelling, and visual arts.
Leadership
Sienna Solberg · Executive Dir. · $78K
Money in and out
$456K revenue, $509K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$509K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$53K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -73% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1332% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$456K
FY2025▲ +24%
Expenses
$509K
FY2025▲ +40%
Total assets
$32K
FY2025▼ -63%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2025▼ -20%
Total revenue
$456K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$509K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$26K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$53K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$32K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $451K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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o 5,249 MCPS PK-8 students experienced ongoing, diverse arts education, including professional performances, gallery visits, in-school artist residencies, and enhancement activities.o Collaborated with MCPS to design a new arts integration charter school, TEACH Academy to be a model and lab school for district teachers to learn arts…

$451Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpark Arts Ignite Learning
EINHdr · item D92-0300792
Principal addressHdr · item CMissoula, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sparkartslearning.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$77,818Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Sienna Solberg$77,818$66,917

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$456K
— government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$456K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.05
Program services89%$451K
Management & general7%$33K
Fundraising5%$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$26K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $32K · Operating expenses/yr $509K
0.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $451K · Total expenses $509K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $33K · Total expenses $509K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $25K · Total expenses $509K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $23K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $360K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $456K · Total revenue $456K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $22K · Total revenue $456K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $456K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $456K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $509K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $456K · Prior year $367K
+24%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $26K · Beginning of year $79K
-67%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $456K · Expenses $509K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $6K · Total assets $32K
18%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $26K · Total assets $32K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $32K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sienna Solberg · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $78K · Total expenses $509K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $107K · Total expenses $509K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 24%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 2 funders$36K

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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)$456K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$367K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$46K 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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