We Spark INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Sherman Oaks, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 95-4785462

Wespark is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for cancer patients,their families, caregivers and friends.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$225K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $340K a year · 34% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$225K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$784K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$784K
FY2023▼ -20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$981K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$925K
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2023▲ +107%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.3M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.6M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending January 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.1M Management & general 5% · $70K Fundraising 13% · $174K

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; $225K 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
Director of
$128,736Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$96,015Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marlene McGuirt’s $119K as Director of is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Marlene McGuirt$119,269$127,416$128,736$128,736
Nancy Allen$88,014$96,015$96,015$95,824

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves quality of life for cancer patients and their loved ones.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Wespark provides free programs and services, which alleviate the physical and emotional side effects of a cancer diagnosis.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$784K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$788K
Investment incomeLn 3−$138K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
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$788K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$230K
Investment incomeLn 3−$138K
Total revenueLn 12$784K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$381K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$74K$4K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$456K$329K$18K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$39K$2K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$31K$2K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$104K$104K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$6K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$373K$363K$6K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$118K$88K$18K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$20K$567
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$70K$174K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.4M−$61K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $925K$1.4M−$484K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $784K$1.3M−$551K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $981K$1.2M−$264K$2.3M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $783,796 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $81,477 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$230,420
VIII-1e Government grants$7,016
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$551,017
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$788,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax −$137,801−$137,801
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $51,493$51,493
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $174$174
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$4,657$783,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,335,178 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,721 · Management $4,083 · Fundraising $24,497$102,301
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $328,848 · Management $18,212 · Fundraising $109,274$456,334
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,069 · Management $2,170 · Fundraising $13,023$54,262
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,136 · Management $1,730 · Fundraising $10,379$43,245
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,891$12,891
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $104,026$104,026
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,717$1,717
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,880 · Management $6,355 · Fundraising $1,407$16,642
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $362,946 · Management $5,905 · Fundraising $3,936$372,787
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,741$14,741
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,017$17,017
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $88,072 · Management $18,317 · Fundraising $11,950$118,339
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,309 · Management $567$20,876
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,090,482 · Management $70,230 · Fundraising $174,466$1,335,178
Part X · Balance sheet $6,329,758 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $354,543$316,599
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,053,000$1,053,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $58,581$73,698
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,715$5,715
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $58,312$43,571
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,258,214$3,625,419
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,031$1,211,756
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,793,396$6,329,758
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,617$49,400
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $177,153$1,368,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $380,670$1,568,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,676,928$1,643,456
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,735,798$3,118,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,412,726$4,761,508
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,793,396$6,329,758
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,761,508 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$783,796
XI-2 Total expenses$1,335,178
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$551,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,412,726
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$83,015
XI-7 Investment expenses−$16,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,761,508

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