SPARK PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: SPARK PROGRAM INC (EIN 20-1836547)
Tax period: 2022-07-01 to 2023-05-31
Filed: 2023-07-27
IRS object ID: 202302089349301325
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule I
Schedule N
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-07-27T17:06:19-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	362239746	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SASSETTI LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2107 SWIFT DRIVE SUITE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAK BROOK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60523	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201836547	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SPARK PROGRAM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SPAR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3124704300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	67 E MADISON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60603	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIKA ALCIBAR	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3124704300	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-06-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ERIKA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ALCIBAR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JESSICA FREIBURG	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00629387	PTIN
Phone	7083861433	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-06-30	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Principal Officer	ERIKA ALCIBAR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	67 E MADISON 2101	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60603	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$136,436	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.SPARKPROGRAM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2004	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SPARK ENGAGES COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE CAREER EXPLORATION AND SELF-DISCOVERY OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND, EXPERIENCE AND PURSUE WHAT'S POSSIBLE	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,744,564	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$136,436	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$77,938	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$17,922	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,804,580	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$136,436	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,804,580	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$339,062	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$22,921	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$61,537	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,249,485	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$30,721	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$451,242	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$181,053	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,528,228	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$581,652	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,723,648	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$445,216	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$540,092	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$72,458	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$467,634	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SPARK ENGAGES COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE CAREER EXPLORATION AND SELF-DISCOVERY OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND, EXPERIENCE AND PURSUE WHAT'S POSSIBLE	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$413,679	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$339,062	GrantAmt
Revenue	$136,436	RevenueAmt
Desc	AS YOUNG TEENS TRANSITION TO YOUNG ADULTS, IT'S THE BEST TIME TO SHOW THEM WHAT'S POSSIBLE. IT'S ALSO A TIME WHEN 7TH, 8TH, AND 9TH GRADE STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES RISK ACADEMIC DISENGAGEMENT. SPARK'S PROVEN MODEL INTERVENES EARLY TO REACH STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE GRADES AT THIS CRITICAL INFLECTION POINT. SPARK EMBOLDENS STUDENTS TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND BY CONNECTING THEM WITH MENTORS IN LEADING WORKPLACES AND INSPIRING THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY.ONE-TO-ONE MENTORSHIPS ARE SUPPLEMENTED WITH SKILL BUILDING, WORKSHOPS, AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SPARK MENTORS AND PARTNERS ALSO BENEFITS WITH VOLUNTEERS GAINING LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, BUSINESSES CONNECTING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS GAINING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TOGETHER, SPARK AND ITS PARTNERS EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION TO PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE ON TIME, AND SUCCEED IN CAREER AND LIFE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$413,679	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	Yes (1)	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JESSICA FREIBURG	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7084068605	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2107 SWIFT DR SUITE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAK BROOK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60523	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARY-RAGAN MACGILL
BOARD CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHARLES CALLOWAY
VICE CHAIR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEN ROWE
TREASURER	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GAREN CORBETT
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GRIFFIN GORDON
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RENEE MENDEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRITTON PICCIOLINI
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALICIA WINCKLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBIN KEEFE
CEO	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LANCE RUSSEL
CFO	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIKA ALCIBAR
INTERIM CEO	40.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$20,000	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$20,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$74,096	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$62,340	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$136,436	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$136,436	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339,062	TotalAmt
Program Services	$339,062	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,610	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,309	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,082	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,354	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,380	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$860	TotalAmt
Program Services	$535	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$232	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,786	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,897	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,841	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$461	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,005	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,079	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,079	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,061	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,450	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,873	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,738	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,931	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334	TotalAmt
Management And General	$334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,141	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$84	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$637	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,953	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,055	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$829	TotalAmt
Program Services	-$482	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,311	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$169	TotalAmt
Management And General	$169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$294	TotalAmt
Management And General	$294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
MERCHANT PROCESSING FEE	$3,204	$1,872	$1,332
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$610	$601		$9
BANK AND SERVICES FEES	$570	$570
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEE	$400	$400

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$341	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$581,652	TotalAmt
Program Services	$413,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$137,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,721	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$434,365	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,151	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$0	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$460	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,679	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$417,035	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$467,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$445,216	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$22,418	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,197,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,909,335	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,731,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,744,564	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$136,436	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,719,640	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,197,347	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,909,335	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,731,958	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,744,564	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$136,436	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,719,640	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$8,719,640	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$8,719,640	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.92070	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION DISSOLVED ON 4/30/2023 CAUSING A SHORT YEAR FOR 2022.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SPARK PROMISE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 N MATEO DRIVE SUITE 2	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN MATEO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94401	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	861328405	RecipientEIN
Cash Grant	$339,062	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	PROGRAM SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SPARKS REQUIRES ONGOING FEEDBACK IN THE FORM OF ORAL AND WRITTEN REPORTS IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE PROGESS OF GRANT FUNDS DISBURSED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp

Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail (2 entries)

Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc	DistributionDistributionDt	Fair Market Value Of AssetFairMarketValueOfAssetAmt	Method Of FMV DeterminationMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt	EINEIN	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATRE
CASH	2023-04-30	$11,209	BOOK VALUE	362852762	4450 N CLARK ST	CHICAGO	IL	60640
WORKING IN THE SCHOOL
CASH	2023-04-30	$11,209	BOOK VALUE	363891846	150 N WACKER DRIVE SUITE 1120	CHICAGO	IL	60606

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor	0	DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of Successor	0	EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor	0	OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation	0	ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets Distributed	Yes (1)	AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AG	Yes (1)	RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General Notified	Yes (1)	AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities Paid	Yes (1)	LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding	0	BondsOutstandingInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTIORS, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. AFTER A FULL REVIEW, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZES THE FINAL FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN E-FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BAORD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION OF OTHER HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND ALL RELATED BENEFITS. ALL DECISIONS ARE THEN DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL FILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY TAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ANNUALLY TO WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG (WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AS ELECTRONIC COPIES) AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICES IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	DISTRIBUTED REMAINING CASH TO TWO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS IN DISSOLUTION -22,418.