2022-08-08T08:04:46-07:00 2021-09-30 043338777 BISCEGLIA STEIMAN & FUDEMAN LLP 339 main st suite 110 worcester MA 01608 990 2020-10-01 465037162 SPARK KINDNESS INC SPAR 5086512734 PO BOX 823 NATICK MA 01760 JENNIFER DELREY PHD Chairman 2022-08-08 true JENNIFER DELREY PHD 999009999 HAROLD HOUGH CPA P00035610 5087992491 X 0 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER DELREY PHD PO BOX 823 NATICK MA 01760 217410 false X SPARKKINDNESS.ORG X 2014 MA SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2010, SPARK KINDNESS HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY AND ADDRESSING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DISCONNECTION, SUCH AS LONLINESS, BULLYING, RACISM, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUICIDE, MENTAL ILLNESS AND INCIVILITY. SPARK FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUAL, INTERPERSONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TO INCREASE CONNECTEDNESS, CIVILITY AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS, SPARK KINDNESS HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL PARENT VOLUNTEER GROUP INTO A RESILIENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 8,600 MEMBERS IN NATICK, FRAMINGHAM, AND MORE THAN 25 TOWNS IN METROWEST BOSTON AND BEYOND. DURING THIS TIME, SPARK HAS OFFERED HUNDREDS OF FREE PROGRAMS AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS REACHING OVER 13,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. SPARK CONTINUES TO BE FOCUSED ON OFFERING FREE RESOURCES, IN A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE FORMATS, TO INDIVIDUALS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT CONNECTION, RES 13 13 7 30 0 190123 217353 47500 0 86 57 0 237709 217410 0 0 155124 170703 0 52115 99397 101143 254521 271846 -16812 -54436 138105 47502 46520 10353 91585 37149 SPARK STANDS FOR SUCCESSFUL POSITIVE AUTHENTIC RESILIENT KIDS. SPARK'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A KIND, RESILIENT AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE NO ONE FEELS ALONE, BULLIED, UNSUPPORTED OR UNCONNECTED EVERY DAY AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES. WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, COACHES, ARTISTS, FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BUILDING CULTURES THAT EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS, AND PROMOTE KINDNESS AND RESPECT. SPARK'S MOTTO IS KINDESS WITHOUT JUSTICE IS INCOMPLETE.SPARK'S VISION IS TO CULTIVATE A NETWORK OF CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH THAT WORK TOGETHER AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO SUPPORT KINDNESS, RESILIENCE AND INCLUSION. false false 167411 SPARK'S PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS INCLUDE:THE RESILIENT COMMUNITY SPEAKING SERIES - SPARK HOSTS 20-30 EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER EVENTS ANNUALLY, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 250-400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER EVENT. ALL RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND WE OFFER MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMING IN PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH.SMALL GROUP PROGRAMMING - WORKSHOPS, MONTHLY GROUPS AND RETREATS TO PROVIDE DEEPER INTERACTION WITH SPARK PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. THESE SMALL GROUPS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT, INCLUDING PARENTS WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. MOST RECENTLY, SPARK HAS ADAPTED OUR PROGRAMMING ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH AGENCIES SERVING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS DEVLOPING PROGRAMMING FOR PORTUGUESE SPEAKING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.INCLUSION AND ANTIRACISM LEADERSHIP - SPARK HAS A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PROMOTING INCLUSION AND ADDRESSING RACISM THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORK, OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUR LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN METROWEST BOSTON.ACTIVE AND ONGOING COMMUNITY BUILDING - SPARK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION TOWARD THE GOAL OF PROMOTING A WEB OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SPARK NETWORK - SPARK WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS TO BUILD A NETWORK OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE KINDNESS AND RESILIENCE AND ADDRESS HARMFUL BEHAVIORS SUCH AS BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION AND SUBSTANCE USE. FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM ATTENDEES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONSISTENTLY REINFORCES THAT SPARK IS MEETING A NEED IN NATICK/METROWEST AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES LIKE NO OTHER GROUP AND THAT THROUGH CONNECTION WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, ONLINE RESOURCES AND (VIRTUAL) PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUALS FEEL MORE CONNECTED, SUPPORTED AND BETTER ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING WITH NEW TOOLS, APPROACHES AND A POSITIVE MINDSET. THOUGH SPARK'S GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT HAS EXPANDED EXPONENTIALLY SINCE MARCH 2020, WITH OUR SHIFT TO ONLINE PROGRAMMING, THE CONCENTRATION OF OUR IMPACT REMAINS IN NATICK/METROWEST BOSTON, WHERE OUR MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE THE DEEPEST. 167411 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 7 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false true true true false MA X X MICHELLE MAJOR 5086512734 PO BOX 823 NATICK MA 01760 MICHELE MAROTTA ASSOC. EX. 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