2021-11-15T10:24:12-06:00 2021-06-30 232942924 HATTER HARRIS & BEITTEL LLP 32-A EAST ROSEVILLE ROAD LANCASTER PA 17601 990 2020-07-01 061689284 SPARKS FOUNDATION INC SPAR 6108165047 110 WEST WYOMISSING AVENUE MOHNTON PA 19540 WHITNEY C VENUS EXEC DIR, EX-OFFICIO 6108165047 2021-11-15 true WITNEY VENUS 999009999 JOHN A VOTTERO CPA P01282718 7175692601 2021-11-15 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER C RIVERA 110 WEST WYOMISSING AVE MOHNTON PA 19540 462283 false X WWW.SPARKSFOUNDATION.ORG X 2003 PA TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOCUSING ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. 8 8 0 16 0 489784 451608 10650 10675 -532 0 0 499902 462283 10915 5000 0 0 0 18372 421038 476365 431953 481365 67949 -19082 124487 106052 647 124487 105405 TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES FOCUSING ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. false false 430524 5000 10675 BECAUSE OF COVID-19, THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS WERE COMPLETELY CONVERTED TO VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS. WE PROVIDED INQUIRY-BASED, HANDS-ON SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS TO 12,200 STUDENTS, WHICH REPRESENTS A 25% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVED OVER LAST YEAR. PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED IN 27 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS 5 STATES. THE ORGANIZATION'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY COVID-19. THOUGH THE OVERALL NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED WERE LESS THAN LAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP SUPPORT 5 OF OUR NEXT GENERATION SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS BY AWARDING 1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ENTERING COLLEGE. 430524 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false PA X WHITNEY C VENUS 6108165047 110 WEST WYOMISSING AVE MOHNTON PA 19540 ROBBYN V BHATT EXEC DIR, EX 25.00 X 0 16045 0 JEREMY D BARNHART TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 KAREN A CARLES TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 KELLY F CHAMBERS TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER M DUFFY TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN A FLANAGAN CHAIRPERSON 0.16 X X 0 0 0 EDMUND J GOOCH TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA A LEEDOM TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 MELANIE D MATTES SECRETARY 0.16 X X 0 0 0 DAVID M MATTES TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 EDWARD D QUINLAN TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 ANNA R RAMOS TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER C RIVERA TRUSTEE/DIRE 0.16 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L SHOWALTER TREASURER 0.16 X X 0 0 0 LINDY G SHIPMAN SECRETARY 0.16 X X 0 0 0 WHITNEY C VENUS EXEC DIR, EX 25.00 X 0 0 0 16045 false false false SCIENCE EXPLORERS INC 110 WEST WYOMISSING ROAD MOHNTON PA 19540 SCIENCE PROGRAM 435803 1 25000 426608 451608 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 611710 10675 10675 10675 462283 10675 5000 5000 53509 15587 20007 17915 4029 4029 345 345 394 394 225 113 112 6050 6050 616 92 524 486 486 631 631 SUBCONTRACTED EDUC SVCS 409732 409732 BANK FEES 198 198 LICENSE AND REGISTRATION 150 150 481365 430524 32469 18372 122729 103981 5081 3010 1758 2071 124487 106052 647 0 647 X 70585 75057 53902 30348 124487 105405 124487 106052 -19082 X true X false false false X 339941 365627 432524 489784 451608 2079484 339941 365627 432524 489784 451608 2079484 1511794 567690 27 13 34 10 84 33 20 53 2079621 61560 0.27300 0.25290 X THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, FOCUSING ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR DATABASE WHO HAVE USED OR BENEFITTED FROM THEIR SCIENCE PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS. THE NEWSLETTER DEMONSTRATES VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION. PARTICIPATION WITH LOCAL FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE EXTRAORDINARY GIVE IN LANCASTER COUNTY, BOSCOV'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FACEBOOK'S GIVING TUESDAY, AND AMAZON SMILE IS ANOTHER MANNER IN WHICH PUBLIC SUPPORT IS ACHIEVED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH A DONATE BUTTON. THEY RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. DUE TO THE LARGE FUNDING FROM THE NON-RELATED PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER CORPORATION, THE 33 1/3% TEST IS NOT MET. THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST INSTEAD TO CONTINUE OPERATING AS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND HOW THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD IS ALSO COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS EDUCATION, BANKING, MEDICAL, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES. PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS 53 PART II, LINE 17A THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED TO SUPPORT, PROMOTE, SPONSOR AND CARRY OUT EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, FOCUSING ON UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR DATABASE WHO HAVE USED OR BENEFITTED FROM THEIR SCIENCE PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS. THE NEWSLETTER DEMONSTRATES VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN DONATE TO THE ORGANIZATION. PARTICIPATION WITH LOCAL FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE EXTRAORDINARY GIVE IN LANCASTER COUNTY, BOSCOV'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY, FACEBOOK'S GIVING TUESDAY, AND AMAZON SMILE IS ANOTHER MANNER IN WHICH PUBLIC SUPPORT IS ACHIEVED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH A DONATE BUTTON. THEY RECEIVE DONATIONS FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. DUE TO THE LARGE FUNDING FROM THE NON-RELATED PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER CORPORATION, THE 33 1/3% TEST IS NOT MET. THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST INSTEAD TO CONTINUE OPERATING AS A PUBLIC FOUNDATION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND HOW THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD IS ALSO COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS EDUCATION, BANKING, MEDICAL, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5081 3010 2071 2071 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX. THE FOUNDATION IS REQUIRED TO OPERATE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO MAINTAIN THIS EXEMPT STATUS. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES ITS EXEMPT STATUS WILL BE SUSTAINED UNDER AUDIT AND BELIEVES IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. NO REQUIRED ANNUAL RETURNS FOR THE FOUNDATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX ARE CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. SCIENCE EXPLORERS INC SEE PART V 460057 INDEP. CONTRACTOR false JENNIFER MOOREHEAD DIR. OF DVLPMT. 6050 RENT false SCHEDULE L, PART V PART IV (B) - SCIENCE EXPLORERS, AN ENTITY WHICH IS MORE THAN 35% OWNED BY JENNIFER MOOREHEAD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JENNIFER MOOREHEAD KELLY CHAMBERS DIR. DVLPMT. TRUSTEE MOTHER/DAUGHTER DAVID M MATTES MELANIE D MATTES TRUSTEE SECR/TRUSTEE HUSBAND/WIFE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING, THE TRUSTEES VOTE TO ACCEPT ALL MEMBER'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST AGREEMENTS (SIGNED AND DATED) AND TO ACCEPT ANY MEMBER'S DESCRIPTION OF POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.