SPARK PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SPARK PROGRAM INC (EIN 20-1836547)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-02-19
IRS object ID
201930509349300818
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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DescAs young teens transition to young adults, its the best time to show them whats possible. Its also a time when 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students from underserved communities risk academic disengagement. Sparks 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 benefit with volunteers gaining leadership experience, businesses connecting with localDesc

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Desccommunities and schools gaining experiential learning opportunities. Together, Spark and itspartners empower the next generation to perform better in school, graduate on time and succeed in career and life.Contributed Services and In-kind Contributions----------------------------------------------During the year ended June 30, 2018, Spark was the recipient of a substantial amount of in-kind contributions which were recorded at their estimated fair values as revenues and expenses in its audited financial statements. The estimated value of these contributions is summarized as follows:Desc

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DescBoard meeting expenses $ 2,034There are also many unpaid volunteers who have made significant contributions of time to various departments or programs of Spark. The value of this contributed time is not reflected in the financial statements because it is not susceptible to objective measurement or valuation.Desc
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Holly Depatie
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Jeff Markowitz
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Alyssa Rapp
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Perry Wallack
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Alicia Winckler
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,567,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,791,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,351,946CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,424,189CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,998,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,133,191TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,567,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,791,286CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,351,946CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,424,189CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,998,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,133,191TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,322,274SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,810,917PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$266CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$156CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$379CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$130CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,014TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,134,205TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$645,678GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.92700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93970PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$138,118OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$134,153DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,965BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$355,381OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$160,859DepreciationAmt
Book Value$194,522BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$198,487TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,816,860TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,076,455OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,076,455RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,740,405RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,486,525OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,486,525RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,226,930TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,469,498TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,469,498ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$2,034OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,034ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,471,532TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteIncome TaxesFinancial statement presentation follows the recommendations of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under ASC 740, Spark is required to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by Spark and requires a two-step process that separates recognition from measurement. The first step is determining whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold; the second step is measuring a tax position that meets the recognition threshold. Management believes that Spark has adequately evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of June 30,2017 Spark does not have any uncertain tax positions for which a reserve or an accrual for a tax liability would be necessary.Spark has received notification from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California that it qualifies for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The exemptions are subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that Spark continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status. Spark may periodically receive unrelated business income (such as sublease rental income) requiring Spark to file separate tax returns under federal and state statutes. Under such conditions, Spark calculates and accrues the applicable taxes.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Net assets released from restrictions $1061455 In-kind donations $15000
Part XI, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/STemp Restricted Contributions $1486525
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SIn-kind expenses $2034

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
JASON CASCARINO
CEO$7,500$4$7,504
Jeanette Castellanos
CEO$176,538$669$177,207

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Client Note 1Client Note 1 - Sublease Rental Expenses------------------------Allocable Rental expense $ 6,159Allocable Insurance expense 190Allocable Depreciation expense 1,613 --------Total allocable expenses $ 7,962 ========NOTE FOR 2018-------------One note for next year. We revised our mission statement with our whole rebranding. Therefore our FY18 (and going forward) 990 should have the new wording: Spark engages communities to provide career exploration and self-discovery opportunities that help middle school students understand, experience and pursue whats possible.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE Chief Executive Officer. THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THEN DISCUSSES THE CONTENTS OF THE RETURN WITH THE OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. 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, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ATLEAST ANNUALLY. ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (INWRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THEORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THEORGANIZATION 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, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL PERIODICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesCOMPENSATION 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, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGALFILINGS ARE MAINTAINED IN A SECURE ENVIRONMENT AND HELD AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BYTAX AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAX RETURNS ARE POSTED ANNUALLY TOWWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG (WHERE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AS ELECTRONIC COPIES) AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR A PHYSICAL INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICEs IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other DecreasesChange in unamortized discount = -$22338

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