BOB PREVATTE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $26K · expenses $16K · assets $446K

EIN
16-1766252
Address
PO BOX 2102, GAFFNEY, SC 29342-2102
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2007 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
MIKE SPEARMAN (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Steve Sparks PRESIDENT2018-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Mike Spearman TREASURER SECRETARY2012-2025 12 $0 reported 1
Thomas Blackwell (former) PRESIDENT2012-2017 12 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE SPARKS PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN TREASURER SECRETARY12 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS BLACKWELL PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01
MIKE SPEARMAN PRESIDENT12 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,711$15,579 $445,592$445,592 $6,900- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,573$13,031 $387,788$387,788 $13,240- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,454$10,990 $347,244$347,244 $2,275- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,973$8,036 $410,675$410,675 $3,970- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,201$4,481 $375,923$375,923 $1,920- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,956$6,772 $344,892$344,892 $9,050- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,099$6,996 $296,514$296,514 $5,600- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,654$6,142 $311,026$311,026 $9,650- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,908$6,777 $274,194$274,194 $11,853- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,233$5,252 $248,764$248,764 $35,715- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,229$4,909 $224,467$224,467 $13,779- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,381$5,408 $204,148$204,148 $12,580- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,101$4,590 $176,176$176,176 $3,485- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $171,166 in all, tax years 2012 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2012-2024 13$171,166 2024$16,440
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FRANK G & FREIDA K BROTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$55,0005 12020–2024 GREAT LAKES SPACEPORT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $15,579 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $12,000 77.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,579 23.0%
Total$15,579100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $13,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,000 76.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,031 23.3%
Total$13,031100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $10,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $7,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,750 70.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,240 29.5%
Total$10,990100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $8,036 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,500 56.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,536 44.0%
Total$8,036100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $4,481 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,981 66.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,500 33.5%
Total$4,481100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $6,772 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,750 55.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,022 44.6%
Total$6,772100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $6,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 57.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,996 42.8%
Total$6,996100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $6,142 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,250 52.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,892 47.1%
Total$6,142100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $6,777 spent · pay $0 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 59.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,777 41.0%
Total$6,777100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $5,252 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,752 52.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,500 47.6%
Total$5,252100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $4,909 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,500 50.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,409 49.1%
Total$4,909100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $5,408 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $3,000 55.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,408 44.5%
Total$5,408100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $4,590 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,500 54.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,090 45.5%
Total$4,590100%

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