SPARKPATH INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $313K · expenses $427K · assets $14K

EIN
41-1948020
Address
2 PINE TREE DR STE 101, ARDEN HILLS, MN 55112-3840
Website
https://www.sparkpath.org
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1999 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

SparkPath (formerly Success Beyond the Classroom) creates powerful learning experiences that challenge students to explore interests, discover new perspectives, connect with professionals in the community, and visualize their success beyond the classroom.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Jonathan Wiese Board Member2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Marilyn Porter Clerk2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Loan Ngo Treasurer2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Denise Ratzlaff Board Member2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Diekmann Board Chair2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Maija Sedzielarz Board Member2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Holly Fistler Board Member2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Anes Muratovic Board Vice Chair2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Spychalla (former) Board Member2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
London Stewart (former) Board Member2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Lisa Billingham (former) Board Member2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Adam Wilson (former) Vice Chair2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 720 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Wiese Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
Loan Ngo Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Denise Ratzlaff Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Diekmann Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Fistler Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anes Muratovic Board Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 400 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Wiese Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Spychalla Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Loan Ngo Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Denise Ratzlaff Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Diekmann Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Anes Muratovic Board Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Holly Fistler Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 400 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jonathan Wiese Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Spychalla Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Loan Ngo Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Denise Ratzlaff Board Member (former Board Chair)1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Diekmann Board Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Board Member (former Board Vice Chair)1 $0$0$0 $01
Anes Muratovic Board Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 700 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Denise Ratzlaff Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Diekmann Board member1 $0$0$0 $01
Jonathan Wiese Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Spychalla Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Loan Ngo Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
London Stewart Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 700 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Denise Ratzlaff Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Diekmann Board member1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Billingham Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
London Stewart Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Spychalla Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Loan Ngo Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 700 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Denise Ratzlaff Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Adam Wilson Vice Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Billingham Clerk1 $0$0$0 $01
London Stewart Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Marilyn Porter Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Maija Sedzielarz Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Spychalla Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 2 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
SPARKPATH980376252023-06-12RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
SPARKPATH980253562023-06-02RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$312,512$426,736 $14,210-$160,100 $93,284$218,009 $00720
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$312,241$394,814 $28,919-$45,876 $88,617$221,246 $00400
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,068$376,290 $68,651$36,697 $96,406$206,178 $00400
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$299,747$223,291 $138,651$106,919 $176,153$123,354 $00700
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,960$234,014 $50,853$30,463 $94,073$140,837 $00700
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$274,797$267,057 $68,407$29,517 $124,790$148,630 $00700

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $105,721 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2025 4$46,117 2025$14,823
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MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021 2$19,384 2021$5,347
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022, 2025 2$18,989 2025$12,821
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CENTERPOINT ENERGY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SPARKPATH INC” 2024-2025 2$10,000 2025$5,000
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XCEL ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SPARKPATH INC” 2024 1$5,750 2024$5,750
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UNITED WAY WORLDWIDE DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$5,481 2020$5,481
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2024 · Form 990 · $426,736 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $368,170$336,039$32,131$0 86.3%
Occupancy $30,830$30,200$0$630 7.2%
Other (as described)Supplies $16,270$14,006$2,074$190 3.8%
Travel $5,198$5,198$0$0 1.2%
Insurance $4,285$0$4,285$0 1.0%
Other (as described)Memberships and software subscriptions $1,983$1,587$396$0 0.5%
Total$426,736100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $394,814 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $334,088$301,214$32,874$0 84.6%
Occupancy $29,118$28,504$0$614 7.4%
Other (as described)Supplies $19,565$17,583$1,867$115 5.0%
Travel $5,426$4,929$476$21 1.4%
Insurance $4,368$0$4,368$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Memberships and software subscriptions $2,249$1,857$392$0 0.6%
Total$394,814100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $376,290 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $318,579$280,380$36,699$1,500 84.7%
Occupancy $27,380$26,972$0$408 7.3%
Other (as described)Supplies $17,080$14,221$2,716$143 4.5%
Travel $6,291$5,476$806$9 1.7%
Insurance $4,466$0$4,466$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Memberships and software subscriptions $2,494$2,347$147$0 0.7%
Total$376,290100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $223,291 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $193,191$162,781$28,723$1,687 86.5%
Occupancy $14,357$14,076$0$281 6.4%
Other (as described)Supplies $6,285$5,421$496$368 2.8%
Insurance $4,466-$4,466- 2.0%
Other (as described)Memberships & Software Subscriptions $2,846$2,552$294$0 1.3%
Travel $2,146$2,101$45$0 1.0%
Total$223,291100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $234,014 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $210,779$135,773$75,006$0 90.1%
Other (as described)Supplies $16,523$15,907$342$274 7.1%
Insurance $4,259$0$4,259$0 1.8%
Other (as described)Memberships/software $1,435$769$666$0 0.6%
Occupancy $611-$263$348 0.3%
Other (as described)Phone $300$0$300$0 0.1%
Travel $107$51$56$0 0.0%
Total$234,014100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $267,057 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $34,890
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $196,693$151,946$43,619$1,128 73.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $34,890$34,890$0$0 13.1%
Other (as described)supplies $14,878$12,766$2,072$40 5.6%
Other (as described)phone $4,825$3,503$1,304$18 1.8%
Other (as described)memberships/software $4,234$1,513$2,717$4 1.6%
Insurance $4,193$0$4,193$0 1.6%
Office expenses $2,547$2,115$421$11 1.0%
Travel $2,174$2,056$110$8 0.8%
Occupancy $1,345$0$1,080$265 0.5%
Other (as described)postage $732$631$101$0 0.3%
All other expenses $546$0$467$79 0.2%
Total$267,057100%

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