Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
9th percentile
Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
12th percentile
Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$46,681
Down $27,414 (-37%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$46,681
Down $27,414 (-37%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$65,494
Up $65,494 from 2017
Expenses
Up$92,908
Up $88,286 (+1910%) from 2017
Net Income
Down-$27,414
Down $22,792 (-493%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Nov 12, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $65,494
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To hold conferences and events about how to improve the future of technology, media and society. The organization is a next-generation convener. It engineers productive collisions of talented people to tackle provocative questions, develop meaningful relationships and lead ideas into action. It facilitates important conversations that propel society forward. It challenges convention and values intimacy. And it forms an enduring and diverse network of innovative thinkers set on bringing about positive change in their worlds.
To hold conferences and disseminate knowledge about technology and journalism to help news organizations continue to publish and to better serve society as the media landscape changes. To hold conferences and events about how to improve the future of technology, media, and society. The organization is a next-generation convener. It engineers productive collisions of talented people to tackle provocative questions, develop meaningful relationships and lead ideas into action. It facilitates important conversations that propel society forward. It challenges convention and values intimacy. And it forms an enduring and diverse network of innovative thinkers set on bringing about positive change in their worlds.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION CREATES EVENTS, FACILITATES CONVERSATIONS AND HELPS PARTNERSHIPS FORM BETWEEN ATTENDEES. IT PUBLISHES BEST PRACTICES AFTER EVENTS IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES. | $250 | $88,257 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW R THOMPSON | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| AMY WEBB | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREW C PERGAM | Treasurer/Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| AMANDA R MICHEL | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Spark Camp Inc
- EIN
- 45-2914993
- Phone
- 2673424300
- Address
- 2446 MOUNTAIN ROAD, PASADENA, MD 21122
Signing Officer
- Name
- Amy Webb
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 2673424300
- Signed
- 2019-11-12
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Dembo Jones Pc
- Address
- 6116 EXECUTIVE BLVD SUITE 500, NORTH BETHESDA, MD 20852
- Preparer
- Bert L Swain CPA
- Phone
- 3017705100
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: travel. Amount: 14,195. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,958. Description: general and admin. Amount: 2,460. Description: office expense. Amount: 474. Description: subcontractors. Amount: 21,316. Description: business meals. Amount: 539. Description: event production expense. Amount: 49,740. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 90,682.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: miscellaneous. Beg. Of year amount: 232. End of year amount: 232.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 14,195. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,958. DESCRIPTION: GENERAL AND ADMIN. AMOUNT: 2,460. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 474. DESCRIPTION: SUBCONTRACTORS. AMOUNT: 21,316. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS MEALS. AMOUNT: 539. DESCRIPTION: EVENT PRODUCTION EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 49,740. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 90,682. |
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Document Assets
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $46,681
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $46,681
- Revenue
- $65,494
- Expenses
- $92,908
- Net income
- -$27,414