Liabilities / Assets
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 47-4150038 • 501(c)3 • Orlando, FL
Profile
Hero spark believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
71st percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 71% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
36th percentile
Higher net margin than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
32nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
42nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$12,298
Down $2,552 (-17%) from 2018
Liabilities
Up$958
Up $381 (+66%) from 2018
Net Assets
Down$11,340
Down $2,933 (-21%) from 2018
Revenue
Down$55,678
Down $4,906 (-8.1%) from 2018
Expenses
Up$58,612
Up $10,474 (+22%) from 2018
Net Income
Down-$2,934
Down $15,380 (-124%) from 2018
Most recent year
2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Hero spark believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| HERO SPARK TEACHES KIDS HOW TO LEARN THROUGH GAMES AND GAMING. HERO SPARK USES STRATEGIC CARD AND BOARD GAMES AND CREATIVE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, INFUSED WITH AN EDUCTATIONAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, ALL MEANT TO CREATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT LEARNING AND GROWING, WITHOUT THE PRESSURES OF A SCHOOL SETTING. | - | $58,082 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP ZOSHAK | Executive Di | FT | $34,527 | - | $34,527 |
| GRACE GONZALEZ | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREA PEREZ | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELIZABETH STOLZ | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN GERKE | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ELIZABETH BERNSTEIN | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
| AL STERLING | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses bank charges 63 computer & internet 601 licenses 145 supplies 1,582 meals & entertainment 197 insurance 1,089 total 3,677”
“Payroll tax receivable 290 0 undeposited funds 0 1,600 total 290 1,600”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 576 958”
“Hero spark believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.”
“Hero spark teaches kids how to learn through games and gaming. Hero spark uses strategic card and board games and creative role-playing games, infused with an eductational and social/emotional curriculum, all meant to create excitement about learning and growing, without the pressures of a school setting.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES BANK CHARGES 63 COMPUTER & INTERNET 601 LICENSES 145 SUPPLIES 1,582 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 197 INSURANCE 1,089 TOTAL 3,677 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 576 958 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | HERO SPARK BELIEVES THAT GAMING PROVIDES MULTIPLE WAYS TO LEARN, HELPING EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FIND THE PATH RIGHT FOR HIM OR HERSELF. WE BELIEVE THAT FAILURE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT BRINGS COMFORT IN RISK-TAKING, AND GAMING PROVIDES THAT SAFE PLACE TO FAIL IN A STRESS-FREE ENVIRONMENT. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | HERO SPARK TEACHES KIDS HOW TO LEARN THROUGH GAMES AND GAMING. HERO SPARK USES STRATEGIC CARD AND BOARD GAMES AND CREATIVE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, INFUSED WITH AN EDUCTATIONAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, ALL MEANT TO CREATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT LEARNING AND GROWING, WITHOUT THE PRESSURES OF A SCHOOL SETTING. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 |
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