Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Hero Spark Inc
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-4150038
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.04x
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
76th percentile
Higher net margin than 76% 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
85th percentile
Faster asset growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
89th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$14,850
Up $5,056 (+52%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$14,273
Up $12,446 (+681%) from 2017
Liabilities
Down$577
Down $7,390 (-93%) from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$60,584
Up $23,738 (+64%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$48,138
Up $13,002 (+37%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$12,446
Up $10,736 (+628%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Feb 5, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $60,584
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
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.
Program Services
| 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. | - | $47,906 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP ZOSHAK | Executive Di | FT | $0 | - | - |
| GRACE GONZALEZ | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREA PEREZ | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALEX LENHOFF | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| AL STERLING | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
| GREG TRUJILLO | Officer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Hero Spark Inc
- EIN
- 47-4150038
- Phone
- 3863167096
- Address
- PO BOX 533363, ORLANDO, FL 32853
Signing Officer
- Name
- Philip Zoshak
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 3863167096
- Signed
- 2019-02-05
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Lomness CPA Services Inc
- Address
- 1095 EVERGREEN CIR SUITE 205, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380-3646
- Preparer
- Katie Lomness
- Phone
- 4074402825
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses computer & internet 1,315 licenses 214 bank charges 60 supplies 5,134 meals & entertainment 398 total 7,121”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Payroll tax receivable 0 290 total 0 290”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 901 577 escrow account 7,066 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“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.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“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 COMPUTER & INTERNET 1,315 LICENSES 214 BANK CHARGES 60 SUPPLIES 5,134 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 398 TOTAL 7,121 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 901 577 ESCROW ACCOUNT 7,066 0 |
| 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. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,850
- Liabilities
- $577
- Net assets
- $14,273
- Revenue
- $60,584
- Expenses
- $48,138
- Net income
- $12,446