The Spark Foundation

990PF • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-7106346

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jun 01, 2020

Organization Profile

PO Box 2680Westwood, MA 02090-9998

(617) 842-4448

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

-86%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Higher top officer pay than 55% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

-3.3%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

60%

Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets38th percentile

Assets

Down

$543,186

Down $18,668 (-3.3%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$543,186

Down $18,668 (-3.3%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue38th percentile Net Margin7th percentile

Revenue

$21,762

Up $8,190 (+60%) from 2018

Expenses

$40,430

Up $2,355 (+6.2%) from 2018

Net Income

-$18,668

Up $5,835 (+24%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2019

Assets$543,186

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$543,186

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth88th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2019

Revenue$21,762

Expenses$40,430

Net Income-$18,668

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed: Jun 1, 2020
Return Version: 2019v5.1

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay55th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
WILLIAM HANNIGAN	Trustee	-	$0	-	-
MARY-JO HANNIGAN	Trustee	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: The Spark Foundation
EIN: 47-7106346
Phone: 6178424448
Address: PO BOX 2680, WESTWOOD, MA 02090-9998

Signing Officer

Name: William Hannigan
Title: Trustee
Phone: 6178424448
Signed: 2020-06-01
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Coles & Bodoin Llp
Address: 75 SECOND AVENUE, NEEDHAM, MA 02494
Preparer: Frank Constance CPA
Phone: 7814551400

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2019 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $543,186
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $543,186
Revenue: $21,762
Expenses: $40,430
Net income: -$18,668

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$6.39	$0.00	$6.39	$0.68	$0.75	$0.07
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$6.46	$0.00	$6.46	$0.71	$0.61	$0.10
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$6.35	$0.00	$6.35	$1.94	$0.49	$1.45
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$4.90	$0.00	$4.90	$0.29	$0.63	$0.34
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$5.24	$0.00	$5.24	$0.18	$0.37	$0.19
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$5.43	$0.00	$5.43	$0.22	$0.40	$0.19
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$5.62	$0.00	$5.62	$0.14	$0.38	$0.25
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$5.86	$0.00	$5.86	$1.13	$0.35	$0.78
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$5.08	$0.00	$5.08	$6.01	$0.07	$5.94
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.01	$0.01	$0.00