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
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% 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
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$5,657
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$5,657
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$74,406
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$69,002
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$5,404
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- May 15, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $74,406
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
In Spanish, "chispa" means "spark," which is exactly our goal: to inspire and empower Honduran students with access to books by creating school libraries through a community driven approach. We work directly with local Honduran leaders to bring students their first children's books and support the new libraries throughout the school year. We also provide an integral training with parents, teachers, and students for the best usage of the books to improve children's reading fluency and comprehension. Finally, we use local and international volunteers to help fund and support new libraries while facilitating intercultural opportunities within different Honduran and international communities.
In Spanish, "chispa" means "spark," which is exactly our goal: to inspire and empower Honduran students with access to books by creating school libraries through a community driven approach. We work directly with local Honduran leaders to bring students their first children's books and support the new libraries throughout the school year. We also provide an integral training with parents, teachers, and students for the best usage of the books to improve children's reading fluency and comprehension. Finally, we use local and international volunteers to help fund and support new libraries while facilitating intercultural opportunities within different Honduran and international communities. Over the last several years solely through volunteer efforts, approximately 18,000 books have been brought to more than 50 different schools across Honduras.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| New School Libraries: 9 new libraries created, donating 5,000 books that benefited approximately 1,500 students with technical support, community meetings and training provided throughout the school year (February - November 2018). | $0 | $46,368 |
| Special Educational Programming: Additional literacy programs made possible by international volunteer funding within the school libraries. | $0 | $4,738 |
| Teacher and Librarian Training: 14 workshops training 200 teachers and librarians on how to engage children in literacy in more creative techniques to improve reading comprehension and fluency. | $0 | $3,123 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Burkes | Executive Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Katie Doyle | President, Board Of Directors | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Norris Burkes | Secretary, Board Of Directors | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Cynthia Chasteen | Treasurer, Board Of Directors | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Chispa Project
- EIN
- 81-1094634
- Phone
- 3038008983
- Address
- 4127 Knox Ct, Denver, CO 80211
Signing Officer
- Name
- Sara Burkes
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 3038008983
- Signed
- 2019-05-15
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^Library Renovations;29240|Travel Expenses of Food and Lodging;2894|Transportation;7945|Books;17128|Special Educational Programming;4738|Librarian and Teacher Training Programs;3123^Total;65068^”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $5,657
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $5,657
- Revenue
- $74,406
- Expenses
- $69,002
- Net income
- $5,404