Liabilities / Assets
53rd 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
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
79th percentile
Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
87th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 4.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
95th percentile
Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
61st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$102,626
Up $59,163 (+136%) from 2020
Net Assets
Up$102,626
Up $59,163 (+136%) from 2020
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2020
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$167,720
Up $41,830 (+33%) from 2020
Expenses
Up$108,557
Up $16,782 (+18%) from 2020
Net Income
Up$59,163
Up $25,048 (+73%) from 2020
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
- Signed
- Nov 21, 2023
- Return Version
- 2021v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $167,720
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. Over the last several years solely through volunteer efforts, approximately 18,000 books have been brought to more than 50 different schools across Honduras.
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.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| New School Libraries: 5 new children's libraries installed in 5 elementary schools. One mobile library program outreach for a rural school district affecting 10 elementary, kindergarten and middle schools. These programs reached 3,334 Honduran students | $0 | $61,817 |
| Teacher and Librarian Training: 4 workshops training 104 teachers and librarians on how to engage children in literacy in more creative techniques to improve reading comprehension and fluency. | $0 | $17,824 |
| Emergency Educational Programming: We provided distance learning school supplies and biosecurity measures for 12 different schools. www.chispaproject.org/sos | $0 | $17,469 |
| Volunteer Program for international volunteers and their expenses related to the cultural exchange and volunteer work of setting up a library | $0 | $8,357 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Burkes Brakhane | Executive Director | FT | $6,800 | - | $6,800 |
| Katie Doyle | President, Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Laural Mullinex | Vice President, Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Norris Burkes | Secretary, Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Cynthia Chasteen | Treasurer, Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
| Vicki Iliff | Member, Board Of Directors | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Chispa Project
- EIN
- 81-1094634
- Phone
- 7205883315
- Address
- 4127 Knox Ct, Denver, CO 80211
Signing Officer
- Name
- Sara Burkes
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 7205883315
- Signed
- 2023-11-21
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Description;Amount^New School libraries;47036|Programming in schools for COVID relief;17469|Volunteer Program;8357|Teacher Training;17843^Total;90705^”
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Filings
Displayed year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $102,626
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $102,626
- Revenue
- $167,720
- Expenses
- $108,557
- Net income
- $59,163