The Sparks Foundation Inc

Midland, TX
Tax-exempt since Oct. 2004
EIN: 20-0396160

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$2.15M (2023)

Expenses

$430k (2023)

Total Assets

$8.09M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$4.93k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$2,151,637

Expenses

$430,322

Net Income

$1,721,315

Net Assets

$8,089,238

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$74,079	3.4%
Dividends	$15,047	0.7%
Sales of Assets	$41,184	1.9%
Other Income	$2,021,327	93.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$271,000	63.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$8,094,163
Total Liabilities	$4,925
Net Assets	$8,089,238

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$3,757,870

Expenses

$964,517

Net Income

$2,793,353

Net Assets

$6,556,908

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$8,539	0.2%
Dividends	$23,190	0.6%
Sales of Assets	$40,949	1.1%
Other Income	$3,685,192	98.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$892,200	92.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,554,909
Total Liabilities	-$1,999
Net Assets	$6,556,908

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$1,335,204

Expenses

$693,337

Net Income

$641,867

Net Assets

$3,763,555

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$167,000	12.5%
Interest Revenue	$62	0.0%
Dividends	$17,914	1.3%
Sales of Assets	$82,704	6.2%
Other Income	$1,067,524	80.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$667,500	96.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,763,557
Total Liabilities	$2
Net Assets	$3,763,555

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$814,451

Expenses

$376,005

Net Income

$438,446

Net Assets

$3,121,687

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$291,510	35.8%
Interest Revenue	$281	0.0%
Dividends	$13,949	1.7%
Sales of Assets	$2,778	0.3%
Other Income	$505,933	62.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$336,050	89.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,121,688
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$3,121,687

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$318,712

Expenses

$380,135

Net Income

-$61,423

Net Assets

$2,683,241

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$4,075	1.3%
Dividends	$6,443	2.0%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$365,550	> 100%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$352,000	92.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,683,242
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$2,683,241

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$549,012

Expenses

$444,303

Net Income

$104,709

Net Assets

$2,756,295

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$5,351	1.0%
Interest Revenue	$2,786	0.5%
Dividends	$4,997	0.9%
Sales of Assets	$259,358	47.2%
Other Income	$276,520	50.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$415,250	93.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,756,295
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$2,756,295

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 11, 2019

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$810,949

Expenses

$131,707

Net Income

$679,242

Net Assets

$2,581,493

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$522,616	64.4%
Interest Revenue	$556	0.1%
Dividends	$5,027	0.6%
Sales of Assets	$216,206	26.7%
Other Income	$66,544	8.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$115,005	87.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,689,596
Total Liabilities	$108,103
Net Assets	$2,581,493

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$65,159

Expenses

$85,097

Net Income

-$19,938

Net Assets

$1,868,414

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$112	0.2%
Dividends	$6,890	10.6%
Sales of Assets	$94,945	> 100%
Other Income	-$36,788

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$70,583	82.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,078,153
Total Liabilities	$209,739
Net Assets	$1,868,414

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$370,501

Expenses

$155,975

Net Income

$214,526

Net Assets

$1,892,570

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$171,436	46.3%
Interest Revenue	$41,338	11.2%
Dividends	$5,854	1.6%
Sales of Assets	$253,380	68.4%
Other Income	-$101,507

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$130,063	83.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$2,063,650
Total Liabilities	$171,080
Net Assets	$1,892,570

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don L Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin D Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$230,448

Expenses

$163,522

Net Income

$66,926

Net Assets

$1,678,044

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$176,000	76.4%
Interest Revenue	$8,299	3.6%
Dividends	$4,935	2.1%
Sales of Assets	$132,535	57.5%
Other Income	-$91,321

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$150,584	92.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,678,044
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,678,044

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$210,766

Expenses

$107,371

Net Income

$103,395

Net Assets

$1,894,897

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$123	0.1%
Dividends	$7,953	3.8%
Sales of Assets	$304,038	> 100%
Other Income	-$101,348

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$92,725	86.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,894,897
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,894,897

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Don Sparks (President)	$0	$0
W Jeffrey Sparks (Vice President)	$0	$0
C Todd Sparks (Secretary)	$0	$0
Kevin Sparks (Treasurer)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 12, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$111,425

Expenses

$47,906

Net Income

$63,519

Net Assets

$1,788,517

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$9,122	8.2%
Dividends	$13,091	11.7%
Sales of Assets	$102,026	91.6%
Other Income	-$12,814

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$30,000	62.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,788,518
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,788,517

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$180,898

Expenses

$23,987

Net Income

$156,911

Net Assets

$1,724,998

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$46,411	25.7%
Interest Revenue	$1,417	0.8%
Dividends	$31,906	17.6%
Sales of Assets	$99,694	55.1%
Other Income	$1,470	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$2,500	10.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,724,999
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,724,998

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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The Sparks Foundation Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $2.15M (2023)

Expenses $430k (2023)

Total Assets $8.09M (2023)

Total Liabilities $4.93k (2023)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

Revenue

$2.15M (2023)

Expenses

$430k (2023)

Total Assets

$8.09M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$4.93k (2023)

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