Georgia · Private foundation
The Sparks Foundation Inc
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $4k
- Granted FY2020
- 2
- Grants FY2020
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $1,914
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $1,914
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 1
- Total assets, FY2020
- $79k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 0% of the organizations The Sparks Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 2 | $4k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $23k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 12 | $29k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $11k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc | $1,575 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($65k), not named here.
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About The Sparks Foundation Inc
- How much does The Sparks Foundation Inc give?
- The Sparks Foundation Inc reported 2 grants totaling $3,505 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does The Sparks Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (100%).
- Who are The Sparks Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc ($2k).
- Does The Sparks Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Sparks Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is The Sparks Foundation Inc based?
- The Sparks Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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