Nonprofit screen
Screen a listSpark Youth
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.7Mrevenue
FY2025 · +107% in 3 yrs66staff
5 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−27.4%
Months of reserve25.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+26.2%
Middle half of peersMedianSpark Youth
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.8M spent
Programs$2.6M54%Management and general$2.0M43%Fundraising$152k3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.5M in FY2023, −$909k in FY2024 and −$1.0M in FY2025. Cash covers 25.0 months, above the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 26% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort17funders
$208ka year, last 3 years
67%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Medtronic Communities FoundationSince FY2022$175k$245kSundance Family FoundationSince FY2022$20k$30kFirefly Scientists FoundationNew in FY2023$40kCla FoundationStopped after FY2019$15k$15k–Social Venture Partners MinnesotaOn and off$25kHb Fuller Company FoundationStopped after FY2019$10k$8k$5k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$31k$9$26k$38k$11k5 other fundersUp to $20k a year each$7k$5k$4k$18k$4k$4k$32k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped