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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-5702918

Inner Spark Foundation

A private foundation in Weston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $527,129 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $527,129

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $10,573,709

  • Tax year 2023

    $494,073

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $10,802,056

  • Tax year 2022

    $339,480

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $8,595,711

  • Tax year 2021

    $411,888

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,831,659

  • Tax year 2020

    $369,777

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,485,086

  • Tax year 2019

    $222,320

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $6,594,504

  • Tax year 2018

    $274,290

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,419,482

  • Tax year 2017

    $275,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $6,481,709

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Project GlimmerSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $100,000
  3. Individual

    General Support

    $75,000
  4. Individual

    General Support

    $40,000
  5. Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $31,316
  6. Individual

    Cal Tennis

    $30,000
  7. Individual

    General Support

    $28,000
  8. Individual

    STEM Festival

    $25,000
  9. Newton Wellesly Hospital FdnNewton, MA

    General Support

    $15,000
  10. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    General Support

    $10,300
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $10,290
  12. Babson CollegeWellesley, MA

    Swimming Program

    $10,000
  13. Babson CollegeWellesley, MA

    CWEL Board

    $10,000
  14. Babson CollegeWellesley, MA

    Carol Hacker Student Fund

    $10,000
  15. TenacityAllston, MA

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. Individual

    General Support

    $5,150
  17. San Francisco Historical SocietySan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  18. TenacityAllston, MA

    General Support

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    General Support

    $4,060
  20. Wender Weis Fdn for ChildrenPalo Alto, CA

    Holiday Heroes

    $2,500
  21. Individual

    General Support

    $513

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services1 grant $100,00054% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $31,31617% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $30,00016% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $15,0008% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $10,3006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $149,116
  2. Massachusetts6 grants $60,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Christina GiguerePres/Dir Hours 10Pay $0
  • David KvaratskheliaSec't/Tres Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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