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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3473292

The Sparks Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 72 grants and $69,923 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $69,923

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $366,288

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,121

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $222,046

  • Tax year 2022

    $61,842

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $227,938

  • Tax year 2021

    $53,171

    Grants listed
    110
    Assets, end of year
    $232,103

  • Tax year 2020

    $57,470

    Grants listed
    136
    Assets, end of year
    $259,514

  • Tax year 2019

    $61,337

    Grants listed
    160
    Assets, end of year
    $230,881

  • Tax year 2018

    $107,400

    Grants listed
    166
    Assets, end of year
    $229,475

Grants paid in 2024

72 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Educational

    $7,700
  2. Individual

    Educational

    $1,494
  3. Individual

    Educational

    $1,424
  4. Individual

    Educational

    $1,253
  5. Individual

    Educational

    $1,169
  6. Individual

    Educational

    $1,130
  7. Individual

    Educational

    $1,110
  8. Individual

    Educational

    $1,072
  9. Individual

    Educational

    $1,071
  10. Individual

    Educational

    $1,071
  11. Individual

    Educational

    $1,065
  12. Individual

    Educational

    $1,065
  13. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  14. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  15. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  16. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  17. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  18. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  19. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  20. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  21. Individual

    Educational

    $1,052
  22. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  23. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  24. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  25. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  26. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  27. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  28. Individual

    Educational

    $1,051
  29. Individual

    Educational

    $1,006
  30. Individual

    Educational

    $974
  31. Individual

    Educational

    $974
  32. Individual

    Educational

    $974
  33. Individual

    Educational

    $922
  34. Individual

    Educational

    $922
  35. Individual

    Educational

    $889
  36. Individual

    Educational

    $889
  37. Individual

    Educational

    $857
  38. Individual

    Educational

    $857
  39. Individual

    Educational

    $857
  40. Individual

    Educational

    $853
  41. Individual

    Educational

    $844
  42. Individual

    Educational

    $814
  43. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  44. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  45. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  46. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  47. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  48. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  49. Individual

    Educational

    $783
  50. Individual

    Educational

    $769
  51. Individual

    Educational

    $769
  52. Individual

    Educational

    $769
  53. Individual

    Educational

    $769
  54. Individual

    Educational

    $747
  55. Individual

    Educational

    $740
  56. Individual

    Educational

    $682
  57. Individual

    Educational

    $682
  58. Individual

    Educational

    $682
  59. Individual

    Educational

    $666
  60. Individual

    Educational

    $662
  61. Individual

    Educational

    $656
  62. Individual

    Educational

    $646
  63. Individual

    Educational

    $646
  64. Individual

    Educational

    $646
  65. Individual

    Educational

    $597
  66. Individual

    Educational

    $584
  67. Individual

    Educational

    $571
  68. Individual

    Educational

    $571
  69. Individual

    Educational

    $539
  70. Individual

    Educational

    $416
  71. Individual

    Educational

    $416
  72. Individual

    Educational

    $136

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elizabeth SparksPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • David SparksSECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0
  • Andrew SparksBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kathleen SparksBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0

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