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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-1734642

The Spark Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Natick, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $32,743 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kenneth W Rendell
21 Claybrook Rd
Dover, MA 02030
(508) 561-1009
Form and materials
Students are selected by a techer committee at somerville high school, somerville, ma. Qualifications include academic performance in school, leadership potential, resilience, demonstrated responsibility and follow-through, strong communication skills, and financial need.
Deadlines
February 15th
Restrictions
The amount of each grant will be based on the cost of each summer program, the amount of aid received by the applicant to attend the program and based on the recommendation of the selection committee selecting scholarship recipients.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $32,743

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,148

  • Tax year 2024

    $23,098

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $15,167

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,944

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $15,976

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,371

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $46,716

  • Tax year 2021

    $30,423

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,715

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,805

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $18,647

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,914

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,686

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $4,150
  2. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,810
  3. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,700
  4. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,600
  5. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,550
  6. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,386
  7. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,328
  8. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $3,306
  9. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $2,248
  10. Individual

    Summer program tuition

    $1,665

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kenneth W RendellPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shirley McNerneyTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Julia RendellCLERK Hours 0.03Pay $0

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