Organization · EIN 75-2388253 · Houston, TX · Recreation & sports
Who funds Spark?
16 private foundations reported paying Spark $5.76M on returns for tax year 2023.
16 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 16
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinder Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$2,000,000 2 grant lines |
GREENSPACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Filed as “SPARK PARKS” |
Same address 0.70 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Houston Endowment Houston, TX |
$1,600,000 2 grant lines |
Project Support for the Third Phase of the Park Desert Initiative +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Cullen Foundation Houston, TX |
$1,000,000 | SPARK Park Desert Phase 3 | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Powell Foundation Houston, TX |
$801,814 | Conservation: Community access to parks and urban greenspaces | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Guill Family Foundation Houston, TX |
$120,000 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation Houston, TX |
$75,500 2 grant lines |
Toward general operating support +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Brown Foundation Houston, TX |
$50,000 | Operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| John P McGovern Foundation Houston, TX |
$35,000 | Program support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Union Pacific Foundation Omaha, NE |
$25,000 | PUBLIC BEAUTIFICATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Kcrcw Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$25,000 | For replacing and repairing equipment at McReynolds Elementary. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The CT Bauer Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$20,000 | General support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Shell USA Company Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$2,500 | MEF | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Tapeats Fund Wilmington, DE |
$2,500 | Park Construction Fund | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Woodcock Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$515 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Mechia Foundation Beaumont, TX · Preselected only |
$100 | CONTINUING OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$25 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Spark
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Spark, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $1.03M to them - Vivian L Smith Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $425K to them - CFP Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $465K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - MD Anderson Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $898K to them - Centerpoint Energy Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $369K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Huffington Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $2.15M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Susan Vaughan Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $180K to them - Sterling-Turner Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $339K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Bo's Place Houston, TX
10 shared funders · 47 funders in all - KIPP Texas Houston, TX
9 shared funders · 34 funders in all - Yes Prep Public Schools Houston, TX
8 shared funders · 35 funders in all - Good Reason Houston Houston, TX
7 shared funders · 16 funders in all - William Marsh Rice University Houston, TX
8 shared funders · 111 funders in all - Trees for Houston Houston, TX
8 shared funders · 43 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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