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THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-0396160)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-12
IRS object ID
201513169349100816
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-11-12T09:12:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN751496876PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMSTRONG BACKUS & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3487AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79702ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200396160EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSPARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4326835203PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N MARIENFELD STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonC TODD SPARKSPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone4326835203PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANDREW E ARMSTRONG CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00008159PTIN
Phone4326826258PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,678,044FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$176,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$8,299InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$8,299InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$8,299InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$4,935DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$4,935DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$4,935DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$132,535NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,377,312GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$132,535CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss-$91,321OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$1,087OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm-$91,321OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$230,448TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$146,856TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm-$78,087TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,525AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$4,525AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$8,305OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$8,305OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$108TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$108TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$0TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,938TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,938TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$150,584ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$150,584ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$163,522TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,938TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$150,584TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$66,926ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$133,918NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$5,387CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$321,425CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$321,425CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,202,655CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$960,082CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$960,082CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$606,511OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$396,537OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$396,537OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$80,344OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,894,897TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,678,044TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,678,044TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$1,894,897RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,678,044RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,894,897TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,678,044TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,894,897TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,678,044TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,894,897TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$66,926ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,961,823SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$283,779OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,678,044TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (115 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
ATHLON ENERGY INC COMP2014-01-212014-09-29$58,302$27,720$30,582$30,582
ACADIA HEALTHCARE COM2014-01-272014-03-28$8,823$10,404-$1,581-$1,581
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEM APD2014-08-072014-10-02$9,901$10,315-$414-$414
AKAMAI TECH, AKAM2014-03-252014-04-08$19,477$21,859-$2,382-$2,382
ALASKA AIR GROUP INC2014-05-212014-07-31$6,086$6,624-$538-$538
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC2014-01-242014-04-14$8,752$10,796-$2,044-$2,044
AMAZON.COM INC2013-07-122014-02-03$12,539$10,647$1,892$1,892
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION COM2014-08-072014-09-26$10,475$10,884-$409-$409
AMERIPRISE FINL INC COM2014-07-242014-10-13$8,161$8,730-$569-$569
AMPHENOL CORP CL A2014-09-042014-10-13$8,664$9,912-$1,248-$1,248
ASPEN INSURANCE HLDGS COM2014-04-152014-07-18$13,487$13,701-$214-$214
ATHENHEALTH INC DELAWARE2014-01-292014-03-25$15,828$13,295$2,533$2,533
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES INC2013-12-192014-01-27$14,650$15,384-$734-$734
BANK OF AMERICA CORP2014-07-172014-04-14$12,442$10,974$1,468$1,468
BIOGEN IDEC INC2014-01-222014-03-27$14,673$14,795-$122-$122
BNP PARIBAS ADR2013-09-112014-05-05$17,676$16,652$1,024$1,024
BRINKER INTL INC2014-01-272014-04-14$21,150$20,540$610$610
CARBO CERAMICS INC2014-04-032014-08-01$7,388$8,435-$1,047-$1,047
CARTER INC FORMERLY CARTER HOLDGINC2013-01-312014-01-29$18,027$16,035$1,992$1,992
CARTER INC FORMERLY CARTER HOLDGINC2013-10-222014-01-29$136$148-$12-$12
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC2013-04-242014-01-27$25,272$18,922$6,350$6,350
COGNEX CORP2014-02-122014-03-25$11,337$12,951-$1,614-$1,614
CONSTANT CONTACT INCCOM2014-01-242014-02-03$15,411$17,076-$1,665-$1,665
CYTEC INDS INC2014-10-062014-10-10$10,444$11,140-$696-$696
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC COM2014-04-152014-08-01$9,554$8,083$1,471$1,471
DISNEY WALT CO2014-08-072014-10-16$14,060$15,053-$993-$993
DOW CHEMICAL CO2014-07-232014-10-08$9,347$9,941-$594-$594
ENVESTNET INC COM2013-09-112014-04-07$4,339$3,608$731$731
ENVESTNET INC COM2014-01-162014-04-07$5,536$7,005-$1,469-$1,469
EOG RESOURCES INC2014-07-242014-09-10$7,523$8,702-$1,179-$1,179
EQUIFAX INC2014-09-042014-10-10$9,117$9,972-$855-$855
FACEBOOK INC COM2014-02-122014-04-04$7,557$8,378-$821-$821
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC2013-01-222014-01-16$444$235$209$209
GENTHERM INC COM2014-03-242014-07-31$17,799$14,394$3,405$3,405
GOOGLE INC CL A2013-11-272014-03-28$20,192$19,218$974$974
GREEN PLAINS INC2014-01-222014-07-24$11,415$6,519$4,896$4,896
GREEN PLAINS INC2014-01-302014-07-24$9,998$5,730$4,268$4,268
GREEN PLAINS INC2014-01-302014-09-18$4,593$2,569$2,024$2,024
GREENBRIAR COMPANIESINC2014-01-242014-08-08$21,189$12,335$8,854$8,854
HESS CORP COM2014-07-232014-10-02$7,426$8,185-$759-$759
INTELIQUENT INC COM2014-03-272014-06-30$16,936$16,993-$57-$57
INTL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC2014-06-192014-09-26$12,295$13,125-$830-$830
IROBOT CORP COM2014-02-122014-04-11$5,910$6,697-$787-$787
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALSPLC COM2013-07-102014-03-24$20,424$10,193$10,231$10,231
KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP2014-01-312014-03-28$17,416$18,670-$1,254-$1,254
KIRBY CORP FORMERLY KIRBY EXPL INC2014-07-242014-10-10$5,770$6,747-$977-$977
KNIGHT TRANSPORTATION INC2014-04-032014-12-04$11,925$8,625$3,300$3,300
KORN FERRY INTL2014-04-032014-06-19$10,195$10,982-$787-$787
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV COM2014-07-242014-10-02$9,116$9,032$84$84
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC COM2014-04-042014-09-22$20,301$19,342$959$959
MARRIOTT INTL INC COM2014-08-072014-10-10$7,409$7,629-$220-$220
MASTERCARD INC CL A2013-10-222014-02-05$1,457$1,443$14$14
MAXWELL TECH INC2014-04-232014-06-27$5,243$5,453-$210-$210
MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS INC COM2014-01-312014-03-25$12,761$13,812-$1,051-$1,051
MOODYS CORP2014-07-162014-12-16$9,202$8,901$301$301
MYRIAD GENETICS INC2014-11-072014-11-21$10,289$11,070-$781-$781
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD COM2014-04-152014-08-15$13,824$12,664$1,160$1,160
NETFLIX COM INC COM2013-07-122014-01-22$16,105$12,460$3,645$3,645
NETFLIX COM INC COM2013-10-222014-01-22$1,315$1,305$10$10
NETFLIX COM INC COM2014-10-282014-11-26$6,316$6,948-$632-$632
NISOURCE INC2014-10-282014-12-17$10,302$10,932-$630-$630
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CRP2014-07-012014-12-02$9,250$8,966$284$284
NORTHERN TR CORP2014-10-282014-12-17$11,268$10,976$292$292
NOVO-NORDISK A S ADRISIN2014-02-102014-12-24$14,001$13,615$386$386
NUVASIVE INC2014-01-272014-04-11$12,888$14,239-$1,351-$1,351
ON ASSIGNMENT INC2013-04-122014-01-27$479$386$93$93
OPENTABLE INC COM2013-08-292014-02-04$18,362$17,988$374$374
OPENTABLE INC COM2013-10-222014-02-04$304$280$24$24
ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP2014-04-302014-07-09$8,494$9,030-$536-$536
PARTNERRE COM2014-10-282014-12-16$10,628$10,945-$317-$317
PEPSICO INC2014-10-282014-12-17$10,638$10,916-$278-$278
PHILLIPS 66 COM2014-04-302014-10-02$11,923$12,692-$769-$769
PROSHARES SHORT QQQ2014-05-082014-10-28$6,975$6,975$0$0
PROSHARES SHORT QQQ2014-05-162014-10-28$10,354$10,354$0$0
PROSHARES SHORT QQQ2014-07-032014-10-28$3,208$3,208$0$0
PROSHARES SHORT QQQ2014-10-022014-10-28$217$224-$7-$7
PROSHARES SHORT RUSSELL 20002014-10-172014-11-07$8,651$9,353-$702-$702
PROSHARES TR SHORT QQQ2014-05-162014-11-07$10,375$12,713-$2,338-$2,338
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC2014-04-152014-08-04$12,693$14,486-$1,793-$1,793
RAMBUS INC2014-04-232014-07-24$11,115$11,002$113$113
REPLIGEN CORP2014-01-272014-03-27$9,486$10,344-$858-$858
RYDER SYSTEM INC2014-09-192014-10-08$10,412$11,313-$901-$901
SANDISK CORP2014-01-162014-04-14$14,951$14,787$164$164
SAPIENT CORP2013-12-172014-07-16$16,498$18,006-$1,508-$1,508
SECTOR SPDR TR SHS BEN INT CONSUMER STAP2014-10-172014-11-07$11,683$10,937$746$746
SECTOR SPDR TR SHS BEN INT UTILITIES2014-05-082014-10-28$35,558$33,128$2,430$2,430
SIGMA ALDRICH CORP2014-09-192014-09-24$14,801$11,275$3,526$3,526
SNAP ON INC2014-04-232014-10-14$16,599$16,968-$369-$369
STILLWATER MINING COCOM2014-04-152014-09-16$12,515$12,108$407$407
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVESOFTWRE2014-02-032014-04-14$8,449$8,205$244$244
TARGA RES CORP COM2013-08-292014-08-01$36,560$19,203$17,357$17,357
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC COM2013-10-172014-01-24$17,127$18,103-$976-$976
TIFFANY & CO NEW2014-07-242014-10-13$9,200$10,126-$926-$926
TJX COMPANIES INC2013-03-272014-01-24$16,385$13,296$3,089$3,089
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO2013-04-302014-01-30$16,732$13,663$3,069$3,069
TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR INC2014-04-232014-10-13$10,350$8,676$1,674$1,674
UNDER ARMOUR INC CL A2014-03-252014-04-07$16,516$18,793-$2,277-$2,277
UNION PACIFIC CORP2014-09-232014-12-11$10,518$9,950$568$568
UNITED CONTINENTAL HOLDINGS INC COM2014-03-272014-05-21$12,345$13,030-$685-$685
UNITED RENTALS INC2014-05-212014-10-02$8,836$8,196$640$640
VISTEON CORP COM NEW2014-09-242014-10-02$14,951$15,701-$750-$750
WALGREEN COMPANY2013-10-172014-08-07$10,784$10,572$212$212
WESCO AIRCRAFT HOLDINGS INC COM2014-02-032014-05-16$14,780$16,487-$1,707-$1,707
3D SYSTEMS CORP DEL COM NEW2013-09-042014-01-27$14,235$10,395$3,840$3,840
ALLIANCE DATA SYS CORP2012-10-182014-02-04$9,496$5,799$3,697$3,697
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM NEW2012-10-192014-01-27$8,753$6,671$2,082$2,082
FEI COMPANY2012-05-022014-04-11$13,246$7,315$5,931$5,931
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC COMSTK2012-11-152014-01-16$28,072$12,246$15,826$15,826
MASTERCARD INC CL A2012-05-022014-02-05$8,741$5,454$3,287$3,287
ON ASSIGNMENT INC2013-01-222014-01-27$7,509$5,814$1,695$1,695
TJX COMPANIES INC2012-01-182014-01-24$9,587$5,746$3,841$3,841
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM DELAWARE2011-06-222014-09-04$8,840$2,118$6,722$6,722
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM DELAWARE2012-10-182014-09-04$188$106$82$82
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM DELAWARE2013-06-212014-09-04$4,514$2,752$1,762$1,762
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC COM DELAWARE2013-06-212014-10-14$12,571$8,257$4,314$4,314
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$132,535CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$83,296NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$89,742AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$1,837,128NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.048849DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$1,003,970NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.000000DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$2,500AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$1,262,007NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.001981DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$48,700AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,325,123NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.036751DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,089,736NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.000000DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.087581TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.017516AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,074,260NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$18,817AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$1,339NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$20,156AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$150,584QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,339InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,339SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,339TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,000EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,000TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$14EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$1,647OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,647AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied0Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateTXOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksC TODD SPARKSIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4326835203PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N MARIENFELD STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
DON SPARKS
800 N MARIENFELDMIDLANDTX79701PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
W JEFFREY SPARKS
800 N MARIENFELD STE 100MIDLANDTX79701VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
C TODD SPARKS
800 N MARIENFELD STE 100MIDLANDTX79701SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
KEVIN SPARKS
800 N MARIENFELD STE 100MIDLANDTX79701TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,039,672AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$50,947AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,090,619TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,090,619AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$16,359CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,074,260NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$53,713MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$53,713MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,339TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,339TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$52,374DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$52,374DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$52,374DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$150,584ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$150,584QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$1,339PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$149,245AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$52,374DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$7,753UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$150,584QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$7,753AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$52,374AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$90,457RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$90,457TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$90,457ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$90,457ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonTHE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC C TODD SPRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N MARIENFELD SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone4326835203RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsPRESCRIBED FORMSFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission Deadlines90 DAYS PRIOR TO REQUESTED FUNDING DATESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxt
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT - AMCAP WOODLAKE LLC
800 N MARIENFELD SUITE 100MIDLANDTX79701501(C)(3)CONTRIBUTION MADE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC.$63
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT - SPARKCAP LLC
800 N MARIENFELD SUITE 100MIDLANDTX79701501(C)(3)CONTRIBUTION MADE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH SPARKCAP, LLC.$21
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY
900 CONGRESS AVE STE 400AUSTINTX78701501(C)(3)TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.$150,500N/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$150,584TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$8,299ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,935ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion15ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,087ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$132,535ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (7 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdBusinessBusinessCdUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
NET RENTAL - AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC16
MASS ENERGY, LLC211110-$4,333
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC900003$3,084
TRIUMPH COMMERICAL FINANCE, LLC900003
SPARKCAP, LLC900003-$32,897
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERS900003-$31,481
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC900003-$26,781

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm-$92,408UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$146,856ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$54,448TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonDON L SPARKSContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N MARIENFELDAddressLine1Txt
CityMIDLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$176,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL & PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$4,525Amt
Net Investment Income$4,525NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (5 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
FIDELITY BROKERAGE 657-084085$310,458$310,458
FIDELITY BROKERAGE 657-084093$429,144$429,144
INVESTMENTS-ROY TR HUGOTON$10,875$10,875
INVESTMENTS-ROY TR SAN JUAN$9,600$9,600
TRIUMPH SAVINGS BANK PREFERRED$200,005$200,005

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (6 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLCAT COST$55,067$55,067
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERSFMV$73,306$73,306
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLCAT COST$61,905$61,905
MASS ENERGY, LLCAT COST$181,527$181,527
SPARKCAP, LLCAT COST$18,428$18,428
OTHER ASSETSFMV$6,304$6,304

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNOTE REC - ATCHISONDesc
BOY Book Value$80,344BOYBookValueAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
NONDEDUCTIBLE EXPENSE FROM PASSTHROUGH INVESTMENT$509
UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES - PRIOR PERIOD$188,302
UNREALIZED DEPRECIATION ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES - CURRENT PERIOD$90,205
FEDERAL INCOME TAX$4,763

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
NET ROYALTY - O&G INCOME$1,087$1,087$1,087
MASS ENERGY, LLC-$4,333-$4,333
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC$3,084$3,084
SPARKCAP, LLC-$32,897-$32,897
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERS-$31,481-$31,481
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC-$26,781-$26,781

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryADVISORY FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$8,305Amt
Net Investment Income$8,305NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$108Amt
Net Investment Income$108NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt