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THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2013

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Organization
THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-0396160)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-12
IRS object ID
201443169349101019
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-11-12T15:15:19-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN751496876PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARMSTRONG BACKUS & CO LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3487AddressLine1
CityMIDLANDCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79702ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200396160EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSPARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4326835203PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N MARIENFELD STE 100AddressLine1
CityMIDLANDCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonC TODD SPARKSPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone4326835203PhoneNum
Signature2014-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANDREW E ARMSTRONG CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00008159PTIN
Phone4326826258PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-12-30 17:16:21ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,894,897FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$123InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$67InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$123InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$7,953DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$7,953DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$7,953DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$304,038NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$979,440GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$304,038CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss-$101,348OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$853OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm-$101,348OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$210,766TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$312,911TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm-$93,272TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
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$4,450AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$4,450AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$9,918OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$9,918OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$0OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$264TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$264TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$0TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$14OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$0OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$14,646TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$14,632TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$92,725ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$92,725ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$107,371TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$14,632TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$92,725TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$103,395ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$298,279NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$361,655CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$5,387CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$5,387CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,042,859CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,002,650CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,002,650CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$303,660OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$806,516OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$806,516OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$80,344OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$80,344OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$80,344OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,788,518TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,894,897TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,894,897TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
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$1,788,518RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,894,897RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,788,518TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,894,897TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,788,518TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,894,897TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,788,518TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$103,395ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$3,146OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,895,059SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$162OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,894,897TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (149 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCd
APACHE CORP, APA2008-07-182013-02-12$5,049$6,654-$1,605-$1,605
APACHE CORP, APA2008-10-062013-02-12$2,524$2,471$53$53
APACHE CORP, APA2008-10-062013-02-19$6,907$7,412-$505-$505
APPLE INC.2010-01-292013-02-12$14,672$6,241$8,431$8,431
APPLE INC.2010-01-292013-02-19$14,294$6,241$8,053$8,053
APPLIED MATERIALS2005-01-252013-02-12$3,412$3,962-$550-$550
APPLIED MATERIALS2005-01-252013-02-19$3,427$3,962-$535-$535
COCA COLA2010-01-292013-02-12$2,145$1,545$600$600
COCA COLA2010-01-292013-02-19$2,139$1,545$594$594
DUKE ENERGY CORP1999-12-312013-02-12$4,579$2,878$1,701$1,701
DUKE ENERGY CORP2002-09-122013-02-12$9,227$5,428$3,799$3,799
DUKE ENERGY CORP2002-09-122013-02-12$69$41$28$28
DUKE ENERGY CORP2002-09-122013-02-19$2,254$1,349$905$905
DUKE ENERGY CORP2002-09-122013-02-19$2,254$1,353$901$901
DUKE ENERGY CORP2003-04-152013-02-19$4,577$1,742$2,835$2,835
DUKE ENERGY CORP2003-04-152013-02-19$4,508$1,707$2,801$2,801
DUKE ENERGY CORP2003-04-152013-02-19$68$26$42$42
EOG RESOURCES INC2008-07-232013-02-12$6,688$5,195$1,493$1,493
EOG RESOURCES INC2008-07-232013-02-19$6,534$5,195$1,339$1,339
FOREST OIL CORP2005-09-092013-02-12$1,736$5,657-$3,921-$3,921
FOREST OIL CORP2006-10-312013-02-12$867$1,904-$1,037-$1,037
FOREST OIL CORP2006-10-312013-02-19$2,377$5,713-$3,336-$3,336
HALLIBURTON CO HOLDING2011-10-042013-02-12$4,087$2,890$1,197$1,197
HALLIBURTON CO HOLDING2011-10-042013-02-19$4,379$2,890$1,489$1,489
HEALTHSTREM INC1998-01-022013-02-12$85,222$7,875$77,347$77,347
HEALTHSTREM INC1998-01-022013-02-19$82,248$7,875$74,373$74,373
HOLLY FRONTIER2008-10-242013-02-12$19,758$3,793$15,965$15,965
HOLLY FRONTIER2008-10-242013-02-19$20,071$3,793$16,278$16,278
INGERSOLL RAND PLC2008-10-282013-02-12$23,935$7,132$16,803$16,803
INGERSOLL RAND PLC2008-10-282013-02-12$11,967$3,566$8,401$8,401
INGERSOLL RAND PLC2008-10-282013-02-19$11,936$3,566$8,370$8,370
INGERSOLL RAND PLC2008-10-282013-02-19$11,936$3,566$8,370$8,370
INGERSOLL RAND PLC2008-10-282013-02-19$11,936$3,575$8,361$8,361
INTL BUSINESS MACH2010-01-292013-02-12$7,606$4,706$2,900$2,900
INTL BUSINESS MACH2010-01-292013-02-19$7,623$4,706$2,917$2,917
LONE PINE RESOURCES INC2005-09-092013-02-12$175$2,166-$1,991-$1,991
LONE PINE RESOURCES INC2006-10-312013-02-12$87$724-$637-$637
LONE PINE RESOURCES INC2006-10-312013-02-19$260$2,192-$1,932-$1,932
MCDONALDS CORP2010-01-292013-02-12$4,757$3,140$1,617$1,617
MCDONALDS CORP2010-01-292013-02-19$4,613$3,081$1,532$1,532
MITEK SYS INC2011-05-102013-02-12$1,195$1,583-$388-$388
MITEK SYS INC2011-05-102013-02-19$1,237$1,583-$346-$346
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP2010-01-292013-02-12$4,885$4,407$478$478
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP2010-01-292013-02-19$2,134$1,968$166$166
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP2010-02-022013-02-19$2,646$2,478$168$168
ORACLE CORPORATION2001-03-142013-02-12$4,393$1,999$2,394$2,394
ORACLE CORPORATION2001-03-142013-02-12$4,393$2,006$2,387$2,387
ORACLE CORPORATION2008-10-242013-02-12$4,393$2,025$2,368$2,368
ORACLE CORPORATION2008-10-242013-02-19$13,117$6,075$7,042$7,042
PRUDENTIAL FINL INC2010-01-292013-02-12$3,471$3,117$354$354
PRUDENTIAL FINL INC2010-01-292013-02-19$3,559$3,168$391$391
SM ENERGY COM2011-03-292013-02-12$2,924$3,577-$653-$653
SM ENERGY COM2011-03-292013-02-19$2,940$3,577-$637-$637
LILLY ELI AND CO2011-12-152013-01-30$5,047$3,840$1,207$1,207
LILLY ELI AND CO2011-12-152013-05-30$2,540$1,941$599$599
LILLY ELI AND CO2012-02-012013-05-30$540$400$140$140
MASTERCARD INC2012-05-022013-06-21$5,792$4,545$1,247$1,247
SUSSER HLDGS CORP COM2011-08-302013-04-12$466$192$274$274
SUSSER HLDGS CORP COM2011-08-302013-05-31$2,379$1,069$1,310$1,310
SUSSER HLDGS CORP COM2011-09-152013-05-31$6,899$3,249$3,650$3,650
TJX COMPANIES INC2011-09-282013-01-22$224$145$79$79
TJX COMPANIES INC2011-09-282013-02-11$11,054$7,068$3,986$3,986
TJX COMPANIES INC2012-01-182013-02-11$365$267$98$98
TJX COMPANIES INC2012-01-182013-04-12$777$535$242$242
TJX COMPANIES INC2012-01-182013-10-22$411$234$177$177
WHOLEFOODS MKT INC2011-09-262013-01-30$3,526$2,576$950$950
WHOLEFOODS MKT INC2011-10-052013-01-30$4,194$2,784$1,410$1,410
WHOLEFOODS MKT INC2012-01-182013-01-30$1,048$856$192$192
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM2012-05-022013-05-30$7,842$6,762$1,080$1,080
ALLIANCE DATA SYS2012-10-182013-02-28$6,791$6,234$557$557
AMAZON.COM INC2013-07-122013-10-22$332$304$28$28
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC2012-10-122013-04-12$440$395$45$45
BALLY TECHNOLOGIES2013-04-302013-10-08$13,443$10,416$3,027$3,027
BNP PARIBAS2013-09-112013-10-22$335$305$30$30
CARTER INC2013-01-312013-04-12$1,154$1,145$9$9
CATAMARAN CORP2012-10-182013-04-12$435$404$31$31
CATAMARAN CORP2012-10-182013-05-21$9,471$9,541-$70-$70
CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC2013-06-122013-09-11$24,035$23,354$681$681
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC2013-04-242013-10-22$1,038$728$310$310
CISCO SYS INC2013-05-302013-08-28$23,636$24,205-$569-$569
COMMVAULT SYS INC COM2013-01-222013-04-08$17,464$17,448$16$16
CONTINENTAL RES INC2013-07-112013-12-12$16,746$15,164$1,582$1,582
CONTINENTAL RES INC2013-10-222013-12-12$511$583-$72-$72
CYTEC INDS INC2013-02-112013-04-12$303$302$1$1
CYTEC INDS INC2013-02-112013-06-05$15,413$16,764-$1,351-$1,351
ENVESTNET INC2013-09-112013-10-22$111$93$18$18
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC2012-11-152013-04-12$869$724$145$145
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC2012-11-152013-06-21$14,866$12,551$2,315$2,315
EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC2013-01-222013-06-21$122$115$7$7
FEI COMPANY2012-05-022013-04-12$128$101$27$27
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC2012-11-152013-04-12$308$194$114$114
FLEETCOR TECHNOLOGIES INC2012-11-152013-10-22$227$97$130$130
FORD MTR CO2013-07-032013-10-22$106$99$7$7
FORD MTR CO2013-07-032013-12-19$13,986$14,967-$981-$981
GAP INC2013-07-012013-08-28$20,305$21,494-$1,189-$1,189
HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC2012-10-182013-01-22$18,474$20,247-$1,773-$1,773
HERSHEY CO2012-10-182013-06-21$15,481$12,908$2,573$2,573
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS2013-07-102013-10-22$360$289$71$71
LILLY ELI AND CO2013-01-222013-05-30$270$266$4$4
LKQ CORP2012-10-182013-02-11$6,362$5,660$702$702
LKQ CORP2012-10-182013-03-04$7,036$7,054-$18-$18
LKQ CORP2013-01-222013-03-04$519$562-$43-$43
LUMBER LIQUIDATORS2012-11-152013-06-05$9,222$6,083$3,139$3,139
M&T BANK CORP2013-05-222013-09-11$4,719$4,478$241$241
M&T BANK CORP2013-05-222013-10-09$8,553$8,317$236$236
M&T BANK CORP2013-06-262013-10-09$9,760$9,703$57$57
MONLITHIC PWR SYS INC2013-02-142013-04-18$13,442$15,531-$2,089-$2,089
MONLITHIC PWR SYS INC2013-04-122013-04-18$931$966-$35-$35
NETEASE INC2013-09-112013-10-22$365$370-$5-$5
NETEASE INC2013-09-112013-11-27$15,586$16,923-$1,337-$1,337
ON ASSIGNMENT INC2013-01-222013-06-21$7,597$6,811$786$786
SECTOR SPDR2012-10-182013-04-12$221$196$25$25
SECTOR SPDR2012-10-182013-08-28$11,312$9,506$1,806$1,806
SECTOR SPDR2013-01-222013-08-28$136$121$15$15
SIMON PPTY2012-05-022013-01-22$9,817$9,594$223$223
SIMON PPTY2012-10-182013-01-22$161$154$7$7
SMITH A O CORP2012-11-152013-06-25$21,053$16,767$4,286$4,286
SMITH A O CORP2013-01-222013-06-25$288$272$16$16
SMITH A O CORP2013-04-122013-06-25$865$835$30$30
SOLARWINDS INCS2012-10-182013-01-22$546$507$39$39
SOLARWINDS INCS2012-10-182013-04-12$12,569$12,461$108$108
SPDR SER TR S&P BIOTECH2012-10-182013-04-12$1,025$938$87$87
SPDR SER TR S&P BIOTECH2012-10-182013-06-21$10,129$9,375$754$754
SPDR SER TR S&P BIOTECH2013-01-222013-06-21$304$286$18$18
SPDR SER TR S&P BIOTECH2013-03-052013-06-21$9,521$9,173$348$348
SUSSER HLDGS CORP COM2013-01-222013-05-31$285$253$32$32
TARGA RES CORP COM2013-08-292013-10-22$550$487$63$63
TEXAS CAP BANCSHARES2012-10-182013-02-14$9,977$10,806-$829-$829
TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC2013-10-172013-10-22$272$264$8$8
ULTA SALON2012-10-182013-02-14$7,657$8,311-$654-$654
VIMPELCOM2013-04-242013-05-28$16,119$18,883-$2,764-$2,764
VITAMIN SHOPPE INC2012-10-182013-02-27$9,023$10,260-$1,237-$1,237
VITAMIN SHOPPE INC2013-01-222013-02-27$102$122-$20-$20
VITAMIN SHOPPE INC2013-02-152013-02-27$2,243$2,836-$593-$593
WADDELL AND REED2013-01-222013-04-12$263$232$31$31
WADDELL AND REED2013-01-222013-06-24$10,773$9,897$876$876
WALTER INC MGMT CORP2013-01-222013-03-20$5,153$7,141-$1,988-$1,988
WHOLEFOODS MKT INC2012-02-012013-01-30$381$300$81$81
WHOLEFOODS MKT INC2013-01-222013-01-30$191$184$7$7
WORTHINGTON INDS INC2013-01-222013-04-12$545$479$66$66
WORTHINGTON INDS INC2013-01-222013-06-25$11,042$9,833$1,209$1,209
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM2012-05-022013-04-12$325$258$67$67
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM2012-10-182013-05-30$60$55$5$5
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP COM2013-01-222013-05-30$120$112$8$8
3D SYSTEMS CORP2012-11-152013-03-18$7,629$6,784$845$845
3D SYSTEMS CORP2013-01-222013-03-18$217$342-$125-$125
3D SYSTEMS CORP2013-02-282013-02-28$18$18$18
$0$0P
CAPITAL GAINS DIVIDENDS$2$2$2P
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$304,038CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$10,225NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$1,003,970NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.000000DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$2,500AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$1,262,007NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.001981DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$48,700AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$1,325,123NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.036751DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,089,736NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.000000DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$36,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$998,742NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.036045DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.074777TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.014955AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,837,128NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$27,474AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,983NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$30,457AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$92,725QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,983InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$2,983SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,983TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,296EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,296TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Tax Due$1,687TaxDueAmt

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 100AddressLine1
CityMIDLANDCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Exempt Interest$0TaxExemptInterestAmt
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/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleTxtAverage 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$1,670,562AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$114,199AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$80,344FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,865,105TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,865,105AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$27,977CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,837,128NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$91,856MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$91,856MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,983TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,983TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$88,873DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$88,873DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$88,873DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$92,725ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$92,725QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$2,983PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$89,742AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$88,873DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$11,605UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$92,725QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$11,605AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$81,120AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$7,753UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

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 100AddressLine1
CityMIDLANDCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode
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 (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY
900 CONGRESS AVE STE 400AUSTINTX78701N/A501(C)(3)TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.$50,000
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FROM PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT - AMCAP WOODLAKE LLC
800 N MARIENFELD SUITE 100MIDLANDTX79701501(C)(3)CONTRIBUTION MADE THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC.$7,475
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
305 E TEXAS PO BOX 2555MIDLANDTX79702N/A501(C)(3)TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.$10,000
OHSU CANCER CENTER
3181 SW SAM JACKSON PARK RDPORTLANDOR972393098N/A501(C)(3)TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.$250
CHILDREN'S REHAB CENTER- ENDOWMENT
802 VENTURA AVENUEMIDLANDTX79702N/A501(C)(3)TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$92,725TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
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$123ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$7,953ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion15ExclusionCd
Exclusion$853ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$304,038ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (7 entries)

DescDescUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmtExclusionExclusionCdBusinessBusinessCd
NET RENTAL - AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC-$14,30216
MASS ENERGY, LLC-$14,140211110
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC-$15,051900003
TRIUMPH COMMERICAL FINANCE, LLC$8,416900003
SPARKCAP, LLC-$2,914900003
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERS-$62,210900003
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC-$2,000900003

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm-$102,201UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$312,967ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$210,766TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL & PROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$4,450Amt
Net Investment Income$4,450NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (4 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
FIDELITY BROKERAGE 657-084085$421,222$421,222
FIDELITY BROKERAGE 657-084093$560,953$560,953
INVESTMENTS-ROY TR HUGOTON$10,875$10,875
INVESTMENTS-ROY TR SAN JUAN$9,600$9,600

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (7 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLCAT COST$83,694$83,694
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERSFMV$73,306$73,306
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLCAT COST$151,595$151,595
MASS ENERGY, LLCAT COST$185,860$185,860
SPARKCAP, LLCAT COST$50,000$50,000
TRIUMPH SAVINGS BANK PREFERREDFMV$200,005$200,005
OTHER ASSETSFMV$62,056$62,056

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

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

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionNONDEDUCTIBLE EXPENSE FROM PASSTHROUGH INVESTMENTDescription
Amount$162Amount

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBANK CHARGESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$14RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
NET ROYALTY - O&G INCOME$853$853$853
NET RENTAL - AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC-$14,302$0-$14,302
MASS ENERGY, LLC-$14,140-$14,140
AMCAP WOODLAKE, LLC-$15,051-$15,051
TRIUMPH COMMERICAL FINANCE, LLC$8,416$8,416
SPARKCAP, LLC-$2,914-$2,914
AMCAP TELECOM PARTNERS-$62,210-$62,210
AMCAP LEE PARK, LLC-$2,000-$2,000

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
TEMPORARY BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE FROM PASSTHROUGH INVESTMENT$2,961
ROYALTY INCOME PERCENTAGE DEPLETION$185

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryADVISORY FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$9,918Amt
Net Investment Income$9,918NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$264Amt
Net Investment Income$264NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt