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THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-0396160)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-16
IRS object ID
201311979349100216
Schema version
2012v2.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-07-16T15:13:41-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Armstrong Backus & Co LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 3487AddressLine1
CityMidlandCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code797023487ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200396160EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Sparks Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSPARNameControl
Phone4326835203Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N Marienfeld Ste 100AddressLine1
CityMidlandCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameC Todd SparksName
TitleSecretaryTitle
Date Signed2013-07-16DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameAndrew E Armstrong CPAName
PTINP00008159PTIN
Phone4326826258Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY1788518FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss9122InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm9122InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm9122InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss13091DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm13091DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm13091DividendsAdjNetIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss102026NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price914167GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm102026CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Net STCG Adj Net Incm95083NetSTCGAdjNetIncm
Other Income Rev And Expnss-12814OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Other Income Net Invst Incm450OtherIncomeNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses111425TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income124689TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income117296TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss5550AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm5550AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Rev And Expnss3588TaxesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss8768OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm8768OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss17906TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm14318TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss30000ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps30000ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss47906TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm14318TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps30000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses63519ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income110371NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income117296AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY254918CashBOY
Cash EOY361655CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV361655CashEOYFMV
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Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV1042859InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Land Etc BOY183471InvestmentsLandEtcBOY
Investments Other BOY299019InvestmentsOtherBOY
Investments Other EOY303660InvestmentsOtherEOY
Investments Other EOYFMV303660InvestmentsOtherEOYFMV
Other Assets BOY69351OtherAssetsBOY
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Total Assets EOY1788518TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV1788518TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Follow SFAS117XOrgThatFollowSFAS117
Unrestricted BOY1724999UnrestrictedBOY
Unrestricted EOY1788518UnrestrictedEOY
Total Net Assets BOY1724999TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY1788518TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY1724999TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY1788518TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY1724999TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses63519ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal1788518Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY1788518TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (3 entries)

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S/T Capital GainsP2012-01-012012-12-314338454225451130011300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income102026CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss95083NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year12500QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year11262007NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.00198DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year248700QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year21325123NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.03675DistributionRatioYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year31089736NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year436000QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4998742NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.03605DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year548500QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5935980NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.05182DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.12659TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.02532AverageDistributionRatio
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Adjusted Noncharitable Assets25420AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income1104OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One26524AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions30000QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax1104InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal1104Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income1104TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment2400EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments2400TotalCreditsAndPayments
Overpayment1296Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year1296AmountCreditedToNextYear

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiled
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508efalseRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithTXStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1C Todd SparksBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number4326835203BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N Marienfeld Ste 100AddressLine1
CityMidlandCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly PersonfalseFurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly PersonfalsePayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Undistr Income4942a2 Not AppliedfalseUndistrIncome4942a2NotApplied
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Tr Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseTrFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Maint Expend ResponsibilityfalseMaintExpendResponsibility
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncome

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
Kevin Sparks
800 N Marienfeld Ste 100MidlandTX79701Treasurer2.000
C Todd Sparks
800 N Marienfeld Ste 100MidlandTX79701Secretary2.000
W Jeffrey Sparks
800 N Marienfeld Ste 100MIdlandTX79701Vice President2.000
Don Sparks
800 N MarienfeldMidlandTX79701President2.000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities755061AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances183854AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets80344FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets1019259TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets1019259AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable15289CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets1003970NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return50199MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return50199MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income1104TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax1104TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj49095DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded49095DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted49095DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions30000ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions30000QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm1104OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions28896AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted49095DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year57490ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Total Excess Distri Carryover7490TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions30000QualifyingDistributions
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year30000AppliedToCurrentYear
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus7490ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY7490ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Undistributed Income CY11605UndistributedIncomeCY

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerKevin SparksContributingManager
Contributing ManagerC Todd SparksContributingManager
Contributing ManagerW Jeffrey SparksContributingManager
Contributing ManagerDon SparksContributingManager

Appication Submission Info AppicationSubmissionInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient NameThe Sparks Foundation IncRecipientName

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N Marienfeld Suite 100AddressLine1
CityMidlandCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone Number4326835203RecipientPhoneNumber
Form And Info And MaterialsPrescribed FormsFormAndInfoAndMaterials
Submission Deadlines90 Days prior to requested Funding DateSubmissionDeadlines
Restrictions On AwardsNoneRestrictionsOnAwards

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Person NameTexas Public PolicyRecipientPersonName

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1900 Congress Ave Ste 400AddressLine1
CityAustinCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code78701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipN/ARecipientRelationship
Recipient Foundation Status501(C)(3)RecipientFoundationStatus
Purpose Of Grant Or ContributionTO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OF THE FOUNDATION.PurposeOfGrantOrContribution
Amount$30,000Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year30000TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$9,122ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$13,091ExclusionAmount

Other Investment Income Part VII OtherInvestmentIncomePartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$7ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income1100RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$18,243ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income83783RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionExclusion CodeExclusionCodeExclusionExclusionAmountRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Royalty Trusts14$450
amcap telecom partners-14371

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$40,913ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income70512RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA111425TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EOfalsePurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL & PROFESSIONAL FEESCategory
Amount$5,550Amount
Net Investment Income5550NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets OtherAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionNote Rec - AtchisonDescription
BOY Book Value69351BOYBookValue
EOY Book Value80344EOYBookValue
EOYFMV80344EOYFMV

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionBANK CHARGESDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books8768RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
Net Investment Income8768NetInvestmentIncome

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncome
Royalty Trusts450450
Other Investment Income1107
amcap telecom partners-14371

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmount
Foreign Taxes$2
Federal Income Tax$3,586