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SPARK KINDNESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SPARK KINDNESS INC (EIN 46-5037162)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-03-20
IRS object ID
202600799349300005
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Activity Or MissionSINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2010, SPARK KINDNESS HAS DEVELOPED AN INNOVATIVE MODEL FOR BUILDING COMMUNITY AND ADDRESSING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF DISCONNECTION, SUCH AS LONELINESS, BULLYING, RACISM, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, SUICIDE, MENTAL ILLNESS AND DEHUMANIZATION. SPARK FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUAL, INTERPERSONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS TO INCREASE CONNECTEDNESS, RESPECT AND POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.OVER THE PAST 16 YEARS, SPARK KINDNESS HAS GROWN FROM A SMALL PARENT VOLUNTEER GROUP INTO A RESILIENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 9,000 MEMBERS IN NATICK, FRAMINGHAM, AND MORE THAN 25 TOWNS IN METROWEST BOSTON AND BEYOND. DURING THIS TIME, SPARK HAS OFFERED HUNDREDS OF FREE PROGRAMS AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORTS REACHING OVER 15,000 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. SPARK CONTINUES TO BE FOCUSED ON OFFERING FREE RESOURCES, IN A VARIETY OF ACCESSIBLE FORMATS, TO INDIVIDUALS, PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT CONNECTION,ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionSPARK STANDS FOR SUCCESSFUL POSITIVE AUTHENTIC RESILIENT KIDS. SPARK'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A KIND, RESILIENT AND WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE NO ONE FEELS ALONE, BULLIED, UNSUPPORTED OR UNCONNECTED. WE SUPPORT FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS, COACHES, ARTISTS, FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN BUILDING A CULTURE THAT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS (INCLUDING YOUTH AND FAMILIES) AND PROMOTES KINDNESS AND RESPECT. SPARK'S MOTTO IS KINDESS WITHOUT JUSTICE IS INCOMPLETE.SPARK'S VISION IS TO CULTIVATE A NETWORK OF CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH THAT WORK TOGETHER AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO SUPPORT KINDNESS, RESILIENCE AND INCLUSION.MissionDesc
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DescSPARK'S PROGRAMS AND IMPACTS INCLUDE:THE RESILIENT COMMUNITY SPEAKING SERIES - SPARK HOSTS 20-30 EDUCATIONAL SPEAKER EVENTS ANNUALLY, WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF 250-400 COMMUNITY MEMBERS PER EVENT. ALL RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND WE OFFER MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMING IN PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH.SMALL GROUP PROGRAMMING - WORKSHOPS, MONTHLY GROUPS AND RETREATS TO PROVIDE DEEPER INTERACTION WITH SPARK PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES. THESE SMALL GROUPS PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES WHO NEED MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT, INCLUDING PARENTS WITH STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. MOST RECENTLY, SPARK HAS ADAPTED OUR PROGRAMMING ADDRESSING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH AGENCIES SERVING FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING FOR PORTUGUESE SPEAKING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.INCLUSION AND ANTIRACISM LEADERSHIP - SPARK HAS A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON PROMOTING INCLUSION AND ADDRESSING RACISM THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORK, OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUR LEADERSHIP ROLES WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN METROWEST BOSTON.ACTIVE AND ONGOING COMMUNITY BUILDING - SPARK PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR MISSION TOWARD THE GOAL OF PROMOTING A WEB OF SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. METROWEST ANTI-BULLYING COALITION - SPARK IS THE CONVENER OF THE METROWEST ANTI-BULLYING COALITION, AN INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY-WIDE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING IDENTITY-BASED BULLYING AND ALL OTHER FORMS OF BULLYING. FEEDBACK FROM PROGRAM ATTENDEES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS CONSISTENTLY REINFORCES THAT SPARK IS MEETING A NEED IN NATICK/METROWEST AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES LIKE NO OTHER GROUP AND THAT THROUGH CONNECTION WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S STAFF, ONLINE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS, INDIVIDUALS FEEL MORE CONNECTED, SUPPORTED AND BETTER ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING WITH NEW TOOLS, APPROACHES AND A POSITIVE MINDSET.Desc
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Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,347BOYAmt
EOY$130,484EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,700BOYAmt
EOY$83,538EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,047BOYAmt
EOY$214,022EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,263BOYAmt
EOY$225,607EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$52,975ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$217,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$276,068CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$343,845CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$358,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$433,312CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,629,535TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$217,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$276,068CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$343,845CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$358,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$433,312CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,629,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$430,501SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,199,034PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,274CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,415TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,635,950TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.73290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,804OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,886DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,918BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,918TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION.THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES, AND RECORDS UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES AND ACCRUES INTEREST AND PENALITES ACCORDING TO GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP). AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX LIABILITIES TO REPORT.INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, 2024, 2023 AND 2022, REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND MASSACHUSETTS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT EXPECT TO RECOGNIZE ANY TAX LIABILITIES WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event115 YEAR CELEBRATIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$67,259GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$67,259GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,332RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$17,515FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$34,179OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$67,259GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$67,259GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$4,332RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,515FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$34,179OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$56,026DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$11,233NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSTM01FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSPARK'S 15TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - SPARK KINDNESS HELD ITS FIRST-EVER FUNDRAISING BENEFIT AND AUCTION EVENT ON APRIL 8, 2025 AT THE GARDEN AT ELM BANK (HUNNEWELL BUILDING) IN WELLESLEY, MA TO CELEBRATE THE ORGANIZATION'S 15TH BIRTHDAY AND RAISE SUPPORT FOR ITS PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE KINDNESS, COMMUNITY CONNNECTION, EQUITY AND WELL-BEING. THE IN-PERSON EVENT WELCOMED NEARLY 200 GUESTS AND INCLUDED HEAVY HORS D'OEUVRES, DRINKS AND DESSERT, A PROGRAM HONORING SPARK'S WORK AND IMPACT AND A LIVE AND ONLINE (SILENT) AUCTION OF DONATED ITEMS AND EXPERIENCES. TICKETS, SPONSORSHIPS AND AUCTION PROCEEDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT SPARK'S ONGOING FREE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS92$29,170FMV
Yes (X)OTHER IN KIND13$11,010FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bTHERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS MUST SIGN ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED, REVIEWED, UNDERSTOOD AND COMPLIED WITH THE POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS AND STRUCTURE CONFLICT DISCLOSURE AND BOARD DISCUSSION, VOTING AND RECUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ANNUAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REVIEW OF COMPARABLE AGENCY COMPENSATION DATA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ANNUAL GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH REVIEW OF COMPARABLE AGENCY COMPENSATION DATA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19No documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cTHERE IS NOT A SEPARATE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERSEES THE REVIEW SERVICES, IF ONE IS REQUIRED, ALONG WITH THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, AND IMPLEMENTS ANY RECOMMENDATIONS IF DEEMED BENEFICIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION.