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THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2010

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Organization
THE SPARKS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-0396160)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-05-16
IRS object ID
201131369349101783
Schema version
2010v3.2
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)
Timestamp2011-05-16T12:48:33-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Armstrong & Wurster 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 Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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 Signed2011-05-16DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameAndrew E Armstrong CPAName
Phone4326826258Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY1568088FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss98391ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss10531InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm10531InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm10531InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss19356DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm19356DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm19356DividendsAdjNetIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss27711NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price1116230GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm27711CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Other Income Rev And Expnss1444OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Other Income Net Invst Incm1444OtherIncomeNetInvstIncm
Other Income Adj Net Incm1444OtherIncomeAdjNetIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses157433TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income59042TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income31331TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss3750AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Rev And Expnss2144TaxesRevAndExpnss
Deprec And Depletion Rev And Expnss0DeprecAndDepletionRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss13300OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss19194TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss48700ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps48700ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss67894TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps48700TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses89539ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income59042NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income31331AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY264503CashBOY
Cash EOY301504CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV301504CashEOYFMV
Prepaid Expenses BOY800PrepaidExpensesBOY
Prepaid Expenses EOY628PrepaidExpensesEOY
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV628PrepaidExpensesEOYFMV
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Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV1008691InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Land Etc Basis167205InvestmentsLandEtcBasis
Investments Land Etc BOY167205InvestmentsLandEtcBOY
Investments Land Etc EOY167205InvestmentsLandEtcEOY
Investments Land Etc EOYFMV167205InvestmentsLandEtcEOYFMV
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Other Assets EOYFMV90060OtherAssetsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY1478549TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY1568088TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV1568088TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Follow SFAS117XOrgThatFollowSFAS117
Unrestricted BOY1478549UnrestrictedBOY
Unrestricted EOY1568088UnrestrictedEOY
Total Net Assets BOY1478549TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY1568088TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY1478549TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY1568088TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY1478549TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses89539ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal1568088Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY1568088TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (5 entries)

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ML 2084 Publicly Traded SecuritiesP2010-02-102010-04-301000012645-2645-2645
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income27711CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss-5354NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Noncharitable Assets Year11089736NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year236000QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2998742NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.03605DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year348500QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3935980NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.05182DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year4213681QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4941110NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.22705DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year510500QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5662754NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.01584DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.33076TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.06615AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets1325123NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets87658AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income590OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One88248AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions48700QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax1181InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal1181Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income1181TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment628EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments628TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due553TaxDue
Amount Credited To Next Year0AmountCreditedToNextYear

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 Securities803343AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances284067AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets257893FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets1345303TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets1345303AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable20180CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets1325123NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return66256MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return66256MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income1181TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax1181TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj65075DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded65075DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted65075DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions48700ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions48700QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions48700AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted65075DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year478005ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year37490ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Total Excess Distri Carryover85495TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions48700QualifyingDistributions
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year48700AppliedToCurrentYear
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus16375ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY16375ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus69120TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year69120ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year461630ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year37490ExcessFromYear3

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 (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmountRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatus
Manor Park Inc
2208 N loop 250 WMidlandTX79707NOneProvide Nursing service for the elderly and disabled.$200
Texas Public Policy Foundation
900 Congress Ave Suite 400AustinTX78701NOneAssist to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nationby educating and affecting policymakers with academically sound research and outreach.$48,500501(c)3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year48700TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income10531RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income19356RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income27711RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionRoyalty TrustsDescription
Related Or Exempt Function Income1444RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income59042RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA59042TotalPartXVIA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number1ContributorNumber
Contributor Name IndividualC Todd SparksContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1800 N Marienfeld Ste 100AddressLine1
CityMidlandCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code79701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions98391AggregateContributions
Person Contribution TypeXPersonContributionType

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL & PROFESSIONAL FEESCategory
Amount$3,750Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Investments Land Schedule2 InvestmentsLandSchedule2

Investment Land InvestmentLand

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemLandCategoryOrItem
Cost Or Other Basis167205CostOrOtherBasis
Book Value167205BookValue
EOYFMV167205EOYFMV

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets OtherAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionNote Rec - AtchisonDescription
BOY Book Value90492BOYBookValue
EOY Book Value90060EOYBookValue
EOYFMV90060EOYFMV

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
ROYALTY TRUST EXPENSES165
DEPLETION2181
BANK CHARGES10954

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionRoyalty TrustsDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books1444RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
Net Investment Income1444NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income1444AdjustedNetIncome

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmount
Property Taxes$1,873
Foreign Taxes$99
Federal Income Tax$172