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CONNIE AND RICKY SPARKS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

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Plain text CONNIE AND RICKY SPARKS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2019–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/831775656. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

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MLA “CONNIE AND RICKY SPARKS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2019–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/831775656. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2019–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $107K · expenses $48K · assets $340K

Also known as
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
EIN
83-1775656
Address
104 N WASHINGTON ST, HENDERSONVLLE, NC 28739-4954
Website
WWW.SPARKSSCHOLARSHIP.COM
NTEE code
B82
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
Cross-check
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Mission

THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATES OF HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BY A SELECTION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF EDUCATORS, STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS OF HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
James M Sparks PRESIDENT2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
James K Miller VICE PRESIDE2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lee Mulligan SECRETARY/TR2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Shayna Scott (former) MEMBER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
SHAYNA SCOTT MEMBER2 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JAMES M SPARKS PRESIDENT2 $0-- $01
JAMES K MILLER VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
LEE MULLIGAN SECRETARY/TR1 $0-- $01
SHAYNA SCOTT ADMINISTRATI2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,674$47,581 $339,880$339,880 $89,071- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,653$35,900 $280,787$280,787 $13,592- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,213$27,955 $255,034$255,034 $24,015- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,552$20,995 $230,776$230,776 $25,184- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,270$26,784 $195,219$195,219 $31,882- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,295$27,978 $189,733$189,733 $124,894- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $50,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE HAND FOUNDATION INCORPORATED Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Connie and Ricky Sparks Scholarship Foundation” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $47,581 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,955 · events $3,401
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $39,955 84.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,163 8.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,006 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $457 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,401reported apart
Total$47,581100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $35,900 spent · pay $0 · grants $34,587 · events $13,271
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $34,587 96.3%
Fees to independent contractors $627 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $376 1.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $310 0.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,271reported apart
Total$35,900100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $27,955 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,053 · events $11,320
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2021 · Form 990EZ · $20,995 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,000 · events $12,402
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