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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPARKNC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,010,000
Total expenses
$99,917
Contributions and grants received
$3,010,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,917,622
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,539
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,910,083
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$91,754
Management and general expenses
$8,163
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$91,754

Program services were 91.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $40,433 · program services $37,130 · management and general $3,303

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $307 · program services $282 · management and general $25

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,093 · program services $2,840 · management and general $253

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,195 · program services $6,607 · management and general $588

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $37,944 · program services $34,845 · management and general $3,099

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $151 · program services $139 · management and general $12

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $584 · program services $536 · management and general $48

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,895 · program services $8,168 · management and general $727

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $69 · program services $63 · management and general $6

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,136 · program services $1,043 · management and general $93

  • 24a · Other expenses: CATERING

    total $87 · program services $80 · management and general $7

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSING AND FEES

    total $23 · program services $21 · management and general $2

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $2,861,221

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $47,287

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $5,859

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,324

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $69

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,255

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $7,539

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $10,000

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $2,900,083

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SPARKNC EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO DISCOVER CAREERS IN HIGH-TECH FIELDS LIKE CYBERSECURITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. WE HELP SCHOOLS MOVE AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL CLASSES AND RIGID SCHEDULES. INSTEAD, STUDENTS CHOOSE WHAT, WHERE AND HOW THEY LEARN. EDUCATORS HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO USE INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION IN ENGAGING WAYS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SPARKNC EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO DISCOVER CAREERS IN HIGH-TECH FIELDS LIKE CYBERSECURITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. WE HELP SCHOOLS MOVE AWAY FROM TRADITIONAL CLASSES AND RIGID SCHEDULES. INSTEAD, STUDENTS CHOOSE WHAT, WHERE AND HOW THEY LEARN. AND EDUCATORS HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO USE INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO DELIVER INSTRUCTION IN ENGAGING WAYS TO STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. WE OFFER AN EXTENSIVE AND CONSTANTLY EVOLVING CATALOG OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO GIVE STUDENTS DIFFERENT PATHS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD SKILLS, AND TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY LEARN IN PERSONALIZED DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS OF WORK. WE ALSO HELP STUDENTS CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS THROUGH IN-PERSON EVENTS, TEAM-BASED INTERNSHIPS, AND OTHER RICH EXPERIENCES. BY DOING THIS WE GIVE STUDENTS A COMPETITIVE EDGE ON THEIR WAY TO HIGH-WAGE AND SOCIALLY IMPACTFUL CAREERS, PROVIDING A DYNAMIC TALENT PIPELINE FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

  • SPARKNC EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO DISCOVER CAREERS IN HIGH-TECH FIELDS LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND CYBERSECURITY. SPARKNC HAS ESTABLISHED 18 SPARKLABS ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA, EQUIPPED WITH FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, A SPARKLAB LEADER, AND A LEARNING PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS TO ACCESS CONTENT AND TRACK PROGRESS. SPARKLABS OFFER VARIOUS TYPES OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING ON-DEMAND, LIVE-INTERDISTRICT, AND EXPERIENTIAL OPTIONS, WHICH CAN BE STACKED TOWARD ELECTIVE CREDIT. THESE MODERN, COLLABORATIVE SPACES PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO COMPETENCY-BASED, INDUSTRY-ALIGNED, MODULAR LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOCUSED ON HIGH-WAGE, SOCIALLY IMPACTFUL CAREERS IN HIGH-TECH FIELDS. APPROXIMATELY 2,401 STUDENTS HAVE ENGAGED IN SPARKNC'S LEARNING PLATFORM SINCE AUGUST 2023, DEMONSTRATING THE REACH OF THIS INITIAL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

    Expenses $91,754

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Randy Bridges

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Bill Harrison

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Jim Merrill

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Allen Mask

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Derwin Warren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jennifer Bell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511329349302081

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